2. Definition: a fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge Derivative: charlatans Sentence: Anyone who claims to know the future is a charlatan. Part of Speech: noun Link: anyone

3. Definition: to support; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of Derivatives: corroborates, corroborated, corroborating Sentence: You need a witness to corroborate your story about why you were out so late. Part of Speech: verb Link: out so late

4. Definition: to spread or scatter widely; distribute Derivative: disseminates Sentence: They will demonstrate in order to disseminate their point of view. Part of Speech: verb Link: demonstrate

5. Definition: to branch off in a different direction from the same starting point; to become different Derivatives: diverges, diverged, diverging Sentence: The two cars will diverge when they see that the roads don’t merge. Part of Speech: verb Link: don’t merge

6. Definition: inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep Derivative: dormancy Sentence: The dog may be dormant, but do not step on him. He is not a door mat. Part of Speech: adjective Link: door mat

7. Definition: to lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable Derivatives: hoists, hoisted, hoisting Sentence: They rejoiced when the crane was able to hoist the heavy load. Part of Speech: verb Link: rejoiced

8. Definition: illegal Derivatives: illicitly Sentence: Before you miss it, someone could steal your debit card and use it for illicit activities. Part of Speech: adjective Link: miss it

9. Definition: not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible Derivative: irrevocably Sentence: Once he threw the snowball it was irrevocable. Part of Speech: adjective Link: snowball

10. Definition: to cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected Derivatives: precipitates, precipitated, precipitating Sentence: Someone who precipitates danger is that daredevil Evil Knievel whotempts his fate with his amazing stunts. Part of Speech: verb Link: tempts his fate

11. Definition: a rapid spread or increase Derivatives: proliferated, proliferating Sentence: The busiest rooster in the nation can cause a proliferation of baby chicks. Part of Speech: noun Link: in the nation