2018-11-23

totalitarian (based on a political system in which ordinary people have no power and are completely controlled by the government)

ambiguity (the state of having more than one possible meaning)

affiliative  亲和式，附属

affiliate sb. with/to 使隶属/并入

call upon

at stake

oratory (the skill of making powerful and effective speeches)

provocative (intended to make people angry and upset/ argue about sth.)

surveillance   (the act of carefully watching a person)sur-over    veiller(Latin:vigilare. keep watch)

brevity （the quality of using few words when speaking or writing)

succinct (express clearly and in few words) 古代希腊罗马人把tunic扎进腰带的简洁装束