VOA慢速英语:'Spotlight' on 2016 Oscar Nominees

post-apocalyptic – adj. of, relating to, or involving conditions following terrible violence and destruction

Cold War – n. the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. after 1945

revenant – n. one that returns after death or a long absence

romance – n. an exciting and sometimes short relationship between lovers

journalist – n. someone who has a job collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio

snub – n. the act of ignoring (someone) in a deliberate and insulting way

gangster – n. a member of a group of violent criminals

omission – n. something that has not been included or done : something that has been omitted