Jackie Joseph 8-16
Word Of The Day

Widdershins /WID-er-shinz/ adverb
~Definition: In a left handed, wrong, or contrary direction: counter clockwise
~Sentence: On the day of opposite day, a group a group of reckless kids went to the carnival
and saw that the merry-go-round went widdershins instead of the actual rotation.

Sop /SAHP/ noun
~Definition: a bribe, gift, or gesture.
~ Sentence: When a kidnapper took a wealthy woman’s children while they were at school, he
made a sop where she could not call the police and he had to pay a million dollars to get her
young beaten children.

Climacteric /kly-MAK-ter-ik/ noun
~Definition: A major turning point or critical stage.
~Sentence: In the terrifying dark woods there was a group of people that were complete
enemies until they made a climacteric change into friends when a gigantic bear attacked their
campsite to get their food.

Baksheesh /BAK-sheesh/ noun
~Definition: A payment (as a bribe or tip to speed up service.
~Sentence: The university student from one of the top schools made an attempt to baksheesh
his biology teacher very early in the morning to be able to achieve high marks in class to get his
parents to finally notice him.

Runction /RUK-shun/ noun
~Definition: Disturbance ; uproar
~Sentence: One night under the white moon, the people around were startled from the pack of
wolves creating a runction with their howls and leaves crumbling beneath their paws.

Doughty /DOW-tee/ adjective
~Definition: Marked by fearless resolution: valiant (;brave, courageous;)
Jackie Joseph 8-16
~Sentence: On the busy street with the lights glistening an old lady whimpered her way across
the street in front of a speeding car, but luckily a doughty man came to save her.

Contumacious /kahn-too-MAY-shush/ adjective
~Definition: stubbornly, disobedient: rebellious
~Sentence: Shelly went from nice to contumacious because she joined a group of rebels just to
fit in.

Gridiron /GRID-eye-ern/ noun
~Definition: A football field
~Sentence: When the grade seven students had a field trip to a school to view fascinating
projects, that high school students created, they passed a strange looking gridiron with football
players wearing gloomy shaded uniforms.

Whirligig /WER-lih-gig/ noun
~Definition: A whirling or circular coarse (as an event) : A spinning top :Another word for merrygo-round.
~Sentence: Jack spent half an hour at the fair going around and around on the merry-go-round.

Torpor /TOR-per/ verb
~Sentence: Bob was very torpor because he spent his whole day working in a factory carrying
supplies, but he knew it was worth it because it was for a good cause for the less fortunate.

Perspicacious /pers-spih-KAY-shush/ adjective
~Definition: Having a ready insight into an understanding of things.
~Sentence: Jasmine ended up getting 1st on the honour roll because she is very perspicacious,
in everything.

Solidarity /saw-lih-DAIR-rih-tee/ noun
~Definition: Unity that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and
standards.
~Sentence: All the children in Iqbal’s story that showed their solidarity when they all stood up
for one another.
Jackie Joseph 8-16