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WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS

WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS. December 2009. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 1, 2009. DOLE. Meaning: portion of money, food, etc., given in charity; a small portion; money given by the govt. to unemployed workers

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WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS

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  1. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 2009

  2. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 1, 2009 DOLE Meaning:portion of money, food, etc., given in charity; a small portion; money given by the govt. to unemployed workers Sentence:The hurricane victims went to the local shelter to get their daily dole of survival necessities. dohl: noun dohl: verb • Meaning:distribute in charity; give in small portions • Sentence:He gathered blankets, pillows, pieces of clothing, and other supplies and doled them out to homeless people.

  3. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 2, 2009 acrimonious Meaning:Bitter, angry, or filled with resentment Sentence:Acrimonious marriages cause stress and anxiety for all involved and inevitably end in divorce. ak-ruh-moh-nee-uhs: adj Variants:acrimony, noun Sentence:Time did not lessen the acrimony between the long-divorced couple.

  4. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 3, 2009 ostentatious Meaning:marked by a vulgar display of wealth, talents, possessions, or success designed to impress people; showy Sentence:You should take the Rolls Royce to the party; it will be seen as ostentatious. os-ten-tey-shuhs :adj

  5. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 4, 2009 pallid Meaning:lacking normal color; pale Sentence:The destruction of trees after the hurricane caused the hillsides to look pallid. pal-id: adj Variants:pallor, noun Sentence:When we saw Miriam exit the haunted house we were frightened by her pallor.

  6. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 7, 2009 subservient Meaning:eager to follow the wishes of others; bending to the will of another; submissive. Sentence:In spite of how sexist it sounded, Ken thought that wives should be subservient to their husbands. suhb-sur-vee-uhnt : adj

  7. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 8, 2009 spasmodic Meaning:having to do with like, or characterized by a spasm or spasms occurring very irregularly; intermittent Sentence:When water accidentally enters the esophagus, one automatically experiences spasmodic coughs in an effort to rid the windpipe of it. The Secretary of State proposed a continuous discussion of international affairs, not spasmodic actions at times of crisis spaz-mod-ik : adj

  8. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 9, 2009 fiasco Meaning:a total, humiliating, or ludicrous failure Sentence:It was harsh, but accurate, to call their first date a fiasco, for both Barbara and Charles agreed to never speak to each other again. fee-as-koh : noun

  9. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 10, 2009 fallacy Meaning:an idea or opinion founded on mistaken logic or perception Sentence:Magellan and other explorers disproved the popular fallacy that the world is flat. fal-uh-see : noun Variants:fallacious, adj. Sentence:The theory that the earth is flat was proven to be fallacious.

  10. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 11, 2009 impervious Meaning:remaining unmoved and unaffected by other’s opinion or actions; impossible to alter or effect; incapable of being diverted from a given course Sentence:Everyone knows Superman was impervious to pain, except that caused by Kyptonite. im-pur-vee-uh s: adj

  11. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 14, 2009 niggardly Meaning: stingy; miserly, meanly small or scanty, stingily; grudgingly Sentence:Even though she could afford it, the mean mother-in-law gave her grandchildren to most niggardly gifts. nig-erd-lee: adj.

  12. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 15, 2009 mendacious Meaning:given to telling lies; untruthful; lying; having a false or lying character Sentence:The boy who cried “wolf” was so mendacious that no one believed him the one time he told the truth. men-dey-shuh s: verb. Variants:mendacity, noun Sentence:Even after he was caught red-handed, Brian still thought his mendacities would be believed.

  13. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 16, 2009 apathetic Meaning: lacking interest or desire for action; indifferent; lacking in feeling; unemotional Sentence:The community was alarmingly apathetic towards the prostitute who had been raped. ap-uh-thet-ik: adj Variants:apathy, noun Sentence:Because the rape victim was a prostitute, the community displayed an alarming degree of apathy towards her.

  14. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 17, 2009 incorrigible Meaning:impossible to correct or reform; very difficult to control or keep in order Sentence : It’s premature to call a challenging kindergartener incorrigible, but those who had dealt with Katie were greatly tempted to do so. in-kawr-i-juh-buh l : adj.

  15. WORD OF THE DAY @ IEKHS December 18, 2009 levity Meaning:remarks or behavior intended to be amusing, usually out of keeping with a serious situation; lighthearted comments or behavior Sentence:Sometimes levity is a way of relieving the anxiety of a crisis situation. lev-i-tee: noun

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