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Vocab 37


1.       Grumble: To complain about someone or something in an annoyed way.
She spent evening grumbling to me about her job.

2.       Trample: To step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or inquiry.
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbeds in the night!

3.       Intricate: Having a lot of small parts or details that are arranged in a complicated way and are therefore sometimes difficult to understand, solve or produce.
The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.

4.       Concentrated: Using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing.
The company is making concentrated effort to broaden its market!

5.       Conceit: When you are too proud of yourself and your actions.
The conceit of that man is incredible!
S: Egotism

6.       Strife: Violent or angry disagreement
What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority?

7.       Infer: To form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have.
What do you infer from her refusal?

8.       Conscious: Awake, thinking and knowing what is happening around you.
He is still conscious but he is fairly badly injured.

9.       Consequence: A result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient.
You should know what will be the consequences of this action.

10.   Prolong: To make something last a longer time.
We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.

11.   Correspond: To match or be similar or equal.
Professor told to his students that these lists of words and their corresponding etymologies should be prepared by all in the next lecture.

12.   Vicious circle: Continuing unpleasant situation, created when one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse.
Many people get caught in a vicious circle of pecuniary problems.

13.   Vicious: Describes people or actions that show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly.
The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they’d ever seen.

14.   Fortitude: Bravery over a long period
I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period.

15.  Courtesy: Polite behavior, or a polite action or remark.
He could at least have had the courtesy to say sorry.


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