The word unkempt means untidy and messy.
The man had <u>unkempt</u> hair and raggy clothes.
Swelter means to be hot (take this seriously okay).
They began to <u>swelter</u> under the hot sun.
Precede means to come before something (in time).
The dark clouds <u>precede</u> a horrible storm.
Dictate means to determine something.
I must <u>dictate</u> what is shown on this script.
Trepidation means to have a feeling that something bad might happen.
I felt great <u>trepidation</u> when I left the house.
Desolate means deserted by people.
The <u>desolate</u> city was found two years ago.