WORD KNOWLEDGE (EXTRA PRACTICE 3)

signs of affluence in the neighborhood

• immigration

• decay

• wealth

• poverty

not used to their new affluence

• riches

• satisfaction

• position

• reputation

responsible for bills in arrears

• success

• overdue debt

• patients

• arrangements

a loan in arrears

• scornful of

• in default

• under control

• indifferent to

a cascade in the garden

• tree

• fence

• waterfall

• wall

a cascade of bills

• envelope

• waterfall

• trickle

• box

cascade over the edge

• plunge

• creep

• look

• step

cascaded like water

• puddled

• bubbled

• dripped

• tumbled

cringed when I heard the charges

• despaired

• laughed

• flinched

• protested

not one to cringe in fear

• faint

• cower

• offer

• fight