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1.Mar (verb) : To ruin or spoil

Synonyms: Spoil, Ruin, Impair

Use: The author’s last book is so poorly written it will probably mar his legacy.

2. Livid (adjective) : Furious

Synonyms: Annoyed, Irritated

Use : The taxpayers are livid about the proposed tax hike.

3.Itinerant (adjective) : Moving around from location to location

Synonyms: Travelling, Peripatetic, Wandering

Use: Sheena’s book discusses the itinerant life she has lived as a gypsy.

4.Gravitate (verb) : To be pulled towards

Synonyms: Move, Head, Drift

Use: Because of the high salaries, many people gravitate toward the IT profession.

5.Frail (adjective) : Weak and Delicate

Synonyms: Infirm, Weak, Feeble

Use: I offered my help to the frail old lady , who was having a hard time carrying her suitcase to her room.

6.Perturbed (adjective) : Worried or disturbed by something

Synonyms: Bothered, Uneasy

Use : When the host at the party made the racist comments, I was perturbed and left the event quickly.

7.Coddle (verb) : To treat gently or with great care

Synonyms: Pamper, Cosset, Mollycoddle

Use: The new parents were unsure whether or not to coddle their newborn.

8.Brazen (adjective): Bold and without shame.

Synonyms: Bold, Shameless ,Presumptuous

Use: The troops were shocked by their enemy’s brazen early morning attack.

9. Verisimilitude (noun ): The appearance of being true or real.

Synonyms : Likeliness ,Similarity

Use: The director used real soldiers in the film to give the movie artistic verisimilitude.

10.Truculent (adjective) : Quick to fight or argue

Synonyms: Defiant, Aggressive, Antagonistic

Use : Nuns are true lovers of peace and are never truculent with others.

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