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Vocabulary

able	error	needn't	remove	victim
afford	frustrating	permanent	setting	wrap
auction	irritate	photographer	surgery
battery	manufacturer	pleased	thrilled
convince	memory	production	tooth
enthusiastic	mustn't	recurring	tripod

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frustrating
making you feel impatient or angry because you are unable to do what you want

a frustrating experience
It’s frustrating when nobody listens.

 

victim

someone who has been hurt, attacked, or killed because of something bad

an aid programme for the famine victims
 

afford

to provide something

The walls afforded some protection from the wind.
 

irritate

to annoy someone

Her attitude irritated me.

to make a part of your body sore

Wool irritates my skin.

someone who takes photographs, especially as a job

medical treatment in which a doctor cuts open your body to repair or remove something

heart surgery

a place where you go to see a doctor or dentist

thrilled

thrilled [not before noun]

pronunciation

(ipa) θrɪld 

senses

very excited, happy, and pleased

examples

Chester's absolutely thrilled with his baby daughter.
He says he's thrilled to be working full-time again.
I'm thrilled to be here tonight.
Louise is thrilled with the changes she has seen in her son's behavior.
My mother's thrilled that the new house is so close to the park.
Paul is thrilled to death that I'm finally learning to cook.
She was thrilled at the idea of flying to Europe.
She was thrilled to have her picture taken with Mel Gibson.
We were thrilled to bits when our daughter appeared on TV.
You should go for a visit - my parents would be thrilled.
And supporters like Lucy Power, who's taking home a stray from the kennels, are thrilled.
Billy and Brian were thrilled and should never forget it.
How thrilled and grateful we all were that so many people turned out on our behalf.
I felt thrilled to be back in Abyssinia and stared entranced at the arid landscape of the Danakil desert.
I thought neither of us was thrilled, and Robert looked at his watch.
Keith, a general operator at Associated Octel's plant in Ellesmere Port, is thrilled to see his brother back home.
She seemed thrilled when I told her.
We're thrilled to have it.

convince [transitive]

pronunciation

(ipa) kənˈvɪns 

senses

to make someone feel certain that something is true

Her arguments didn’t convince me.

to persuade someone to do something

tripod [countable]

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈtraɪpɒd 

(ipa) -pɑːd  (American English)

senses

a piece of equipment with three legs, used for supporting something such as a camera

recurring [only before a noun]

pronunciation

(ipa) rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ 

senses

recurring amounts of money keep on being earned or spent, rather than just being earned or spent once

a 35.7% increase in recurring revenues
They had been able to recover only 10% of their set-up costs and 28% of their recurring costs.

enthusiastic

pronunciation

(ipa) ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk◂ 

(ipa) ɪnˌθuː-  (American English)

senses

interested and excited

an enthusiastic crowd

auction [countable]

pronunciation

(ipa) ˈɔːkʃən 

(ipa) ˈɒːk-  (American English)

senses

an event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money