Abhorrent Characterized as being disgusting, loathsome, or repellent.
Ex: The smell of the abandoned dump was abhorrent.
Pantomime The art of conveying emotions, actions, and feelings by gestures without speech.
Ex: During a game of charades, the players are forced to use pantomime.
Parsimonious Characterized as being frugal or stingy.
Ex: In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge is seen as being a parsimonious miser.
Remuneration The act of rewarding or paying.
Ex: He received little remuneration for his services.
Reticent Having a reserved disposition or not speaking freely.
Ex: The reticent teacher refused to share her political views in class.
Amicable Done in a friendly spirit.
Ex: The strains of war ruined the amicable relationship between two nations.
Apostasy A total departure from one's faith or religion.
Ex: The rebellious young apostasy refused to attend church on Sundays.
Augur To make a prediction.
Ex: The fortune teller augured the future of the young man.
Avocation A person’s regular occupation.
Ex: When I grow up, I want my avocation to be in the field of accounting.
Bedlam A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
Ex: The rave was a bedlam of rebellious teenagers.
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