Cool Words for Cool Kids
“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
This is among best-known quotes from Vince Lombardi, one of the most famous professional football coaches of all time.
As the head coach for the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s, he led the team to five NFL championships and two Super Bowl [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:
Extol: To praise enthusiastically.
Revere: To regard with respect and awe.
Submit your sentence below. The most creative ones that we [Read more…]
Do you have a hero?
Whether it’s a firefighter who protects us from fires, an astronaut who explores outer space or a scientist who creates new inventions, there are plenty of people to admire for their accomplishments.
A hero is someone whom we revere (see definition and hear pronunciation below) [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. 17, 2015.
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Condolence means:
A) An expression of sympathy
B) An antagonistic remark
C) A clever strategy
D) A formal request
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. 14, 2015.
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Ruckus means:
A) A flying object
B) A flash of light
C) A noisy disturbance
D) A tall structure
Whether we’re in the classroom or on the ball field, teachers and coaches are invaluable to us.
They help us to learn new skills and improve our performance.
However, not all teachers and coaches convey their knowledge in the same way.
Some tend to focus more on what we’re doing [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:
Ruckus: A noisy disturbance; commotion; quarrel.
Condolence: An expression of sympathy, especially when someone is grieving following the death of a [Read more…]
Whenever there is a death in a person’s family, it’s important to offer emotional support to those who are grieving.
No matter what the circumstances, losing a loved one is always difficult.
Many people choose to send a sympathy card or sign a memory board to express their condolences (see [Read more…]
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. 10, 2015.
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Profuse means:
A) Miserly
B) Bountiful
C) Customized
D) Miniature
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. 7, 2015.
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Sentiment means:
A) Blatant
B) Confusion
C) Aroma
D) Opinion
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