F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

propagate (v): 1-to spread opinions, lies, or beliefs among a lot of people:
E.g.: The government have tried to propagate the belief that this is a just war.
E.g.: Such lies are propagated in the media.

discreet (adj): 1-careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping something secret:
E.g.: The family made discreet enquiries about his background.
E.g.: They are very good assistants, very discreet – they wouldn’t go talking to the press.

discreetly (adv): 1-谨慎地

keep (someone) in the dark (about something)-To keep someone uninformed (about something); to exclude someone from full knowledge or disclosure (of something).
E.g.: I don’t fully trust John to keep our plan a secret, so I think it best that we keep him in the dark for now.