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Pronunciation Practice 🗣 C, D, E

intermediate

Pronunciation Practice 🗣 C, D, E

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4. Intermediate

curmudgeon

👉 a person (especially an old man) who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains

My neighbor is a curmudgeon who keeps the soccer balls that accidentally come into his yard.

conscientious

👉 very careful about doing what you are supposed to do; concerned with doing something correctly

She was conscientious about following the doctor's orders.

condescending

👉 showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people

His comments were offensive and condescending to us.

cringe

👉 to feel disgust or embarrassment and often to show this feeling by a movement of your face or body

Many English teachers cringe when their students use the word “ain't.”

descendant

👉 someone who is related to a person or group of people who lived in the past

Many people in this area are descendants of German immigrants.

discrepancy

👉 a difference especially between things that should be the same

There were discrepancies between their accounts of the accident.

distraught

👉 very upset; so upset that you are not able to think clearly or behave normally

Distraught relatives are waiting for news of the missing children.

eschew

👉 to avoid (something) especially because you do not think it is right, proper, etc.

She is a psychologist who eschews the traditional methods of psychotherapy.

equanimity

👉 calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure

She accepted her misfortunes with equanimity.

exacerbate

👉 to make (a bad situation, a problem, etc.) worse

The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.

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