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Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 19
January 5-9, 2015
Language Arts/ReadingMonday, January 5, 2015
Root of the Week:
tain/ten/tent/tin (to hold)
Word of the Day: Tenure
Definition: ten·ure
(noun) [ten-yer]
1. the holding or possessing of anything: the tenure of an office.
2. the holding of property, especially real property, of a superior in return for services to be rendered.
3. the period or term of holding something.
MathTuesday, January 6, 2015
Root of the Week: tain/ten/tent/tin (to hold)
Word of the Day: con·strain
(kənstrān′)tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains1.
a. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit: "Legislators ... used the power of the purse to constrain the size of the military" (Julian E. Zelizer).
2. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force;oblige: felt constrained to object to his behavior.
Social StudiesWednesday, January 7, 2015
Root of the Week:
tain/ten/tent/tin (to hold)
Word of the Day: Detain
Definition: de·tain [dih-teyn]
verb (used with object)
1. to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
2. to keep under restraint or in custody.
3. to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
ScienceThursday, January 8, 2015
Root of the Week:tain/ten/tent/tin (to hold)Word of the day: TensionDefinition: ten•sion[ten-shuh-n] noun 1. the act of stretching or straining. 2. the state of being stretched or strained. 3. mental or emotional strain; intense, suppressed suspense, anxiety, or excitement. 4. a strained relationship between individuals, groups, nations, etc.
Academy of Arts and EntertainmentFriday, January 9, 2015
Root of the Week:
tain/ten/tent/tin (to hold)
con·tent·ment (kən-tĕnt′) adj.
1. Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied.
2. Ready to accept or acquiesce; willing: She was content to step down after four years as chief executive.
Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 20
January 12-15, 2015
Root of the Week us/ut (to use)
Word of the Day: Peruse
[puh-rooz]
verb (used with object), perused, perusing.
1. To read through with thoroughness or care:
to peruse a report.
2. To read.
3. To survey or examine in detail.
10 True Facts
Language Arts/Reading
Monday, January 12, 2015
MathTuesday, January 13, 2015
Root of the Week us/ut (to use)
Word of the Day: Usurer[yoo-zher-er] noun
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.
Social StudiesWednesday, January 14, 2015Root of the Week us/ut( to use)
Word of the Day: utilitarianism
[yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uh-niz-uh-m]
noun
The ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility, and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons.
ScienceThursday, January 15, 2015
Root of the Week us/ut (to use)
Word of day: Uterus
Definition: u•ter•us
[yoo-ter-uh s]noun
The enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.
Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 21
January 20-23, 2015
Language Arts/ReadingTuesday, January 20, 2015
Root of the Week ven/vent (to come, to move toward)
Word of the Day: conveneDefinition: con·vene[kuh n-veen] verb
1. to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose. 2. to cause to assemble; convoke. 3. to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
MathWednesday,January 21, 2015
Root of Week ven/vent
(to come, to move toward)
Word of the Day: circumvent
1. to go around or bypass
2. to surround or encompass, as by stratagem
Social StudiesThursday, January 22, 2015
Root of the Week ven/vent
(to come, to move toward)
Word of the Day: Venturesome
[ven-cher-suh m] adjective
1. Having or showing a disposition to undertake risky or dangerous activities; daring
2. Attended with risk; hazardous:
ScienceFriday, January 23, 2015Root of the Week ven/vent(to come, to move toward)Word of the Day: ventricleDefinition: ven·tri·cle[ven-tri-kuh l] noun 1. Zoology: any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body. 2. Anatomy:a. either of the two lower chambers on each side of the heart that receive blood from the atria and in turn force it into the arteries.b. one of a series of connecting cavities of the brain
Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 22
January 26-30, 2015
Language Arts/ReadingMonday, January 26, 2015Root of the Week ab/abs
(off, away from, apart, down)
Word of the Day: Absolution
Definition: ab•so•lu•tion
[ab-suh-loo-shuh n] noun
1. act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
2. state of being absolved.
MathTuesday, January 27, 2015
Root of the Week ab/abs
(off, away from, apart, down)
Word of the day: Abstract
1. thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances: an abstract idea.
2. theoretical; not applied or practical
Social StudiesWednesday, January 28, 2015
Root of the Week ab/abs (off, away from, apart, down)
Word of the Day: abolish
Definition: a·bol·ish
[uh-bol-ish] verb
To do away with; put an end to; annul; make void: to abolish slavery.
ScienceThursday, January 29, 2015
Root of the Week ab/abs
(off,away from,apart,down)
Word of the Day: Abort
Definition: a·bort
[uh-bawrt] verb
1. to bring forth a fetus from the uterus before the fetus is viable; miscarry.
2. to develop incompletely; remain in a rudimentary or undeveloped state.
3. to fail, cease, or stop at an early or premature stage.
Academy of HealthFriday, January 30, 2015
Root of the Week ab/abs (off,away from,apart,down)
Word of the Day: abdominal
Anatomy, Zoology.
1. the part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis; belly.
2. the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines, etc.