JPTaravella High School
Word of the Day
Week of February
2-February 6
Greek Prefix: POLY- (many)
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DATE
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WORD
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PART OF SPEECH
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PRONUNCIATION
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
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Monday
2/2/2015
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polyarchy
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noun
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[PO lee
ar kee]
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rule
by many; government having three or more rulers
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America is not a polyarchy, for it has a single "ruler", the
President.
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Tuesday
2/3/2015
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polychromatic
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adjective
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[po lee
kro MA tik ]
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having
a variety of colors; multicolored
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The polychromatic effect was lost when the
building was later restored using only white stone.
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Wednesday
2/4/2015
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polygamy
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noun
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[puh LI
guh mee]
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marriage
to several people at the same time
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Thursday
2/5/2015
PSD Day
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WOD quiz
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Beginning of
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5th period
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Words from 12/1-1/30
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Words from 12/1-1/30
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Friday
2/6/2015
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polygon
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noun
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[PO lee
gon]
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closed
plane figure having, literally, many angles and therefore many sides
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You can
draw a closed polygon by finishing at the point you started.
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JPTaravella High School Word of the Day
Week of February 9-February
13
Greek Prefix: MICRO
(small, minute)
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DATE
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WORD
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PART OF SPEECH
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PRONUNCIATION
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
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Monday
2/9/2015
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microbe
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noun
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[MI
krob]
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microscopic life-form; microorganism; germ
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A new pneumonia treatment will aim to
boost the immune system in order to fight off the microbe causing
the infection.
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Tuesday
2/10/2015
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microfilm
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noun
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[MI kruh
film]
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film of very small size
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Documents can be recorded in a minimum
amount of space if photographed on microfilm.
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Wednesday
2/11/2015
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microscope
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noun
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[MI kruh
skop]
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an
instrument that uses a lens to produce magnified images of small objects,
especially objects too small to be seen by the unaided eye
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I studied the strangely active bacteria under my microscope.
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Thursday
2/12/2015
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microgram
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noun
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[MI kruh
gram]
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millionth of a gram
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The mouth washings had
removed all but one microgram,
a minute, but nevertheless hazardous, amount.
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Friday
2/13/2015
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microwave
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noun
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[MI kruh
wav]
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very short electromagnetic wave
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The
defrost setting just pulses the microwaves on and off to allow time for these bursts of cooking to
even out.
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JPTaravella High School
Word of the Day
Week of February 16-February
20
Greek Derivative: BIO
(life)
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DATE
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WORD
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PART OF SPEECH
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PRONUNCIATION
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
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Monday
2/16/2015
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DAY OFF
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DAY OFF
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DAY OFF
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DAY OFF
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DAY OFF
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Tuesday
2/17/2015
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antibiotic
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noun
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[an tee
bi O tik]
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Germ-killing
substance produced by or derived from a microorganism
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He asked a pharmacist for advice, and an over-the-counter antibiotic ointment cleared it
up.
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Wednesday
2/18/2015
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biology
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noun
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[bi O
luh jee]
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Science
dealing with the study of living organisms
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She fainted while dissecting a frog in
biology class.
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Thursday
2/19/2015
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biopsy
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noun
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[BI op
see]
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Diagnostic
examination of a piece of tissue from the living body
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After doing a biopsy through a small incision in her leg, her doctors
checked the tissue sample for cancerous cells.
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Friday
2/20/2015
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symbiosis
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noun
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[sim bee
O suhs]
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The
relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together
and depend on each other
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The clown fish and the sea anemone
live in symbiosis.
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JPTaravella High School
Word of the Day
Week of February 23-February
27
Greek prefix: HYPER
(over, above, beyond the ordinary)
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DATE
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WORD
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PART OF SPEECH
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PRONUNCIATION
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DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
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Monday
2/23/2015
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hypersensitive
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adjective
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[hi per
SEN suh tiv]
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excessively
sensitive; supersensitive
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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.
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Tuesday
2/24/2015
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hypercritical
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adjective
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[hi per
KRI ti kuhl]
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overcritical
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The
novel’s review was hypercritical;
it exaggerated minor faults and gave no credit at all for the author’s style
and humor.
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Wednesday
2/25/2015
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hyperacidity
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noun
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[hi per
uh SI duh tee]
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excessive
acidity
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Causing hyperacidity, too much lemon
juice spoils lemonade.
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Thursday
2/26/2015
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hyperbole
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noun
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[hi PER
buh lee]
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extravagant
exaggeration of statement
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“I’ve
told you a million times to buckle up!” is an example of hyperbole.
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Friday
2/26/2015
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hyperactive
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adjective
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[hi per
AK tiv]
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overactive
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Billy is
a hyperactive youngster; he
won’t sit still for a minute.
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