Word of the Day: Week of 12/3
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Word: decay
Definition: When something decays, it becomes
rotten.
Sentence: If you don’t want your teeth to decay, you
need to brush them regularly.
Word: modern
Definition: Something that is from recent times is
modern.
Sentence: Modern refrigerators use much less energy
than older ones.
Word: enthusiasm
Definition: a strong feeling of excitement or interest
Word: object
Definition: You object when you express your
disagreement with something.
Sentence: My parents would object if a restaurant
wouldn’t allow children to eat there.
Word: grip
Definition: When you hold something very tightly you
grip it.
Sentence: The climber gripped the rope as she made
her way up the steep mountain.
Word: abbreviated
Definition: A word that is written in a shortened form
is abbreviated.
Sentence: The abbreviated form of Pennsylvania is PA.
Sentence: Stella’s enthusiasm for the ballet soon had
the whole class eager to attend the performance.
Word: establish
Definition: to set up
Sentence: The telephone company decided to
establish Internet services in large cities before small
towns.
Word: flounder
Definition: a flatfish that lives in salt water or to
struggle awkwardly
Sentence: As the fisherman removed the hook from
its mouth, the flounder began to flounder and thrash
in the bottom of the rowboat.
Word: frigid
Definition: very cold
Sentence: Though the water in the lake was frigid in
December, it remained unfrozen.
Word: narrative
Definition: a story or narration
Sentence: Ms. Sanchez read the class a first-person
narrative written by a soldier in the Civil War.