1. Improving Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 11)
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2. Word: blatant Definition: very obvious, often offensively so
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: blatantly
Link: Ray meant
Sentence: Ray meant to show a blatant disregard for the “ No Smoking” sign as he puffed on his cigar.

3. Word: blight Definition: something that weakens , damages, or destroys
Part of Speech: noun
Derivative: blights
Link: fright
Sentence: These plants are a fright because of blight which is ruining them.

4. Word: contrive Definition: to plan cleverly; think up
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: contrives,
contrived, contriving
Link: arrive
Sentence: He will contrive to pay all of his debts by the time this date arrives. He plans to keep track of everything he buys.

5. Word: garble Definition: to mix up or confuse (as a story or a
message); scramble
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: garbles,
garbled, garbling
Link: marble
Sentence: I am afraid that I will garble the message about the marble because my brain is scrambled after ten hours on the computer.

6. Word: gaunt Definition: thin and bony Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: gauntly, gauntness
Link: Skinny Haunt
Sentence: He was so gaunt that people started to call him “Skinny Haunt.”

7. Word: gloat Definition: to feel or express
delight or self-satisfaction,
often spitefully
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: gloats,
gloated, gloating
Link: boat
Sentence: The rich man will gloat when he claims that his boat is the biggest afloat.

8. Word: immaculate Definition: perfectly clean Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: immaculately,
immaculateness
Link: isn’t it?
Sentence: It is difficult when one person is immaculate but not their roommate, isn’t it?

9. Word: plagiarism Definition: using someone else’s
writings or ideas as one’s own
Part of Speech: noun
Derivatives: plagiarize,
plagiarized, plagiarizing,
plagiarisms
Link: Communism
Sentence: His report on Communism contained three examples of plagiarism.

10. Word: qualm Definition: an uneasy feeling about how right or proper a
particular action is
Part of Speech: noun
Derivative: qualms
Link: calm
Sentence: When my brother announced he was getting a pool for under $10, I had qualms. Apparently, my uneasy calm was justified.

11. Word: retaliate Definition: to return an injury for an injury; pay
back
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: retaliates,
retaliated, retaliating
Link: belly ache
Sentence: I had to retaliate for the time he gave me a belly ache.