Cool Words for Cool Kids
When flying the flag of the United States of America, a number of traditions should be followed to ensure that it is treated with respect.
For example, it should never be flown upside down—except as a distress signal.
When the flag is displayed from a flagpole, it should be placed [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:
Verbose: Wordy; using more words than necessary.
Sylvan: Relating to a wooded area or forest.
Submit your sentence below. The most [Read more…]
When is the last time you visited a forest?
Plenty of places have lots of trees. But you can’t really call it a forest unless the treetops cover at least 60% of that area, according to some forest ecologists.
Each year, millions of Americans visit National Forests in the US. [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Jan. 29, 2015.
Let’s do a practice round!
Bovine means:
A) Reddish in color
B) Covered in fur
C) Extremely large
D) Relating to cattle
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Jan. 26, 2015.
Let’s do a practice round!
Hew means:
A) To carry
B) To burn
C) To chop
D) To stack
When you sit down to write a report, it’s a good feeling when the words flow easily.
You have plenty of ideas and tap out one crisply written sentence after another on your keyboard.
After you finish that first draft, here’s a fun exercise to try: Check the length of [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:
Hew: To chop; strike forcibly with an ax.
Bovine: Relating to cattle; having traits, such as being slow-moving, commonly associated with [Read more…]
When you drink a glass of milk, do you ever give much thought to the cow that produced it?
There are thousands of dairy farms operating in the US. But if you’ve never seen a cow in person, this animal may seem a bit mysterious.
Here are some basic facts: [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Jan. 22, 2015.
Let’s do a practice round!
Effulgent means:
A) Effortless
B) Radiant
C) Far away
D) Excessive
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Jan. 19, 2015.
Let’s do a practice round!
Extant means:
A) Still existing
B) Related to an exterior
C) Marked by fame
D) Culturally diverse
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