JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of September 1-September 5
Latin Root: NOV (new)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
9/1/2014 / DAY OFF / DAY OFF / DAY OFF / DAY OFF / DAY OFF
Tuesday
9/2/2014 / innovate / verb / [IN nuh vate] / to do something in a new way; to have new ideas about how something can be done / People love shoes; therefore, ways to innovate sneakers never ends.
Wednesday
9/3/2014 / renovate / verb / [REN uh vate] / to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again / My parents renovated our kitchen three years ago.
Thursday
9/4/2014 / novice / noun / [NO vis] / a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation / Most novice swimmers don't know how swim efficiently.
Friday
9/5/2014 / novelty / noun / [NOV uhl tee] / something new, fresh, or unusual / Tamagochi, the high-tech virtual pet, was a novelty that lasted for two years before it went out of fashion.
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of September 8-September 12
Latin Root: MAL (bad)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
9/8/2014 / malign / verb / [muh LINE] / to speak of maliciously; insult / The pamphlet tried to help the incumbent win the race for governor by attempting to malign the opposing candidate.
Tuesday
9/9/2014 / malignant / adjective / [muh LIG nuhnt] / bad in nature, influence or effect / The oncologist removed the
malignant tumor.
Wednesday
9/10/2014 / malinger / verb / [muh LEEN ger] / to pretend to be sick in order to avoid something / My brother chose to malinger all day because he didn’t study for his math test.
Thursday
9/11/2014
PSD Day / WOD quiz / Beginning of / 5th period / Words from 8/18-9/10 / Words from 8/18-9/10
Friday
9/12/2014 / malice / noun / [MAL uhs] / a desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite / The customer’s malice toward the store owner was demonstrated when she knocked over the store displays as she left the store.
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of September 15-September 19
Latin Root: FER (to bear or to carry)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
9/15/2014 / ferry / verb / [FER ee] / to carry or move (someone or something) on a vehicle usually for a short distance between two places / A bus will ferry visitors from the parking lot to the entrance gate.
Tuesday
9/16/2014 / insufferable / adjective / [in SUF er uh buhl] / impossible to bear; intolerable / I found my brother’s girlfriend to be insufferable and I always try to avoid her.
Wednesday
9/17/2014 / preferential / adjective / [pre fer EN shuhl] / giving or showing an advantage to one over another / Many students in the class were upset over the teacher’s preferential treatment of the new student.
Thursday
9/18/2014 / conferment / noun / [kuhn FER muhnt] / to bestow upon as a gift, favor, or honor / The conferment of gifts upon the king lasted only until he was removed from power.
Friday
9/19/2014 / infer / verb / [in FUHR] / to form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts / I was able to infer from his silence that he was angry about my decision not to go to the movies.
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of September 22-September 26
Latin Root: PEND (to hang; to weigh)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
9/22/2014 / pendulous / adjective / [PEN jyoo luhs] / hanging down loosely; saggy or droopy / The students received Saturday detentions for their pendulous pants.
Tuesday
9/23/2014 / impending / adjective / [im PEN ding] / hanging over one, as a doom; happening or likely to happen soon / I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.
Wednesday
9/24/2014 / pendant / noun / [PEN duhnt] / a piece of jewelry that hangs / She wore her grandmother’s pearl pendant to the holiday gala.
Thursday
9/25/2014 / DAY OFF / DAY OFF / DAY OFF / DAY OFF / DAY OFF
Friday
9/26/2014 / suspend / verb / [suh SPEND] / hang (something) from somewhere / We wanted to suspend the light from the ceiling.
JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of September 29-October 3
Latin Root: QUI (quiet; rest)
DATE / WORD / PART OF SPEECH / PRONUNCIATION / DEFINITION / SENTENCEMonday
9/29/2014 / acquiesce / verb / [ak KWEE es] / submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent / The students will acquiesce to their teacher’s request to remain silent during the exam.
Tuesday
9/30/2014 / quiescent / adjective / [KWEE es sent] / being quiet, still or inactive / In our busy world, it is hard to find a place to be quiescent.
Wednesday
10/1/2014 / requium / noun / [RE kwee uhm] / a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person / A requiem was performed to honor the dead queen.
Thursday
10/2/2014 / acquit / verb / [uh KWIT] / to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty / The jury did acquit her, but many people still think she's guilty.
Friday
10/3/2014 / tranquil / adjective / [TRAN kwil] / free from disturbance; calm / Our family planned a tranquil camping trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.