tamp

Vocab Practice: Tamp

April 21, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on April 13, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Tamp means:

A) To create from scratch
B) To apply moisture
C) To press down
D) To elongate

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April 17, 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:

Tamp: To press down by patting or packing; to reduce or lessen.

Auric: Relating to, or derived from, gold.

April 13, 2015 by Cool Word Club

If you had to name an incredibly strong man-made material, concrete might come to mind.

It’s used to construct buildings, bridges and other durable structures.

Many people think that concrete and cement are the same material, but that’s not true.

Cement is used, along with water and aggregate (sand, rock [Read more…]

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