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
by Ms Debbie | Dec 12, 2016 | Word of the Week
Roil verb (used with object) 1. to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment. 2. to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: as in: “to be roiled by a delay”. or “roiling masses of voters” verb (used without object) 3. to move or...
by Ms Debbie | Nov 28, 2016 | Word of the Week
id-ee-uhm] Noun–an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one’s head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that...
by Ms Debbie | Nov 15, 2016 | Word of the Week
Com-pro-mise (noun) — an agreement, a settlement, an adjustment of opposing beliefs or ideas
by Ms Debbie | Oct 10, 2016 | Word of the Week
su·sur·rus so͝oˈsərəs/ noun literary noun: susurration; noun: susurrus whispering, murmuring, or rustling. “the susurrus of the stream” Another example might be: The susurrus of the wind made everyone uneasy . ....
