Word of the Day - March

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of March 2-March 6

Latin derivative:  OMNI (all; every; everywhere)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 3/2/2015	omnibus	adjective	[OM nuh buhs]	covering many things at once	The omnibus uses of a Swiss Army knife make in indispensable for camping.
Tuesday 3/3/2015	omnific	adjective	[om NIF ik]	all-creating	It was a conviction of the ancient Egyptians that their sun god was omnific; they believed that he had created everything.
Wednesday 3/4/2015	omnipotent	adjective	[om NI puh tuhnt]	unlimited in power; almighty	Aladdin became omnipotent; his magic lamp put no feat beyond his power.
Thursday 3/5/2015 PSD day	WOD quiz	Beginning of	5th period	Words from 2/2-2/27	Words from 2/2-2/27
Friday 3/6/2015	omniscient	adjective	[om NI shuhnt]	knowing everything	I cannot answer all questions, since I am not omniscient.

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of March 9- March 13

Latin derivative:  TEN; TIN; TENT (hold; keep)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 3/9/2015	tenure	noun	[TEN yer]	period for which an office or position is held	The tenure of a member of the House of Representatives is only two years.
Tuesday 3/10/2015	untenable	adjective	[uhn TE nuh buhl]	incapable of being held or defended	The rebels withdrew to their stronghold from an untenable outpost.
Wednesday 3/11/2015	pertinent	adjective	[PER tuhn ent]	having to do with the matter at hand; relevant	A remark may be ruled “out of order” if not pertinent to the case.
Thursday 3/12/2015	retentive	adjective	[ri TEN tiv]	able to retain or remember	Though she can’t recall names, Sylvia has a retentive memory for faces.
Friday 3/13/2015	retinue	noun	[RE tin yoo]	group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person	The basketball star was accompanied by a retinue of admirers.

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of March 16- March 20

Latin derivative:  MON; MONIT (warn)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 3/16/2015	premonitory	adjective	[pri MO nuh tor ee]	conveying a forewarning	A premonitory rumbling for afar signaled the storm’s approach.
Tuesday 3/17/2015	admonition	noun	[ad muh NI shuhn]	gentle warning	Had they heeded your admonition to fill the gas tank, they would not have been stranded on the road.
Wednesday 3/18/2015	premonition	noun	[pre muh NI shuhn]	forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event	Some think that an early autumn snowstorm is a premonition of a severe winter, but you really can’t tell in advance.
Thursday 3/19/2015	monument	noun	[MON yuh ment]	means of reminding us of a person or event	A monument in the town square honors veterans fallen in foreign wars.
Friday 3/20/2015	PLANNING Day Teacher Appreciation J	WEEK OF 3/23-3/27	SPRING	BREAK--	ENJOY!!!!!

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of March 30-April 3

Latin derivative:  MAND; MANDAT (order; command; commit)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 3/30/2015	countermand	verb	[KOWN ter mand]	issue a contrary order	Because the general did not agree with the colonel’s order, he decided to countermand it.
Tuesday 3/31/2015	mandate	noun	[MAN date]	authoritative command	The reelected candidate regarded her huge popular vote as a mandate from the people to continue the policies of her first term in office.
Wednesday 4/1/2015	mandatory	adjective	[MAN duh tor ee]	obligatory; required by command	The coach regards attendance at today’s practice as mandatory; no one is excused.
Thursday 4/2/2015	remand	verb	[ri MAND]	send back; recommit	Since the retrial resulted in a verdict of “guilty”, the judge was obliged to remand the defendant to the state penitentiary.
Friday 4/3/2015	DAY	OFF	ENJOY	YOUR	WEEKEND!!!!!

Word of the Day - February

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of February 2-February 6

Greek Prefix: POLY- (many)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 2/2/2015	polyarchy	noun	[PO lee ar kee]	rule by many; government having three or more rulers	America is not a polyarchy, for it has a single "ruler", the President.
Tuesday 2/3/2015	polychromatic	adjective	[po lee kro MA tik ]	having a variety of colors; multicolored	The polychromatic effect was lost when the building was later restored using only white stone.
Wednesday 2/4/2015	polygamy	noun	[puh LI guh mee]	marriage to several people at the same time	Polygamy is a statutory offense in England and Wales.
Thursday 2/5/2015 PSD Day	WOD quiz	Beginning of	5th period	Words from 12/1-1/30	Words from 12/1-1/30
Friday 2/6/2015	polygon	noun	[PO lee gon]	closed plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides	You can draw a closed polygon by finishing at the point you started.

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of February 9-February 13 

Greek Prefix:  MICRO (small, minute)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 2/9/2015	microbe	noun	[MI krob]	microscopic life-form; microorganism; germ	A new pneumonia treatment will aim to boost the immune system in order to fight off the microbe causing the infection.
Tuesday 2/10/2015	microfilm	noun	[MI kruh film]	film of very small size	Documents can be recorded in a minimum amount of space if photographed on microfilm.
Wednesday 2/11/2015	microscope	noun	[MI kruh skop]	an instrument that uses a lens to produce magnified images of small objects, especially objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye	I studied the strangely active bacteria under my microscope.
Thursday 2/12/2015	microgram	noun	[MI kruh gram]	millionth of a gram	The mouth washings had removed all but one microgram, a minute, but nevertheless hazardous, amount.
Friday 2/13/2015	microwave	noun	[MI kruh wav]	very short electromagnetic wave	The defrost setting just pulses the microwaves on and off to allow time for these bursts of cooking to even out.

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of February 16-February 20 

Greek Derivative:  BIO  (life)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 2/16/2015	DAY OFF	DAY OFF	DAY OFF	DAY OFF	DAY OFF
Tuesday 2/17/2015	antibiotic	noun	[an tee bi O tik]	Germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism	He asked a pharmacist for advice, and an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment cleared it up.
Wednesday 2/18/2015	biology	noun	[bi O luh jee]	Science dealing with the study of living organisms	She fainted while dissecting a frog in biology class.
Thursday 2/19/2015	biopsy	noun	[BI op see]	Diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body	After doing a biopsy through a small incision in her leg, her doctors checked the tissue sample for cancerous cells.
Friday 2/20/2015	symbiosis	noun	[sim bee O suhs]	The relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together and depend on each other	The clown fish and the sea anemone live in symbiosis.

JPTaravella High School Word of the Day

Week of February 23-February 27

Greek prefix:  HYPER (over, above, beyond the ordinary)

DATE	WORD	PART OF SPEECH	PRONUNCIATION	DEFINITION	SENTENCE
Monday 2/23/2015	hypersensitive	adjective	[hi per SEN suh tiv]	excessively sensitive; supersensitive	The more that the members of a cast have devoted themselves to perfecting their roles, the likelier they are to be hypersensitive about criticism of their performances.
Tuesday 2/24/2015	hypercritical	adjective	[hi per KRI ti kuhl]	overcritical	The novel’s review was hypercritical; it exaggerated minor faults and gave no credit at all for the author’s style and humor.
Wednesday 2/25/2015	hyperacidity	noun	[hi per uh SI duh tee]	excessive acidity	Causing hyperacidity, too much lemon juice spoils lemonade.
Thursday 2/26/2015	hyperbole	noun	[hi PER buh lee]	extravagant exaggeration of statement	“I’ve told you a million times to buckle up!” is an example of hyperbole.
Friday 2/26/2015	hyperactive	adjective	[hi per AK tiv]	overactive	Billy is a hyperactive youngster; he won’t sit still for a minute.