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Wednesday Word of the Day

11/12/2014

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Great way to improve your child's vocabulary.  Make a point to use the new word throughout the day in different contexts.  Allow your child to determine the meaning from hearing you use it.  You can also turn it into a game!  Create a Hidden Word Puzzle, Play Hangman, Matching Game or use Vocabulary Flashcards.  Ways to use the new words are restricted only by your imagination!!


4th-6th Grade:  chap
Definition: 1.  to crack, roughen, and redden the skin.  2.  to cause the ground, wood, etc to split or crack.  3.  An informal way of saying guy
Example:  The wind always chaps my face.


6th-9th Grade:  ravage 
Definition:  to do ruinous damage
Example:  The soldiers in the last war ravaged the ancient town.


9th-12th:  germane
Definition:   Appropriate, fitting, relevant
Example:  While Victoria's paper flowed well, it lacked sufficient supporting evidence germane to her thesis.

(SuperKids.com)

Adult: Mata Hari
Definition:  Was a Dutch dancer executed as a German spy in World War I.  Is now used to refer to any seductive woman who works as a spy.
Example:  Sophia joins the war effort  and embarks upon improbable espionage escapades, hoping to come off as a Mata Hari.

(Wordsmith.com)







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