Cool Words for Cool Kids
“The Wizard of Oz” is one of the most popular movies of all time.
In this simple but captivating story, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, embark on a journey to the Emerald City with three unlikely characters—the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.
It’s now been more than [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:
Salubrious: Healthful; conducive to well-being; wholesome.
Mirthful: Joyous; jolly; marked by merriment.
Submit your sentence below. The most creative ones that [Read more…]
The Cool Word Club wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas…
And so does this mirthful (see definition and hear pronunciation below) man!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Can you think of any other mirthful holiday characters?
Mirthful: Joyous; jolly; marked by merriment.
Click here to hear a pronunciation [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Dec. 18, 2014.
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Astral means:
A) Related to the stars
B) Found underground
C) Brightly colored
D) Related by birth
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Dec. 15, 2014.
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Rapscallion means:
A) A happy worker
B) An analytical business person
C) A good-hearted friend
D) A mischievous person
If you’re looking for something that conjures up images of wintertime, chestnuts are right up there with snowmen and reindeer.
Holiday song lyrics even reminisce about “chestnuts roasting on an open fire”!
What’s so great about these nuts?
You probably don’t hear much about their nutritional value, but chestnuts are [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:
Rapscallion: A rascal; a mischievous person.
Astral: Of, connected with, or resembling the stars.
Submit your sentence below. The most creative [Read more…]
Here’s an interesting fact to ponder: About 99% of the human body is made up of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus.
These so-called “elements of life” were created inside stars and then released into space as the stars reached the end of their lifetimes, according to astrophysicist Neil [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Dec. 11, 2014.
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Mélange means:
A) A type of baked good
B) An undefined category
C) A mixture of different things
D) A group of family members
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Dec. 8, 2014.
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Baronial means:
A) Grotesque
B) Stately
C) Modest
D) Inconspicuous
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