polymath

Vocab Practice: Polymath

March 31, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on March 23, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Polymath means:

A) A person who specializes in physics
B) A person who is well-known
C) A person who teaches for a living
D) A person with wide-ranging knowledge

March 27, 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:

Polymath: A person with wide-ranging, encyclopedic knowledge.

Vacillate: To change opinions; to waver.

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

March 23, 2015 by Cool Word Club

Albert Einstein is one of the greatest intellects of all time.

As a well-known physicist and the winner of the Nobel Prize, Einstein is considered by many to be the greatest scientist of the 20th century.

As a student, he excelled in math and physics but did not make outstanding grades in all subjects.

As an adult, he worked for a time as an examiner in a patent office before becoming a university professor.

As his knowledge base expanded, many perceived Einstein as the perfect example of a polymath (see definition and hear pronunciation below).

So, if someone ever uses that term to describe you, rest assured it’s a compliment!

Cool word question of the day: What would be the advantages of being a polymath?

Polymath: A person with wide-ranging, encyclopedic knowledge.

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