definition: kindly; gentle derivative: benignly sentence: the harmless canine is benign because he...
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Definition: kindly; gentle
Derivative: benignly
Sentence: The harmless canine is benign because he will not hurt you.
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: harmless canine
Definition: unexcited or bored about something already experienced
Sentence: Ray feels blasé today although he used to feel excited about his job when he first got hired in May.
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: Ray today
Definition: to consist of
Derivatives: comprises,comprised, comprising
Sentence: It would be unwise to wear a disguise that is comprised of only jeans.
Part of Speech: verb
Link: unwise disguise
Definition: to do something one feels is beneath oneself
Derivatives: condescends,condescended, condescending
Sentence: Ben told Mrs. Penn, “You are not my friend if you condescend to me as if I am stupid. I already knows that the earth is round.”
Part of Speech: verb
Link: not my friend
Definition: the front of a building, false appearance
Sentence: The façade of this church looks odd, and the minister looks religious, but that is just a façade because he does not believe in God.
Part of Speech: noun
Link: looks odd
Definition: characterized by asmooth, easy manner of speakingthat often suggests insincerityor thoughtlessness
Derivatives: glibly, glibness
Sentence: Glenda was glib when telling a fib about her boss being in a meeting.
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: fib
Definition: proud of one’s appearanceor accomplishments to the point oflooking down on others; arrogant
Derivatives: haughtily,haughtiness
Sentence: She was acting haughty until she got caught for being naughty.
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: naughty
Definition: the publishing offalse information that harms a person’s reputation
Sentence: When a newspaper ran a story claiming that Henry Ford was an ignorant man, he took them to court. He swore on a Bible that their story was a case of libel.
Part of Speech: noun
Link: Bible
Definition: a false name used byan author; a pen name
Sentence: Kim wants to read a book by Dr. Seuss. Of course, that is the author’s pseudonym. His real name is Theodor Geisel.
Part of Speech: noun
Link: Kim
Definition: wordy or needlessly repetitive
Derivative: redundantly
Sentence: Let me be blunt about your essay describing the waterfront. Your repeated description of boats is redundant.
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: waterfront