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redolent = fragrant

use = The mountain air was redolent with the scent of pine trees

bungle = to do something wrong in a very careless or stupid way

use = a bungled robbery

goad = encourage

use = He refused to be goaded by their insults

incubate = to sit on eggs, to hatch

use = birds incubate their eggs

barrage = a lot of questions or criticism

use = He faced a barrage of questions

unwitting = unintentional

use = unwitting victims of

execrate = curse, express abhorrence for

use = the world execrates the memory of Hitler

resilience = ability to recover from an illness

suave = smooth

use = He's very suave and sophisticated

travail = work, drudgery

cumbersome = unwieldy

use = cumbersome equipment

induce = persuade, bring about

use = They induced her to take the job by promising more money

acquiescence = Passive consent

use = try to obtain their acquiescence to the proposal

anesthetic = producing loss of sensation use = anesthetic medicine

preponderate = To exceed in influence or power use = forces of justice will preponderate eventually in this dispute

microcosm = The world on a small scale

use = a microcosm of the society

paragon = model of excellence or perfection

use = a paragon of virtue

creed = Belief or principle

use = in any Indian's creed, love for democracy must be emphasized

rusticate = banish to the country, dwell in the country

use = I love the city life and can't understand how people can rusticate in the suburbs

squalid = filthy

use = Many prisons, even today, are overcrowded and squalid places

laurels = fame

use = the laurels must surely go to the director of the play

compliant = submissive and yielding

use = a compliant child

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