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September 8: acquiesce:
1. to accept or consent passively without objection. Activity: List
three synonyms and three antonyms of acquiesce.
September 9:
malapropism: 1. An act or habit of misusing words
ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. 2. An
example of such misuse. Activity: Write three sentences using malapropism.
Make sure they show the meaning of the word as well.
September 10:
noisome: 1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome 2. Offensive to
the smell or other senses.
Activity: Write
three sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the
meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 8: acquiesce:
1. to accept or consent passively without objection. Activity: List
three synonyms and three antonyms of acquiesce.
September 9:
malapropism: 1. An act or habit of misusing words ridiculously,
esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. 2. An example of
such misuse. Activity: Write three sentences using malapropism.
Make sure they show the meaning of the word as well.
September 10:
noisome: 1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome 2. Offensive to
the smell or other senses. Activity: Write three sentences using this
word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the meaning of the word within
these sentences.
September 11:
puissant : 1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or
empire. Write three sentences using this word and showing its meaning. Then
write three sentenes using a synonym of the word.
September 14:
inure: 1. to make accustomed or used to something painful,
difficult, or inconvenient; to harden;
to habituate; as, "inured to drudgery
and distress."
Activity: Write
three sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the
meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 15:
lucubration: 1. The act of studying by candlelight;
nocturnal study; meditation. 2. That which is composed by night; that which is
produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary
composition. Activity: Write three sentences using this word. Be sure
and demonstrate that you know the meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 16:
logorrhea: 1. Pathologically incoherent, repetitious
speech. 2. Incessant or compulsive talkativeness; wearisome volubility. Activity:
Write three sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you
know the meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 17:
efficacious: 1. Capable of having the desired result or effect;
2. effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc. Activity: Write three
sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the meaning
of the word within these sentences.
September 21:
farrago: 1. a confused mixture; an assortment, a medley
Activity: Write
three sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the
meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 22:
cognoscente: A person with special knowledge of a subject; a
connoisseur
Activity: Write
three sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the
meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 23:
eldritch: Strange; unearthly; weird; eerie
Activity: Write
three sentences using this word. Be sure and demonstrate that you know the
meaning of the word within these sentences.
September 24:
assiduous: 1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive. 2.
Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; as,
"assiduous labor."
September 25: Free
Word Friday! Choose an unfamiliar word you have read or heard recently, and
look up the definition and any other information on that word.
September 28:
predilection: A predisposition to choose or like; an established
preference.
September 29:
ameliorate: To make better; to improve.
September 30:
gaucherie: 1. A socially awkward or tactless act. 2. Lack of tact;
boorishness; awkwardness.
October 1:
adjuvant : 1. Serving to help or assist; auxiliary. 2. Assisting in the
prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease. noun: 1. A person or thing that
aids or helps. 2. Anything that aids in removing or preventing a disease, esp.
a substance added to a prescription to aid the effect of the main ingredient.
3. Immunology. a substance admixed with an immunogen in order to elicit a more
marked immune response.
October2:
Free-Word Friday! Write a word that is unfamiliar to you that you saw this
week. Then write its definition and other information you can find on that
word.
October 5:
bifurcate: transitive verb: 1. To divide into two branches or
parts. intransitive * verb: 1. To branch or separate into two parts. *
adjective: 1. Divided into two branches or parts; forked.
October 6:
refulgent: Shining brightly; radiant; brilliant;
resplendent.
October 7:
foofaraw: 1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration. 2.
A fuss over a matter of little importance.
October 8:
titivate 1. To make decorative additions to; spruce.
intransitive verb: 1. To make oneself smart or spruce.
October 9:
Free Word Friday! Choose an unfamiliar word you encountered this week
and write it here, along with its definition and any other information you can
find on that word.
October 13:
triskaidekaphobia: 1. Fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
October 14:
pukka: 1. Authentic; genuine. 2. Superior; first-class
October 15:
fetor: a strong offensive smell or stench
October 16:
Free Word Friday! Choose an unfamiliar word you came across this week, write
its definition and etymology
October 19:
innocuous: 1. Harmless; producing no ill effect. 2. Not likely
to offend or provoke; as, "an innocuous remark."
October 20:
milieu: 1. Environment; setting.
October 21:
scuttlebutt: 1. A drinking fountain on a ship. 2. A cask on a ship
that contains the day's supply of drinking water. 3. Informal. Gossip; rumor.
October 22:
aesthete: 1. One having or affecting great sensitivity to beauty, as in art or
nature.
October 23:
Free Word Friday! Choose an unfamiliar word you encountered this week anf look
up its definition and etymology. Write your information here!
October 26:
loquacious: 1. Very
talkative. 2. Full of excessive talk; wordy.
October 27: punctilious:
Strictly attentive to details of form in action or conduct; precise
October 28:
Conflate: 1. to bring together; 2. To combine
October 29:
sacrosanct: 1. extremely sacred or inviolable; 2. not to be entered or
trespassed upon
October 30:
Free-Word Friday! Choose a word you learned this week, write the
definition and its etymology
November2:
eke: to gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty -- used
with 'out'; to increase or make last by being economical -- used with 'out'
November 3:
renic : Tending to
promote peace; conciliatory.
November 4: skulduggery: noun;
also skullduggery: * Devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or
activity; also: an instance thereof.
November 5: maunder
: 1. To talk incoherently; to speak in a rambling manner. 2. To wander
aimlessly or confusedly.
November 6: furbelow:
a pleated or gathered
flounce on a woman's garment; a ruffle; Something showy or superfluous; a bit
of ornamentation.
November 9:
abeyance: Suspension;
temporary cessation.
November 11:
soporific: 1.
Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep. 2. Of, relating to, or characterized by
sleepiness or lethargy. noun: 1. A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that
has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.
November 12:
asseverate: to affirm or declare assertively
November 13:
Free Word Friday! Choose a new word you learned this week and write its
definition and etymology.
November 16:
quiescent:
Being in a state of
repose; at rest; still; inactive.
November 17:
perseverate 1. To involuntarily repeat a particular response,
such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a
stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder. 2. To
repeat something insistently or redundantly.
November 18:
exegesis: Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical
explanation of a text.
November 19:
obfuscate: 1. To darken or render indistinct or dim. 2. To make obscure
or difficult to understand or make sense of. 3. To confuse or bewilder.
November 20:
Free-Word Friday! Choose a word that you encountered this week and did not
know its meaning. Write it, the definition and any other etymology that you
can find on this word.
November 23:
germane: Appropriate
or fitting; relevant
November 24:
martinet : 1. A strict disciplinarian. 2. One who lays stress on
a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods.
November 25:
agog: Full of excitement or interest; in eager desire; eager,
keen. December 1: malleable:
1. Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the
pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. 2. Capable of being altered or
controlled by outside forces; easily influenced. 3. Capable of adjusting to
changing circumstances; adaptable.
December 2:
intrepid: Fearless; bold; brave;
undaunted; courageous;
December 3:
Use an online dictionary or a hard copy of a dictionary and write FOUR
synonyms for the word "rain."* * *