Her voice was barely audible over the noise.
He suggested that those entries be blanked out.
He had been taught to observe the ordinary decencies.
His criticism was so shrill that it provoked resentment.
1.audible [ˋɔdəb!]
(adj.) heard or capable of being heard
* He let out an audible sigh.
2.verge [vɝdʒ]
(n.) a rod or staff carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office
the spindle of a watch balance
the male copulatory organ of any of various invertebrates
(v.i.) to be contiguous
to be on the verge or border
3.blank [blæŋk]
(adj.) appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed
devoid of covering or content
having spaces to be filled in
lacking interest, variety, or change
(v.t.) obscure, obliterate
to stop access to
* There was a blank look on his face.
* The TV screen blanked out.
4.decency [ˋdisnsɪ]
(n.) the quality or state of being
conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality
standard of propriety
literary decorum
* Have you no sense of decency?
5.shrill [ʃrɪl]
(v.i.) to utter or emit an acute piercing sound
(adj.) having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound
accompanied by sharp high-pitched sounds or cries
having a sharp or vivid effect on the senses
* The newspapers become even shriller in their attacks.
* She wore a tight shrill green dress.
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