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Word of Day
2nd Nine Weeks Word of Day
| 1. GAZEBO (guh ZEE boe) | N an outdoor structure with a roof and open sides |
| 2. CURTAIL (ker TALE) | V to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away |
| 3. MODE (mowed) | N a way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion |
| 4. +1 OBTUSE (ob tuse) | Adj. insensitive, block-headed, slow in comprehension OBTUSENESS-N |
| 5. CONSENSUS (ken SEN sus) | N general agreement |
| 6. +1 ASTUTE (uh STOOT) | Adj. quick in discernment, shrewd, clever, keen |
| 7. +1 ASPIRE (ass PIRE) | V hoping to achieve a goal, especially one of high value ASPIRED-V |
| 8. GUISE (gyze) | N appearance, semblance |
| 9. +1 DENOUNCE (di NOWNS) | V to condemn; to expose critically DENUNCIATION-N |
| 10. VERBATIM (VER bat tym) | Adj., Adv. using the same words, word for word |
| 11. +2 MISANTHROPY (MIS an thruh pee) | N someone who hates mankind MISANTHROPIC-Adj. MISANTHROPIST-N |
| 12. LEGACY (LEG uh see) | N something handed from one who has gone before or from the past; a bequest |
| 13. +2 PHILANTHROPY (fi LAN thruh pee) | N love of mankind, especially through charitable gifts and deeds PHILANTHROPIC-Adj. PHILANTHROPIST-N |
| 14. +1 HOARD (hoard) | V, N to accumulate for future use; stockpile HOARDERS-N |
| 15. CLOISTER (KLOY stur) | N a tranquil, secluded place |
| 16. ORTHODOX (OR thuh dohks) | Adj. conventional, doing it by the box; sticking to established principles |
| 17. NOXIOUS (KNOCKS ee us) | Adj. physically ir mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings |
| 18. CAUCUS (KAW kus) | N, V a meeting of the members of a political party to make decisions, <to assemble in or hold a caucus>-V |
| 19. ACCOLADE (AK uh layd) | N an award, an honor; approval, praise |
| 20. CHRONIC (KRAHN ik) | Adj. continuing for a long time; continuous |
| 21. ~1 HARROWING (HARE roe ing) | Adj. extremely distressed; disturbing or frightening HARRIED-trouble or bothered |
| 22. ASKEW (uh SKEW) | Adj. to one side; crooked; awry; a sidelong look of contempt |
| 23. AMBIANCE (AM bee uns) | N mood, feeling, general atmosphere |
| 24. ASUNDER (uh SUN dur) | Adv. in separate parts; apart from each other in position |
| 25. +2 HARANGUE (huh RANG) | V to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech HARANGUED-V HARANGUER-N |
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