irritate The boy's foolish question irritated his mother. manifest She manifested little interest in her studies. mingle Security men mingled with the crowd. obscure I received a letter of complaint from them, but the letters of the sign were made obscure by rain. paradox "More haste, less speed" is a paradox. “ privacy With seven people squashed in one house, you don't get much privacy. radiate The sun radiates both light and heat. refrain You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters in order to accomplish others. supervisor The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it at length, but he gave us an idea about his plan. surgical The doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.