A person who has recently joined a company is called a "new hire," or, ________ of the business world, a "new recruit.", in the parlance, She had broken up with her boyfriend only two weeks earlier when she started dating her colleague. Her friends suspected she was ________ and wasn't really ready for another serious relationship., on the rebound, The woman complained to HR after her manager repeatedly made ________ about her body and made inappropriate sexual jokes during meetings., lewd remarks, The internet connection was extremely unreliable during the storm: it worked for ten minutes, disappeared for half an hour, and then returned ________ throughout the evening., intermittently, The doctor told the patient's family that she would ________ them of any significant changes in his condition, so they would not have to keep calling the hospital., apprise, I was furious with my manager and wanted to refuse the promotion just to annoy him, but then I realised I'd be ________: I'd lose a much higher salary simply because I was angry with him., cut off my nose to spite my face, During the argument, the politician didn't criticise the proposal itself; instead, he ________led an insult at the journalist who had asked the question., level an insult at, The residents had enjoyed a quiet forest behind their houses for decades, but the gradual ________ of new buildings was destroying the natural area and bringing more traffic., encroachment, He couldn't understand how anyone could enjoy watching animals being tortured. He felt an overwhelming sense of ________ whenever he saw such images., repugnance, Although she was the team leader, she wasn't a medical expert, so during the operation she chose to ________ the surgeon's professional judgement rather than tell him what to do., defer to, The parents were worried about their teenage son because he had stopped going to school, ignored their rules, and spent most nights out with older friends. They described him as increasingly ________., wayward, When the teacher asked the student why he hadn't done his homework, he rolled his eyes and said, "Because I didn't feel like it." His ________ response shocked the whole class., insolent, When the wealthy client was asked to show her ID at the hotel entrance like everyone else, she looked deeply ________, as if the receptionist had personally insulted her., affronted, The employees were absolutely ________ when they discovered that the CEO had given himself a huge bonus while telling everyone else that there was no money for pay rises., incensed, Years later, the survivors could still vividly ________ the moment the building began to shake and everyone ran towards the exits., recount, Behind the old house, they found a pile of ________ furniture, broken toys, and boxes that the previous owners had thrown away before moving out., discarded, I had promised myself I wouldn't check my ex's social media again, but curiosity ________ me, and before I knew it, I had spent an hour looking through their old photographs., get the better of me

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