(nurture, obsolete, offset, outrageous, penetrate, perishable, preceding, presume

I would like to know if I am using these words right.
(nurture, obsolete, offset, outrageous, penetrate, perishable, preceding, presume, prudent, nuisance)


1. It costs a lot to nurture* employees.
*train might be better
2. It is so hard to get used to new technology. Many devices become obsolete quickly.

3. We need to offset each other.

4. When I was in China, I went to a massage place and they asked gave me an outrageous price bill afterwards.

5. He is able to penetrate* understand what other people think.
*penetrate is not correct in this case, I will provide a correct example

The sword was able to penetrate the shield.
6. Meats are perishable. You should put them in the freezer.

7. As I stateed in the a preceding in this note, I was deceived by fraud many times in China. However I still liked traveling there.

8. I presume that cheap laptops are frangible fragile.

9. We never know when natural disaster will hit Japan next, so I want everyone to be prudent *ready.

*prudent it not correct in this sentence. I will provide an example

You must be prudent, it is essential to achieving your goals.

10. It's better not to become a nuisance to other people.