Dilapidated S=decayed A=new

Adjective (dih-lap-i-dey-tid)

In despair, partly ruined or decayed

The present farm was built in 1847 to replace the previous building which had become dilapidated.

Ambiance

Noun (am-bee-uhns)

The mood or atmosphere of a place

The green hotel has leisure amenities such as a heated swimming pool which provides a more relaxed ambiance.

Congenial

Adjective (kuhn-jeen-yuhl)

Agreeable, friendly

My partner is so congenial, it makes for a superior day.

Rapacious

Adjectives (ruh-pey-shuhs)

Grasping or covetous, voracious

Carpetbaggers are rapacious and are not in the business of helping.

Threshold

Noun (thresh-ohld)

Gate door or boundary

He took the weight off his feet and murmured to himself his complaints about life through the cold metal threshold.

Tantalizing

Adjective (tan-tl-ahy-zing)

Possessing a quality that causes interest or desire

That piece of chocolate cake was so tantalizing that I had to take a bite.

Emanate

Verb (em-uh-neyt)

To emit, come out from

Rising from below the ground, rays of the sun emanate brightly across the sky.

Compensated

Verb (kom-puhn-seyt)

Reimbursed, paid back

After the plumber fixed my jammed toilet I compensated him by paying him $50 plus an additional tip.

Dapper

Adjective (dap-er)

Neat and stylish in appearance

She looked very dapper in her new flower patterned dress.

Boisterous

Adjective (boi-ster-uhs)

Noisy, rowdy The boisterous

little brown pug kept me up all night long.

Beckoned

Verb (Beck-oned)

Summoned or signaled

The creepy elderly woman beckoned the children to follow her.

Brandishing

Verb (bran-dish)

Shaking or waving in a threatening manner

Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle and fought off the evil kings.

Dingy

Adjective (din-jee)

Dirty, unclean She scrubbed the dingy floor of the old 1849 Italian Diner.

Unearthed

Verb (uhn-urth)

Dug up or discovered

The doctor unearthed what happened to the patient who got shot in the leg.

Reclusive

Adjective (re-clu-sive)

Solitary, hidden from society

Bobcats appear to be very reclusive, they are hardly seen often in the wild.

Unseemly

Adjective (uhn-seem-lee)

Inappropriate The high-

schoolers showed very unseemly behavior at the mall and were kicked out by the security guards.

Tenuously

Adjective (ten-yoo-uhs)

Weakly Pandas are close

to extinction but they are tenuously trying to hold on to life when their habitat is being destroyed.

Contorted

Adjective (kuhn-tawr-tid)

Violently twisted I watched in awe

of the amazing contortionist who gracefully moved her body in odd positions.

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