Word
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Definition
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Sentence
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Synonyms or
Examples
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Antonyms or
Non-Examples
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explain
|
make something clear to someone by describing it in more detail
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Please
explain why your homework is not done.
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clarify,
define, justify
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confuse,
obscure, complicate
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hostile
|
unfriendly, antagonistic
|
The desert is
an extremely hostile environment.
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inhospitable,
nasty, malevolent
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pleasant,
friendly, welcoming
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cease
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bring or come to an end
|
Without the
sun humanity would cease to exist.
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halt,
terminate, quit
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begin,
persevere, continue
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Ms. Stockton's Classroom Blog
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Word Study - November 14th
Word Study - October 27th
Word
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Definition
|
Sentence
|
Synonyms or
Examples
|
Antonyms or
Non-Examples
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announce
|
make a public statement about a fact, situation, or plan
|
Mr. Taylor
will announce when the basketball practices are.
|
declare,
state, reveal
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conceal,
suppress, withhold
|
huddle
|
crowd together
|
People in
cold climates huddle together for warmth.
|
bundle, cluster,
crowd
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disperse,
scatter, separate
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conflict
|
a serious disagreement or argument
|
Try to solve
a conflict yourself before telling a teacher.
|
rivalry,
clash, struggle
|
peace, truce,
harmony
|
Sunday 23 October 2016
Word Study - October 20th
Word
|
Definition
|
Sentence
|
Synonyms or
Examples
|
Antonyms or
Non-Examples
|
anxiously
|
in a way
resulting from worry or nervousness
|
The grade
fives waited anxiously to see if their eggs would break.
|
nervously, warily,
guardedly
|
carelessly,
thoughtlessly, easily
|
influence
|
affecting the behaviour or thinking of someone
|
A good
speaker can influence many people.
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incite,
induce, motivate
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disturb,
unnerve, discourage
|
harsh
|
unpleasantly
rough or jarring, cruel or severe
|
A harsh wind
blew on that chilly February evening.
|
bleak,
bitter, grim
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kind, gentle,
courteous
|
Friday 14 October 2016
Word Study - October 11
Sentence
|
Synonyms or
Examples
|
Antonyms or
Non-Examples
|
We should
never hesitate to ask for help.
|
pause, stall,
wait
|
continue,
persist, advance
|
The teacher
could feel the tension during the
test.
|
discomfort,
uneasiness, stress
|
relaxation,
ease, calmness
|
I am never opposed to helping someone in need.
|
unwilling,
averse, resistant
|
willing,
inclined, eager
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Monday 26 September 2016
Word Study - September 20th
Word
|
Definition
|
Sentence
|
Synonyms or Examples
|
Antonyms or Non-Examples
|
drowsy
|
sleepy and lethargic,
half asleep
|
If you don’t sleep well
you might be drowsy at school.
|
dazed, dozy, sluggish
|
alert, awake, energized
|
navigate
|
travel over a stretch of water or land carefully or
with difficulty; direct the course of a form of transportation
|
Ship captains need to
navigate through rocky waters.
|
maneuver, pilot, negotiate
|
forget, get lost,
misdirect
|
claim
|
a statement that
something is the truth, usually without proof
|
Your claim that you won
the lottery is completely unfounded.
|
assertion, declaration,
statement
|
disavowal, dispute,
denial
|
Monday 19 September 2016
Math Quiz on Thursday
Grade 4 - number and shape patterns and pattern rules
Grade 5 - number and shape patterns, pattern rules, patterns in multiplication
Grade 5 - number and shape patterns, pattern rules, patterns in multiplication
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Word Study – September 9th
Word
|
Definition
|
Sentence
|
Synonyms or Examples
|
Antonyms or Non-Examples
|
abolish
|
formally put to an end
|
The goal of Nelson
Mandela was to abolish Apartheid.
|
rescind, eradicate,
cancel
|
create, sanction, allow
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frequently
|
often, regularly
|
I frequently sleep
through my alarm clock.
|
oftentimes, regularly,
usually
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rarely, seldom,
inconsistently
|
gist
|
The main meaning or idea
of a speech or text
|
Did you get the gist of
that speech about butterflies?
|
point, essence, thrust
|
insignificance,
meaninglessness, unimportance
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