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1 Vocabulary Week of March 4th – March 8th
Goal: to learn a new word, its part of speech, and to use it correctly in an original sentence.

2 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Monday, March 4th pundit

3 Please guess the definition…
On news programs, pundits are often called on to provide analysis or commentary on politicians and significant political events. Please guess the definition… an informed expert on a particular subject who is often asked to give opinions about it to the public pundit is a noun synonyms: authority, specialist antonym: amateur Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

4 Vocabulary Word of the Day
perspicacious

5 Please guess the definition…
The teacher was delighted to read such perspicacious analysis in the student’s essay. Please guess the definition… having a really clear insight into and understanding of things perspicacious is an adjective synonyms: perceptive, insightful antonym: unintelligent Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

6 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Tuesday, March 5th complacent

7 Please guess the definition…
Her hope was that her children would continue to seek out new challenges and not grow complacent with their status in life. Please guess the definition… showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements complacent is an adjective synonyms: smug, conceited antonym: ambitious Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

8 Vocabulary Word of the Day
tribulation

9 Please guess the definition…
Experiencing tribulations can change our perspective on life, and hopefully make us stronger. Please guess the definition… a cause of great trouble or suffering tribulation is a noun synonyms: suffering, distress antonym: peace Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

10 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Wednesday, March 6th amass

11 Please guess the definition…
Over time, he had amassed such a collection of shoes, that he had a whole separate room built onto his house to store them. Please guess the definition… gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time amass is a verb synonyms: collect, assemble antonym: give away Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

12 Vocabulary Word of the Day
rectify

13 An apology was not sufficient to rectify the pain they had caused.
Please guess the definition… put (something) right; correct rectify is a verb synonyms: amend, remedy antonym: harm Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

14 Review these words for Friday’s quiz:
rectify vapid amass ubiquitous tribulation paltry complacent cursory perspicacious ludicrous

15 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Thursday, March 7th impetuous

16 Please guess the definition…
Teenagers have a (probably unfair) reputation of making ill-conceived and impetuous choices. Please guess the definition… acting or done quickly and without thought or care impetuous is an adjective synonyms: impulsive, hasty antonym: well-planned Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

17 Vocabulary Word of the Day
appease

18 Please guess the definition…
Wanting to appease her angry parents, she decided she would go above and beyond by completing not only her chores, but also cleaning the whole house. Please guess the definition… pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands appease is a verb synonyms: pacify, win over antonym: anger Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

19 Vocabulary Word of the Day
Friday, March 8th cache

20 Please guess the definition…
Unbeknownst to her health-conscious mother, Ursula had a cache of miniature candy bars hidden under the loose floorboard in her room. Please guess the definition… a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place cache is a noun synonyms: hoard, stockpile antonym: NA Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

21 Vocabulary Word of the Day
itinerant

22 Please guess the definition…
Her dream was to join a group of itinerant musicians and roam around the country playing music. Please guess the definition… traveling from place to place itinerant is an adjective synonyms: nomadic, wandering antonym: settled Now please write a sentence with context clues and use the word correctly.

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