Cool Words for Cool Kids
Do you like surprise birthday parties?
Some people love the idea of being surprised by a group of friends who want to extend their birthday wishes.
Other people, however, are more reserved and don’t like to be the center of attention.
If you are ever in the position of hosting [Read more…]
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:
Bevy: A large group or collection.
Octogenarian: A person who is age 80 to 89.
Submit your sentence below. The most [Read more…]
When do you consider a person to be “old”?
Over the years, as life expectancies have increased, Americans have redefined the concept of aging.
With sophisticated medical care, people are now living longer—and healthier—lives than ever before.
It’s no longer unusual for a person to remain active well into his/her [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 18, 2015.
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Coterie means:
A) A school for advanced learners
B) A country populated with a diverse citizenry
C) A company with significant financial resources
D) A small group of people with shared interests [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 15, 2015.
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Bellwether means:
A) A type of auditory signal
B) A well-protected fortress
C) An indicator of a future trend
D) An open-ended question
If you love baseball, then spring may be your favorite time of year. That’s when opening day for the baseball season usually occurs.
In the US, professional teams in the Major League typically begin playing in April and complete the season about six months later.
At the season’s end, the [Read more…]
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:
Bellwether: An indicator of a future trend; a leader at the forefront of a trend.
Coterie: A small group of people [Read more…]
If someone told you to choose two new friends, where would you start?
Chances are, you would look for people who have interests that are similar to your own.
Whether your top priority is doing well in school, excelling in sports or simply being a good person, the friends you [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 11, 2015.
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Replete means:
A) Relatively spacious
B) Exceptionally tall
C) Abundantly supplied
D) Extremely deficient
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 8, 2015.
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Busk means:
A) To entertain in a public place
B) To thoroughly clean
C) To protect from intruders
D) To accept wholeheartedly
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