This week, because we had no choice, all classes selected exacerbate as our word of the week. To exacerbate is to make a problem, situation, or bad feeling worse. Here are some sample sentences that we wrote to demonstrate our understanding of the word:
1) Johnny took Ms. Bourque's purse and ran, then exacerbated the situation by lying to Mr. Carter and saying it was his purse.
2) Steve skipped school, and his mom got a call; he exacerbated the problem by making up lies and getting caught.
3) Billie and McKayla were arguing over the last cookie, and McKayla began to exacerbate the situation by smacking Billie in the face.
