Period 1 Word of the Week: Opulence

This week, period 1 selected opulence as our word of the week.  Opulence is wealth, affluence, or material possessions.  The sentence we constructed to reflect our understanding of the word is:

Because of Oprah's vast opulence, she has no problem giving to others.

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.