Third Alternatives

slate: [usually passive] to plan that something will happen at a particular time in the future

obnoxious: extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people

contradict: to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true

painstakingly: in a way that takes a lot of care, effort and attention to detail

garage: a building for keeping one or more cars or other vehicles in

dorm: a building for university or college students to live in

set aside: to save or keep money, time, land, etc. for a particular purpose

ego: your sense of your own value and importance

dexterity: skill in using your hands or your mind

decipher: to succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand

consequential: important; that will have important results

distinction: a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar or related

incentivize: to encourage somebody to behave in a particular way by offering them a reward

stale: something that is stale has been said or done too many times before and is no longer interesting or exciting

odds: disagreement

lottery: a way of raising money for a government, charity, etc. by selling tickets that have different numbers on them that people have chosen. Numbers are then chosen by chance and the people who have those numbers on their tickets win prizes.

skyrocket: to rise quickly to a very high level

revamp: to make changes to the form of something, usually to improve its appearance

flounder: to struggle to know what to say or do or how to continue with something

Stephen R. Covey "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"

Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com