Word of the Week!

Today's extraordinary word is FACETIOUS.

FACETIOUS adj. Not meant to be taken seriously or literally, amusing, lacking serious intent.

Try using this instead of sarcastic, especially if your intention was to make a joke.

The teacher liked to use Patricia O'Conner's book Woe is I to teach grammar because she found her students responded well to its fun, facetious tone.


This one's pronounced differently than you would probably expect.  Try putting it into Google Translate to make sure you're saying it correctly. 

Word of the Week!

This week's suburb word of the week is SACROSANCT.

sacrosanct adj.  regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with (especially of a principle, place, or routine).

Some synonyms for sacrosanct could be blessed, holy, divine, wonderful, or pure.

They loved reading Shakespeare so much that going to see one of his plays performed each year felt like a sacrosanct tradition.

Just think of all the times you could use this word when learning about ancient cultures and religions!

Word of the Week!

Today's excellent word is SUBSTANTIAL.

substantial adj. Big and solid; great in amount, importance, or value; strong, amble.

You could say this rather than big or important.  It's connotation will make whatever you're talking about seem really important.

On the field trip, the students felt that they had learned a substantial amount of facts about the Underground Railroad.

Word of the Week

This week's awesome word is FRIVOLOUS.

frivolous adj. Not worth serious attention; silly, trivial, not important, inconsequential.

This would be much better than dumb or stupid (yuck!).

The students all felt like the homework was frivolous since it wouldn't be covered on the upcoming test.

Isn't that better?

Word of the Week!

This week's awesome word is ABUNDANT.

abundant adj. Present in large quantities, plentiful or bountiful (amount of something).

Try using it instead of a lot (yuck!).

Mrs. Poporad has an abundant selection of books that she'll let her students borrow.

You can also change it to a noun: abundance.

There are an abundance of tardy students on days when it snows.