Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 27

March 2-6, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, March 2, 2015

Root of the Week: “fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy” (to do, to make)Word of the Day: figurative[fig-yer-uh-tiv] adjectiveOf the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal.

MathTuesday, March 3, 2015Root of the Week: “fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy” (to do, to make)Word of the Day: Factorize[fak-tuh-rahyz] verbTo resolve into factors, elements contributing to a particular result or situation

Social StudiesWednesday, March 4, 2015Root of the Week: “fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy” (to do, to make)Word of the Day: Forfeiture

[fawr-fi-cher] nounAn act of forfeiting, (to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime, fault, or breach of engagement).

ScienceThursday, March 5, 2015Root of the Week: “fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy” (to do, to make)Word of the Day: transfiguration[trans-fig-yuh-rey-shuh n] noun1. a change in outward form or appearance; transform.2. a change so as to glorify or exalt.

Root of the Week: “fac/fic/fig/fait/feit/fy” (to do, to make)Word of the Day: Fictitious[fik-tish-uh s] adjective1. created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false2. of, relating to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination

Academy of Arts and EntertainmentFriday, March 6, 2015

Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 28

March 9-13, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, March 9, 2015Root of the Week: “gn/gno” (know)

Word of the Day: Cognate[kog-neyt] adjective1. related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc.2. Linguistics: descended from the same language or form3. allied or similar in nature or quality.

MathTuesday, March 10, 2015Root of the Week: “gn/gno” (know)Word of the Day: Alignment[uh-lahyn-muh nt] noun1. an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.2. the proper adjustment of the components of an electronic circuit, machine, etc., for coordinated functioning3. a state of agreement or cooperation among persons, groups, nations, etc., with a common cause or viewpoint.

Social StudiesWednesday, March 11, 2015Root of the Week: “gn/gno” (know)Word of the Day: Agnosticism[ag-nos-tuh-siz-uh m] nounAn intellectual doctrine or attitude affirming the uncertainty of all claims to ultimate knowledge.

ScienceThursday, March 12, 2015

Root of the Week: “gn/gno” (know)Word of the Day: Cognitive[kog-ni-tiv] AdjectiveOf or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

Academy of Informational TechnologyFriday, March 13, 2015

Root of the Week: “gn/gno” (know)Word of the Day: Magneton[mag-ni-ton] noun Physics: a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.

Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 29

March 16-19, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, March 16, 2015Root of the Week: “hypo” (under, beneath, less than)Word of the Day: Hypocritical[hip-uh-krit-i-kuh l] adjectiveOf the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess

MathTuesday, March 17, 2015Root of the Week: “hypo” (under, beneath, less than)Word of the Day: Hypotenuse[hahy-pot-n-oos, -yoos] nounGeometry: The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

Social StudiesWednesday, March 18, 2015Root of the Week: “hypo” (under, beneath, less than)Word of the Day: Hypochondria[hahy-puh-kon-dree-uh] nounPsychiatry: an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.

ScienceThursday, March 19, 2015

Root of the Week: “hypo” (under, beneath, less than)Word of the Day: Hypoplasia[hahy-puh-pley-zhuh] noun1. Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.2. (in plants) inability to mature properly owing to a disease or inadequate supply of nutrients.