Definition: an event bringing great loss and misery Derivative: calamities Sentence: The calamity of the crash caused great misery for the victims’ family.

Definition: an event bringinggreat loss and misery

Derivative: calamities

Sentence: The calamity of the crash caused great misery for the victims’ family and friends.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: caused great misery

Definition: including all or much

Derivatives: comprehensively,comprehensiveness

Sentence: The final exam was comprehensive; it had all or most of the information we studied from seven textbooks.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: all or mostof it

Definition: customary; ordinary

Derivative: conventionally

Sentence: It is considered quite normal, or conventional for a man to propose marriage on one knee.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: quite normal

Definition: shockingly obvious;outrageous

Derivative: flagrantly

Sentence: His abuse was so flagrant that he was arrested when he stepped on the guy’s head on the pavement.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: on the pavement

Definition: to vary irregularly;to go up and down or back andforth

Derivatives: fluctuates,fluctuated, fluctuating

Sentence: I went on a crazy date with a guy who could make his ears fluctuate.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: crazy date

Definition: to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties

Derivatives: perseveres,persevered, persevering

Sentence: I can persevere; I’m still here even though the hurricane destroyed my home.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: I’m still here

Definition: to consider carefully; think deeply about

Derivatives: ponders,pondered, pondering

Sentence: He can not ponder any longer or he will be late for the parade.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: longer

Definition: to restore to a normal life through therapyor education

Derivatives: rehabilitates,rehabilitated, rehabilitating,rehabilitation

Sentence: Dr Phil frequently tries to rehabilitate lost souls. Get therapy; it’s not too late!

Part of Speech: verb

Link: Get therapy; it’s not too late.

Definition: complete confusion;uproar

Sentence: I was in a state of turmoil when my car hit a tree and began losing oil.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: losing oil

Definition: to take the risk of; dare

Derivatives: ventures,ventured, venturing

Sentence: He will venture to try a new cleaner for his dentures.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: denture