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You’ve been Sentenced! Word of the Week: CACOPHONY

May 21, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster, the definition of  CACOPHONY is:

1: harsh or discordant sound

2: dissonance 2; specifically :harshness in the sound of words or phrases

The word CACOPHONY (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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You’ve been Sentenced! word game’s Word of the Week: EXTRAPOLATE

May 8, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster:

Definition of  EXTRAPOLATE:

1: to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval

2 a : to project, extend, or expand (known data or experience) into an area not known or experienced so as to arrive at a usually conjectural knowledge of the unknown area <extrapolates present trends to construct an image of the future>

b : to predict by projecting past experience or known data <extrapolate public sentiment on one issue from known public reaction on others>

The word EXTRAPOLATE (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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Expand your vocabulary! You’ve been Sentenced! Word of the Week: JARGON

April 18, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster:

Definition of  JARGON:

1 a : confused unintelligible language

b : a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect

c : a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech

2: the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group

3: obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words

The word JARGON (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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You’ve been Sentenced! Word of the Week: INSIPID

April 2, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster:

Definition of  INSIPID:

1: lacking taste or savor : tasteless <insipid food>
2: lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge :dullflat <insipid prose>

The word INSIPID (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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Expand your vocabulary! You’ve been Sentenced! Word of the Week: HERMETIC

March 4, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster:

Definition of  HERMETIC:

1 a : of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistusb : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstrusenessrecondite
2 [from the belief that Hermes Trismegistus invented a magic seal to keep vessels airtight]

a : airtight <hermetic seal>

b : impervious to external influence <trapped inside thehermetic military machine — Jack Newfield>

c : reclusesolitary <leads a hermetic life>

The word HERMETIC (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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Expand your vocabulary! You’ve been Sentenced! Word of the Week: LEXICOGRAPHER

February 21, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster:

Definition of  LEXICOGRAPHER:

an author or editor of a dictionary

The word LEXICOGRAPHER (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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Expand your vocabulary! You’ve been Sentenced! word game Word of the Week: HEBETUDE

February 7, 2013

Brain Busters add-on deck, McNeill DesignsAccording to the folks at Merriam Webster:

Definition of  HEBETUDE

lethargydullness

The word HEBETUDE (and so much more) can be found in the You’ve been Sentenced! word game Brain-Busters add-on deck. Can your students use this word in a sentence?

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