Cool Words for Cool Kids
How would you like to be a part owner of Apple Inc., Coca-Cola or Samsung?
Through the US stock market, anyone can own a piece of literally thousands of large businesses.
How does it work? Private individuals, as well as professional investors, can purchase stock (or shares) in companies that [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:
Busk: To play music or entertain in a public place for donations.
Replete: Filled or abundantly supplied.
Submit your sentence below. [Read more…]
Many great empires throughout history have left behind fascinating architectural treasures that can still be appreciated today.
A remarkable example is the Dolmabahce Palace, built by the rulers of the Ottoman Empire and located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Construction on this massive palace lasted for more than 12 years, beginning in [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 4, 2015.
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Turgid means:
A) Cloudy and polluted
B) Generally shallow
C) Excessively salty
D) Swollen or distended
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 1, 2015.
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Oblique means:
A) Relating to European culture
B) Including historic features
C) Having a slanted direction or position
D) Proceeding at a slow pace
B.B. King, one of the greatest blues musicians of all time, died last month at the age of 89.
He grew up in Mississippi, sang gospel in a church choir and reportedly began playing the guitar at age 12. Early on, he earned spare money by busking (see definition and [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:
Oblique: Having a slanted direction or position; indirect or evasive.
Turgid: Swollen or distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or [Read more…]
The country of Bangladesh in South Asia is home to more than 150 million people and a collection of massive and powerful rivers.
Although they are an important natural resource and a critical support to the country’s agricultural industry, excessive rain often causes these rivers to overflow.
During monsoon season, [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on May 28, 2015.
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Garrulous means:
A) Frightening in appearance
B) Excessively talkative
C) Inclined to self-promotion
D) Generally cautious
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on May 25, 2015.
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Quagmire means:
A) A wooded expanse
B) An open field
C) A place where birds create nests
D) An area of soft, wet ground
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