1. Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 3)
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2. Word: ambiguous Definition: able to be interpreted
in more than one way; not clear
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: a guy named Gus
Derivatives: ambiguously,
ambiguousness
Sentence: This picture by a guy named Gus, is ambiguous because it spells “liar” twice, and there are two faces.

3. Word: dissident Definition: a person opposed to
established ideas or beliefs,
especially in politics or religion
                                                                                                                                                
Part of Speech: noun
Link: he’s against
Derivatives: dissidents
Sentence: He is a dissident because he’s against military recruiters on campus.

4. Word: embellish Definition: to decorate; beautify by adding details
Part of Speech: verb
Link: relish
Derivatives: embellished,
embellishment
Sentence: I like to embellish my hot dog with relish.

5. Word: fritter Definition: to spend or waste a little at a time
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: fritters, fritterer
Link: sitter
Sentence: It is easy to fritter away our time
as a sitter in front of the TV.

6. Word: inadvertent Definition: unintentional; accidental
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: inadvertently,
inadvertence, inadvertency
Link: accident
Sentence: His inadvertent turn onto the one-way street going the opposite direction led to a horrible accident.

7. Word: inane Definition: without sense or meaning; foolish
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: inanely, inaneness
Link: insane
Sentence: I thought Bob was insane when he made this inane face just because I said I was going to the store.

8. Word: juxtapose Definition: to place close
together, especially in order
to compare or contrast
Part of Speech: verb
Link: clothes
Derivatives: juxtaposed,
juxtaposing, juxtaposes
Sentence: They are wearing the same clothes as they stand juxtaposed.

9. Word: lethargy Definition: a great lack of energy; inactivity due to
laziness
Part of Speech: noun
Link: no energy
Derivatives: lethargic,
lethargically
Sentence: The kitten demonstrates lethargy because it has no energy.

10. Word: sporadic Definition: happening now and then; occasional
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: sporadically
Link: I’ve had it
Sentence: I’ve had it with the sporadic rain!

11. Word: subsidize Definition: to support financially;
provide a grant or contribution
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: subsidizes,
subsidizer, subsidized
Link: Is it wise?
Sentence: Is it wise to subsidize the new restaurant when it will probably go out of business in a year?