2. Definition: believable Derivatives: credibly, credibleness, credibility Sentence: I think spreadable chocolate in a jar is a credible idea. Part of Speech: adjective Link: spreadable

3. Definition: done quickly and without attention to detail Derivative: cursorily Sentence: She did not pay Bob for his cursory watering of the plants at the nursery. Part of Speech: adjective Link: nursery

4. Definition: to name to an office or duty; appoint Derivatives: designates, designated, designating Sentence: The drunk driver of this car needed to designate someone else to drive before leaving the party, but now it’s too late. Part of Speech: verb Link: it’s too late

5. Definition: to turn aside or stray; as from a path, direction, or standard Derivatives: deviates, deviated, deviating Sentence: She will be late if she tries to deviate from the schedule she made with Nate. Part of Speech: verb Link: will be late

6. Definition: to compose, perform, or provide without preparation Derivatives: improvises, improvised, improvising Sentence: It is not wise to get left behind. He will have to improvise some way to stay alive. Part of Speech: verb Link: is not wise

7. Definition: the period of time in between; meantime Sentence: In the middle of the season, a guy named Tim was made the interim forward. Part of Speech: noun Link: guy named Tim

8. Definition: present but hidden or inactive Derivative: latently Sentence: After he lay in the tent, he discovered a latent desire to be content with fewer posesssions. Part of Speech: adjective Link: lay in the tent

9. Definition: not directly related to religion; not spiritual; worldly Derivative: secularly Sentence: This particular group plays secular music. Part of Speech: adjective Link: particular

10. Definition: to keep away from; avoid consistently Derivatives: shuns, shunned, shunning Sentence: He would shun the use of a real gun, but this one is just for fun. Part of Speech: verb Link: gun

11. Definition: to act or look like; imitate Derivatives: simulates, simulated, simulating Sentence: The two men try to simulate their leader as they imitate his pose. Part of Speech: verb Link: imitate