Vocabs from landlady by Roald Dahl

Swanky
That once upon a time they had been very swanky residences. But now, even in the darkness, he
Everyone stared at Ivanka as she came in with a swanky dress into the ball room.

Congenial
On the other hand, a pub would be more congenial than a boarding house. There would be beer and darts
Professor mcgonagall was more congenial than I thought.

Rapacious
Itself conjured up images of watery cabbage, rapacious landladies, and a powerful smell of kippers
The restaurant owner glared our way with rapacious eyes.

Dither
After dithering about like this in the cold for two or three minutes, bills decided that he would
After dithering around outside of the principal's office he decided he should just go in.

Compelling
At him through the glass, holding him, compelling him, forcing him to stay where he was.
Mr.bob's way of teaching style was compelling.

Compulsion
Other bad traits include a hurried attitude and a mild compulsion to arrange magazines at right angles on my coffee table.
I had a compulsion to eat that bar of chocolate.

Dotty
She’ll go dotty if she sees any more snake stunts
I think she might go dotty if she sees more blood .

Dainty
In drama, seaside hotels are usually inhabited by retired colonels and majors in blazers, and dainty elderly ladies.
The hotel lobby was filled with dainty elderly ladies.

Tantalizing
The result is 230 pages of simple recipes based on seasonal produce, accompanied by tantalizing photo graphs.

Linger
Even after the flood's aftermath was cleared away, the floods may have a lingering effect on the region's water supplies.
After she passed by, the Oder of the perfume still lingered.

Emanate
A pleased and satisfied look came over his countenance as the cooking odors emanating from the kitchen became more pronounced.
The warmth of the building's fire emanated towards her.

Malevolent
The man before him did not speak, but those glittering eyes—burning, malevolent, ominous—seemed to cry out with surprise, hatred, and treats
The hatred, malevolent in his eyes didn't need any explanations.

Naive
But many nuns are highly educated, well-traveled and sophisticated, not naive and cloistered.

Gullible
Kids are more impulsive, gullible, and trusting, and don’t focus as much on long-term consequences.
Kids were more gullible than I thought.

Beguiling
misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods
 His beguiling mind was unstoppable.