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Pretext  Fabricate Adroit Gesticulate Vigilant

The Original Paragraph

Under the pretext of being a surgeon he gained entry to the hospital. When interviewed by the director, he had to fabricate a tale of his medical experience, but he was so adroit at lying that he got away with it. It was not until the phony “doctor” began to gesticulate widly with his scalpel, that a vigilant nurse was able to detect the fraud. In the annals of medical history there have been a number of such cases.

pretext n. an excuse

fabricate v. to lie; to construct

adroit n. skillful

gesticulate v to move the arms energetically

vigilant adj. watchful

Paragraph paraphrase

Claimed to be a surgeon he was able to work in the hospital. During the job interview, he managed to gain the trust of the director who interviewed him, using his high skill of deceiving. It was during a surgery, when the fake doctor started to shake his arms greatly with his scalpel, a watchful nurse managed to spot the cheat. In the annals of medical history there have been a number of such cases.