1. Nonchalant – adj.
Definition: Not showing any concern or worry; indifferent
Example: The student was nonchalant about his bad grades because there was never any consequence at home.

2. malleable – adj. Definition: Easy to shape or bend; easily influenced.
Example: You can make a lot of fun things out of playdoh because it is so malleable.

3. ludicrous – adj.
Definition: Laughable because of obvious absurdity; ridiculous.

4. abridge - verb
To shorten or condense.

5. plot - noun
The series of events that make up a story line.

6. Affixes Prefix: ortho Definition: straight, correct, true, upright
Example: orthodontist, orthodox, orthograph
Suffix: -ous
Definition: having, possessing, full of; forms adjectives
Example: joyous, dangerous, spacious