Lesson No. 39

Word # 1

Betide (verb)

Definition: to happen / happen (to) / to happen especially as if by fate / come to pass / to take place; befall

       

Sentence: 1. Whatever betides, maintain your courage. 2. I waited with beating heart, not knowing what would betide. 3. We will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide. 4. Be not dismayed (disappointed) whatever betide, God will take care of you!

Word # 2

Disciple (noun)

Definition: a follower or pupil of a teacher, leader, or philosopher / a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way they do or did / (religion) a personal follower of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) during his life, especially one of the twelve followers

 

Sentence: 1. A disciple of Sigmund Freud 2. He is an ardent (passionate) disciple of the prime minister 3. She told us a strange story about a yogi and his disciple. 4. All the disciples were striving hard to spend their lives according to the teachings of their deceased (dead) mentor (teacher).  

Word # 3

Grumble (verb)

Definition: to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way / complain about something in a bad-tempered way / to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds / to complain / to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl (If your stomach grumbles, it makes a low continuous noise, usually because you are hungry.)

 

Sentence: 1. Some of the customers have been grumbling about poor service. 2. Fans grumbled about the team's poor play. 3. When are we going to leave?” he grumbled. 4. His father was grumbling that he hadn’t heard from him. 5. We could hear thunder grumbling in the distance.

Word # 4

Grumpy (adjective)

Definition: bad-tempered and sulky / easily annoyed and complaining / ill-tempered or sullenly irritable; grouchy

Sentence: 1. Our neighbor is a grumpy old man. 2. I was feeling grumpy after my long flight. 3. I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling a bit grumpy. 4. In my experience it is the grumpy people that live longer. 5. Does he seem grumpy to you?

Word # 5

Exasperate (verb)

Definition: to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem / irritate intensely; infuriate / to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely / to cause irritation or annoyance to

Sentence: 1. He was exasperated by the senseless delays. 2. This futile process exasperates prison officers. 3. The criticism of his latest movie is sure to exasperate his admirers. 4. That seemed to exasperate him, but he uttered not a syllable of complaint. 5. The teacher is being exasperated by silly questions of her students.