This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. Oct. 13, 2014.
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Verisimilitude means:
A) The appearance of being real
B) Limited in scale
C) Marked by symmetrical composition
D) Difficult to interpret
Vocab Practice: Verisimilitude
October 21, 2014 by
An Author Pens a Tale of Antipathy
October 20, 2014 by
Most people have heard of the tragic love story “Romeo and Juliet.”
Written in the 1590s by the famous English author William Shakespeare, the play tells of two young people who fall in love but must keep their feelings a secret because of their feuding families’ antipathy (see definition and hear pronunciation below) toward each other.
Through a series of events, the story ultimately ends tragically for both lovers.
However, this sad outcome leads the families to finally end their fighting and to agree to a peaceful existence.
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Can you think of any groups of people who have antipathy toward one another?
Antipathy: Strong feeling of aversion; dislike.
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Cool Word Challenge: Verisimilitude and Coagulate
October 17, 2014 by
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:
Verisimilitude: The appearance of being true or real.
Coagulate: To become viscous or thickened into a soft, semisolid or solid mass.
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Chocolate Coagulates into a Tasty Treat
October 16, 2014 by
If you’re a chocolate lover, then you might consider fudge to be one of the sweetest treats there is.
Though its exact origins are unknown, fudge is a distinctly American creation. Food historians date its discovery to the late 1800s, when it was said to have sold for 40 cents a pound.
So how is this delectable treat prepared?
You begin by heating sugar and cream, then adding chocolate. This mixture is cooked and stirred until it reaches the “soft-ball” stage. Then the fudge is poured into a pan, and it sits until it coagulates (see definition and hear pronunciation below) into a creamy but solid delicacy to be served.
The fudge is then traditionally cut into mouth-watering squares of sweetness!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Can you think of any other edibles that must coagulate before being served?
Coagulate: To become viscous or thickened into a soft, semisolid or solid mass.
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Vocab Practice: Neologism
October 15, 2014 by
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Oct. 9, 2014.
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Neologism means:
A) A digital representation
B) A new word
C) An ancient symbol
D) An obscure reference
Vocab Practice: Debonair
October 14, 2014 by
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. Oct. 6, 2014.
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Debonair means:
A) Defensive
B) Congenial
C) Wealthy
D) Sophisticated
The Verisimilitude in an Artist’s Work
October 13, 2014 by
John James Audubon, the famous 19th-century wildlife artist, began drawing birds as a hobby.
While living in Kentucky, Audubon’s day job running a dry-goods store eventually failed, and he turned to his art full time.
Striking out into the wilderness of early America, he sought to depict and record the various species he encountered for both artistic and scientific purposes.
Because of this, Audubon incorporated a great degree of verisimilitude (see definition and hear pronunciation below) into his work, recording specific details in the life-size portraits he created of wild birds.
His most famous work, Birds of America, which includes 435 carefully drawn prints of birds, was a huge success in its time and remains a standard by which modern bird artists are judged.
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Can you think of any other artworks that have a large degree of verisimilitude?
Verisimilitude: The appearance of being true or real.
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Cool Word Challenge: Debonair and Neologism
October 10, 2014 by
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:
Debonair: Charming, suave and sophisticated.
Neologism: A new word, usage or expression.
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“Selfie” Tops the List of Neologisms
October 9, 2014 by
Dictionaries aren’t just places to look up words you don’t know. They’re also record-keepers of new words.
Oxford Dictionaries Online keeps tabs on the way language is being spoken today, adding neologisms (see definition and hear pronunciation below), such as “adorkable” and “humblebrag,” to its online repository of words.
Even though dictionaries once tried to keep new words and slang out of their pages, they now embrace the way culture shapes how we speak.
Each year, Oxford Dictionary chooses a “Word of the Year” that has slipped into common usage and says something about our cultural trends.
The word for 2013 was “selfie.” What do you think should be the “Word of the Year” for 2014?
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: Can you think of three neologisms that you use daily?
Neologism: A new word, usage or expression.
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Vocab Practice: Resplendent
October 8, 2014 by
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Oct. 2, 2014.
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Resplendent means:
A) Primarily related to birds
B) Feathery soft
C) Dazzling in appearance
D) Exceptionally large
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