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November 2014 word of the day

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Vanessa M. Valle

This document provides the word of the day from different subject areas across one school week. It includes the word, part of speech, pronunciation, and definition. The root of the week and word of the day are given for language arts/reading on Mondays, math on Wednesdays, social studies on Thursdays, and science on Fridays. The roots and words focus on expanding vocabulary through the study of word roots and meanings.

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Gladiator Word of the Day Week 12 November 3, 5-7, 2014
Language Arts/Reading Monday, November 3, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: magnanimous Definition: mag·nan·i·mous [mag-nan-uh-muhs] adjective 1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies. 2. high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler. 3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.
Math Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: magnitude Definition: mag·ni·tude [mag-ni-tood, -tyood] noun 1. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 2. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 3. greatness of size or amount. 4. moral greatness: magnitude of mind.
Social Studies Thursday, November 6, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: majority Definition: ma·jor·i·ty [muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] noun, plural ma·jor·i·ties. 1. the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority ): the majority of the population. 2. a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting more than half of the total number. 3. the amount by which the greater number, as of votes, surpasses the remainder (distinguished from plurality ). 4. the party or faction with the majority vote: The Democratic Party is the majority. 5. the state or time of being of full legal age: to attain one's majority.
Science Friday, November 7, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: magnify Definition: mag·ni·fy [mag-nuh-fahy] verb (used with object), mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing. 1. to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does. 2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco. 3. to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate: to magnify one's difficulties. 4. to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten: The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across. 5. Archaic. to extol; praise: to magnify the Lord.
Gladiator Word of the Day Week 13 November 10, 12-14, 2014
Language Arts/Reading Monday, November 10, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: misnomer Definition:mis·no·mer [mis-noh-mer] noun 1.a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation. 2.an error in naming a person or thing.
Math Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: polynomial Definition: pol·y·no·mi·al [pol-uh-noh-mee-uhl] adjective 1. consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms. noun 2. Algebra. a. (in one variable) an expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms each of which is the product of a constant and a variable raised to an integral power: ax 2 + bx + c is a polynomial, where a, b, and c are constants and x is a variable. b. a similar expression in more than one variable, as 4 x 2 y 3 − 3 xy + 5 x + 7. c. Now Rare. . Also called multinomial. any expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms, as 4 x 3 + cos x. 3. a polynomial name or term. 4. Biology . a species name containing more than two terms.
Social Studies Thursday, November 13, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: nominate Definition: nom·i·nate [v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit] verb (used with object), nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing. 1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office. 2. to appoint to a duty or office. 3. to propose for an honor, award, or the like. 4. Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race. 5. to name; designate.
Science Friday, November 14, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: nomenclature Definition: no·men·cla·ture [noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor] noun 1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc. 2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.
Gladiator Word of the Day Week 14 November 17-21, 2014
Language Arts/Reading Root oMf tohne dWaeye, kN: oobv/eomc/obfe/orp 1 (7to,w 2a0rd1,4 to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: obituary Definition: o·bit·u·ar·y [oh-bich-oo-er-ee] noun, plural o·bit·u·ar·ies. 1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. adjective 2. of, pertaining to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper.
Math Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: obtuse Definition: ob·tuse [uhb-toos, -tyoos] adjective 1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. 2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form. 3. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity. 4. indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound. 5. obtuse angle, noun: an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
Social Studies Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: opposition Definition: op·po·si·tion [op-uh-zish-uhn] noun 1. the action of opposing, resisting, or combating. 2. antagonism or hostility. 3. a person or group of people opposing, criticizing, or protesting something, someone, or another group. 4. ( sometimes initial capital letter ) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it. 5. the act of placing opposite, or the state or position of being placed opposite.
Science Thursday, November 20, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: opaque Definition: o·paque [oh-peyk] adjective 1. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through. 2. not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc. 3. not shining or bright; dark; dull. 4. hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure: The problem remains opaque despite explanations. 5. dull, stupid, or unintelligent.
Academy of Biomedical Sciences Friday, November 14, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: obstetrics Definition: ob·stet·rics [uhb-ste-triks] noun ( used with a singular verb ) -the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob
Gladiator Word of the Day Week 15 November 24-26, 2014
Language Arts/Reading Monday, November 24, 2014 Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to) Word of the Day: aggrandize Definition: ag·gran·dize [uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz] verb (used with object), ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing. 1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend. 2. to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor. 3. to make (something) appear greater.
Math Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to) Word of the Day: annulus Definition: an·nu·lus [an-yuh-luhs] noun, plural an·nu·li [an-yuh-lahy] , an·nu·lus·es. 1. a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space. 2. Geometry . the space between two concentric circles on a plane. 3. the veil remnant on a mushroom stalk. See illus. under mushroom. 4. a growth ring, as on the cross section of a tree trunk, that can be used to estimate age.
Social Studies Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to) Word of the Day: adjudicate Definition: ad·ju·di·cate [uh-joo-di-keyt] verb (used with object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing. 1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence. 2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially. verb (used without object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing. 3. to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon ).

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November 2014 word of the day

  • 1. Gladiator Word of the Day Week 12 November 3, 5-7, 2014
  • 2. Language Arts/Reading Monday, November 3, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: magnanimous Definition: mag·nan·i·mous [mag-nan-uh-muhs] adjective 1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies. 2. high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler. 3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.
  • 3. Math Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: magnitude Definition: mag·ni·tude [mag-ni-tood, -tyood] noun 1. size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle. 2. great importance or consequence: affairs of magnitude. 3. greatness of size or amount. 4. moral greatness: magnitude of mind.
  • 4. Social Studies Thursday, November 6, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: majority Definition: ma·jor·i·ty [muh-jawr-i-tee, -jor-] noun, plural ma·jor·i·ties. 1. the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority ): the majority of the population. 2. a number of voters or votes, jurors, or others in agreement, constituting more than half of the total number. 3. the amount by which the greater number, as of votes, surpasses the remainder (distinguished from plurality ). 4. the party or faction with the majority vote: The Democratic Party is the majority. 5. the state or time of being of full legal age: to attain one's majority.
  • 5. Science Friday, November 7, 2014 Root of the Week: mag/maj/max (big) Word of the Day: magnify Definition: mag·ni·fy [mag-nuh-fahy] verb (used with object), mag·ni·fied, mag·ni·fy·ing. 1. to increase the apparent size of, as a lens does. 2. to make greater in actual size; enlarge: to magnify a drawing in preparing for a fresco. 3. to cause to seem greater or more important; attribute too much importance to; exaggerate: to magnify one's difficulties. 4. to make more exciting; intensify; dramatize; heighten: The playwright magnified the conflict to get her point across. 5. Archaic. to extol; praise: to magnify the Lord.
  • 6. Gladiator Word of the Day Week 13 November 10, 12-14, 2014
  • 7. Language Arts/Reading Monday, November 10, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: misnomer Definition:mis·no·mer [mis-noh-mer] noun 1.a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation. 2.an error in naming a person or thing.
  • 8. Math Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: polynomial Definition: pol·y·no·mi·al [pol-uh-noh-mee-uhl] adjective 1. consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms. noun 2. Algebra. a. (in one variable) an expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms each of which is the product of a constant and a variable raised to an integral power: ax 2 + bx + c is a polynomial, where a, b, and c are constants and x is a variable. b. a similar expression in more than one variable, as 4 x 2 y 3 − 3 xy + 5 x + 7. c. Now Rare. . Also called multinomial. any expression consisting of the sum of two or more terms, as 4 x 3 + cos x. 3. a polynomial name or term. 4. Biology . a species name containing more than two terms.
  • 9. Social Studies Thursday, November 13, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: nominate Definition: nom·i·nate [v. nom-uh-neyt; adj. nom-uh-nit] verb (used with object), nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing. 1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office. 2. to appoint to a duty or office. 3. to propose for an honor, award, or the like. 4. Horse Racing. to register (a horse) as an entry in a race. 5. to name; designate.
  • 10. Science Friday, November 14, 2014 Root of the Week: nam/nom/noun/nown/nym (name) Word of the Day: nomenclature Definition: no·men·cla·ture [noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor] noun 1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc. 2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.
  • 11. Gladiator Word of the Day Week 14 November 17-21, 2014
  • 12. Language Arts/Reading Root oMf tohne dWaeye, kN: oobv/eomc/obfe/orp 1 (7to,w 2a0rd1,4 to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: obituary Definition: o·bit·u·ar·y [oh-bich-oo-er-ee] noun, plural o·bit·u·ar·ies. 1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. adjective 2. of, pertaining to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper.
  • 13. Math Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: obtuse Definition: ob·tuse [uhb-toos, -tyoos] adjective 1. not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. 2. not sharp, acute, or pointed; blunt in form. 3. (of a leaf, petal, etc.) rounded at the extremity. 4. indistinctly felt or perceived, as pain or sound. 5. obtuse angle, noun: an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
  • 14. Social Studies Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: opposition Definition: op·po·si·tion [op-uh-zish-uhn] noun 1. the action of opposing, resisting, or combating. 2. antagonism or hostility. 3. a person or group of people opposing, criticizing, or protesting something, someone, or another group. 4. ( sometimes initial capital letter ) the major political party opposed to the party in power and seeking to replace it. 5. the act of placing opposite, or the state or position of being placed opposite.
  • 15. Science Thursday, November 20, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: opaque Definition: o·paque [oh-peyk] adjective 1. not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through. 2. not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc. 3. not shining or bright; dark; dull. 4. hard to understand; not clear or lucid; obscure: The problem remains opaque despite explanations. 5. dull, stupid, or unintelligent.
  • 16. Academy of Biomedical Sciences Friday, November 14, 2014 Root of the Week: ob/oc/of/op (toward, to, against, completely, over) Word of the Day: obstetrics Definition: ob·stet·rics [uhb-ste-triks] noun ( used with a singular verb ) -the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth. Abbreviation: OB, ob
  • 17. Gladiator Word of the Day Week 15 November 24-26, 2014
  • 18. Language Arts/Reading Monday, November 24, 2014 Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to) Word of the Day: aggrandize Definition: ag·gran·dize [uh-gran-dahyz, ag-ruhn-dahyz] verb (used with object), ag·gran·dized, ag·gran·diz·ing. 1. to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend. 2. to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor. 3. to make (something) appear greater.
  • 19. Math Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to) Word of the Day: annulus Definition: an·nu·lus [an-yuh-luhs] noun, plural an·nu·li [an-yuh-lahy] , an·nu·lus·es. 1. a ring; a ringlike part, band, or space. 2. Geometry . the space between two concentric circles on a plane. 3. the veil remnant on a mushroom stalk. See illus. under mushroom. 4. a growth ring, as on the cross section of a tree trunk, that can be used to estimate age.
  • 20. Social Studies Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Root of the Week: ad/am/an/ap/as/at/ag (to, move toward, in addition to) Word of the Day: adjudicate Definition: ad·ju·di·cate [uh-joo-di-keyt] verb (used with object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing. 1. to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence. 2. to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) judicially. verb (used without object), ad·ju·di·cat·ed, ad·ju·di·cat·ing. 3. to sit in judgment (usually followed by upon ).