Word of the Day: Week of 10/15
Grades 1-4
Monday
Tuesday
Word: hue
Definition: A hue is a color or a shade of color.
Sentence: I couldn’t decide whether to color the
flower a light or dark red hue.
Word: wince
Definition: You wince when you pull back or make a
face in fear or pain.
Sentence: I wince every time my pet snake eats a
mouse.
Wednesday Word: compromise
Definition: You compromise when both people give in
a little to settle a disagreement.
Sentence: When Sierra wanted to read and Morgan
wanted to watch a video, they compromised by
listening to a book on tape.
Thursday Word: flimsy
Definition: Something that is weak and lightweight
is flimsy.
Sentence: The weight of the books broke the flimsy
box when I picked it up.
Friday
Word: jealous
Definition: When you want something that someone
else has, you feel jealous.
Sentence: Sarah felt jealous when her friend got a
bike like the one she wanted,
Grades 5-8
Word: admonish
Definition: to give a stern warning
Sentence: Mrs. M. had to admonish the students
about running in the hallway.
Word: foreign
Definition: from another country; different or not
fitting in
Sentence: We served lots of foreign foods at the
international celebration. The hamburgers looked
foreign alongside all the other exotic foods.
Word: gallery
Definition: a room or building where art is shown or
sold
Sentence: Mackenzie was impressed by all the
colorful paintings in the gallery.
Word: harass
Definition: to bother repeatedly or torment
Sentence: My brother shoots rubber bands at me
when he wants to harass me.
Word: indulge
Definition: to give in to something for pleasure
Sentence: Adrianna fought the urge to indulge her
craving for the rich chocolate dessert.