April 2021

[LAV-ish]  adjective or verb

As an adjective, lavish means “generous and extravagant.” You use it to describe a situation involving large amounts of something good. A lavish dessert table is covered in lots and lots of wonderful treats. Someone who lives a lavish lifestyle lives a life of luxury.

As a verb, lavish means “to spend, use, or give in large amounts.” Reporters might lavish attention on a celebrity. A grandma might lavish affection on her grandchild.

[mis-GAHY-did] adjective

Misguided means “having or resulting from mistaken ideas, goals, or values; poorly thought out or wrong in judgment.” If you think that you can’t get a sunburn during the winter, you are misguided. If your friend is upset because he lost his favorite hat and you say, “Don’t feel bad. That hat made you look weird anyway,” you have made a misguided attempt to comfort your friend.  

[SAL-oh] adjective

Sallow is used to describe the appearance of someone’s face or skin, to mean that it has a slightly yellow or gray-green color that is unhealthy looking.