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rampant |
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ram-pənt |
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adjective |
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Growing or spreading in an uncontrolled manner. |
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During the exams cheating was rampant among the seventh graders. |
Month: October 2023
WOW 16: Persuade
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persuade |
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pər-ˈswād |
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verb |
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To convince or win over someone to believe something or do something. |
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Although they tried, Mr. Hernan’s class could not persuade him to let them have a snowball fight in the parking lot. |
WOW 15: Malicious
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malicious |
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mə-ˈlish-əs |
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adjective |
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Bad or harmful. |
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The malicious computer bug was making all of the school laptops freeze up. |
POW 14: My Father’s Mustache
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My Father’s MustacheMy father’s mustache is the largest in town, |
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From: I Saw an Invisible Lion Today; Quatrain Poems |
WOW 13: Glimmer
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glimmer |
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glim-ər |
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noun |
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A faint, weak, unsteady flicker or hint. |
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After the piano had been in her house for three months, Noreen showed a glimmer of interest by fluttering her fingers across the keys. |
WOW 14: Immense
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immense |
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im-ˈen(t)s |
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adjective |
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Huge or great in size, amount or degree. |
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When it came to juggling, the head of the Circus Club at school was an immense talent. |
POW 13: I Can’t Find My Thesaurus
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I Can’t Find My ThesaurusI can’t find my thesaurus— Whoever came and borrowed it: |
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From: I Saw an Invisible Lion Today; Quatrain Poems |