chapter 5+6

• stiff (a): cứng
• stifling (a) (of heat, air, or a room): very hot and causing difficulties in breathing = suffocating
• humidity (n) sự ẩm ướt
• lackadaisical (a) not showing enough interest in something or not putting enough effort into it
• ennui(n) =boredom: a feeling of boredom and lack of interest in life
• preoccupied (a) with: thinking about something a lot, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things
• steadfast (a): không dao động

  being certain that you are right about something and refusing to change your opinion in any way (steadfast in)
• wan (a) looking pale, weak, or tired
• inextricably (av) linked/bound up/mixed... không thể tách rời
• a modicum of: a small amount of something, especially a good quality
• regime (n) chế độ cai trị, chính quyền
• progressively (av) gradually over a period of time: dần dần
• wary (a) cautious, careful, or wary of sb/sth
• exert (v)  to use your power, influence etc in order to make something happen
• chisel (v) chạm khắc gỗ
• preach (v) thuyết giáo
• subconscious (a) thuộc về tiềm thức
• rally (n) sự tập hợp, cuộc tuần hành
• protest (n) sự phản kháng
• rubble (n) gạch vụn
• casualty (n) someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or war
• smear (v) vấybẩn
• acquiesce in/to (v): to agree with or accept something that is said or done
• artifact (n) hiện vật
• remnant (n) : a small piece of something that is left over from something larger or more important (tàn dư)
• falter (v): to speak in a voice that sounds weak and uncertain, and keeps stopping (ấp úng)
• collide (v) with: to hit something or someone that is moving in a different direction from you
• deteriorate (v) to become worse
• mutate (v) biến đổi
• soar (v) to fly, especially very high up in the sky, floating on air currents
• enticing (a) = tempting: something that is enticing attracts or interests you a lot 
• shudder (v) with/at: rùng mình
• clutch (v) = grip, grasp: to hold something tightly because you do not want to lose it
• vertebra (n) đốt sống
• spinal column (n) : spine cột sống
• maelstrom (n) =whirlpool: a confusing situation full of events or strong emotions that is difficult to understand or deal with
• incinerate (v) to burn something completely in order to destroy it
• cocoon (v) to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safe

  be cocooned in something
• tremor (n)  a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly

  a slight shaking movement in your body that you cannot control, especially because you are ill, weak, or upset
• terrorize (v)to deliberately frighten people by threatening to harm them, especially so they will do what you want

  be terrorized into doing something