reading homework - America’s oldest art

primitive

(a) nguyên thủy, cổ xưa

treacherously steep cliffs

những vách đá dốc nguy hiểm.

rock-art

nghệ thuật trên đá

excavation

(n) sự khai quật

Further archaeological __s are now being carried out.

uproar

(noun). tiếng ồn ào, sự phản ứng

Her comments provoked (an) ___ from the audience.

revolutionize

(verb). cách mạng hoá

depict

(verb). diễn tả

The artist had ___ed her lying on a bed.

roam

(verb). đi lang thang

The sheep are allowed to __ freely on this land.

brushwood

(noun). cây gỗ cọ

The __ is very thick and 70-80 cm high.

fragile

(adj). mong manh dễ vỡ

Be careful not to drop it; it’s very __.

seal

(verb). niêm phong

Make sure you've signed the cheque before ___ing the envelope.

 secretion

(noun). sự bài tiết

The excessive ___ of gastric juices in the gut causes ulcers.

subsequent deposition

sự lắng đọng tiếp theo/ sau đó

archaeologist

(n) nhà khảo cổ học

the natural undulating contours

những đường nét gợn sóng tự nhiên

a ritual dance

một điệu múa nghi lễ

mimic

(verb). sao chép, bắt chước

She's always mimicking the teachers.

contour /ˈkɑnˌtʊr/

(n) đường nét, hình dạng = form

The road follows the natural ___s of the coastline.

colonize

(verb). thuộc địa hoá

The area was ___ed by the Vikings

undulating

(adj). nhấp nhô

The land is gently ___.

evoke

(v) gợi nhớ

The music ___ed memories of her youth.

ongoing

(adj) tiếp diễn

Training is part of our ___ career development program.

heighten

(v) tăng cường

sacred

(adj). linh thiêng

The place was ___ to the Apaches.

regard

verb). đánh giá

They __ed people outside their own town with suspicion

pant

(noun). thở gấp

His breath came in short ___s.

stance

(noun). quan điểm, tư thế

What is the newspaper's ___ on the war?

perversely

adv). ngang bướng

She seemed ___ proud of her criminal record.

subsequent

(adj). theo sau

Developments on this issue will be dealt with in a ___ report.

deposition

(noun). tước chức vụ

Before the court case, we had to file/give a __.

hearth

(noun). lò sưởi

phenomenon

(noun). hiện tượng

Globalization is a ___ of the 21st century.

anthropologist

(noun). nhà nhân chủng học

My mother works as an ___.

colonization

(noun). thực dân hoá

treacherously

(adv). phản bội

The king had been __ murdered by his brother.

narrative

(noun). trần thuật

She has woven a strong personal ___ filled with lively anecdotes.

splendid

(adj). lộng lẫy

He made a lot of money and had a ___ house built.