1. Words of the Day
Week 11 Semester 1

2. Words of the Day – Week 11 Monday, October 20, 2014
Attrition
Circumvent
Part of speech: noun
Definition: natural loss of individuals
Sample Sentence: Colleges try not to have a high rate of attrition. They want students to stay until graduation, rather than drop out early.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to avoid
Sample Sentence: I had to swerve to the right to circumvent a huge pothole.

3. Words of the Day – Week 11 Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Cohesive
Inundate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to flood
Sample Sentence: The President was inundated with questions from the reporters.
Other forms: inundation (n.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: connected
Sample Sentence: A family needs to be cohesive-to stay together even when stresses and strains threaten to tear it apart.
Other forms: cohesively (adv.), cohesiveness (n.)

4. Words of the Day – Week 11 Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Oblivious
Robust
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: not noticing
Sample Sentence: The driver continued into the intersection, apparently oblivious to the fact that the light had turned red.
Other forms: obliviously (adv.), obliviousness (n.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: strong and well
Sample Sentence: A number of weightlifters who were previously robust have ruined their health and vigor by taking steroids.
Other forms: robustly (adv.), robustness (n.)

5. Words of the Day – Week 11 Thursday, October 23, 2014
Sanction
Vociferous
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to grant approval of
Sample Sentence: By greeting the dictator with extreme courtesy and fanfare, the ambassador seemed to sanction his policies.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: loud
Sample Sentence: The principal became angry and vociferous, shouting at students who tried to sneak out of the fire drill.
Other forms: vociferously (adv.), vociferousness (n.)