1. Improving Vocabulary Skills Third Edition (Chapter 7)
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2. Word: calamity Definition: an event bringing great loss and misery
Part of Speech: noun
Derivative: calamities
Link: caused great misery
Sentence: The calamity of the crash caused great misery for the victims’ family and friends.

3. Word: comprehensive Definition: including all or much
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivatives: comprehensively,
comprehensiveness
Link: all or most
of it
Sentence: The final exam was comprehensive; it had all or most of the information we studied from seven textbooks.

4. Word: conventional Definition: customary; ordinary
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: conventionally
Link: quite normal
Sentence: It is considered quite normal, or conventional for a man to propose marriage on one knee.

5. Word: flagrant Definition: shockingly obvious; outrageous
Part of Speech: adjective
Derivative: flagrantly
Link: on the pavement
Sentence: His abuse was so flagrant that he was arrested when he stepped on the guy’s head on the pavement.

6. Word: fluctuate Definition: to vary irregularly;
to go up and down or back and
forth
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: fluctuates,
fluctuated, fluctuating
Link: crazy date
Sentence: I went on a crazy date with a guy who could make his ears fluctuate.

7. Word: persevere Definition: to continue with an effort or plan despite
difficulties
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: perseveres,
persevered, persevering
Link: I’m still here
Sentence: I can persevere; I’m still here even though the hurricane destroyed my home.

8. Word: ponder Definition: to consider carefully; think deeply about
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: ponders,
pondered, pondering
Link: longer
Sentence: He can not ponder any longer or he will be late for the parade.

9. Word: rehabilitate Definition: to restore to a
normal life through therapy
or education
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: rehabilitates,
rehabilitated, rehabilitating,
rehabilitation
Link: Get therapy;
it’s not too late.
Sentence: Dr Phil frequently tries to rehabilitate lost souls. Get therapy; it’s not too late!

10. Word: turmoil Definition: complete confusion; uproar
Part of Speech: noun
Link: losing oil
Sentence: I was in a state of turmoil when my car hit a tree and began losing oil.

11. Word: venture Definition: to take the risk of; dare
Part of Speech: verb
Derivatives: ventures,
ventured, venturing
Link: denture
Sentence: He will venture to try a new cleaner for his dentures.