1.Abstemious
Meaning: not eating and drinking too much
Synonym: continent, self-abnegating
Sentence: “She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.”
2. Accoutre
Meaning: to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
Synonym: furnish,equip,gird
Sentence: “hikers accoutered with walking sticks, water bottles, trail maps, and compasses”
3. Gamut
Meaning: the distance or extent between possible extremes
Synonym: diapason, spectrum, spread
Sentence: “the actress’s work runs the gamut from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas”
4. Bequeath
Meaning: to give by means of a will
Synonym: leave, will
Sentence: “having no heir, he bequeathed his house to his local church”
5.Clement
Meaning: marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
Synonym: equable, genial, mild
Sentence: “Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate”
6.Humbug
Meaning: an imitation that is passed off as genuine
Synonym: phony, hoax
Sentence: “tests showed that the “old” map of America was a cleverly made humbug”
7. Bellicose
Meaning: feeling or displaying eagerness to fight
Synonym: assaultive, agonistic
Sentence: “bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than
playing”
8.Earnest
Meaning: a serious and intent mental state
Synonym: serious, sedate
Sentence: “ I’ll accept only an earnest apology from you”
9.Harry
Meaning: to make a pillaging or destructive raid on
Synonym:worry,annoy
Sentence: “The invaders harried the village’s residents.”
10.Disposition
Meaning: a tendency to act or think in a particular way
Synonym:temperament,character
Sentence: He has a disposition toward criminal behavior.
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