Vocabulary 6.
flustered — make someone nervous or agitated
affecting — able to stir the emotions
carafe — cylindrical container with wide base and narrow neck for serving coffee, water or wine
brew — to prepare coffee or tea for drinking
potential — possible, but not yet actual
insurmountable — too great to overcome
fuming — to feel great anger
joint venture — business enterprise undertaken by two or more companies, which share the initial investment, risks and profits.
sarcastic — words that mean the opposite of what they convey, intended to mock someone.
recuperating — to recover from illness or injury
incorporate — join with something that exists: to combine something with, or include it within, something already formed, or be combined or included in this way
restricted — subject to controls or limits, e.g. of time or availability
eludes — to escape from or avoid somebody or something by cunning, skill, or resourcefulness
gossip — conversation about personal matters: conversation about the personal details of other people's lives, whether rumor or fact, especially out of meanness.
generate — to create or bring into existence
incredulous — difficult to believe
speculation — opinion based on incomplete facts
impetuous — acting on the spur of the moment, without considering the consequences
veracity — truthfulness
prank — a trick or silly stunt done for amusement
"waltz in" — to enter without receiving permission
"back burner" — to temporarily set aside
"come clean" — to admit to a deed, tell the truth
"send you packing" — to cause somebody to leave
affecting — able to stir the emotions
carafe — cylindrical container with wide base and narrow neck for serving coffee, water or wine
brew — to prepare coffee or tea for drinking
potential — possible, but not yet actual
insurmountable — too great to overcome
fuming — to feel great anger
joint venture — business enterprise undertaken by two or more companies, which share the initial investment, risks and profits.
sarcastic — words that mean the opposite of what they convey, intended to mock someone.
recuperating — to recover from illness or injury
incorporate — join with something that exists: to combine something with, or include it within, something already formed, or be combined or included in this way
restricted — subject to controls or limits, e.g. of time or availability
eludes — to escape from or avoid somebody or something by cunning, skill, or resourcefulness
gossip — conversation about personal matters: conversation about the personal details of other people's lives, whether rumor or fact, especially out of meanness.
generate — to create or bring into existence
incredulous — difficult to believe
speculation — opinion based on incomplete facts
impetuous — acting on the spur of the moment, without considering the consequences
veracity — truthfulness
prank — a trick or silly stunt done for amusement
"waltz in" — to enter without receiving permission
"back burner" — to temporarily set aside
"come clean" — to admit to a deed, tell the truth
"send you packing" — to cause somebody to leave
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