1. Words of the Day
Week 5 Semester 2

2. Words of the Day – Week 5 Monday, February 9, 2015
Coalition
Connotation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: partnership
Sample Sentence: Four colleges formed a coalition to operate a shared Center of Higher Education.
Other forms: coalitional (adj.)
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a suggested meaning
Sample Sentence: For many of us, the word sea has a connotation of salty air and vast openness.
Other forms: connotative (adj.)

3. Words of the Day – Week 5 Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Diabolic
Dilapidated
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: run-down
Sample Sentence: The dilapidated house must have once been handsome. Some of its broken windows are stained glass, and the loose door hinges are fine metalwork.
Other Forms: N/A
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: devilish
Sample Sentence: The horror story featured open graves, walking corpses, and a diabolic villain who turned an entire town of people into zombies.
Other Forms: diabolically (adv.), diabolicalness (n.)

4. Words of the Day – Week 5 Wednesday, February 11 , 2015
Integral
Noxious
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: essential
Sample Sentence: Voting is integral to democracy. Without free elections, a democratic system cannot continue to exist.
Other forms: integrality (n.), integrally (adv.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: unhealthy
Sample Sentences: The entire office building had to be evacuated when noxious fumes started coming out of the air vents and dozens of workers got sick.
Other Forms: noxiously (adv.), noxiousness (n.)

5. Words of the Day – Week 5 Thursday, February 12, 2015
Scenario
Yen
Part of speech: noun
Definition: outline of possible events
Sample Sentence: “I’ve worked out an overall scenario for the movie,” the screenwriter said, “but I haven’t gone beyond the basic plot.”
Other forms: N/A
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a longing
Sample Sentence: Whenever I have a yen for something sweet, I try to eat fruit instead of cookies or candy.
Other Forms: N/A