WORD OF THE DAY 12/19/24

What does nonplus mean?

• 1. a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

• 1. to render utterly perplexed by something unexpected; puzzle completely.

• 1. the appearance or semblance of truth.

• 1. A complicated disagreement; a confused or chaotic situation. From the Italian "imbrogliare," meaning to tangle.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

what does Bifurcate mean?

• Mark with spots or smears of color.

• 1. Tearful; deeply gloomy; mournful.

• 1.  a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

• 1. to divide or fork into two branches.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

what does fugacious mean

• 1.  tending to disappear; fleeting

• 1. offensive to the smell; noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

• 1. o render utterly perplexed by something unexpected; puzzle completely.

• 1. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does mottle mean?

• 1. to divide or fork into two branches.

• 1. Mark with spots or smears of color.

• 1. Tearful; deeply gloomy; mournful.

• 1.  A complicated disagreement; a confused or chaotic situation. From the Italian "imbrogliare," meaning to tangle.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

what does canard mean?

• 1. the appearance or semblance of truth.

• 1. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

• 1. a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

• 1.  tending to disappear; fleeting

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

what does Quidnunc mean

• 1. to render utterly perplexed by something unexpected; puzzle completely.

• 1. offensive to the smell; noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

• 1. a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

• 1. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

what does verisimilitude mean

• 1. the appearance or semblance of truth.

• 1. Mark with spots or smears of color.

• 1. tending to disappear; fleeting

• 1. a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

what does lachrymose mean

• 1. offensive to the smell; noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

• 1. to divide or fork into two branches.

• 1.   Tearful; deeply gloomy; mournful.

• 1. a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip; a gossip or busybody.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does imbroglio mean

• 1. A complicated disagreement; a confused or chaotic situation. From the Italian "imbrogliare," meaning to tangle.

• 1. offensive to the smell; noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

• 1.  a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.

• 1.  to render utterly perplexed by something unexpected; puzzle completely.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does Mephitic mean

• 1. Tearful; deeply gloomy; mournful.

• 1. Mark with spots or smears of color.

• 1. offensive to the smell; noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

• 1. to divide or fork into two branches.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E