the secret life of bees vocab 1-24

amber

noun

amber

fossilized tree resin that is hard, yellowish to brownish translucent

aptitude

noun

aptitude

natural ability to do something; natural talen

beeswax

noun

beeswax

yellow/brown wax produced by honeybees; used to make honeycombs

bomb shelter

noun

bomb shelter

hầm tránh bom

catholicism

noun

catholicism

beliefs/practices of a catholic church; ĐẠO CÔNG GIÁO

consolation

noun

consolation

the ACT of comforting someone; comfort; sự an ủi

cranny

noun

cranny

small opening /crevice; khe nhỏ

cultured

adj

cultured

có học thức; có giáo dục; characterized by taste/manners

despising

verb

despising

hate smth/someone; khinh thường

disbelieving

adj

disbelieving

feeling/ expressing disbelief; denying or questioning the tenets

dominate

verb

dominate

to be in control

flawless

adj

flawless

w/o weakness/ defect/ mistake

grits

noun

grits

coarsely ground corn thats boiled with water/milk; (a type of edible); bột kiều mạch

kudzu

noun

kudzu

a type of fast growing/climbing vine from eastern asia (purple reddish color)

magnitude

noun

magnitude

great size/extent or smth; độ lớn/ độ nghiêm trọng;

misery

noun

misery

the state if great distress; unhappiness; misfortune; khốn khổ

mistreat

verb

mistreat

to treat badly

orbit

noun/verb

orbit

the curved path of celestial objects(n); to move around/orbit around (v)

orphaned

adj

orphaned

deprived of parents by death/desertion

prejudice

NOUN/ verb

prejudice

preconceptions/biased opinions; sự bất lợi (n); make biased; làm bất lợi (v)

presumptuous

adj

presumtuous

beyond thats courteous/ appropriate; arrogant; egoistical; kiêu ngạo

resentment

noun

resentment

deep feeling of bitter anger and ill-will

similarity

noun

similarity

quality of being alike

swarm

noun/verb

swarm

a large group of (flying insects; large number of things; crowd (n); to move in swarms/flocks/large numbers