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Reticent
adj. |
quiet, reserved, or uncommunicative
The new girl was reticent; therefore, not many people got to know her. |
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Travail
noun |
hard work; exhausting labor; agony
After the boy spent 5 years of travail in military camp, his work ethic had changed tremendously. |
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Opulence
noun |
Wealth, luxury, or abundance
The girl lived in an opulent neighborhood. |
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Arduous
adj. |
difficult, strenuous, or hard to achieve
Climbing Mount everest is both a dangerous and arduous task. |
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Paltry
adj. |
Practically worthless; pretty; trifling
He rejected the paltry amount offered for his ferrari. |
