This is a template you may use for the vocabulary activity for WoW (words of the week). Fill out the parts that are required: synonyms, examples, and illustration/symbols that help you create meaning for unfamiliar/unclear words.

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WoW #1 – Words of the Week September 10, 2014 EXAMPLE: #-word: part of synonyms: symbol: speech: def: examples:

#1- adjectiv short-lived, fleeting, momentary, vanishing, evanescent e ephemeral, fading lasting a very short time rainbows, sunset, dreams

#2- noun sycophant one who flatters in order to gain advantage #3- adjectiv negligible e so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering

#4- verb capitulat e cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand

#5- noun enigma a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

#6- noun zenith the highest point reached by a celestial or other object #7- fortuitous adjective

happening by accident or chance rather than design

#8- sporadic adjective

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places

#9- adjective pompous

self-important or self- serving

#10- adjective clandestine kept secret or done secretively

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