Cool Words for Cool Kids
If you have a smartphone, chances are you do a lot of text messaging.
In fact, the average American teenager sends and receives more than 3,000 text messages each month, according to surveys.
For most teens, being able to send text messages is the leading reason for having a smartphone. [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:
Anodyne: Innocuous; not likely to offend anyone.
Soporific: Tending to cause or induce drowsiness or sleep.
Submit your sentence below. The [Read more…]
Cats do a lot of sleeping!
In fact, the average cat spends up to 15 hours a day snoozing.
If you have a cat, it may seem that he/she isn’t awake hardly at all. But chances are good that your cat is most active when you are fast asleep.
It’s [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 23, 2015.
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Lobbyist means:
A) A person who recruits for sports teams
B) A person who works in management
C) A person who gives financial advice
D) A person who tries to influence legislation [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 20, 2015.
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Flummox means:
A) To frighten
B) To confuse
C) To forget
D) To eliminate
“Every cloud has a silver lining” is a saying that is used so often that it’s no longer considered interesting or useful.
People often make this remark when they are trying to cheer someone up or suggest that something positive may come from a bad event.
“Look on the bright [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:
Flummox: To confuse; perplex; bewilder.
Lobbyist: A person who tries to influence government officials on behalf of a business or cause. [Read more…]
When someone mentions Washington, D.C., you’re likely to think of the President of the United States or members of Congress.
But they are not the only ones who work in our nation’s capital.
More than 10,000 registered lobbyists (see definition and hear pronunciation below) advocate on behalf of businesses or [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 16, 2015.
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Auric means:
A) Relating to gold
B) Relating to a bank
C) Relating to size
D) Relating to history
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 13, 2015.
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Tamp means:
A) To create from scratch
B) To apply moisture
C) To press down
D) To elongate
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