| August |
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21 |
ECLECTIC - choosing from a variety of sources |
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22 |
AESTHETIC - appealing to the sense of beauty |
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23 |
PARADOX - a seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth |
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24 |
ANOMALOUS - deviating from the general rule |
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25 |
ALLEVIATE - to lessen, to relieve |
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28 |
VENERATE -to hold in great esteem, to honor |
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29 |
VAPID - commonplace, unimaginative |
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30 |
LACONIC - close-mouthed, silent, using few words |
| 31 |
ELUSIVE - hard to catch |
| November |
| 1 |
DILETTANTE -a dabbler, one with superficial interest |
| 2 |
HEDONIST - a person who seeks pleasure |
| 3 |
MENDICANT - a beggar |
| 6 |
No School - Parent Conferences |
| 7 |
No School - Election Day |
| 8 |
DEPLETE - to exhaust |
9 |
OBSTINATE - stubborn |
| 10 |
DESPONDENT -feeling very down discouraged |
| 13 |
DEVOID - lacking content, empty |
| 14 |
AMBIVALENT - lacks conviction, uncertain |
| 15 |
AMBIGUOUS -lacks clarity, unclear |
| 16 |
TRIVIAL -insignificant, lacking importance |
| 17 |
RASH - impetuous and lacking restraint |
| 20 |
NONDESCRIPT - ordinary, lacking a distinction |
| 21 |
DESOLATE - empty, lacking inhabitants |
| 22 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 23 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 24 |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| 27 |
INEPT - lacking skill |
| 28 |
SUPERFICIAL - shallow, lacking depth |
| 29 |
PRECARIOUS - lacks stability, unstable |
| 30 |
DIFFIDENT - lacks self-confidence, shy |
| February |
1 |
ANACHRONISM - a chronological misplacing of events or people |
2 |
ENUMERATE - to ascertain the number of, to count |
5 |
EPISTOLARY - a series of letters |
6 |
DOGMA - doctrine, set of beliefs |
7 |
BELLIGERENT - warlike, overly aggressive |
8 |
ABDICATE - to renounce, resign, vacate |
9 |
WATERSHED - an important event, turning point |
| 12 |
ASTUTE - shrewd, smart, keen-minded |
| 13 |
QUANDARY - a state of doubt or perplexity |
| 14 |
AMELIORATE - to make better |
| 15 |
EXACERBATE - to make worse |
| 16 |
QUERULOUS - complaining |
| 19 |
NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENT'S DAY |
| 20 |
VICARIOUSLY - to live through another's experience |
| 21 |
RECTITUDE - high standards or personal conduct |
| 22 |
DECORUM -proper behavior, good manners in public |
| 23 |
INEXORABLE - relentless, unstoppable |
| 26 |
UBIQUITOUS - omnipresent, something that is everywhere |
| 27 |
EXHORT - to urge or force someone to do something |
| 28 |
TRAVAIL - hard, distasteful work |
| May |
1 |
URBANE - courteous, refined, suave |
2 |
ONEROUS - burdensome |
3 |
BILK - to cheat, defraud |
4 |
MALEDICTION - a curse (opposite of benediction) |
7 |
DOLEFUL - sad, mournful |
8 |
ERUDITE - learned, scholarly |
| 9 |
DEFUNCT - no longer existing, dead |
| 10 |
PROCURE - to obtain |
| 11 |
RUMINATE - to contemplate, reflect upon |
| 14 |
INKLING - hint or vague idea |
| 15 |
CIRCUMLOCUTION - roundabout, lengthy way to say something |
| 16 |
TRANSCEND - to rise above, go beyond |
| 17 |
LUGUBRIOUS - sorrowful, mournful |
| 18 |
QUIXOTIC - overly idealistic, impractical |
| 21 |
PETULANT - bad tempered, unreasonabley irritated |
| 22 |
SEDULOUS - hardworking, diligent, assiduous |
| 23 |
TREACLY - overly sentimental |
| 24 |
BOORISH - lacking refinement, crude |
| 25 |
DERIVATIVE - derived from and lacking originality |
| 28 |
NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY |
| 29 |
USURP - to seize without permission |
| 30 |
PHILANTHROPY - love of humankind |
| 31 |
VEX - to annoy or bother |
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| September |
1 |
DILATORY -to delay, to be tardy |
4 |
No School - Labor Day |
5 |
MEAGER -scanty, sparse, not abundant |
6 |
SOMBER - gloomy, cheerless, grave |
7 |
FLOURISH - to prosper, thrive |
8 |
RECALCITRANT - stubborn |
| 11 |
REVERE - to honor, admire |
| 12 |
No School - Primary Elections |
| 13 |
CURTAIL - to cut short |
| 14 |
VORACIOUS - not easily satisfied |
| 15 |
REBUKE - to scold sharply |
| 18 |
INSATIABLE - cannot be satisfied |
| 19 |
CURATOR - person in charge of a museum |
| 20 |
EGOIST - person overly concerned with self |
| 21 |
INDOLENT - lethargic, lacking energy |
| 22 |
CASTIGATE - to scold harshly |
| 25 |
No School - Prof. Dev. Day |
| 26 |
ZEALOT - person filled with enthusiam |
| 27 |
PACIFIST - person who promotes peace |
| 28 |
TACITURN - speaking few words, concise |
| 29 |
PERFIDIOUS - devious, deceitful, treacherous |
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| December |
1 |
SOPHOMORIC -immature, lacking sophistication |
4 |
AMORPHOUS -lacks shape or form |
5 |
MERCURIAL - very changeable |
6 |
ADEPT - skillful |
7 |
EXASPERATING - very annoying, irksome |
8 |
OMINOUS - very threatening |
| 11 |
EXCRUCIATING - extremely painful |
| 12 |
FASTIDIOUS - excessively neat |
| 13 |
FRENZIED - very excited, animated, active |
| 14 |
METICULOUS - exact, very precise |
| 15 |
ASSIDUOUS - diligent, hardworking |
| 18 |
DERIDE - to use ridicule to put someone down |
| 19 |
AUSPICIOUS - very favorable |
| 20 |
ARDUOUS - very difficult, very demanding |
| 21 |
DEPRECIATE - to go down in value |
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| March |
1 |
INEFFABLE - cannot be expressed or put into words |
2 |
QUELL - to put down, squelch |
5 |
EGREGIOUS - a very bad error |
6 |
IMMACULATE - very clean |
7 |
TRANSLUCENT - will allow light to pass through |
8 |
IMPERMEABLE - cannot pass through |
9 |
DISSEMINATE - to spread, distribute |
| 12 |
ELUCIDATE - to make clear |
| 13 |
INCIPIENT - in the early stages, embryonic |
| 14 |
SPURIOUS - false, unproven |
| 15 |
TENUOUS - weak, flimsy, shaky |
| 16 |
DEMYSTIFY - to make less baffling |
| 19 |
ATROPHY - to waste away, wither |
| 20 |
LEXICON - a wordlist, vocabulary |
| 21 |
LABYRINTH - a maze |
| 22 |
AMENABLE - agreeable, willing to do something |
| 23 |
DISINGENUOUS - not sincere, not straightforward |
| 26 |
APOCRYPHAL - not genuine, fictional |
| 27 |
DOCILE - easy to manage |
| 28 |
TRACTABLE - easy to manage |
| 29 |
TRUNCATE - to shorten by cutting, to cut off |
| 30 |
CONTENTIOUS - quarrelsome, disagreeable |
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| June |
1 |
EXPROPRIATE - To transfer possession of something |
4 |
REPARATION - the act of repairing or making amends |
5 |
PENCHANT - a storng inclination, likely |
6 |
VORACIOUS - unable to be satisfied; greedy |
7 |
PRODIGIOUS - enomorous, extraordinary, marvelous |
8 |
CONNOISSEUR - an expert |
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| October |
2 |
No School - Yom Kippur |
3 |
SCOUNDREL - a rascal, a disreputable person |
4 |
SAVANT - a learned person |
5 |
JINGOIST - a extreme nationalist |
6 |
BENEFACTOR - a helping, generous person |
9 |
BOOR - a person who is rude, one who lacks refinement, uncultured |
| 10 |
RECLUSE - person who seeks seclusion, a hermit |
| 11 |
SEER - one who can predict future events |
| 12 |
PRAGMATIST - one who is practical, logical, down to earth |
| 13 |
ENERVATED - lacking vitality |
| 16 |
VIRTUOSO - a person with great artistic talent |
| 17 |
REVELER - person who engages in merrymaking |
| 18 |
PRODIGY - a person with great talent |
| 19 |
INTRANSIGENT - stubborn, difficult to deal with |
| 20 |
No School - MSTA Convention |
| 23 |
LETHARGIC - lacking energy |
| 24 |
EXTOL - to praise |
| 25 |
BANAL - trite, ordinary |
| 26 |
MOLLIFY - to lessen, soothe |
| 27 |
No School - Teacher Grading |
| 30 |
ADVOCATE - supporter, proponent |
| 31 |
TACIT - without words |
| January |
2 |
ENLIGHTEN -to inform, instruct, edify |
3 |
INTREPID - brave, courageous |
4 |
VISCOUS - thick and syrupy |
5 |
CALLOUS - lacks sensitivity |
8 |
REPUGNANT - very disgusting, repulsive |
9 |
PAINSTAKING - extremely careful |
| 10 |
VENAL - dishonest, corrupt, mercenary |
| 11 |
EXACTITUDE -very precise |
| 12 |
ERRATIC - unpredictable, changeable, lacking consistency |
| 15 |
No School - MLK Holiday |
| 16 |
DESTITUTE -very poor, indigent, lacking financial resources |
| 17 |
DISCERNING - very insightful |
| 18 |
DESPICABLE - vile, very contemptible act |
| 19 |
VIGILANT - watchful, very alert |
| 22 |
DEMAGOGUE - one who arouses popular prejudices/passions |
| 23 |
CENSURE - an official reprimand |
| 24 |
GERMANE - relevant, pertinent |
| 25 |
STIPULATE - to specify, to set forth |
| 26 |
PLAUSIBLE - believable, credible |
| 29 |
EXPURGATE - to delete or remove |
| 30 |
INCORRIGIBLE - cannot bee reformed |
| 31 |
CORROBORATE - to support with evidence |
| April |
2 |
INGRATE - ungrateful person |
3 |
GRATUITOUS - unnecessary, unwarranted |
4 |
ESOTERIC - confined to a small group, confidential |
5 |
DEARTH - scarce, small supply |
6 |
NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK |
16 |
HUSBANDRY - careful management, economy |
| 17 |
PLAUDIT - praise or approval |
| 18 |
CENSURE - harsh critism |
| 19 |
BOON - a blessing, something to be thankful for |
| 20 |
SOMNOLENT - drowsy, sleepy, inducing sleep |
| 23 |
BROACH - to mention or suggest for the first time PROCURE - to obtain |
| 24 |
VACILLATE - to sway from side to side |
| 25 |
STEADFAST - fixed, unchanging INKLING - hint or vague idea |
| 26 |
CLEMENCY - merciful leniency |
| 27 |
MUNIFICENT - generous, giving |
| 30 |
PROCLIVITY - inclination, tendency |
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