November 2014 word of the day

Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 12

November 3, 5-7, 2014

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, November 3, 2014

Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big)

Word of the Day: magnanimous

Definition: mag·nan·i·mous [mag-nan-uh-muhs] adjective1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.2. high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler.3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.

MathWednesday, November 5, 2014

Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big)Word of the Day: magnitude

Definition: mag·ni·tude [mag-ni-tood, -tyood] noun1. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.2. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude.3. greatness of size or amount.4. moral greatness: magnitude of mind.

Social StudiesThursday, November 6, 2014

Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big)Word of the Day: majority

Definition: ma·jor·i·ty [muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] noun, plural ma·jor·i·ties.1. the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority ): the majority of the population.2. a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting more than half of the total number.3. the amount by which the greater number, as of votes, surpasses the remainder (distinguished from plurality ).4. the party or faction with the majority vote: The Democratic Party is the majority.5. the state or time of being of full legal age: to attain one's majority.

ScienceFriday, November 7, 2014

Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big)

Word of the Day: magnify

Definition: mag·ni·fy [mag-nuh-fahy]

verb (used with object), mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing.

1. to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does.

2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco.

3. to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate: to magnify one's difficulties.

4. to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten: The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across.

5. Archaic. to extol; praise: to magnify the Lord.


November 10, 12-14, 2014


Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym(name)

Word of the Day: misnomer

Definition:mis·no·mer [mis-noh-mer] noun1.a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation.2.an error in naming a person or thing.

MathWednesday, November 12, 2014

Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name)Word of the Day: polynomialDefinition: pol·y·no·mi·al [pol-uh-noh-mee-uhl] adjective1. consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms.noun2. Algebra.a. (in one variable) an expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms each of which is the product of a constant and a variable raised to an integral power: ax 2 + bx + c is a polynomial, where a, b, and c are constants and x is a variable.b. a similar expression in more than one variable, as 4 x 2 y 3 − 3 xy + 5 x + 7.c. Now Rare. . Also called multinomial. any expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms, as 4 x 3 + cos x.3. a polynomial name or term.4. Biology . a species name containing more than two terms.

Social StudiesThursday, November 13, 2014

Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name)

Word of the Day: nominate

Definition: nom·i·nate [v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit] verb (used with object), nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing.1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.2. to appoint to a duty or office.3. to propose for an honor, award, or the like.4. Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race.5. to name; designate.

ScienceFriday, November 14, 2014

Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name)Word of the Day: nomenclatureDefinition: no·men·cla·ture [noh-muhn-kley-cher,

noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor] noun

1. a set or system of names or terms, as those

used in a particular science or art, by an

individual or community, etc.

2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.


November 17-21, 2014

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, November 17, 2014Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely,

over)

Word of the Day: obituary

Definition: o·bit·u·ar·y [oh-bich-oo-er-ee] noun, plural o·bit·u·ar·ies.1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.adjective2. of, pertaining to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper.

MathTuesday, November 18, 2014

Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over)Word of the Day: obtuse

Definition: ob·tuse [uhb-toos, -tyoos] adjective1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form.3. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity.4. indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound.5. obtuse angle, noun: an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.

Social StudiesWednesday, November 19, 2014

Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over)Word of the Day: opposition

Definition: op·po·si·tion [op-uh-zish-uhn] noun1. the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.2. antagonism or hostility.3. a person or group of people opposing, criticizing, or protesting something, someone, or another group.4. ( sometimes initial capital letter ) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it.5. the act of placing opposite, or the state or position of being placed opposite.

ScienceThursday, November 20, 2014

Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over)

Word of the Day: opaque

Definition: o·paque [oh-peyk] adjective1. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.2. not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc.3. not shining or bright; dark; dull.4. hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure: The problem remains opaque despite explanations.5. dull, stupid, or unintelligent.

Academy of Biomedical SciencesFriday, November 14, 2014

Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over)

Word of the Day: obstetrics

Definition: ob·stet·rics [uhb-ste-triks] noun ( used with a singular verb )-the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob


November 24-26, 2014


Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to)Word of the Day: aggrandize

Definition: ag·gran·dize [uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz] verb (used with object), ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing.1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend.2. to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor.3. to make (something) appear greater.

MathTuesday, November 25, 2014Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to)Word of the Day: annulus

Definition: an·nu·lus [an-yuh-luhs] noun, plural an·nu·li [an-yuh-lahy] , an·nu·lus·es.1. a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space.2. Geometry . the space between two concentric circles on a plane.3. the veil remnant on a mushroom stalk. See illus. under mushroom.4. a growth ring, as on the cross section of a tree trunk, that can be used to estimate age.

Social StudiesWednesday, November 26, 2014

Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to)

Word of the Day: adjudicate

Definition: ad·ju·di·cate [uh-joo-di-keyt] verb (used with object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing.1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially.verb (used without object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing.3. to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon ).

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