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Definition: kindly; gentle
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: benignly
Link: harmless canine
Sentence: The harmless canine is benign because he
will not hurt you.
Definition: unexcited or bored
about something already
experienced
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: Ray today
Sentence: Ray feels blasé today although he used to
feel excited about his job when he first got hired in
May.
Definition: to consist of
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: comprises,
comprised, comprising
Link: unwise disguise
Sentence: It would be unwise to wear a disguise
that is comprised of only jeans.
Definition: to do something
one feels is beneath oneself
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: condescends,
condescended, condescending
Link: not my friend
Sentence: Ben told Mrs. Penn, “You are not my
friend if you condescend to me as if I am stupid. I
already knows that the earth is round.”
Definition: the front of a
building, false appearance
Part of Speech: noun
Link: looks odd
Sentence: The façade of this church looks odd,
and the minister looks religious, but that is just a
façade because he does not believe in God.
Definition: characterized by a
smooth, easy manner of speaking
that often suggests insincerity
or thoughtlessness
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: glibly, glibness
Link: fib
Sentence: Glenda was glib when telling a fib about
her boss being in a meeting.
Definition: proud of one’s appearance
or accomplishments to the point of
looking down on others; arrogant
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: haughtily,
haughtiness
Link: naughty
Sentence: She was acting haughty until she got
caught for being naughty.
Definition: the publishing of
false information that harms a
person’s reputation
Part of Speech: noun
Link: Bible
Sentence: When a newspaper ran a story claiming
that Henry Ford was an ignorant man, he took them
to court. He swore on a Bible that their story was a
case of libel.
Definition: a false name used by
an author; a pen name
Part of Speech: noun
Link: Kim
Sentence: Kim wants to read a book by Dr. Seuss.
Of course, that is the author’s pseudonym. His real
name is Theodor Geisel.
Definition: wordy or
needlessly repetitive
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: redundantly
Link: waterfront
Sentence: Let me be blunt about your essay
describing the waterfront. Your repeated
description of boats is redundant.