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Week of September 27th |
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teem (verb) 1. to be abuzz 2.to
become filled to overflowing The crowd was teeming with giddy girls
who wanted to catch a glimpse of Justin Bieber, the
Canadian singer who all the cool kids call JB. |
zephyr (noun) 1. a slight
wind (usually refreshing) 2. a breeze
from the west |
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vacillate (verb) 1.to be
undecided about something. 2.to
waiver in mind will or feeling The president vacillated between
reducing the number of troops on the front lines and increasing the number of
troops by 50,000 |
debacle (noun) 1.complete
failure: fiasco 2.
a great disaster After the debacle of last week’s game, I don’t know if anyone will
come to Sanford Stadium to see Saturday’s game. |
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vociferous (adjective)
1.blatantly
and offensively loud 2.
vehement shouting or calling out He was his most vociferous critic. |
BONUS IS
IN RED |
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superfluous (adjective) 1.exceeding
what is sufficient or necessary: extra 2.
not needed: unnecessary That textbook includes so much superfluous information that students
often overlook key points. |
Last
week’s bonus points for usage go to Bryan Branston (lexicon) Mason
Williams(loquacious) Teresa
Valle (fickle) |