*Accommodation: a room, building, or space in which someone may live or stay.
Ex: Find an accommodation in the capital is not cheap.
*Affluent: wealthy.
Ex: Ver affluent people go to that store.
*Arouse: provoke to anger or other strong emotion.
Ex: Controversial ideas on origins of life arouse strong emotions.
*Bewilder: perplex or confuse.
Ex: The show was bewilderig.
*Arrogant: having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.
Ex: Jose Mourinho is a very arrogant person.
*Compel: : to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly
Ex: Illness compelled him to stay in bed.
*Impose: to establish or apply by authority.
Ex: The judge imposed a life sentence.
*Lenient: merciful or tolerant.
Ex: Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient
*Novice: a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
Ex: He's a novice in cooking.
*Overt: not secret or hidden.
Ex: That person i overtly religious.
*Coerce: persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
Ex: religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious
*Prudent: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Ex: He always listened to her prudent advice.
*Scapegoat: a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings or mistakes of others.
Ex: companies often use the economy as a scapegoat to avoid taking responsibility for dropping sales
*Superstition: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural.
Ex: It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.
*Supplement: something that completes or makes an addition.
Ex: the supplement to the encyclopedia.
*Apathy: lack of interest or enthusiasm.
Ex: People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.
*Dismay: to cause to lose courage or resolution.
Ex: Her choice of career dismays her parents.
*Endeavor: try hard to do or achieve.
Ex: They endeavored to create a government that truly serves its people.
*Frugal: sparing or economical as regards money or food.
Ex: a frugal meal of bread and cheese.
*Mercenary: a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
Ex: an army of foreign mercenaries
*Naive: lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement.
Ex: a naive belief that all people are good
*Stringent:(of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting.
Ex: <stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building
*Alluring: powerful attraction or fascination.
Ex: was so allured by his sister's college roomate that before long he was asking her for a date
*Ample: enough or more than enough; plentiful.
Ex: They had ample money for the trip.
*Bicker: argue about petty and trivial matters.
Ex: after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing
*Blend: mix and combine (something) with something else.
Ex: The music blends traditional and modern melodies.
*Avert: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
Ex: He sped up and averted an accident.
*Candid:truthful and straightforward; frank.
Ex: He was quite candid about his past.
*Erratic: not even or regular in pattern or movement.
Ex: so far your effort to land a summer job has been veryerratic
*Isolate: place apart or alone; cut off.
Ex: These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.
*Destiny: the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in the future.
Ex: They believed it was their destiny to be together
*Diminish: make or become less.
Ex: The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.
*Exempt: free from an obligation or liability imposed on others
Ex: organizations exempt from taxes.
*Query: a question, especially one expressing doubt.
Ex: alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative ofquaerere to ask.
*Patron: a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, etc.
Ex: She is a well-known patron of the arts.
*Bogus: not genuine or true.
Ex: It was just a bogus claim.
*Adroit: clever or skilful.
Ex: She is adroit at handling problems.
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