1. furtive                  |      stealthy (secret)
2. pretentious           |      ostentatious(affected)
3. incentive               |       provocation
4. discretion              |      prudence
5. meager                 |      scanty
6. cargo                    |      freight(load)
7. baffle                    |      frustrate
8. efface                   |      obliterate(wipe out)
9. lament                  |        mourn
10. compunction        |      remorse (regret)
11. amiable               |       friendly
12. cajole                  |       coax (wheedle – sweet talk)
13. Embrace              |        hug (hold-cuddle)
14. latent                  |        potential
15. Confiscate           |        appropriate (to take charge)
16. emancipate          |         liberate
17. misery                 |      distress
18. confiscate            |         appropriate
19. annihilate             |            to destroy
20. acumen               |        exactness
21. metamorphosis    |         transform
22. scrutiny               |         close examination
23. obstinate             |         stubborn
24. fuse                    |        combine
25. whet                   |      sharpen