Definition: kindly; gentle

Derivative: benignly

Sentence: The harmless canine is benign because he will not hurt you.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: harmless canine

Definition: unexcited or bored about something already experienced

Sentence: Ray feels blasé today although he used to feel excited about his job when he first got hired in May.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: Ray today

Definition: to consist of

Derivatives: comprises,comprised, comprising

Sentence: It would be unwise to wear a disguise that is comprised of only jeans.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: unwise disguise

Definition: to do something one feels is beneath oneself

Derivatives: condescends,condescended, condescending

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.”

Part of Speech: verb

Link: not my friend

Definition: the front of a building, false appearance

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.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: looks odd

Definition: characterized by asmooth, easy manner of speakingthat often suggests insincerityor thoughtlessness

Derivatives: glibly, glibness

Sentence: Glenda was glib when telling a fib about her boss being in a meeting.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: fib

Definition: proud of one’s appearanceor accomplishments to the point oflooking down on others; arrogant

Derivatives: haughtily,haughtiness

Sentence: She was acting haughty until she got caught for being naughty.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: naughty

Definition: the publishing offalse information that harms a person’s reputation

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.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: Bible

Definition: a false name used byan author; a pen name

Sentence: Kim wants to read a book by Dr. Seuss. Of course, that is the author’s pseudonym. His real name is Theodor Geisel.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: Kim

Definition: wordy or needlessly repetitive

Derivative: redundantly

Sentence: Let me be blunt about your essay describing the waterfront. Your repeated description of boats is redundant.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: waterfront