2. adversity difficulties I had to overcome various adversities to achieve my goal.

3. brawny physically strong The browny man caught a wild bear by himself.

4. congenial pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests I like to skate with Sarah who is congenial to me. We both love to ice-skate.

5. decorum behavior in keeping with good propriety We have to observe decorums when meeting adults.

6. docile ready to accept control or instruction My docile pet dogs always follow me.

7. quell put an end to, typically by the use of force The rebellion was easily quelled by polices.

8. reprieve cancel or postpone punishment His sentence was reprieved for a week.

9. slanderous action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation Friends should not make slanderous statements to each other.

10. transpire happen The detective came to see what transpired and how did the victim got killed.

11. vigilant keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties During the war, all the soldiers were vigilant .

12. ardent enthusiastic or passionate The ardent student always participated in class and school activities very well.

13. somber dark or dull in color or tone The sky was somber and it made me feel gloomy, too.

14. ambition strong desire to do or to achieve something Her ambition about swimming made her win the gold medal.

15. eminent famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession J.K.Rowling became an eminent writer because of her Harry Potter series.

16. intoxicating cause to lose control of their faculties or behavior Drinks containing alcohol makes you intoxicate .

17. commendation praise Because she was an ambitious student, teachers wrote good commendations about her.

18. intone say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice The prayers intoned together in the church.

19. impression an idea about something one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of small evidence The manager employed a man with good first impression .

20. obligation duty or commitment All Korean males have obligation to do military service for 2 years.

21. succumb fail to resist Because he was succumbed to temptation, he betrayed his own country.

22. confining keep or restrict something within certain limits of Some adults are still confined to old thoughts.

23. agog very eager and curious to hear or see something After the contest, our team was agog to know the final consequence.

24. gesticulated use gestures etc. to emphasize one’s words She gesticulated the important phrases during her presentation.