Vocab Practice: Bleak

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. 3, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Bleak means:

A) Cold or cheerless
B) Warm and inviting
C) Open and hospitable
D) Marked by stillness

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Cool Word Challenge: Indigenous and Bleak

Cool Word Challenge Indigenous and Bleak

Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Indigenous: Native; living naturally in a particular region or environment.

Bleak: Cold or cheerless; not encouraging.

Submit your sentence below. The [Read more…]

Not So Bleak After All!

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When you think of wintertime in Alaska, what comes to mind?

Extreme coldness probably tops the list. You may also assume that such harsh temperatures would not be conducive to outside activities, but that’s not true.

Even though Alaskan winters can see some of the coldest temperatures in the country, [Read more…]