2. 1.asinine adj. stupid; silly. Ex: The asinine monkeys could not get out of the barrel. 2. benign adj. kind and gentle. Ex: The benign bird walked his son to school. 3.cordiality n. sincere affection and kindness. Ex: Who can resist the cordiality of a pet Chihuahua? 4.morbid adj. gruesome; horrible. Ex: The scene following the alligator attack was morbid.

3. 5.eerily adv. weirdly; mysteriously Ex: The Tooth Fairy eerily removed my tooth and left me a quarter without me noticing. 6.ensuing adj. something that comes after something else. Ex: The ensuing blond fairy tried to catch up to the Tooth Fairy. 7.wane v. to become less bright, intense or strong. Ex: The fairy’s energy began to wane, so it stopped to rest.

4. 8.meditative adj. thoughtful or reflective Ex: The meditative foot monster thought about how to achieve world peace. 9.aberrations n. deviations from the normal. Ex: Although the foot monsters felt like aberrations in the animal kingdom, they were very normal to each other. 10.benevolence n. generous or thoughtful gift or behavior. Ex: The man’s benevolence to his neighbor was to to trim his hedges while he vacationed in Tahiti.

5. 11.unfathomable adj. cannot be understood. Ex: It is unfathomable how he is able to shape the hedges into animals. 12.plaited v. braided. Ex: After he finished skiing, the penguin went home and plaited his girlfriend’s hair. 13.crooned v. to sing in a low gentle tone. Ex: The birds crooned a sweet tune as they flew through the sky.

6. 14.gallantlyadv. politely, in a gentlemanly manner. Ex: The fireman gallantly tipped his hat. 15.innate adj. A natural part of something else. Ex: The cat’s desire for fish and mice is innate to its character.