Webster was born on October 16, 1758 and he is considered to be the "Father of the American Dictionary." Noah Webster began to write his dictionary at the age of 43 and it took him 27 years to finish it.
Find FIVE new words in your dictionary. Write the definition for each word, then use each new word in a sentence.
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bum-a person who avoids work and tries to live of others
bullion-gold or silver metal bars or blocks
eclipse-a total eclipse of the sun
editorial-of or relating to a editor
gay-britley colored
drawl-speak slowly
quip-make a clever remark
sought-past of seek
squabble-dispute
dispute-1:argue 2:deny the truth or rightness of 3:struggle against or over
I knew he was about to drawl.
Tim heard Jim quip.
I sought more money.
I heard Tom squabble(argue)with Amy.
"I dispute(struggle against)you" said Marvin.
God-someone considered to be extremely important or valuable
remorse-deep moral regret for past misdeeds
doubt-uncertain of something
success-achievement of something intended or desired
yodel-a very unsophisticated country person
Always trust God.
I feel remorse for lying.
School is full of doubt.
I will be a success in the future
I met a yodel in a small town
Lets go play Lily hand ball.
Kim has methylphenidate.
Hey kris this leaf has a mucro.Wow Sue circumloadion a lot.My mood ring is versicolor.
evergreen-a plant that keeps its leafs all year long,including holly,rhododenrons,pine trees,and others.
economic-being careful about spending money- i saw a really cute bear but my mom said think about the word economic.
loon- a large diving bird- i saw a huge loon and it went down into the water and grabed a fish.
moat- a deep, wide dich- i went to a castle and i almost fell into a moat.
dialogue- a conversation between
two or more pepole -my mom is going to a dialogue.
grotesque- a very ulgy or unnatural in appearance-we read a book about a unnatural kid.
Juxtapose, close together or side by side
At recess
I walk Juxtapose with my friend.
Concealment,place of hiding
When I play hid and seek I pick the best Concealment place.
receptive
having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
Continuing
I am receptive that I am not wrong that ever body loves,ice cream in are classroom.
fulgurant- flashes like lighting
1.) The fulgurant lights in the distance caught my attention.
aftershock-a small earthquake or tremor
1.) The aftershock of the earthquake was smaller, but caused more buildings to fall than the earthquake itself.
tectonic plates-about a dozen plates that make the crust of the earth
1.) The tectonic plates collided, causing a killer tsunami to erupt.
copious-great in quantity or number
1.) These past few weeks, I have had a copious amount of homework.
didactic- meant to instruct
1.) The story of the "Turtle and the Hare" is of didactic nature, meant to instruct a moral lesson to its readers.
Funer/means fun
It's funer to do this that is boring.
Didactic/means to instruct
I didactic you to do this.
copious/means to have a large amount of something
I wish we didn't have such a copious amount of math.
Juxtapose/means side by side
I walk ciose to my friend at reassas.
Concealment/means hiding
I pick concealment hiding places.
loyalty-allgiance,faithful
saunter-to stroll,to walk slowly,to meander
fare-to get along well
pention-an allowance of money given
to someone regularly starting at retirment
Bum-a person who avoids work and tries to live off others-You are such a bum.
Bullion-gold or silver metal bars or blocks-Don’t those bullions look cool?
Eclipse-a total eclipse of the sun-doesn’t the eclipse look pretty?
Deflate-to reduce the size-Why did you deflate that?!
gee-used to show surprise or enthusiasm-gee,I didn't know we where having a test today.
internet-a world made computers
evergreen-a plant that keeps its leafs all year long,including holly,rhododenrons,pine trees,and others
clocks-a electronicthing that chages time and tells you time
chair- a chair is a thing that helps you sit
clothes is something that you wear like a shirt,plats,mittens and socks and clothes makes you warm.
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1)loyal-allginace,faithful
I have a loyal friend,her name is Julie.
2)sauter-to stroll,to walk,to meander
Sometimes I like to sauter.
3)fare-to get along well
I hope everyone fares.
4)pention-an allowance of money given to someone regularly starting at retierment.
Old uncle Sam said"I need my pention".
5)millionare-a person who has at least a million dollars
"Whoa. Dude look at that guy. He looks like a millionare".
Somebody is being bad on the internet.They are not using their netsmartz.Hope they don't do that again.
Hippopotamonstrasesquippedaliophobia-the fear of long words.
If you have hippopotomonstrasesquippedaliophobia, then you are afraid of your own phobia.What a coincidence.
Boycott-an act of protest or punishment.
Our group is going to boycott the crippling nuclear plants in the USSR.
Phosphorus-a poisonous white or yellow element that can glow in the dark.
Common matches use phosphorus for the primary ignitor.
Ponder-to think about carefully.
He had to ponder about going on a trip or not.
Shirk-to avoid doing something one ought to do.
Her mom would not let her shirk her cleaning job.
Insolent-rude, insulting,or disrespectful.
She is so insolent.
Sedentary-when you sit most of the day.
Yesterday Rosie was so sedentary.
Diesel-a engine that uses oil instead of gasoline.
I got a diesel installed in my car yesterday.
Bombard-to attack someone or something repeatedly.
They were bombarding eachother.
Fidelity-having faithfulness, loyalty and honesty.
she has fidelity.
doohicky: Is a general term for any item for which a name is not provided.
wallflower: A person who because of shyness, or unpopularity remains on the side at a party, or dance.
egregious: Extraordinary in some bad way.
ombudsman: A government official who investigates complaints by private officials.
eccentric: A person with an unusual or odd personality.
I found a bunch of doohickeys in my mom's desk drawer today.
I have a friend that is a wallflower.
My soccer coach made a egregious play today.
The ombudsman is looking for me!
My cat is eccentric.
doohicky: Is a general term for any item for which a name is not provided.
wallflower: A person who because of shyness, or unpopularity remains on the side at a party, or dance.
egregious: Extraordinary in some bad way.
ombudsman: A government official who investigates complaints by private officials.
eccentric: A person with an unusual or odd personality.
I found a bunch of doohickeys in my mom's desk drawer today.
I have a friend that is a wallflower.
My soccer coach made a egregious play today.
The ombudsman is looking for me!
My cat is eccentric.
Elevated = rise up
The table was elevated off the ground.
Risotto = kind of rice
That risotto ricec was good.
Risk Benefit = studies
WOW, that was a good risk benefit Tom and Jim did.
Munity = resitance
You want to start a muntiy agisnt the war in Sudan?
Intermittent = occurrring or appearing in interrupted sequence
The rain today was intermittant.
sargasso - an olive browm seaweed
The restaurant's special is sargasso.
caddis fly - it is aquatic when young but it flies when it's old.
A caddis fly can be a pest.
nippers - a tool that nips
Nippers can nip people.
noddy - a bird in Florida that nods its head to other noddies
I saw a noddy fly fast.
eyesore - something that bothers you or you hate
My neighbor's naked cat is an eyesore.
candid- frank, outspoken, free from reservation
upheaval- strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society
rhetoric- in writing or speech the undue use of exaggeration or display
misconception- an erroneous conception, mistaken notion.
allotments- a portion or thing allotted, a share granted
The boy was very candid.
There was an upheaval on the playground at recess.
People can ask rhetoric questions.
A misconception cam be a misunderstanding.
My videogames are my allotments of my favorite things.
paralyze
to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act.
He was paralyzed when he was told he had to give a speech.
Regulate
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.
The teacher regulates the classroom.
Insulate
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
The wire was insulated with rubber.
Neutral
not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others.
He was neutral to the argument.
Terrarium
a glass container, chiefly or wholly enclosed, for growing and displaying plants.
The class had terrariums to observe.
1.)Impudent-to be rude
Being impudent is very disrespectful.
2.)reboot-to turn off a computer then turn it back on
My teacher told me to reboot my computer because it stopped working.
3.)repent-to be sorry for what you have done
I was very repent that I pushed my friend on accident.
4.)reek-something that smells stinky or unpleasant
When the salmon come back to the creek,some of them die and start to smell reek.
5.)recoil-to be shocked or frightened
I was very furiouse that a boy recoiled me.
Blind-someone can see.The old man cound not see because he was blind. Series-a group of related things that follow in order.The little boy read the whole series.Front-the part of something that comes first.T line leader was in the front of the line.
slender-meager-you are slender.
lecherous-excessively lustful-why are you so lecherous?
eradicate-to destroy completely-why did you eradicate that?!
wit-cleverness-you have a lot of wit.
gay-britghly colored-look how gay that birds tail is.
Danish pastry- a pastry made of a rich, raised dough.
Mechanize- to make something mechanical.
Expansile- able to expand.
Cyclotron- when particles move in a circular motion.
Lurid- to look very pale.
The DANISH PASTRY that they served was amazing!
We watched the inventor MECHANIZE the vehicle.
I discovered that my object was
EXPANSILE.
In physics class, we learned what a CYCLOTRON was.
The man that walked in looked very LURID in the moonlight.
endorse - to write on the back of a document.
My dad endorsed his pay check.
kindle - to set on fire or ignite.
The man kindled the bondfire.
bobby prize- a prize usually a ridiculous one.
The boy got the bobby prize from the arcade game.
nipper - anything that nips or pinches.
The crab was a nipper.
truffle - fleshy, edible, potato-shaped fungi that grows underground.
The pig was looking for truffles.
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