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Usage

• squalor

  The word squalor describes very dirty and unpleasant conditions that people live or work in, usually due to poverty or neglect.

• sonorous

  A sonorous sound is pleasantly full, strong, and rich.

• torpor

  If your body is affected by torpor, you are severely lacking in energy; therefore, you are idle—and can even be numb.

• ardor

  When you have ardor for something, you have an intense feeling of love, excitement, and admiration for it.

• rancor

  Rancor is a feeling of bitter ill will or intense dislike towards another person.

• precursor

  A first event is a precursor to a second event if the first event is responsible for the development or existence of the second.

• stupor

  Stupor is a state in which someone's mind and senses are dulled; consequently, they are unable to think clearly or act normally, usually due to the use of alcohol or drugs.

• unsavory

  If you describe something as unsavory, you mean that it is unpleasant or morally unacceptable.

• candor

  Candor is the quality of being honest and open in speech or action.

• timorous

  To be timorous is to be fearful.

• meritorious

  Someone who is meritorious is worthy of receiving recognition or is praiseworthy because of what they have accomplished.

• rigorous

  A teacher who is rigorous expects a great deal from their students; therefore, they can be strict and demanding.

• sector

  A sector is a subdivision or part of a larger system, such as the economy or education as parts of society as a whole.

• vigor

  Someone who possesses vigor has energy, vitality, and power.

• languorous

  When someone is languorous, they are very relaxed, sluggish, and lacking in energy.

• favorable

  If something is favorable, such as the weather or an opinion, it is good or agreeable.

• factor

  A factor in a situation is one of the things that affects or contributes to it, such as the weather for a soccer game or how many people show up for a party.

• error

  An error is a mistake someone has made so that what they have done is incorrect or wrong.

• terror

  If you feel terror, you are extremely frightened or very scared of something.