Grades 1-4
Monday Word: rambunctious
Definition: When you act wild and noisy, you are being rambunctious.
Sentence: The children were being so rambunctious that the librarian asked them to go outside.
Tuesday Word: inquire
Definition: When you inquire, you try to find out something by asking a question.
Sentence: For information on when the movie begins, you can inquire at the ticket window.
Grades 5-8
Word: vanquish
Definition: to defeat or overcome
Sentence: Zack had to vanquish his fear of the dark before going camping with his friends.
Word: remedy
Definition: a medicine or treatment used for healing or to return something to its proper condition
Sentence: Adam’s mother gave him mint tea as a remedy for his upset stomach. She hoped it would remedy his stomachache quickly.
Word: bedlam
Definition: a scene of noise and confusion
Wednesday Word: clench
Definition: You clench something when you squeeze it tightly.
Sentence: The baseball player clenched the bat as he stepped up to home plate.
Thursday Word: monotone
Definition: When you speak in a monotone, you don’t use any expression in your voice.
Sentence: The speaker’s monotone almost put the audience to sleep.
Friday Word: nibble
Definition: You nibble your food when you eat it with small bites.
Sentence: My pet rat nibbled on a piece of cheese for fifteen minutes before he finished it.
Sentence: There was bedlam on the decks of the
Titanic when the ship began to sink.
Word: casual
Definition: happening by chance or informal/not fancy
Sentence: When Jared’s casual meeting with a friend led to a dinner invitation, he was glad his casual clothes were neat and clean.
Word: cantankerous
Definition: hard to get along with
Sentence: It was hard to play with Jerry because he was so cantankerous.