bleak

Vocab Practice: Bleak

September 11, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Sept. 3, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Bleak means:

A) Cold or cheerless
B) Warm and inviting
C) Open and hospitable
D) Marked by stillness

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Cool Word Challenge: Indigenous and Bleak

September 4, 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:

Indigenous: Native; living naturally in a particular region or environment.

Bleak: Cold or cheerless; not encouraging.

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

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Not So Bleak After All!

September 3, 2015 by Cool Word Club

When you think of wintertime in Alaska, what comes to mind?

Extreme coldness probably tops the list. You may also assume that such harsh temperatures would not be conducive to outside activities, but that’s not true.

Even though Alaskan winters can see some of the coldest temperatures in the country, the weather is usually not as bleak (see definition and hear pronunciation below) as one might guess.

Alaskan winters are actually a perfect time to participate in numerous outdoor winter activities, including skiing, snowmobiling, dog sledding and viewing of the astronomical phenomenon known as the northern lights. (To see a video of the northern lights, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dz1U9P0i-I)

If you are interested in such outdoor activities, wintertime is a perfect time to visit Alaska!

Cool word question of the day: Do you find wintertime to be bleak?

Bleak: Cold or cheerless; not encouraging.

Click here to hear a pronunciation of bleak.

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