1. Advancing Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 21)
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2. Word: decorum Definition: correctness in
behavior and manners; standards
or conventions of socially
acceptable behaviors
Part of Speech: noun
Derivative:
Link: thank you card
Sentence: Proper decorum is to send a thank you card to everyone that gives you a gift.

3. Word: espouse Definition: to support, argue
for, or adopt (an idea or cause)
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: espouses,
espoused, espousing
Link: politician
adopt a cause
Sentence: Politicians will espouse (adopt) a cause to get peoples’ votes.

4. Word: exhilaration Definition: cheerfulness; high spirits
Part of Speech: noun
Derivative: exhilarations
Link: graduation
Sentence: We were in the state of exhilaration when graduation day finally came.

5. Word: exorbitant Definition: excessive, especially
in amount, cost, or price; beyond
what is reasonable or appropriate
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: exorbitantly
Link: medical bills
Sentence: The exorbitant cost of medical bills are unbelievable.

6. Word: extricate Definition: to free from a tangled situation or a
difficulty
Part of Speech: verb
Link: spider’s web
Derivatives: extricates,
extricated, extricating
Sentence: If you get tangled in a spider’s web, it is difficult to extricate yourself from it.

7. Word: facilitate Definition: to make easier to do or to get
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: facilitates,
facilitated, facilitating
Link: elevator
Sentence: An elevator makes it easier to facilitate getting to a higher level floor quicker than taking the stairs.

8. Word: orthodox
Definition: following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or expected
Part of Speech: adjective
Link: delegates from
the Russian Orthodox
Church
Derivative:
Sentence: Delegates from the Russian Orthodox Church discussed their traditional values at the conference.

9. Word: rejuvenate Definition: to make (someone)
feel or seem young again; to
make (something) seem fresh
or new again
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: rejuvenates,
rejuvenated, rejuvenating
Link: fertilizer
Sentence: Fertilizer can rejuvenate a lawn and make it nice and green.

10. Word: synchronize Definition: to cause to occur
at exactly the same time; to
cause (clocks and watches) to
agree in time
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: synchronizes,
synchronized, synchronizing
Link: synchronize
our watches
Sentence: We had to synchronize our watches so that we would all be at the garage at the same time to get our car.

11. Word: tenuous Definition: having little substance
or basis; weak; poorly supported
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: tenuously,
tenuousness
Link: step-child
Sentence: Sometimes the relationship between a step-child and step-parent is tenuous at best. It is a relationship that takes a lot of work.