Apr 04 (1) ED5W_2019_12_05

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treat
We're going to Italy for the weekend - it's my birthday treat. As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite restaurant.
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a special and enjoyable occasion or experience
allegiance
Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the Crown/the King. In many American schools, the students pledge allegiance (to the flag) at the beginning of the school day.
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loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief
slipshod
She complained that the carpenter's work had been slipshod
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(especially of a piece of work) showing little care, effort, or attention
lament
My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society.
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to express sadness and feeling sorry about something
reek
Her breath reeked of garlic. He reeked of gin.
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to have a strong unpleasant smell
genuine
genuine leather If it is a genuine Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions.
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If something is *, it is real and exactly what it appears to be
alignment
New alignments are being formed within the business community
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an agreement between a group of countries, political parties, or people who want to work together because of shared interests or aims
utterance
The senator's recent utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday
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something that someone says

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