1. Conducive, adjective: making a situation or outcome more likely to happen
Studying in a quiet room is conducive to learning; studying in a noisy environment makes learning more difficult.
2. Foolhardy, adjective: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
The police regularly face dangerous situations, so for a police officer not to wear his bullet-proof vest is foolhardy.
3. Rile, verb: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Dan is usually calm and balanced, but it takes only one intense glare from Sabrina to rile him
4. Miser, noun: a person who doesn't like to spend money
Monte was no miser, but was simply frugal, wisely spending the little that he earned.
5. Bleak, adjective: (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements
a bleak and barren moor
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