2. Definition: to relieve; make easier to endure Derivatives: alleviates, alleviated, alleviated Sentence: An asthma inhaler can alleviate some of the symptoms. Part of Speech: verb Link: asthma inhaler

3. Definition: a person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid Derivative: benefactors Sentence: Sometimes the word “benefactor” can be a fancy name for “sugar daddy.” Part of Speech: noun Link: sugar daddy

4. Definition: secret; hidden Derivatives: covertly, covertness Sentence: We bought a lot of cool spy stuff for our covert operation. Part of Speech: adjective Link: spy stuff

5. Definition: a person who believes the worst of people’s behavior and motives; someone who believes people are motivated only by selfishness Derivative: cynics Sentence: After living in the spastic traffic in L.A. for twenty years, Joe became a cynic every time he got in the car. Part of Speech: noun Link: spastic traffic

6. Definition: death Derivatives: demises, demised, demising Sentence: The demise of the vampire was death at sunrise. Part of Speech: noun Link: death at sunrise

7. Definition: having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt Derivatives: infamously, infamousness Sentence: No one will ever forget the infamous Lewinski dress and the President Clinton denial. Part of Speech: adjective Link: Lewinski dress

8. Definition: belonging to a person or thing by its very nature (and thus not dependent on circumstances) Derivative: intrinsically Sentence: Sherman had an intrinsic fault of falling for every gimmick that came along. Part of Speech: adjective Link: falling for every gimmick

9. Definition: great disgust or distaste Derivative: revulsions Sentence: Charlie was filled with revulsion and mad enough for convulsions when someone put a dead rat in his coffee. Part of Speech: noun Link: mad enough for convulsions

10. Definition: to come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize Derivatives: speculates, speculated, speculating Sentence: When Ned joins a computer dating service he will speculate about his dream date. Part of Speech: verb Link: dream date

11. Definition: manly; masculine Derivative: virility Sentence: Lord Felix von Wesereck, the stud spaniel, is a fine, virile specimen of a dog. Part of Speech: adjective Link: stud spaniel