Sentences

Hello, could you please check whether the sentences below are correct. Inside the paranthesis I wrote the word that I want to use in the sentence. If I am using it wrong, will you please use it in a correct way. Thanks.

1-(preclude)- Being a kid doesn't preclude him from paying respect.

2-(arid)- The crepuscular desolate desert was so arid that even a cactus could not grow on it.

3-(find one's feet)- How long it will take for you to find your feet in this new country totally depends on you.

4-(subdued)- It was easy to understand from his subduedness that something bad happened to him.

5-(grovel)- It was impossible to have him grovelling to any human being.

6-(unschooled)- Most of the unschooled people regret their decision of not having a proper education in the future, alas it is too late for them.

7-(confound)- The very different culture of Indonesia confounds many of the western world people.

8-(misgiving)- He was too worried since he had too much misgivings about his son.

9-(stratification)- The school stratified students based on their academic success which I found a very improper practice.

10-(disdain)- She didn't believe in her husband's intellect thus she answered him in a distained manner as if he was stupid.