VOA慢速英语:Two Riots, One Cause, a Half-Century Apart

Words in the News
 
chaos – n. complete confusion and disorder; a state in which behavior and events are not controlled by anything

maniac – n. someone who is violent and mentally ill

portray – v. to describe (someone or something) in a particular way

reinforce – v. to encourage or give support to (an idea, behavior or feeling)

stigma – n. a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something

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