Pique 1100 Words You Need Pique 1100 Words You Need Week 29 Day 4 with authentic materials, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for IELTS, TOEFL & GRE /piːk/ (noun & verb) a feeling of anger or annoyance, bad mood, temper, resentment, ill will, displeasure, irritation, vexation, irritate, bother, upset, vex Ex-garda apologises for ‘pique’ and takes…
Disgruntled 1100 Words You Need Disgruntled 1100 Words You Need Week 28 Day 2 with synonyms, antonyms, flashcards and authentic materials for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS /dɪsˈgrʌn.tļd/ (adj) unhappy and disappointed, annoyed, agitated, distressed, discontented, dissatisfied, resentful, displeased, irritated, angry, sullen, peeved Nothing can ensure a disgruntled employee — and a scathing Glassdoor review —…
Get One’s Back Up Get One’s Back Up to become angry, be enraged, go bananas, lose control, lose your temper, hit the roof, be furious, hit the ceiling, go mad Do you get your back up and fume when someone cuts you off in traffic? Does your blood pressure rocket when your child refuses to…
On Tenterhooks 1100 Words On Tenterhooks 1100 Words in a state of suspense and agitation, nervous, excited, apprehensive, on edge, agitated, anxious, a state of anxiety Tenterhooks or tenter hooks are hooked nails in a device called a tenter. Tenters were wooden frames which were used as far back as the 14th century in the…
English webinar on positive thinking English webinar on positive thinking Watch the video podcast of this English webinar on positive thinking. Watch this video on YouTube Reading practice on positive thinking Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward…
Acrimonious 1100 Words You Need Acrimonious 1100 Words You Need /ˌæk.rɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/ (adj) full of anger, arguments and bad feeling, caustic, spiteful, rancorous, discordant, hostile, unfriendly, harsh, coarse, resentful: an acrimonious dispute Their marriage ended eight years ago in an acrimonious divorce. antonym: amicable Fre: acrimonieuse Fa: تند و شدید
Frenzy 1100 Words You Need Frenzy 1100 Words You Need /ˈfren.zi/ (noun) uncontrolled behavior or activity, out-of-control emotion, craze, overexcited behavior or emotion, great anxiety or excitement, fever, passion, agitation, wild fit, turmoil, flurry, rush, whirl, fury, anger, rage: The paparazzi were chasing the popular superstar to take photos of him in a feeding frenzy.…
Wrath Wrath (noun) /rɒθ/ US /rɑːθ/ extreme anger – rage – fury – agitation – madness: Whatever you do, just try not to incur his wrath. Beware that he loses his temper very soon. Adjective: wrathful Adjective: wrathless
Conversation class on stress with challenging questions for English students to have a discussion Round Table Activity on Stress How can you reduce your anxiety? What might happen if you do not control your tensions and worries? Is anxiety/worry always negative and destructive? Look at the picture on top of this page. Mention the signs…
English conversation on stress for ESL students Topic: “How do you try to handle stress in your life?” English questions on stress Is there anything positive about stress? What is the role of stress in our success or failure (if any)? What happens if you overlook stress in your life? Is stress contagious, i.e. transmitted…