JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of October 6-October 10
Latin Root: VERT; VERS (to turn)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
10/6/2014 / versatile / adjective / [VER suh tile] / turning with ease from one thing to another / In the book Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte tells Wilbur that she is versatile.
Tuesday
10/7/2014 / vertigo / noun / [VER tuh go] / condition in which one feels that one’s surroundings are turning about; dizzy / If you are standing still but the room is inexplicably spinning, you might be suffering from vertigo.
Wednesday
10/8/2014 / aversion / noun / [uh VER zhun] / feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to turn away from it / His biggest aversion is guests who are always late.
Thursday
10/9/2014 / divert / verb / [duh VERT] / shift or turn from one thing to another / A magician might attempt to divert your attention as he shoves the rabbit into the hat.
Friday
10/10/2014 / avert / verb / [uh VERT] / turn away or to prevent / They had to avert their eyes when the King entered the foyer.
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of October 13-October 17
Latin Root: JECT (throw, cast)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
10/13/2014 / eject / verb / [EE jekt] / throw out; expel; evict / Sports players are subject to being ejected from the game for getting fouls.
Tuesday
10/14/2014 / inject / verb / [in JEKT] / force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing / As a precaution against the flu virus, hundreds of people opt to have a medical professional inject them with the vaccine.
Wednesday
10/15/2014 / project / verb / [pruh JEKT] / thrust or throw forward / You need to project your voice better if you want to be an actor.
Thursday
10/16/2014 / reject / verb / [ree JEKT] / discard, throw back; refuse to take / Colleges reject hundreds of incomplete applications each year.
Friday
10/17/2014 / object / verb / [uhb JEKT] / protest; throw against; disapprove / Many people object to the amount of violence on television.
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of October 20-October 24
Latin Root: STRING, STRIC (to bind or draw tight)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
10/20/2014 / constrict / verb / [kuhn STRIKT] / draw together; shrink / Her shoes are too small and constrict her feet.
Tuesday
10/21/2014 / stricture / noun / [STRIK sher ] / adverse criticism; censure / The reviewer made several strictures about the author’s style of writing.
Wednesday
10/22/2014 / unrestricted / adjective / [un ree STRIC tuhd] / not confined within bounds; free / My grandparents purchased an unrestricted plane ticket for me so I can visit them anytime.
Thursday
10/23/2014
Early Release / WOD quiz / Beginning of / 5th period / Words from 9/11-10/17 / Words from 9/11-10/17
Friday
10/24/2014 / PLANNING DAY / PLANNING DAY / PLANNING DAY / PLANNING DAY / PLANNING DAY
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of October 27-October 31
Latin Root: CLAM, CLAIM (to shout or to cry out)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
10/27/2014 / acclaim / verb / [uh KLAME] / To enthusiastically praise or acknowledge; shout for or in favor of / The restaurant is acclaimed for its decadent desserts.
Tuesday
10/28/2014 / exclamation / verb / [ek skluh MA shun] / a sharp cry of strong feeling / The students responded with an exclamation of “hooray!” when they heard there would be no classes tomorrow.
Wednesday
10/29/2014 / clamor / noun / [KLAM er] / loud and persistent outcry from many people / The children decided to clamor for more ice cream.
Thursday
10/30/2014 / proclamation / noun / [prok luh MAY shun] / statement or announcement / The president of the company made a proclamation that March 21 would be a holiday in honor of the company’s award winning faculty.
Friday
10/31/2014 / declaim / verb / [dih KLAME] / to speak aloud in an oratorical manner / The actress was told to declaim the last lines of the play with passion.