Vocabulary Log #3

SUNDAY

• tantara

-The blare of a trumpet or horn
A tantara announced the arrival of the Queen, and everyone snapped to attention

• complacent

-Satisfied with how things are and not wanting to change them.
The auditors were taken aback by his complacent response to their findings of fraud

• subordinate

-In a position of less power or authority than someone else
She leaves the day-to-day running of the firm to her subordinates

• albeit

-Even though
She felt that her script was still too short, albeit it was the longest compared to her previous scripts

• inclination

-A tendency to do stg
It was her natural inclination to help people in need