A. Explain the meaning of the following:​

- squint

- concentrate on

- reticent

- impulsive

- conservative

- staid

- spendthrift

- tightwad

- vengeful

- reclusive

- anarchic

​B. Please make a sentence using the following:

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- squint (ex: The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.)

- concentrate on (ex: In her later years, she concentrated on her writing and teaching.)

- reticent (ex: At first she was reticent, but later she relaxed and was more forthcoming.)
 
- impulsive (ex: Don't be so impulsive - think before you act.)

- conservative (ex: Older people tend to be more conservative and a little suspicious of anything new.)

- staid (ex: In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.)

- spendthrift (ex:I'm not a spendthrift, although sometimes if I see something on sale, I'll get three because it's a good deal.)

- tightwad (ex:There's no point in asking Joe to pay for it - he's a real tightwad.)
 
- vengeful (ex: She sprayed red paint all over his car in one last vengeful act before leaving him for good.)

- reclusive (ex: She became increasingly reclusive after the tragedy.)

- anarchic (ex: Milligan's anarchic humor has always had the power to offend as well as entertain.)