Words of the Week 1-25 (2026-27)

A short and amusing/interesting story about a real incident

• anecdote

• enigma

• queue

• fallacy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Angry or dissatisfied

• reprehensible

• notorious

• disgruntled

• parsimonious

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Designed to attract notice and impress others

• esoteric

• ostentatious

• ephemeral

• indelible

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

To make something continue (usually an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief)

• embellish

• perpetuate

• concede

• expedite

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Truthful and straightforward

• candid

• ephemeral

• indelible

• ostentatious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

A huge failure; a fiasco; a catastrophe

• enigma

• fallacy

• debacle

• hiatus

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

To strongly disapprove of something

• concede

• obliterate

• perpetuate

• deplore

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

To admit that something is true after denying it; to acknowledge that one has been defeated

• embellish

• expedite

• perpetuate

• concede

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Having no skill or aptitude for a particular task; incompetent

• parsimonious

• esoteric

• notorious

• inept

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Lasting for a very short time

• ephemeral

• indelible

• parsimonious

• inept

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F