Periods 7 & 8 Word of the Week: desiderium

Periods 7 and 8 both voted for desiderium as this week's word of the week.  Desiderium is a noun meaning "an ardent longing, as for something lost." We constructed the following sentences to demonstrate our understanding of the word:

1. Abbie spent her money on a donut necklace, so now she is in a desiderium for what she so recklessly lost.

2. Even a decade after his death, Michael Jackson's children found themselves in a desiderium over the loss of their father.