Period 3 Word of the Week: piety

This week, period 3 selected piety as our word of the week.  Piety is "the quality of being religious or reverent."  After a lengthy discussion of the Dalai Lama, our class came up with this sentence:

The Dalai Lama's piety attracts many followers to Buddhism.

Period 2 Word of the Week: predilection

On March 21, period 2 selected predilection as our word of the week.  A predilection is "a preference or special liking for something," or "a bias in favor of something."  This week, the sentence we wrote to demonstrate our understanding of predilection was:

Students have a predilection for teachers who give less homework.

Period 7 Word of the Week: zealot

Enthusiastic period 7 selected zealot as our word of the week.  A zealot is "a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals."  The class felt that we have a group of zealots present here at GHS:

The G'burg Junkies are zealots; they attend every GHS sports event.

Period 4 Word of the Week: abate

As a result of a voting conspiracy, our class selected abate as our word of the week.  To abate is to "become less intense or widespread."  The word usually refers to negative things that decrease in intensity or reach.  After a lengthy discussion of things that can abate, our class settled on the following sentence:

Aurora's cries abate as she falls asleep.