3. she would assess her wounded feelings at an immoderately high figure: she
would make him pay much for jilting her.
Essential Vocabulary
Vocabulary Notes
1. hazard n thing that is likely to cause harm; risk, e.g. Drinking and smoking are health
hazards. at all hazards at all risks; whatever dangers there may be, e.g. You should do it at all
hazards.to take hazards to run risks, e.g. He was aware that he was taking hazards but there was no
way back.
hazard vt risk (s.t, one‘s life etc) by doing s.t dangerous,e.g. Men in lifeboats hazard their
lives trying to save people at sea.
hazardous adj causing, likely to cause, a hazard. Ant. safe, secure, sheltered.
2. persuade vt 1. cause (s.o) (not) to do s.t, agree etc by giving facts, opinion, advice,
threats etc, e.g. I persuaded her to come, to reduce the price. 2.(often-s.o of s.t, that…) (formal)
cause s.o to believe s.t, e.g. We couldn‘t persuade her that eating meat is healthy.
persuasion n1. (often-to do s.t) act, power, of persuading (s.o to do s.t), e.g. I didn‘t need
much persuasion to come. 2. (formal) (group having a) particular belief: people with different
political persuasions.
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