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Eligible / entitle / presume / tackle / unruly / assortment / bewildered / compliment / courtesy / cultivated

1. assortment

n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Examples:

●This shop has a good assortment of goods to choose from.

●She was wearing an odd assortment of clothes.

adj. of various different sorts

Examples:

●The meat is served with salad or assorted vegetables.

●She opened the top volume of the assorted books on the sofa.

2. bewildered

adj. completely confused, unable to make a decision about something or to understand it.

Examples:

●The human mind stands bewildered in the presence of its own creation.

v. to confuse somebody

Examples:

●The big city bewildered the old woman from the countryside.

●I was bewildered by the maze of streets in the city.

3. compliment

n. a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.

v. to tell somebody that you like or admire something they have done, their appearance, etc.

Examples:

●You can do no harm by paying a woman compliments.

●She complimented him on his excellent German.

4. courtesy

n. a. politeness, respect, and consideration for others

b. services that are provided free of charge by an organization to its customers, or to the general public

Examples:

●He is a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies.

●A courtesy shuttle bus operates between the hotel and the town.

5. cultivated

adj. a. having a high level of education and showing good manners

b. used to grow crops

c. grown on a farm, etc. in order to be sold

Examples:

●These cultivated individuals have been imbued with a sense of social purpose.

●The land around here has never been cultivated.

6. eligible

adj. a. Having the right to do or obtain something

b. (of a person) desirable or suitable as a partner in marriage

Examples:

●Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election.

●He is the most eligible bachelor in Korea.

7. entitle

v. a. to give somebody the right to have or to do something

b. to give a title to a book, play, etc.

Examples:

●If the warranty is limited, the terms may entitle you to a replacement or refund...

●They are entitled to first class travel...

●He read a novel entitled “Book Thief”.

8. presume

v. a. to suppose that sth. is true, although you do not have actual proof.

b. to accept something is true until it is shown not to be true.

Examples:

●Let’s presume he had told the truth.

●An accused man is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty.

9. tackle

v. a. to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation

b. the equipment used to do a particular sport or activity, esp. fishing

Examples:

●The government is determined to tackle inflation.

10. unruly

adj. difficult to control or manage

Examples:

●It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children.