This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Nov. 20, 2014.
Let’s do a practice round!
Malediction means:
A) An honor
B) A curse
C) A digression
D) A proclamation
Vocab Practice: Malediction
November 26, 2014 by
Cool Word Challenge: Attrition and Malediction
November 21, 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:
Attrition: Weakening an enemy through constant attack; a reduction in number or size.
Malediction: The utterance of a curse or execration.
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Saved From the Queen’s Maledictions!
November 20, 2014 by
When the movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was released in 1937, it was Disney’s first full-length animated film.
The story involves many characters, including seven adorable dwarfs and a wicked queen, who is extremely jealous of Snow White’s beauty.
The queen sends her loyal huntsman to kill Snow White, but his attempts are unsuccessful.
Determined to see Snow White’s demise, the queen screams frightful maledictions (see definition and hear pronunciation below) into a magic mirror, vowing to kill Snow White herself.
But good ultimately triumphs over evil, and Snow White ends up living happily ever after with her prince!
To watch the dwarfs’ famous “Heigh-Ho” scene from the 1937 movie, click here: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Original Theatrical Trailer 2) 1937 (La Blancaneu).ogv
Cool word vocabulary question of the day:
Can you think of any other movies or books that include characters who utter maledictions?
Malediction: The utterance of a curse or execration.
Click here to hear a pronunciation of malediction.
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