C PAINLESS VOCABULARY Chapter 10 – Bargain Hunters – Going to Unreasonable Lengths New Words Through Technology

New Words Through Technology – Set #37 smug – self-satisfied resent – to show displeasure with another’s behavior or words feign – to invent a story or to pretend mutter – to mumble under your breath Quest – a search for something

New Words Through Technology – Set #38 merchant – one who buys and sells goods for profit dilemma – a problem without an obvious solution potential – someone who has a lot of promise or aptitude patron – a supporter of a cause or a client consume – to eat or to use up

New Words Through Technology – Set #39 industrious – a person that is hard-working allocate – to assign or distribute discard – get rid of something distinct –when something is clearly different from others of its kind subtle – a slight difference

New Words Through Technology – WRITING Compare and contrast how your life would be different without technology such as electricity, cars, computers, etc. Use at least 5 of the vocabulary words from this chapter.