Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

not the slightest
not the least:
 I haven’t the slightest idea (doubt) 
about it.
slightly 
adv 
somewhat; to a slight degree: 
The child is only slightly 
hurt.
slight
vt 
to pay too little attention to smb; to treat disrespect-
fully: 
Mary felt slighted because she was not invited to the party. 
Although the author’s work was slighted during his life time, he be-
came quite popular after his death. Aileen was slighted and in-
sulted.
Syn
. hurt
4. 
disgust
n
a very strong feeling of dislike: 
A great feeling of disgust 
overwhelmed her. She turned away in disgust when she saw the drunk 
man. He left the room in disgust over their petty quarrel.
disgust
vt
to cause disgust in smb: 
The smell of a bad egg disgusts 
most people. Your vulgar slang disgusts me. He was disgusted at (by) 
her answer. How could you say such a thing? I’m disgusted.

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disgusting
a
causing disgust: 
What a disgusting smell. I find cruel 
treatment of animals disgusting. Look at the mess he has made of the 
place. It’s disgusring.
5. 
humiliate
vt
to lower the dignity or self-respect of smb; to put 
to shame: 
That child who behaved badly when guests were present hu-
miliated his parents. We felt humiliated by our failure.
humiliation
n
humiliating or being humiliated: 
I shall never forget 
that humiliation.
humiliating
a
that humiliates: 
Such a humiliating experience was 
good for his egoism.
6. 
conceit
n
too much pride in oneself: 
Her self-praising letter 
seemed to be motivated more by conceit than a desire to communicate. 
The braggart’s letter was full of conceit.