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Title: Word of the Day


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What is the word of the day ?
The mad scientist integrated the four aliens to
make one new alien.
Integrate To join together or unify.
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The Word Of The Day
  • The prisoner was coerced into confessing to the
    crime by the detective who tricked him into
    answering the question.

Coerced(verb) Compel force to make someone do
something.
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What is the word of the day?
  • The girls did chores around the house to
    compensate their parents for the window they
    broke.

Compensate VERB 1- Make an
equal return to give an equivalent to 2-Balance
by an equal weight or power make up 3-pay
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Word Of The Day
  • Sam extricates the cat from the net.

Extricate(verb) set free from entanglements,
difficulties, embarrassing situations , etc.
release
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What Is The Word?
  • The sergeant negotiated with the enemy to sign
    the peace treaty.

Negotiate(verb)-1. Talk over and arrange terms
confer consult. 2. Arrange for. 3. Get past or
over. 4. Sell.
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What Is The Word Of The Day
  • The owners had their household furniture conveyed
    from the old house to the new house in a moving
    van.

Convey (verb) 1. Take from one place to
another carry 2. Transmit or conduct 3. Make
known communicate 4. Transfer ownership of
hand over give
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Word of the day
  • Caroline always procrastinates doing her chores,
    because she hates to vacuum and would rather be
    on the computer!

Procrastinate (verb) To put off until later
delay
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?Word of the Day?
  • Kari is condemned to not watch TV because she got
    an F on her test.

Condemn-verb 1. To say very strongly that you
do not approve of something. 2. To force someone
to suffer something unpleasant.?
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Word of the day
  • My dog relinquished his bone to the dog next door.

Relinquished-vto give up,or let go.
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What is the Word of the day?
  • Jeff was deceived when he thought the
    basketball meeting was that night.

Deceive- Verb 1. make a person believe as true
something that is false mislead 2. use deceit
lie.
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?? Word of the Day ??
  • The mad scientist elaborated the story about a
    terrifying, hideous pink monster.

Elaborated (v) 1.Planned or executed with
painstaking attention to numerous parts or
details. 2. To produce
by effort-create.
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Word Of The Day
  • Chuck is going to advocate the advertising for
    Boy Scouts..

Advocate (verb)To support or call an idea or
call for a plan.
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Whats The Word Of The Day?
  • Kari and Annie made a promise that they would
    condone whatever happened during one of their
    fights.

Condone (verb) To forgive or overlook
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WHAT IS THE WORD OF THE DAY
  • Teddy speculated that Kodak would do well so he
    bought a lot of stock.

Speculate (Verb) 1. Think carefully reflect
meditate consider 2. To guess conjecture 3. Buy
or sell when there is a large risk, with the hope
of making a profit from future price changes.
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??Word Of The Day??
  • Her little brother provoked her by humming while
    she was studying.

Provoke VERB 1. Make Angry 2.Stir upexcite
3.Call forth or bring about
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Word of the day
Bens mom presumed that he would play outside in
the summer.
???What does it mean???
Presume (v.) 1.take for granted without proving
assume 2.take upon oneself venture dare
3.take an unfair advantage 4.act with improper
boldness take liberties
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Word Of the Day
  • The two students collaborated in finishing the
    project on time

Collaborate(verb)-1.work together 2. Aid or
cooperate with enemies of ones country
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Word of the Day
  • The children saw two kittens converge as they
    flew around the corner!
  • Converge-verb-
  • 1. turn toward each other.
  • 2. tend to meet in a point.

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Word of the day
You must proceed with caution through
construction zones.
Proceed(v.)-go on after having stopped move
forward
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Word of the Day
  • John knows the letter B precedes the letter C in
    the alphabet.
  • Precede (verb) go or come before.

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Word of the Day
  • I deviated from my routine and decided to walk to
    the store instead of drive to the store.

Deviate verb turn aside (from a way, course,
rule, truth, etc.)
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Word of the day.
  • A long war devastated the country because most
    of its beautiful land was destroyed.

Devastated-(verb) to waste or destroy or ravage
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Word of the day
  • Katie was scrupulous when she was correcting the
    errors in the short story.

Scrupulous (adj.) attending thoroughly to
details.
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Word Of The Day
  • Everyone had to vacate the building during the
    extreme fire because the building was a safety
    hazard.

Vacate-(verb) To leave empty unoccupied
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Word of the day
  • Marias teacher says she exemplifies good
    behavior and that she is a good role model.
  • Exemplify(v)- Show by example, be an example of
    something or someone.

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word of the day
  • To acquire the new scooter Jessie wanted, she
    realized that she would have to get a summer job.

Acquire (verb)-come to have get as ones own.
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Word of the day
  • Andy was punctual for each club meeting
  • he was always on time for every meeting.

Punctual(adj.)on time prompt
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Word of the Day
  • He was ecstatic when his dog was liberated from
    rabies.

Liberated (verb) to be set free
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Word of the day
  • The girl cavorted with the ball around the field
    during gym class.

Cavort (verb) Prance about jump around
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Word of the Day
  • Buddy was quickly exceeding further than his
    classmates in math, so he was moved to an
    advanced math class.

Exceed(v.)-be more or greater than.
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Word of the day
  • Gina was genial when she found out she got all
    As on her report card.

Genial(adj.)-smiling and pleasant cheerful and
friendly kindly
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Word Of The Day
  • Joe is courteous to help Emily with her homework.

Courteous (adj.) thoughtful of others polite.
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Word of the day
  • Andy was quite veracious when he admitted to the
    teacher that he really didnt do his homework.

Veracious(adj.)-truthfulness
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Word of the Day
  • She was tenacious in her belief that the New York
    Yankees would eventually win the 2003 World
    Series.

Tenacious(adv.)-persistent
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Word of the Day
  • His dad was very meticulous about keeping his
    tools in their proper place.

Meticulous(adv.)-extremely or excessivelycareful
about small details.
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Word of the day.
  • Sam was prudent when she waited for a sale to buy
    the sweater she wanted.

Prudent(adj.)-planning carefully ahead of time
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Word of the day
  • Dan was generous when he gave Sue the last cookie
    instead of keeping it for himself.

Generous(adv.)-willing to share with others
unselfish.
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Word Of The Day
  • Melissa was ingenious when she tricked her
    little brother into setting the table for her.

Ingenious(adj.)-with skill of planning and
making clever.
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What is the word of the day?
Sue is very tolerant of her little brother whose
goal is to annoy her.
Tolerant (verb)-to be respectful of others.
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Word of the Day
  • The reputation of the company is that it is a
    highly ethical company because they have high
    standards.
  • Ethicaladj.-Being in accordance with the
    accepted principles of right and wrong that
    govern the conduct of a profession.

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What is the word of the day?
  • Jenny perseveringly practiced the flute even
    though it was hard.

Perseveringly (adv.)-continue steadily in doing
something hard persist
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What is the word of the day?
  • Jen acted studious because she wants to do well
    on her test.

Studious (adj.)-fond of study showing careful
consideration careful thoughtful
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What is the word of the day?
  • Anne was reliable because she attended
  • all club meetings.

Reliable (adj.)-Worthy of trust able to be
depended on
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Word of the Day
  • Katie was scrupulous when she was corrcting the
    errors in the short story.

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What is the word of the day?
  • Being very perceptive, John noticed the new snack
    in the vending machine.
  • Perceptive (adj.) able to perceive intelligent

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What is the word of the day???
  • Michelle was very observant when the teacher was
    giving the directions because she wanted to know
    what to do on her assignment.

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What is the word of the day?
  • Jenny perseveringly practiced the flute even
    though it was hard.

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What is the word of the day?
  • Anne was reliable because she attended
  • all club meetings.

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What is the word of the day?
  • Jen acted studious because she wants to do well
    on her test.

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What is the word of the day?
  • Jenny perseveringly practiced the flute even
    though it was hard.

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Word of the day
  • The boy inferred, because of the snow, that it
    would be cold.

Infer find out by reasoning come to believe
after thinking conclude.
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Word of the day
  • The boy synthesized the pieces of the puzzle.

Synthesize combine into a complex whole.
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