WOTD 1

Your words of the day are "Zenith" and "Nadir" - fancy ways of saying high and low.

Have you heard of them before?

• Yes

• No

What does zenith refer to? (pick two that may apply)

• The strongest or most successful period of time for a person or thing

• The lowest point

• The point directly overhead in the celestial heavens (sky)

• The point that is vertically downward from the observer

Where is the "Zenith" of this mountain?

She had reached the ​ (a)   ​ of her career, for her, nothing could be ​ (b)   than her view from her new ​ (c)   office

• Zenith
• better
• top floor
• more
• meh
• basement
• penguin

What is the origin of the word zenith?

• Arabic

• Spanish

• Latin

• French

Answer explanation

Zenith developed from an Arabic phrase meaning "the way over one's head," and then traveled through Old Spanish, Medieval Latin, and Middle French before arriving in English.

What is the antonym of Zenith? (Antonym means Opposite)

Answer explanation

Don't forget the capital letter if it's alone!

What is nadir? (pick two)

• The point that is vertically downward from the observer

• The highest point in the celestial heavens

• The lowest point in someone's life emotionally or physically

• The point directly overhead in the celestial heavens

He climbed ​ (a)   into the cavern complex, searching in the total ​ (b)   ​ for the ​ (c)   of this cave

• down
• darkness
• nadir
• brightness
• up
• penguin?

Organize these synonyms into the right categories (Synonyms are differnt words that mean the same thing Example: Cat-Kitty

Groups:

(a) Zenith

,

(b) Nadir

• Lowest

• Successful

• Peak

• Depths

• Happiest

• Sorrowful

• Bottom

• Topside

• Abyssal

• Pinnacle

Use both Zenith and Nadir in a short paragraph!