/ˈkɑn·ʃəns/
the feeling that you know and should do what is right and should avoid doing what is wrong,
and that makes you feel guilty when you have done something you know is wrong
and that makes you feel guilty when you have done something you know is wrong
I have a guilty conscience for spending so little time with my kids.
2. cumulative (adj.)
/ˈkju·mjə·lə·t̬ɪv/
increasing as each new amount is added or as each new fact or condition is considered
No single development is causing the company’s financial trouble – it’s the cumulative effect of
years of weak leadership.
3. mortify (v.)
/ˈmɔr·t̬əˌfɑɪ/
to cause someone to feel extremely ashamed or embarrassed
He’s mortified by the fact that at 38 he still lives at home with his mother.
4. agenda (n.) [C]
/əˈdʒen·də/
a list of matters to be discussed at a meeting
Among the items on the agenda were next year’s budget and raising the membership dues.
5. plague (v.)
/pleɪg/
to cause someone or something difficulty or suffering, esp. repeatedly or continually
Financial problems have been plaguing the company.
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