1. pious – adj. Definition: Devoutly religious
Example: Nuns are pious and pledge their lives to God and the church.

2. Sanctimonious – adj.
Definition: Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion
Example: The sanctimonious preacher warned against the evils of sin when he himself was having an affair.

3. diverse – adj. Definition: Differing from one another; varied
Example: People in the US are very diverse – we have citizens from many different countries and backgrounds.

4. desiccate - verb Definition: To make dry, dull, or lifeless
Example: Plants need a lot of moisture, and extremely hot weather can desiccate them.

5. acronym - noun
a word formed from the first letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase.
(AWOL = Absent without leave)

6. Affixes
Prefix: semi
Definition: half, partly, somewhat, less than fully
Examples: semiconscious, semicircle, semiautomatic
Suffix: -dom
Definition: place or state of being; forms nouns
Examples: kingdom, boredom, stardom