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Meaning of economical, contest, promontory, satire, trek, stigmatize, aloof, beneficent, diffidence, extraneous
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Meaning of economical (adjective)
not wasteful; thrifty; frugal; saving

Example
With her economical sense she was able to save the company thousands of dollars.

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Meaning of contest (verb)
to attempt to disprove or invalidate; to challenge; to appeal; to fight for

Example
I will attempt to contest the criminal charges against me.

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Meaning of promontory (noun)
piece of land jutting into a body of water; bluff

Example
The boat hit the rocky promontory, splitting the bow.

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Meaning of satire (noun)
novel or play that uses humor or irony to expose folly

Example
The new play was a satire that exposed the President's inability to lead the country.

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Meaning of trek (verb)
to make a journey; to migrate

Example
They had to trek through the dense forest to reach the nearest village.

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Meaning of stigmatize (verb)
to characterize; to make as disgraceful

Example
The gross error will stigmatize the worker as careless.

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Meaning of aloof (adjective)
distant in interest; reserved; cool

Example
Even though the new coworker was aloof, we attempted to be friendly.
The calm defendant remained aloof when he was wrongly accused of fabricating his story.

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Meaning of beneficent (adjective)
conferring benefits; kind; doing good

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He is a beneficent person, always taking in stray animals and talking to people who need someone to listen.
A beneficent donation helped the organization meet its goal.

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Meaning of diffidence (noun)
hesitation in asserting oneself; lack of confidence; timidity; shyness

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A shy person may have great diffidence when forced with a problem.

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Meaning of extraneous (adjective)
irrelevant; not related; not essential

Example
During the long, boring lecture, most people agreed that much of the information was extraneous.

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