File 8 A Reading The King of compaliners

File 8 A READING

 Vocabulary

The king of complainers - 

com‧plain

Complaining, complaint.

1 [intransitive,transitive not in passive]  to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone [↪ complaint]:

Residents are complaining because traffic in the area has increased.

ad‧mi‧ra‧ble  formal  having many good qualities that you respect and admire:

admirable achievement

—admirably       adverb

ec‧cen‧tric

behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people:

His eccentric behaviour lost him his job.

com‧pli‧men‧ta‧ry

given free to people:

There was a complimentary bottle of champagne in the hotel room.

fumes [plural]

strong-smelling gas or smoke that is unpleasant to breathe in:

paint fumes

fault‧y

not working properly, or not made correctly:

Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty.

pud‧dle [countable]

a small pool of liquid, especially rain water:

Children splashed through the puddles.

mould‧y             British English ; moldy American English

covered with mould

cope to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation:

cope with

he feared she wouldn't be able to cope with two new babies.

Swear  past tense swore  past participle sworn

offensive language [intransitive]              to use rude and offensive language:

British English Don't swear in front of the children.

hes‧i‧tate

to pause before saying or doing something because you are nervous or not sure:

Kay hesitated for a moment and then said 'yes'.