Definition: a gradual naturaldecrease in number; becomingfewer in number

Derivative: attritions

Sentence: Our mission is to stop the use of fishing nets which can result in the attrition of sea turtles.

Part of Speech: noun

Link: mission

Definition: to avoid by goingaround; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness

Derivatives: circumvents,circumvented, circumventing

Sentence: They tried to circumvent the building inspection because this nasty vent would get them in trouble.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: nasty vent

Definition: connected; holdingtogether; unified

Derivative: cohesively

Sentence: What we give a child can help build a cohesive relationship for the future.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: what we give

Definition: causing grief or pain; very serious or severe

Derivative: grievously

Sentence: Please leave us so that we can deal with the grievous news in private.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: leave us

Definition: to cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with a large number or amount

Derivatives: inundates,inundated, inundating

Sentence: Mosquitoes will inundate our state if we don’t do something about the standing water.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: in our state

Definition: unaware; failing tonotice

Derivative: obliviously

Sentence: When we brought the puppy home to live with us, we were oblivious to all the future expenses.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: come live with us

Definition: quiet, uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out

Derivative: reticently

Sentence: The wife was reticent about her abusive husband because he might leave her without a cent.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: without a cent

Definition: healthy and strong;vigorous

Derivative: robustly

Sentence: We must go for a vigorous walk which will improve the chances for a robust heart.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: we must

Definition: to authorize, allow, or approve

Derivatives: sanctions,sanctioned, sanctioning

Sentence: When the bank’s done approving his loan, it will sanction his vacation.

Part of Speech: verb

Link: bank’s done

Definition: noisy person or animal; expressing feelings loudly and intensely

Derivative: vociferously

Sentence: When the vociferous rhinoceros decided to charge at me, I didn’t hang around to find out what he wanted.

Part of Speech: adjective

Link: rhinoceros