parry

Vocab Practice: Parry

April 7, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on March 30, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Parry means:

A) To loosen one’s grip
B) To lose one’s balance
C) To ward off an attack
D) To move slowly

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April 3, 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:

Parry: To ward off a weapon or attack; to deflect or evade.

Riffle: To leaf through papers or pages, especially in a book.

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March 30, 2015 by Cool Word Club

Karate is one of the oldest forms of marital arts.

Originating centuries ago on the island of Okinawa, karate evolved as a popular style of fighting that did not require weapons.

These days, karate is practiced mainly as a form of exercise and for self-defense.

A practitioner of karate uses various kicks and punches against his/her opponent.

In response, the opponent will parry (see definition and hear pronunciation below) these strikes.

In karate, a person who reaches the most advanced levels typically wears a black belt.

This is a huge accomplishment!

Cool word question of the day: Can you think of other activities that require one to parry a blow?

Parry: To ward off a weapon or attack; to deflect or evade.

Click here to hear a pronunciation of parry.

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