Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Vocabulary Enrichment

Seep
Meaning : to flow very slowly through something
Example : Water started to seep in through small cracks.

Susceptible
Meaning : easily influenced. damaged, or affected by something
Example : The young are susceptible to advertising.

Fathom
Meaning : to understand something (negative connotation)
Example : I can’t fathom what he said just now.

Hurtle
Meaning : to move with great speed, perhaps causing danger
Example : The lorry came hurtling towards us

Reconcile
Meaning : to find a way of dealing with two ideas, situations, statements, etc

Example : She finds it difficult to reconcile her career ambitions with her responsibilities to her children.

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