by Ms Debbie | May 5, 2020 | Word of the Week
ac·cli·mate /ˈakləˌmāt/ verb North American verb: acclimate; 3rd person present: acclimates; past tense: acclimated; past participle: acclimated; gerund or present participle: acclimating become accustomed to a new climate or to new conditions. “it will take a...
by Ms Debbie | Oct 15, 2019 | Word of the Week
Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official. Impeachment does not in itself remove the official definitively from office; it is similar to an indictment in criminal law, and thus it is essentially the statement...
by Ms Debbie | Aug 27, 2019 | Word of the Week
Natsukashii–a Japanese word with a complex meaning–that wistful sense of longing; an appreciation of beauty laced with a sadness at its transience For example, at the end of the summer, I felt sort of nostalgic and a tiny bit sad remembering the summers of...
by Ms Debbie | Sep 6, 2018 | Word of the Week
This is our word of the week and our character-building word of the month. co·op·er·ate kōˈäpəˌrāt verb verb: cooperate; – act jointly; work toward the same end. “the leaders promised to cooperate in ending the civil war” – assist someone or...
by Ms Debbie | Aug 2, 2017 | Word of the Week
Hydrology is the study of the properties of water; especially of its movement in relation to land. My neighbor is learning about hydrology as he mops up all the water that flowed into his basement after a 3 inch rainfall in mid-July. We studied hydrology while damming...
by Ms Debbie | Jan 17, 2017 | Word of the Week
Determiner–this is the new word used for articles (the, a, an, some) when reviewing the parts of speech
