Definition: to work togetheron a project

Derivatives: collaborative,collaboration, collaborates,collaborated

Sentence: We needed at least eight people to collaborate on our game plan.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: at least eight

Definition: downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness

Derivatives: despondently,despondence, despondency

Sentence: John was despondent because he could not pay the rent.

Part of Speech: adjectiveLink: not pay the rent

Definition: to bring about bymoving others to action; stir up

Derivatives: instigated, instigating,instigator, instigating, instigation

Sentence: He tried to instigate a fight when he smashed the gate leading to his ex-girlfriend’s house.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: smashed the gate

Definition: able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune

Derivatives: resiliently, resilience

Sentence: The brilliant student is resilient and never gives up no matter what the problem is.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: brilliant

Definition: reviewing the past;considering past events

Derivatives: retrospective,retrospection

Sentence: In retrospect, he should have inspectedthe footprints sooner.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: inspect

Definition: fundamental; necessary to learn first

Derivatives: rudimental,rudimentariness, rudamentarily

Sentence: It is rudimentary to learn addition before multiplication in elementary school.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: elementary

Definition: to make fun of; mock; refuse to take seriously

Derivatives: scoffing, scoffed, scoffer

Sentence: It was not smart to scoff at the boy’s cough as it turned into a serious illness.

Part of Speech: verb Link: cough

Definition: to silence or suppress; crush

Derivatives: squelcher, squelchy,squelches

Sentence: After drinking a soda he had to squelch a belch .

Part of Speech: verb

Link: belch

Definition: to respect deeply; revere

Derivatives: venerator, veneration, venerates, venerating

Sentence: They will venerate the guest of honor by telling him how great he is.

Part of Speech: verbLink: how great

Definition: a person totally devoted to a purpose or cause

Derivatives: zealots

Sentence: Even if the car has 200,000 miles on it, the zealot will sell it.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: sell it