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GLOSSARY

togetstuckwith(something)–tobeforcedtodosomethingthatisunpleasant

orboring;tohavetodosomethingthatonedoesn’twanttodo

*WhydoIgetstuckwashingdisheseverynight?

comint–somethingneivethatissaidorwritten,exiningwhatoneis

unhappyaboutandwhy

*Clarkeaskedtospeaktothestoremanagersothathecouldmakeacomint

aboutthenewhigherprices.

morale–thewaythatagroupofpeople,especiallyemployees,feelingeneral,

especiallyaboutwhethertheyliketheirjob

*Themanagerimprovedemployees’moralewhenshestartedgivingthemfree

pizzaeachFriday.

overworked–havingworkedtoomuchandtoohard;beingtiredfromhaving

workedtoomuchorfortoolong

*Lastweek,threeofthefivesecretarieswereonvacationandtheothertwofelt

veryoverworkedbecausetheyhadtodoeverything.

underpaid–notreceivingenoughmoneyfortheworkthatoneisdoing;feeling

thatoneshouldbepaidmoreforone’swork

*Keenanfeelsreallyunderpaid,sohe’sgoingtoaskhisbossformoremoney.

toburnout–tobecometiredfromhavingdonetoomuchofsomethingfortoo

long,andnotwantingtodothatthinganymore

*Aliciausedtoloveworkingasalawyer,butaftersixyearsof12-hourworkdays,

she’sburnedoutandwantstobecomeateacherinstead.

disgruntled–unhappy,dipointed,andangrybecausesomethingdidn’t

happenthewaythatonewanteditto

*Theemployeesbecameverydisgruntledwhenthecompany

announcedthattheywouldhavetopayforparking.

tovoice–toexpresssomethinginwords;tospeak;tosaysomething

*Someparentscalledtheteachertovoicetheirconcernsaboutthebooksthat

theirchildrenwerereadingintheclassroom.