1. Words of the Week
Weeks 9-16

2. Vocabulary Word of the Week (9)
Discretion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: good sense
Sample Sentence: Ali wasn’t using much discretion when he passed a police car at eighty miles an hour.

3. Vocabulary Word of the Week (10)
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a disadvantage
Sample Sentence: Loni’s purple hair may be a detriment when she goes for a job interview.
Other forms: detrimental (adj.)
Detriment

4. Vocabulary Word of the Week (11)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: skilled
Sample Sentence: The juggler was so dexterous that he managed to keep five balls in motion at once.
Other forms: dexterously (ad.), dexterousness (n.)
Dexterous

5. Vocabulary Word of the Week (12)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: used to describe speech that is meant to be funny.
Sample Sentence: Dr. Segura has a facetious sign on his office door; “I’d like to help you out. Which way did you come in?”
Other forms: facetiously (ad.) facetiousness (n.)
Facetious

6. Vocabulary Word of the Week (13)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: outgoing
Sample Sentence: Melissa is so gregarious that she wants to be with other people even when she’s studying.
Other forms: gregariously (adv.), gregariousness (n.)
Gregarious

7. Vocabulary Word of the Week (14)
Optimum
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: ideal
Sample Sentence: The road was so icy that the optimum driving speed was only about ten miles an hour.
Other forms: optimum (n.)

8. Vocabulary Word of the Week (15)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: showy
Sample Sentence: My show-off aunt has some ostentatious jewelry, such as a gold bracelet that’s so heavy she can hardly lift her arm.
Other forms: ostentatiously (adv.), ostentatious (n.)
Ostentatious

9. Vocabulary Word of the Week (16)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: ethical, to do the right thing
Sample Sentence: The judge was scrupulous about never accepting a bribe or allowing personal threat to influence his decisions.
Other forms: scrupulously (adv.), scrupulousness (n.), scruples
Scrupulous