| affordable |
able to be obtained without excessive sacrifice of money or without incurring serious consequences. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. |
| contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
| exotic |
from a foreign place. |
| formerly |
in the past; in a time before now. |
| incline |
to slope or slant. |
| insincerity |
falsity or hypocrisy. |
| maniac |
a person who has a very strong desire or enthusiasm for something. |
| marvel |
a thing, person, or event that causes wonder or amazement. |
| personnel |
all of the people who work for a business or other organization. |
| precede |
to come before in time. |
| precursor |
an earlier or previous person, group, event, or form of something; predecessor. |
| prior |
happening earlier in time or sequence. |
| render |
to cause to become; make. |
| spangle |
a small, thin piece of shiny metal used for decoration on clothing. |