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Synonyms: to abash, to discomfit, to disconcert, to rattle, to faze.
“Abash” implies a sudden loss of self-confidence and a growing
feeling of shame or inadequacy. I stood abashed at his rebukes.
“Discomfit” implies a frustration of plans or expectations and often
connotes a resultant feeling of discomposure or humiliation. He was
discomfited by the collapse of his plans.
“Disconcert” is to cause to lose quickly one’s self-possession so as
to result in confusion. His interruptions were disconcerting.
“Rattle” and “faze” are colloquial equivalents for “disconcert”, but
the former emphasizes emotional agitation, and the latter is most
commonly used in negative constructions. Danger does not faze him.
embarrassment n – an embarrassing or being embarrassed or sth. that
embarrasses. They suffer from financial embarrassments.
10. wrong adj – 1) not right, bad. It is wrong to steal.
2) not true or correct: the wrong answer.
3) not proper or suitable. Purple is the wrong colour for her.
4) not working properly, out of order. What’s wrong with the radio?
wrong adv – in a wrong way. You did it wrong.
wrong v – to treat badly or unjustly. You wronged her by telling lies.
wrong n – sth. wrong. You do him a wrong to accuse him.
Phrases: in the wrong – at fault. He is in the wrong.
to go wrong – 1) to have a bad or poor result. All our plans went
wrong.
2) to take to immorality. The young girl went wrong.
11. accept v – 1) to take what is offered or given. The dealer accepted
50 dollars for the used stove.
2) to receive with favour, to approve. We accepted his apology.
3) to agree to, to consent to. He will not accept defeat.
4) to answer “yes” to. We accept your invitation.
Synonym: to admit
“To admit” is to allow or permit, to concede. No cultivated person
would admit this.
The difference between “accept” and “admit” is that “admit”, in
contrast to “accept”, often adds the implication of concession; one
can accept a proposition without question, but one admits it only
after one has questioned it. His apology was not accepted. Andrew
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