Words of the Day
Week 5 Semester 1
Words of the Day – Week 5
Monday, September 8, 2014
Sensory
• Part of speech: adjective
• Definition: of the senses
• Sample Sentence: Because our
sensory experiences are
interrelated, what we taste is greatly
influenced by what we smell.
Vicarious
• Part of speech: adjective
• Definition: indirect
• Sample Sentence: I don’t like to take
risks myself, but I love the vicarious
thrill of watching death-defying
adventures in a movie.
• Other forms: dexterously (ad.),
dexterousness (n.)
Words of the Day – Week 5
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Despondent
• Part of speech: adjective
• Definition: depressed
• Sample Sentence: Devon becomes
despondent too easily. If he gets
even one bad grade, he loses all
hope of succeeding in school.
• Other forms: despondently (adv.)
Resilient
• Part of speech: adjective
• Definition: quick to recover
• Sample Sentence: Children can be
amazingly resilient. Even after a
sad or frightening experience, they
often bounce back to their normal
cheerful selves.
• Other forms: resiliently (adv.)
Words of the Day – Week 5
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Retrospect
• Part of speech: noun
• Definition: looking back
• Sample Sentence: After hobbling around
on her broken foot for a week before
seeing a doctor, Mae then needed surgery.
In retrospect, it’s clear she should have
gotten help sooner.
Rudimentary
• Part of speech: adjective
• Definition: basic
• Sample Sentence: A grammar book
usually starts with rudimentary skills,
such as identifying nouns and verbs.
• Other forms: rudimentarily (adv.)
Words of the Day – Week 5
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Scoff
Squelch
• Part of speech: adjective
• Definition: to laugh at
• Sample Sentence: Bystanders scoffed
• Part of speech: verb
• Definition: to hold back
• Sample Sentence: My history teacher
• Other forms: scoffer (n.)
• Other forms: squelcher (n.)
at the street musician playing a tune on a
row of tin cans, but he seemed unaware
that people were making fun of him.
shot me a dirty look during class when I
couldn’t quite manage to squelch a
burp.
Words of the Day – Week 5
Friday, September 12, 2014
Venerate
Zealot
• Part of speech: verb
• Definition: to honor
• Sample Sentence: The Tlingit Indians
• Part of speech: noun
• Definition: an extremist
• Sample Sentence: Annie, a zealot
venerate the wolf and the raven, and
their totem poles illustrate stories in praise
of these animals.
• Other forms: venerator (n.)
about health, runs a hundred miles a
week and never lets a grain of sugar
touch her lips.