bevy

Vocab Practice: Bevy

June 30, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on June 22, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Bevy means:

A) A type of container
B) A large group
C) An entryway
D) A notable formation

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June 26, 2015 by Cool Word Club

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:

Bevy: A large group or collection.

Octogenarian: A person who is age 80 to 89.

Submit your sentence below. The most creative ones that we receive will be published on our site!

June 22, 2015 by Cool Word Club

If you love baseball, then spring may be your favorite time of year. That’s when opening day for the baseball season usually occurs.

In the US, professional teams in the Major League typically begin playing in April and complete the season about six months later.

At the season’s end, the top teams then compete for the championship title by playing in the World Series.

Major League Baseball is extremely popular. Recently, more than 74 million spectators attended games in a single season.

That’s quite a bevy (see definition and hear pronunciation below) of devoted fans!

Cool word question of the day: Can you think of any public gatherings that attract a bevy of attendees?

Bevy: A large group or collection.

Click here to hear a pronunciation of bevy.

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