thwart

Vocab Practice: Thwart

January 14, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on Jan. 8, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Thwart means:

A) To cover with something heavy
B) To prevent something from occurring
C) To coax along its way
D) To actively participate

January 9, 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:

Ire: Anger.

Thwart: To hinder by opposing; to prevent the occurrence of something.

Submit your sentence below. The most creative ones [Read more…]

January 8, 2015 by Cool Word Club

A fresh blanket of snow can be a beautiful sight.

But it can also cause big problems.

If it interferes with our ability to travel, snow can prevent us from getting to school or work on time.

It can also thwart (see definition and hear pronunciation below) our plans for [Read more…]

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