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WORD OF THE DAY UNIT 3 #25-36

WORD OF THE DAY UNIT 3 #25-36. Greenbrook Elementary 2011-2012. #25: ERSATZ. Meaning: Fake, counterfeit. Part of Speech: adj /noun. Monopoly money is ersatz because it is not real money. #26: SPORADICALLY. Meaning: Ever so often, once in a while.

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WORD OF THE DAY UNIT 3 #25-36

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  1. WORD OF THE DAYUNIT 3 #25-36 Greenbrook Elementary 2011-2012

  2. #25: ERSATZ Meaning: Fake, counterfeit • Part of Speech: adj/noun • Monopoly money is ersatz because it is not real money.

  3. #26: SPORADICALLY Meaning: Ever so often, once in a while • Porcupines sporadically raise their quills when feeling threatened. • Part of Speech: adj

  4. During the Segway tour, we stopped sporadically to take pictures of sights.

  5. #27: DILEMMA Meaning: Difficult choice, tough decision I had a dilemma deciding whether to take a segway tour of Boston. I thought it would be fun, however was scared to at first • Part of Speech: noun

  6. #28: JOVIAL Meaning: Joyful, merry, happy, good humored • Part of Speech: adjective • The jovial dogs greet each other at the park and can’t wait to play with their friends.

  7. #29: BENEVOLENT Meaning: kind, to do nice things, charitable • Part of Speech: adjective

  8. # 30: SOLEMN Meaning: SERIOUS FORMAL • I made a solemn promise to my coach to try my hardest at the swim meet. • Part of Speech: adjective

  9. #31: ILLUMINATE Meaning: to light up, brighten, understand • Lights and candles illuminate this wedding reception tent. • Part of Speech: verb

  10. #32: PENCHANT Meaning: strong liking, craving • Buster and Barkley have a penchant for lounging on grass because they love it! • Part of Speech: noun

  11. #33: TIMID Meaning: shy, frightened easily • The timid kittens were scared to leave their siblings. • Part of Speech: adj.

  12. #34: TEDIOUS Meaning: boring, dull, time consuming • Before arriving to the tranquil lake, we had to endure a long, tedious hike in Yosemite. • Part of Speech: adj.

  13. #35: ORNATE Meaning: Showy, heavily decorated, much adorned, fancy • Part of Speech: adj

  14. #36: DISHEVELED Meaning: Messy, disorganized • The teacher didn’t know where to begin trying to organize this disheveled classroom! • Part of Speech: adj

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