Periods 3 & 4 Word of the Week - subordinate

This week, periods 3 and 4 selected subordinate as our word of the week.  Subordinate means:

1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank;
2. of less importance, secondary;
3. subject to or under the authority of a superior;
4. subservient or inferior;
5. subject; dependent.

The sentences we created to demonstrate our understanding of the word subordinate were:

1. The subordinate clause, in English, is a dependent clause.
2. GHS may be subordinate to QO in rank, but tonight we will show QO how subordinate they are.

Periods 6 & 8 Word of the Week - infusion

This week, periods 6 and 8 selected infusion as our word of the week.  In order to understand the definition of infusion, we had to look it up, and, in addition, we had to look up its root word: infuse.  Here are the definitions we found:

infusion:
1. the act or process of infusing;
2. something infused.

infuse:
1. to introduce as if by pouring;
2. to imbue or inspire

The sentences we created to show our understanding of infusion were:

1. Each year a class of new freshmen is infused into GHS.
2. The gunshot victim lost too much blood and needed an infusion of new blood.

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