BY WILLIAM W. JACOBS
COMPENSATION (N) SOMETHING
SUCH AS MONEY, RECEIVED AS
PAYMENT.
MY NEIGHBOR WANTS
COMPENSATION FOR HIS BROKEN
WINDOW.
Credulity
rapidly
(n) a disposition to believe too
WILLINGNESS TO BELIEVE THAT
SOMETHING IS REAL OR TRUE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS IS UNLIKELY.
- THE YOUNG MAN SMILED AT HER
CREDULITY AND ENTHUSIASM.
- HIS CREDULITY PUT HIM IN LOTS OF
TROUBLES.
grimace
disgust
He
(n) a facial expression of pain or
showed a grimace of pain as the surgeon
removed his bandages.
Peril
I
(n) great danger
never felt that my life was in peril.
The
president said that we are entering
a time of great peril.
Resignation
(n) acceptance of something that is
inescapable
the attitude of accepting something unpleasant
because you cannot change it:
She
received the disappointing news with
resignation.
An experienced investor would accept
these minor mistakes with resignation.
Q.G
We
learned what Herbert saw in the fire
and that he wanted to throw water on
the blaze to blot out the image. This type
of information could only come from a
subjective narrator because an
objective narrator does not reveal a
character’s hidden experiences,
thoughts or motives. An objective
narrator only notes what he or she can
observe from outside the characters.