Periods 4 & 8 Word of the Week: modicum

Period 4 and period 8 both chose modicum as our word of the week.  We looked up modicum and discovered that it means "a moderate or small amount."

Here are the sentences that we made up to show our understanding of the word:

1. I can't buy new shoes with the modicum of money that I have.
2. I only have a modicum of money, so I cannot buy what I want.
3. The bags of chips in the vending machine only give you a modicum of chips.

Period 6 Word of the Week: smite

This week, period 6 selected smite as our word of the week.  Dictionary.com tells us that smite has a number of meanings.  The two most common are:

1. To strike or hit hard, as with a hand, stick, or other weapon;
2. To strike down, injure, or slay.

We created the following sentence to demonstrate our understanding of the word smite:

If you don't leave me alone I will smite you!

Period 3 Word of the Week: moot

This week, period 3 selected moot as our word of the week.  When we looked up the word, we discovered that moot has a number of definitions.  The most commonly-used meanings are:

1. Open to discussion or debate
2. Of little or no value

We created the following sentences using definition #2:

1. Crayons are moot in high school.
2. Eight-track tapes are now moot to music listeners.