| advantageous |
giving a benefit or advantage; helpful; useful. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| lucrative |
producing monetary gain; profitable. |
| mentor |
someone who plays an important role in another person's life as a guide and teacher. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| realist |
a person who tends to see or present things as they actually are. |
| ruminate |
to think at length; meditate. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |