1. Improving Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 8)
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2. Word: attest Definition: to make a statement
about something on the basis of
personal experience; bear witness;
testify
Part of Speech: verb
Link: very best
Derivatives: attests, attested,
attesting
Sentence: I can attest that the very best view of the rainbow occurred in that field.

3. Word: attribute Definition: a quality or feature of a person or thing
Part of Speech: noun
Derivative: attributes
Link: super cute
Sentence: The best attribute of my rabbit is his super cute nose.

4. Word: discern Definition: to recognize; detect Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: discerns,
discerned, discerning,
discernment
Link: car burned
Sentence: After the car burned, it was hard to discern its previous color.

5. Word: dispatch Definition: to send to a specific place or on
specific business
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: dispatches,
dispatched, dispatching
Link: tear gas
Sentence: The police had to dispatch tear gas to stop the riot.

6. Word: enhance Definition: to improve Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: enhances,
enhanced, enhancing
Link: romance
Sentence: The sunset will enhance the beauty and romance of the evening.

7. Word: enigma Definition: a mystery or a puzzle Part of Speech: noun
Derivative: enigmas
Link: Olivia
Sentence: Tattoos are an enigma to some people, but not to Olivia.

8. Word: exemplify Definition: to be an example of;
represent; be typical of
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: exemplifies,
exemplified, exemplifying
Link: large black fly
Sentence: The large black fly will exemplify how annoying an insect can be.

9. Word: mobile Definition: moving or able to move from place to place
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: mobility
Link: dribble
Sentence: The player has to be mobile if he is going to dribble the ball down court.

10. Word: nocturnal Definition: of, about, or happening in the night;
active at night
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: nocturnally
Link: night journal
Sentence: I am definitely nocturnal. I stay up half the night writing in my journal.

11. Word: orient Definition: to determine one’s
location or direction; to locate
in relation to a direction (east,
west, etc.)
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: orients, oriented,
orienting
Link: he went
Sentence: The dizzy man needs to orient himself because he does not know which way he went.