VOCABULARY
CRINGE (VERB)
DEFINITION:
To move away from
something because you are frightened; to feel embarrassed.
EXAMPLE:
- The dog cringed in terror when the men raise his arm.
- The dog cringed in terror when the men raise his arm.
- The awful family
photographs make me cringe.
FUMBLE (VERB)
DEFINITION:
To try to find or take
hold of something with your hands in nervous or careless way.
EXAMPLE:
- ‘It must be here
somewhere’, she said, fumbling in
her pocket for her key.
EXASPERATE (VERB)
DEFINITION:
To make somebody angry;
to annoy somebody very much.
EXAMPLE:
- This late of progress exasperate me.
- This late of progress exasperate me.
- She was became exasperated with all the questions.
DISCRETION (NOUN)
DEFINITION:
The freedom and power to
make decisions by yourself; care in what you say and do so as not to cause
embarrassment or difficulty for somebody.
EXAMPLE:
- You must use your discretion to decide what is best.
- This is confidential but I know I can rely on
your discretion.
SURVEILLANCE (NOUN)
DEFINITION:
The careful watching of
somebody who may have done something wrong.
EXAMPLE:
- The building is protected
by surveillance cameras.
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