Sharpening up Your Reading and Comprehension Skills by Austin Mitchell - HTML preview

Words and their meanings:

Neighbour(N)-Someone who lives very close to you

Graduate(N)-A person who has a first degree from a university or college

College(N)-A place for higher learning

Wander(V)-To walk around slowly in a relaxed way without any clear purpose or direction

Congratulate(V)-To praise someone about their achievements or a special achievement

Loafing(V)-To avoid activity, especially work

Behave(V)-To act in a particular way

Internship(N)-A period of training for a job or profession, usually for a year

Commotion(N)-A sudden short period of noise, confusion or excitement

Prank(N)-A practical joke or mischievous action

Majority(N)-The greater part of a group of people or thing

Proximity(N)-Nearness or close by

Embarrass(V)-To make someone feel awkward or ashamed

Compromise(V)-The settling of a dispute by each side accepting less than it wanted

Surround(V)-To come to be all around a person or thing

Conscience(N)-A feeling of what is right and wrong in what you do

Advice(N)Words that tell a person what they should do

Resentful(Adv.)-Bitter about something or someone

Suspicions(N)-Feeling of doubt or lack of trust

Unfounded(Adj.)A belief not based on facts