Deter

Deter means to be... frightened or discouraged. No one was deterred enough to be tricked into weird threats of course. If I said, a squid that talks is going to call the police, of course you wouldn't believe that unless you were a little kid. One weird thing is that deter is pronounced like how you would pronounce detour and I thought it was pronounced how it was spelled. Anyway, bye!

Destine or Destined

Have you ever heard of the word destination? Do you see the destin in destination? That's what the beginning is and then they just add an e. So, surely destine should have something to do with destination. I am destined to go to the airport on Christmas. The air plane is destined to go to Florida on Christmas. I just can't wait to go there. Ever since we've booked everything,I've been counting down. If I countdown from today it would be 7 more days. I'd love to go to Florida because:
1. I've never been there.
2. I'm also going to be there on my birthday and...
3. I'm doing a state report on Florida.

Designate

It means to assign a specific area to someone or something. In the morning, I have one designated spot to blog my posts. But, for sometime, the internet wasn't working on the computer. So, I had another designated spot to do my work. I'm happy now that it's working. Also, in school, we have our own designated spots until the school year ends. Many people may be happy that school is over. But to me, it's not really fun in the summer.
Unless, we go somewhere in the summer. Ok, bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Deplete

Guess what deplete means? It means bankrupt. For the people who don't know what bankrupt means, it means you have no money. Deplete. In my book, the lady that the girl Annika worships is not her real mom. So, when Annika goes and stays with the mothers that found her, the lady goes deplete. I just told you the end of the story, of what some days ago, I had told you where Annika worships her mom.
From: The reader that enjoyed "The Star of Kazan"

Depict

Depict means to describe a theme. Today, only my class, is doing a colony report. We get extra credit if we dress like the colonial people, or cooked food or made drinks that they used to drink or anything else. So, we are kind of depicting the Colonial Times and Colonial Everyday Life. On the South west from here is a picture of a colonial man and woman. This is how they dressed and what they wore. Ok, bye!

Density

Now, there are two meanings for density.
1. compact, crowded condition
2. (a kind of bad word) stupid or stupidity and synonyms
You'd probably use the first one more. (Well, at least I would.)
To me, the 1st one is the actual definition. For example:
1.  I used to think the density was a big deal, along with cost, but maybe that's changing.
Now, don't blame me if you don't understand this sentence. DEnsity probably has thousands of meanings. These are just a couple. Ok, bye! Good for you, if you understand  it.

Demonstrable

• Demonstrate meaning: To display and explain or show and explain.

For example, in school, we have to do a Colony Report. My group has to do the Southern Colonies. We decided to do it on a display board. So, then, it would be easy to demonstrate. It would be demonstrable.

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

See you next time!

Demise

Demise means extinction. Dinosaurs are demised now. Although, we may not really know if there used to be dinosaurs. But, it is probably true that mammoths existed. Also, we may not know what they were actually named as. Many things have demised and you'd wish they were alive. You also must have heard about "Dec. 12th 2012" being "THE WORST DAY EVER." If it really happens humans will be probably extinct. But, I don't think it would happen. Unless, you believe that the Mayan Calendar is saying the truth.

Delineate

Guess what delineate means? It means to outline with a pencil or markers. Something that you outline pictures with. For example, the picture on the left is outlined. It's outlined with a black pen, sharpie, or marker. If you don't outline your pictures, usually, you won't really know where you drew the hand and it might be hard to see. That usually happens if you draw lightly. If you trace it then it would be more easier to see. That's all about delineate. See you next time! Bye!

Delegate

This word is business-like or chool-like and also government-like. I chose business-like or school-like, because I didn't know how to write about the government-like one. So, delgate (verb) means to assign responsibility. For instance if you go to office, or your parents do. Ok? When their manager gives them work, they assign a responsibility to your parents for doing what work they need to do. In school, we are responsible for our homework, and when we return it to our teacher. That's delegating! Ok, bye!
:-)

Dejection

There are two meanings for dejection, but, I'm only going to say ONE of them. Just because the other is not appropriate enough to put in my blog.

1st definition: lowness of spirits
As you know lowness of spirits can mean, not really good sportsmanship. I say that because if your spirits are low, then of course you're not going to be happy any time. Especially, when you are playing a game.
So, you should not always be dejected. Dejection keeps the happy spirits away.
Many people in my class used to cry whenever their team lost. But, what's the big deal? It's just a game!

Deify

Today, the word is deify. Do you have any idea as to what it means? I didn't, until I looked it up in the dictionary. It means to worship like a god or goddess. In the book: STAR OF KAZAN, Author:Eva Ibbotson Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes, Zed explains to the people of  Vienna that took care of  a girl named Annika before her mother took her away, that Annika worshipped her mother. So, that means Annika deified her mother. She worshipped her mother.

Above, to the left is The Star of Kazan, the book.
Ok, bye!

Degradable

Do you know wastes that are in landfills are degraded? So, if you have something that is plastic, look for the recycle sign which has a number in it. That, you may have to look up what the number means. Whatever that number means is what that plastic item is made of. The waste from the land fill usually is used in the making of plastic items. That is why I started out by talking about landfills.

Deem

Rebecca:  Deem. So, now that your facing it and have to tell me the answer, do you even know what it means?
Joseph: Deem? Of course! It means El Pollo Loco. Doesn't it?
Rebecca: What are you talking about? I said, "deem." I never said that we were going to eat chicken.
Joseph: Oh, sorry it means like when your PSP, gameboy, and NintendoDS becomes "dim." Right? Except they just replace the i with a double ee when they are talking about electronics like what I've listed.
Rebecca: NO WAY! Listen to what I'm about to say.
Joseph: Okay! Okay! I will! Sheesh Kabeesh! Oh and what you said rhymes.
Rebecca: Who Cares?
Joseph: Me!
Rebecca: Fine! Have it your way! Now, deem means to consider. In easier words, it means to come to think of
Joseph: Hey! Watch your punctuation! You missed a period after the definition.
Rebecca: You know what?
Joseph: What?
Rebecca: YOU MADE ME LOSE MY TEMPER!
Narrator: The End.

Declaim

When someone declaims something, they recite their lines in public. For example, when you are going to perform a play, you have a recital. Right? Well, sometimes when you are doing a recital many people come in and watch. They are not part of your school or anything but they still come. That is what declaiming means. Ok, so now the link for Merriam Webster's:

declaim

Ok, bye!

Decibel

I don't know much about this word. But, it means: a logarithmic unit of measurement that expresses the magnitude of a physical quantity.
So, if you know about it please tell me. You can type it when you are giving a comment to this post.
However, I just want you to tell me what magnitude and physical quantity means.
Ok, bye!

Debilitate

First, I have a fact for you about the word debilitate. Debilitate means to weaken. Well, in Spanish, debil means weak. So, I'm sure the origin of the word debilitate is Spanish. However, the way I found out was because I needed to study for the Spanish Test. One of our words was debil. I remembered that debil meant weak. So, when I saw the word debilitate and I saw debil, at once I knew that debilitate should mean weak or some thing similar to that. Ok, bye!

Dais

Guess what a dais is. It's a platform for specific people. For instance, a person gives a speech. They need a stage to do that. Or if a performance is taking place they need a dais. Stage and dais kind of mean the same thing. Those are the reasons we use dais in the present. Now, let's go to the past. In the past, they used a dais for royal or majestic people to place their throne. So, most kings and queens might have had a dais. Ok, bye!

Curator

Caretakers : People who take care of zoos,museums, and many other things. Yesterday we learnt about curative which means it cures diseases. But, curator means a person whoTAKES CARE of museums and exhibits. So, in a way they both mean the same. Here are a few sentence examples:
1. Druesedow said the curator is responsible for taking care of the collection as well as displaying it.
2. Frieze as she discusses her work as a curator, editor and writer.
3. If there is curation, the curator should be the one noted as making the choices.

Ok, bye!

Curative

If something is curative it can cure diseases. For example, for the swine flu they haven't found out anything curative. They've only found out a medication you put on so that YOU don't catch the swine flu. So, I wonder if you will be the doctor or scientist to find a curative medicine for the swine flu. Here are a few sentence examples:
1. Treatment can range from curative to non-curative.

2. The air there has wonderful cur--curative properties.

3. The magic "medicines" which are used as protective, curative, and productive agencies, and are known as the é tâ-we and á-kwa-we (the "contained" and the "medicines One object, a mere concretion, will have something about it suggesting an organ of the human body.

These sentences are great! Hope you enjoyed reading this!
Sincerely,
Mystery Girl

Cumbersome

You know about fat kids that are troublesome. Like bullies. So, cumbersome means troublesome and really hard to handle.Here are a few sentences:
1. Mostly they tend to be slow and cumbersome, and this is made worse when you're running inside a small virtualised OS.
2. That workaround is just not acceptable, its slow, cumbersome, and fools people when things change.
3. It was heavy and cumbersome, and she realized, in her unskilled hand, useless.
Ok, those were a few sentences. Today I need to go early to school because I'm going to The Academy of Sciences. I have to be at my school by 8:00. So, bye!

Culmination

Have you ever went hiking with your family, friends, or teachers? Have you went in front of them and bet them up to the  top. Well, that is what we call culminating.
It means : to be directly overhead
In astronomy it means : the culmination, at a given point, of a planet, star, constellation, etc. is the time within the diurnal motion when it appears on an observer's meridian.

So, I guess that's it for now. See you tomorrow!

Cubicle

So, you know what a cubicle is don't you? Here's some history: It was used in English as early as the 15th century. It eventually came to be used for small chambers of all sorts, and for small rooms or study spaces with divides which do not reach to the ceiling. Have you ever been to any of your parent's office and seen a cubicle?
It looks the same as how it's described here probably. If you have never been to any of your parent's office, look cubicle up on wikipedia. It will show you a few pictures of a cubicle. Ok? So, now that we have learnt about cubicle we can learn another word tomorrow.

Cryptography

Cipher machines were used to make cryptography. It was used to write secret codes. Many people used these during wars to send messages.
This is how a cipher machine looked like when it was used in World War II for encryption of very high-level general staff messages: It had many levers, pulleys, and other stuff like that. If you want to see the picture and other pictures of cipher machines, go to wikipedia. org.
Then, type in cryptography. Ok, bye! That's it!

Crestfallen

Once this boy in my class when I was in Fourth Grade... No names No names. We were doing P.E. We had this game where we had to jump over the cones. We all had to jump over the cones to get to the other side. Then, "the" boy was jumping over the cones and then his pants fell down. We laughed at him. He quickly put his pants back on. He told his friend that he wasn't crestfallen. But, I could tell by his red face that he was. Crestfallen was written all over his face.
                                                 The End.
This is an incident from school that happened. Not to me though.
                                            

Credulity

Guess what? Credulity means gullibility. Now, if you don't know what gullibility means, it means easily tricked. So, if you say to your young sibling like: Look, the police are going to atch and put you in jail if you don't listen.
If they think you're tricking them and they say No! That means they are not gullible. But, if they think you're telling the truth they are gullible. Ok so, I used gulible in every place I was supposed to use credulity. But' it's ok I guess. I'm sure you'd understand.

Craft

Have you been to an arts and crafts sale. Well, that's what craft is all about to me. I love to draw and would never sella great drawing of mine. Not even a craft that I made. I feel that art and crafts are  as precious as diamonds, and wouldn';t even trade the drawings I made MYSELF! That, would just be sad to me. I feel that everything I have has feelings. So, if I have to leave some thing behind that's mine or give it to an orphanage, it's a long struggle for my parents I guess! Ok, bye! I'm hungry to go to school!

Courtly

If someone lives like a queen. They might live courtly. That means elegant. So, their house might be elegant or pretty. Now, if you are Indian and you live or have visited India, you might have seen some Indian palaces that are very beautiful. For history to know, lots of queens and kings were able to rule India only when India was under the British Rule. After the British went to their country all kings and queens were living in ordinary homes but still with courtly dresses. OK, bye! I'll give you a link to learn more history about India.
http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_History
There are still many countries which ahve their own courtliness.I'm Indian.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Counterfeit

Do you know what counterfeiting means? It means to imitate. Do you know what imitate means. It means to copy someone in what they're doing or saying. Have you done it once in a while? I only do it once in a while. So, that I don't irritate anyone. Here are some sentence examples:
1.Their wives sent him baskets of chickens and ducks, and were lavish, it was said, of favours of a more tender kind; for in gallantry at least, the counterfeit was a not unworthy representative of the original.
2. And I had inadvertently chosen a time to cash the check when its worth as a counterfeit could be tested.
 Both sentences might mean different counterfeits. I will write the meanings:
1. To make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
2. To make a pretense of
3. To carry on a deception; dissemble
Those are probably a few of  the other meanings used in the sentences. Ok, bye! Have an Early Happy Halloween because Halloween is tomorrow.

Counter

Now, counter has thousands of meanings. It has 15. Out of those a few are famous people. So, I'll put two definitions right below this :
1. a piece (as of metal or plastic) used in reckoning or in games
2. a long counter at which lunches are sold
The rest are in Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary.
Ok? Let's talk a little about counter now. Why are there so many definitions? It's just weird. Right?
 Mouse : Right.
Where did that come from? Oh it's just my pet mouse. Anyway, bye-bye.

Cosmology

Cosmology is the branch of astronomy in which it deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.
You might have seen the keyword cosmo in cosmology. Cosmo- : a combining form meaning “world,” “universe,” used in the formation of compound words. Logy sounds like it means the study of cosmos.

The etymology: New Latin cosmologia, from Greek kosmos + New Latin -logia -logy
Date it was invented/made:  circa 1656

I wonder what circa means... I'll look it up. A sec... please.
Circa : about: (used esp. in) approximate dates
Ok, we kind of learned about origin, and history.
Fun Fact: Scientist's scientific name for lion is leo. (So, it was like we were learning complicated meanings too.)
 Ok, got to go!

Corrode

Guess what this word means! From which word does it have a little bit. Rodent. It has the "rode" part. So, if some rat or small rodent  left a little gnawing mark on a block of cheese, you would say it corroded the cheese. Or if  metal wore away by chemical reaction, you would've said the chemical reaction corroded the metal.  The other meaning is that if you wear away something gradually anything,not a specific item. Ok, bye! Oh yeah! and this whole week is Halloween week!

Corollary

Hi, Mystery Girl here! I'd like to teach you what corollary means. Corollary means: A natural consequence or result.I'm here to tell you a natural consequence is. An example of a natural consequence is an earthquake. Natural consequence almost has the same definition as a Natural Disaster.
Well, I can't get a picture of natural consequences so, bye!
See you maybe TOMORROW!

Cookie

Today's word is COOKIE! These are the three meanings of COOKIE!:
1. a small flat or slightly raised cake
2. an attractive woman
3. person, guy
4. a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a Web site server, and containing personal information
Look at this cookie:

Convergent

Guess what? Convergent is a vocabulary word in math. It means this: When two lines that meet each other at a point. So, for example, a convergent line. Just kidding, I'll give you some sentence examples:
1. The movement of the series becomes no longer a cycle, but spiral, and convergent or divergent at a greater or less rate according to circumstances We cannot conceive of all the atoms in the universe standing twice over in absolutely the same relation each one of them to every other. —  Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals
2. Expressed in bare numbers, it is like the convergent series 1/2 plus 1/4 plus 1/8..., of which the limit is one. —  A Pluralistic Universe Hibbert Lectures at Manchester College on the Present Situation in Philosophy
Ok! Today I'll be checking if I got some comments for the one I asked . 

Convention

A covention is kind of like a treaty. A treaty is a formal agreement between two or more states or countries in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations. Ok. No more sentence examples for now. Let's get into Social Studies a little. I said a convention is a treaty. So, if Africa and America sign a convention, and in that treaty it says that America will give peace to Africa or will not make Africans, slaves, they have to agree with that. Ok, do you think you've learnt something today? Well if you don't think you have, go here : http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/index.htm and http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/new.htm

You'll see some word games in these game sites.
Ok, bye!

Convene

Do you know what convene means? It means to come to a certain place and meet each other. Like a family reunion or a birthday party. That's when you convene. Those are just some examples of times when you convene. Here are a few sentence examples :
1. To the crown belongs the power not only to convene, but also to suspend and to terminate the sessions, and to dissolve, simultaneously or separately, the Congress and the elective portion of the Senate. —  The Governments of Europe
2. The Covens The word coven is a derivative of 'convene', and is variously spelt coven_, coeven_, covine_, cuwing_, and even covey_. —  The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology  
Ok? Do you understand these sentences? If you didn't, put it in comments and I'll create a post for the meaning of them.

Convection

Hi, everybody! Doesn't that sound like Elmo? Ok, anyway. Do you know what convection means? It means .................................................................................. I-I c-can't say it. You just look it up on :
convection OK?

That's all the information! Now, it's time to say bye-bye!

Contour

Contour is the outline of something or a shape of something. For example:
1. Later, the contour was closely fitted by the dress. —  Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
2. Her head with its crown of yellow hair was charming in contour, and her face, ivory in coloring, gave her an ethereal, lily-like appearance, distinctive and unusual. —  Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's  
The blue Italic words are the books they are from. If they're not blue they will be  in Italics. So, do you now, get what contour means? Ok,bye for now! 

Contiguous

Contiguous means sharing a border, adjoining, or adjacent. If a state or country shares a border with another state or country it's called sharing a border. But if a state or country DOESN'T share a border, then they're called SELFISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, don't you dare be selfish . Or that state or country is going to be selfish too.
~Ok, bye!~

Context

Do you know what happened recently? The environment of Natural Disasters, hijackers, and thieves, caused many famous landmarks to fall in the past. The environment of that is called the context of it. The scene of the Twin Toweres falling down or all the way to India where a few people attacked a hotel in Bombay or when the British ruled India. Those are examples of a context. Ok, bye! Running late! Got to go!

Contend

Contend means to struggle. Mostly it's used when you are in armed forces. For example:
Yet daily life is full of reminders that when two men or two bodies of men contend, the result depends in large though varying measure on their relative degrees of skill Whenever one thinks of using skill, he includes in his thought the thing in the handling of which the skill is employed. — The Navy as a Fighting Machine
This is a sentence from the book: The Navy as a Fighting machine. Well, not exactly a SENTENCE.
Anyway, bye! I have to leave.

Contemptuous

When you contempt to do something. It means to do crime. So, when you say contemptuous it means the crime that you did is obvious. So, for example:
She gave us contemptuous looks and then ran away.
That means that the woman or girl who did that, had done a crime.
If you go to pbskids.org, and click on wordgirl and watch her movies they have people doing crime. Then, wordgirl saves the people that are about to get robbed. Ok,bye!

Contemporary

When something is contemporary, it is exactly coincident. For example, something that happens at the exact time sometimes the exact place, and the exact same thing that happened to you happened to someone else. That's what contemporary means. It means coincidentally. Ok, bye!

Contemplate

Bonjour!, I'm going to tell you a song where they have 10 minute contemplating CDs in it. It's "The 12 Days of Christmas" Indian Style:On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a totally insufficient.............
To see the rest of the song, go to: youtube.com and type this: The 12 Days of Christmas (Indian Style.) There you will see a cartoon man. Click on him. Then the song will come. It's funny! Ok, bye ! Oh yeah! Wait a minute! You know many people all over the world contemplate by saying "Om." Ok that's all! Bye!

Constricted

Do you know what constricted means? It means to compress or squeeze. As in nerves and cerebral BLOOD VESSELS! When they are compressed they make the blood vessels work. To me it only fits in science. Ok, bye!

Constituent

A constituent is a person who takes the place of the main person in any place like at school, we have a principal. So, for instance the principal leaves the school, then he/she wants someone to take his/her place. He needs to find a constituent. That is a person that the principal authorizes his/her to take his/her place. So, the new principal that the previous principal authorizes would be a constituent. But a constituent isn't a person that nobody authorizes. Remember that! Or else you'll get mixed up!

Constellation

Guess what? I have two birthdays. HA! GOT YOU! I don't celebrate both of them though. I  also don't get to turn two years more than how old I am. It's just this:
One birthday is : The birthday I turn one year older.
Second birthday is this: Ever since I was born I had, had two birthdays because of a constellation (configuration of stars at birth) It's called a Star Birthday. Ok, bub-eye

Consort

Consort: To keep company with or to associate with. That's what consort means. So, have you consorted with anyone. I love to NOT associate. I love to read the books. If someone keeps on talking to me while I'm reading a book I get annoyed. But sometimes if I forget to bring a book outside I like to do some fun things with my friends. We used to ask the middle-schoolers questions. But now every one of us play games or read a book.

Consolidate

Do you know what consolidate means? It means to unite. For example, a family reunion. So, you have a family reunion. Everybody is consolidated at that time. I'm sure it's fun. I would usually be playing with my cousins. or reading books that are my cousin's. It's super fun. But because my cousins on my dad's side are all older than me they sometimes buy me chocolate when we go to a store. I love my family! Do you love yours?

Console

Do you help poor people or orphans. Or how about this: Do you CONSOLE your friend? Or do you TAUNT them more than ever? Well, I console only SOME people because some of them scream and yell so I don't talk to them. Well, I help orphans alot. My parents give clothes to my grandparents when they come to America. Then when my grandparents come to India they give it to orphans there.

Connote

Connote. When I saw the word connote I thought it meant : to note down. Then when I looked it up it meant to show your expression. Isn't that weird? For example:
-She connoted her face in a sour manner because nobody was talking to her.
-The connote on her face showed that she was angry at me.
These are some examples.
So, anything more you want to learn about connote. Go here: connote

Conduit

At my school we made a tiny creek near our outdoor water fountain. There is a little passage way that conduits the water to the drain. We were naughty, because we made the water go a different direction on to the road. So, whenever, someone drinks water, after they are finished they can watch the water conduiting to the road. I wonder if anyone else's school has an outdoor fountain.

Condone

Condoning means to excuse somebody. Like in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Filch has a flu. So, he doesn't want the Hogwarts building to be having mud prints. So, Harry potter goes to Filch's office for detention. Then suddenly, Peeves comes and bothers Filch. Harry Potter then reads an envelope that is on Filch's desk. When he hears Filch coming back, he quickly puts the envelope down. Phew! Filch came right in. But, too late, Filch noticed the difference. The envelope was two feet from where it WAS sitting. Filch got embarassed, Harry guessed, because he said trembling, " D-did you r-read i-it?" Harry said "Yes" Filch condoned him. Harry Potter was happy. Ok the end. That was just an example from the book in my own words. Bye!

Concise

What does concise mean? Well, concise means to use alot of words to describe something. It needs to be smaller than a summary. Like in a nutshell. In a nutshell means describing some story in one sentence. So, I know this one is short one! But bye!                                            

Conceit

Do you know what conceit means? It means to take a fancy to. Now, do you know what "to take a fancy to"means? It means to develop a fondness to something. That's what's happening to me now. Ever since I watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone I've loved Harry Potter books and movies. The person I conceited the most was and is Emma Watson. Who is Hermione Granger in all the Harry Potter movies. I really want to got to London to get her autograph signed and also I want to get it from Harry Potter and Ron Weasley too.

Compliance

Ya know what compliance means? It means an agreement to sign official papers. Even though you don't go to office, you need to know this. If you know what it means, GREAT JOB! But if you don't, LEARN IT! Hope you learn it! Now is the time! You SHOULD learn it. Ok bye! 

Complexion

The complexion of skin, is what makes the United States of America beautiful,
Prejudice is what we are against,
Our ancestors who were immigrants make you a descendant,
Our ancestors who were immigrants passed through Ellis or Angel Island,
It was complex to pass through the islands,
If you had a disease you would either be sent back to your country or stay hospitalized,
Your disease would not get better right away because of having hair or head problems or getting seasick,
IT WAS TERRIBLE!
Bye!

Compilation

Have you made a compilation of songs? If you have a compilation of songs it's alot of songs which makes a Volume. Like: Volume 1, Volume2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5 and so on... You can have as many volumes as you like. If you make a CD that is... Well, it ALWAYS doesn't have to be songs. There can be Volumes in Movies too. So, if you're good at acting then you could make volumes too. But don't take like the volume. Not the Volume that you turn up if you can't listen to something. Ok, bye!

Compass

Do you know what a compass is? I'm sure you'd know what it is. But do you know what the exact meaning is? It is a non- magnetic device that shows you the direction you are going in. Like North, South, East, and West. I almost forgot Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest. Those are all the directions. Ok, bye! Got to hit the road!

Comparable

Is anything comparable? You can't compare

Commentary

When something is commentary this is what it is. You know how when you go to a sports game they announce out loud what someone is doing. Like Babe made a home run! Other stuff like that. That is commentary. It is like a comment about someone when you talk about it. Now do you get it? If you don't go over here: commentary Ok, bye! The website I have given you is the link to Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary. It's free!

Commemorate

Ok, what does this mean? It's quite easy to guess commemorate. The reason is because it kind of has the word in it. You don't know? Ok. I'll give you a synonym. Synonyms : one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses. So, the synonym is recall. Does it ring a bell? Ok if you said memory you're right. Memory is what commemorate means. Also recall means that too. So, if you commemorate something you remember or recall something. Ok, great! Have a great day or else, Good night! Bye!

Colloquial

Ok if you have a conversation. You don't like it because it's about you getting low grades. Or something else about your grades. You probably try to change the conversation. Well, it's always good to be colloquial because if you change the subject they might go back to the subject they WERE talking about. So, it's no use. Ok, bye.

Collateral

You know how when you aim at something. Especially like darts. You always don't get to the spot you aimed at. You're not like Robin Hood, right? Well, the same thing in armies. If they sim at someone but instead it hits one of his men. That would be bad. That's how, many people get injuries in battle. Or they could die if they got hit on the heart. It's really sad. That's why you probably need to practice aiming if you are going to go into battle. You need to know aiming. Ok, bye!

Collaborate

Do you know what collaborating means? Well, it means WORK people WORK! So, when Labor Day came yesterday, we should've worked at school and not at home. Mostly, we learn at school. Well, the difference is I mostly learn at home. That's the whole reason I'm able to write vocabulary words. I'm also learning JavaScript from my mom. It's pretty fun. Oh and I learnt all about Microsoft Excel too! Ok, Bye! Got to rush!

Codify

You know what to codify is? If you codify something you are naming it by scientific name usually. Leo is scientific name for lion. If you codify something I'm sure it will be cool. So, one day, in science at school they were teaching about periodic tables. Do you know why they call it H2O? The elements in it are two Hydrogen elements and one Oxygen element. So, H2 means two elements of hydrogen. Then, it’s one element of oxygen. Ok, bye! Oh wait, here is the link for the periodic table.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Periodic_tables

Cluster

Oh ya! Now that reminds me. Of the SWINE FLU! It was a cluster of a disease. It had traveled all the way from Mexico to the United States. Then to India! (A long way!) Wonder where it's traveling. Or where it's going to go now. Probably, Europe. Or near country to it. Like Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia etc. Ok bye. Oh I have a song for you guys: It's called I am a gummybear.

Oh, I'm a gummy  bear, yes I'm a gummy bear,
I'm a yummy gummy funny lucky gummy bear. Those are the first two lines. If you want to hear the whole song go to youtube.com and type in the search gummybear.com. Remember gummybear.com is not a website.

Clout

Do you know Robin Hood? He was the best archer. It's just a story. What I meant to say was that... Do you know the target he aims at? That white with a few red circles? That white is made out of cloth called clout. The red circles are targets. If your arrow lands on or in any circle then that's good. The best is when you make it on the red middle circle. I couldn't find a picture. Sorry. I can tell you if I come across any picture. I f you don't know what I'm talking about.

Claw

We have some janitors who were helping clean the rooms for the teachers yesterday. Yes, because school was about to start. They didn't want a messy school on the first day. So, when they came back again after break, they brought a puppy with them. We got to play with it and hold it. It's claws were a little sharp but only made white marks. We found out it was 2 months old. It's name was Shadow. We found out from the owner that it was a chihuahua. The owner said that they had 14 dogs in total. Especialy, the same breed. I was  amazed for them to have those many dogs. I wish they could give some chihuahuas for free.

Clamorous

Are you clamorous? It doesn't have to be always clamorous in a birthday party. ( Well, maybe it does have to.)
But tell me, ARE you clamorous? My little brother is clamorous. I'm not clamorous. Unless my   little brlother bothers me. Ok. Bye! I just can't wait to go to school. My friend is coming today.

Claimant

I don't  know how to write this like a story. But claimant is the perso who claims something first. I wouldn't want to make a story of  this because it would take a long time. To me it would. If someone knows a story for claimant or has written a story by themselves. Please send it. Thank you!Bye!




 

Citation

Do you know any citation. (A quote.) If you do, please tell me! It would be helpful. Anyway, do you KNOW any citation? Have you made up your own. You probably should. Kind of like a secret handshake. I did my word of the day too late. So, I will have to leave for lunch. my stomach is growling.

Chiropractor

So, a chiropractor is a doctor who massages someone if they have some back pain or an injury on their back.
Usually it's kind of like when you twist a nerve, they massage you. So, that you feel better. Have YOU been a chiropractor? I have. I've massaged my mom when she got back pain. But that's not exactly a chiropractor because is a chiropractor is a kind of a doctor.
Bye-bye! : )

Charade

Have you ever played charade at school? I have. But only one time. It was in Summer School. It was Ok. You had to pick a card out  of some pictionary cards. In that card, you had to pick a word say if it's an action or object and act it out. The other people have to guess what they're acting out. The trick is for everyone to be able to guess easily. They have 2 minutes to act it out and the audience to be able to guess easily. You can play this anywhere with anyone. Thank you and Bye.

Chaotic

Do you know what chaotic means? If you don't, look here, chaotic is a not a bad word. It means the effect of confusion. So, of course if a teacher says it's a bad word. Obviously, they don't know the meaning of it. Or else they wouldn't have said it was a bad word unless.... They think it sounds like a bad word. It's not though. It means confusion. But, I don't only blame the teachers I blame you guys too because......you think it means something else and you just put it in the wrong place. The end!

Carnage

This is a very yucky and gross thing. Carnage is animal or human flesh. (Slaughter.) When I saw the meaning and the sentence examples, I felt weird. You wouldn't want to read it. You'll feel like you're about to throw up. It just makes your tummy feel weird because that's where the carnage is. Ok, you might feel a little weird already. I'll stop! Bleargh! Bye!

Caress

Has the breeze of ocean wind ever caressed you. Wouldn't the breeze gently touch you? But when a bully comes up and starts fighting it's biff!biff!biff! you're wounded. Everyone should be treated equally. However, I know bullies don't listen. Sometimes if they get in detention they don't still listen. Be careful about bullies and treat everyone how the wind treats you. (But not to the bullies.)

Canvass

 Hey, you there! You know what canvassing is? Canvassing is when you convince someone that you or your product is the best. You if your the president and you want somebody to vote for you, you convince them that you're the best and tell great things about yourself. If it's a product that you made, you probably go to a company and say, "Look at my creation here!" Then you say that you want them to make more of these.
So, that's it for today. Bye!

Candelabra

You know what?
Candelabra means a branched candlestick. The keyword would've been candle. But, the word in the beginning is candel and not candle. So, it isn't very easy to know the meaning without finding out the meaning. You might think it's a part of your brain or something at first. That's what I thought too. Bye!

Calligraphy

Guess what calligraphy is. It's an artistic handwriting. It may be like cursive. You might have heard the word calligraphy been used around cursive. On the writing book, it might say calligraphy writing book or something
like that. Do you know cursive?I do! I passed the test in 3rd grade over here. Now I'm going to 5th. But in Summer School I'm considered still as a Fourth Grader.
 Bye!

Bullish

Have you ever acted strong at your school? Well, don't because someone might try to outsmart you. They might say, " Oh yeah well you think you are strong?" Then they might make you carry a very heavy rock, or make you uproot a tree and hold it for a long time. So please dont act bullish in your school. Plus you'll get in trouble for holding trees and holding them for a long time.

                                                        Ze Zend Zy Zears







                                                                        

Bullion

Do you consider gold and silver as a bullion? If you do, that's good. For one reason, gold and silver IS heavy metal. But for one reason, it's not. For one reason, because it doesn't attract like metal does. Why not?
There must be something scientific behind that. I'm not sure what it is.  But when you grow up if you become a scientist you can probably find it out.Ok, bye!




                                                                 

Bugbear

Mia to a new girl: Ya know our school used to be haunted by many ghosts. There are still some in our school.
Jane: Oh really, I'm scared of this place. I'm sure there are more bugbears in other places.
Me: I don't think so.
Mia: Yes, there are.
Stephany: Oh my god I just saw a shadow. It messed up everything in Mrs. Bradford's class. It wasn't even Mrs. Bradford in there.
Francis: Oh no, here comes Mrs. Bradford. I'm sure she'll be shell-shocked.
Me: Ugh! It's not a bugbear!
Narrator: Jane runs away. She had come from another school. Just for the Summer here. I didn't believe what they said. As for Mia, Stephany, and Francis, I'm sure they were laughing behind our backs.

Breach

What's wrong with the earthquake in San Francisco? Why is it so important? It happened just like other earthquakes do. Why have people written many stories about it? Well, because in 1906 that earthquake set fire.
So, it was very damaging. It breached the whole area of San Francisco. You might know another one of those earthquakes in San Francisco. I don't know which year. Where in the Golden Gate Bridge people were driving on it and it suddenly jolted. Some people died. They fell into the water. Well, now they built the Golden Gate Bridge Earthquake Proof. Bye- Bye!

Bovine

  This is weird. Bovine sounds beauuuuuuuuuuuutiful! But you know what it is? A cow or an ox. A cow that too.
Wouldn't it be funny for it to be a beautiful word and a fat animal. Ok got to hit the road.
Bye!

Bog

Has the ground ever been a bog? Well if it has, then it means it would've rained overnight. (If it was in the morning that you were walking and it was spongy on the ground.) Do you like it to be like that? Well, I do!
It's fun to jump around on the pathway. Anyway have fun! Bye! Must get ready for Summer School!

Bog

Hi,
Have you ever got bogged down by overwork? Well, if you have, either tell your adults... Or tell yourself that you shouldn't be tired by having just a little more work to do. (Than Usual) So, just try to manage. You are moving to upper grades. (I am too! I'm going to 5th grade. Hearing all about the Spanish Tests and and Art and homework from the Used-to-be 5th graders, I feel Aah! about it.
Bye!

Bleak-The Word of the Day-August 5,2009

Wendy: Have you always been grim your life?
Megan: I'm not a GRIM REAPER!
Wendy: If you know what  bleak means then you'll know what I'm talking about.
Megan: Well, I know what you're talking about and you're saying I'm a grim reaper.
Wendy: Noooooooo! Grim, Bleak, and Depressing mean the same thing-
Megan:Yeah! and they all mean grim reaper. Don't they? Teacher! She's calling me names!
Teacher: What did you call her Wendy?!
Wendy: Teacher, this is what I said, "Have you always been grim in your life?" Then , she started saying,that I called her a Grim Reaper.
Teacher: Ok, I understand now. You may go Wendy, and play. Megan.
Megan: Yes, teacher.
Teacher: Grim, Bleak, and Depressing mean the same thing. Ok? Depressing means very sad all the time. So, when she said you were grim, she meant that you were sad and never played with anyone that much. You owe her an apology. Ok?
Megan: Ok.

                                          Problem Solved!

Great Sites:Educational and especially Games!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/magnets_springs.shtml
http://www.onlinegames.net/games/1079/magnetism-2.html

Blatant-The Word of the Day- August 4,2009

Have you told a lie? Well, if you have, then what if you told a blatant lies. Blatant means obvious. So, if you told a lie and your mom or dad knew you were lying, you would be in big,big, trouble. Wouldn't you? You might get grounded or you might get slapped. Chances are endless. Ok I've got to go...........

Biosphere-Word of the Day August 3,2009

Hi Readers,

Do you know what biosphere means? Well, anyway. Let me  ask you a question. Would you be able to live in Antartica or Alasksa after living in California or in the scorching heat of India. Even some people live in the desert. Would you agree with me if I said Antartica is not a biosphere? It is certainly not a place to live! Biosphere means a surface you can live on where life can exist.

Thank you,
Thank you

Biodegradable

Do you know what a landfill is?
Well, first of all, where does our trash go? So, you know how the trash cans are put outside so that they take our trash. Once they take our trash, where do they dump it? You might say, " Well who knows? It's just a mystery that you need to find out." It's not though! It goes to a landfill. Do you know the trash that's biodegradable is made into a playground? So, while you're playing in the playground the things you are stepping on is trash not ground. Just under ground trash. One day at my school in India, we were playing a game called Success. That's when you have to put your hand through and make a tunnel sturdy enough on the top. For that you need to dig deep. As we were digging, one of my friends felt something slimy. She took her hand away. We asked her What was it? She said, I think it was a baby turtle. She was right. It's shell was slimy because it was a new shell. Just then our bus driver came and said he had found a crab! From that day on, I thought our school was once underwater. Now that's a mystery that shall be solved some day.

Bigot

Do you believe in Jesus or any Indian god if you're Hindu? Or if you're Muslim do you believe in Allah? Well other religions or countries have gods and goddess but I didn't mention them. What if someone told you they didn't like god or they didn't believe in god. Would you get really angry? Well then if you DO you are a bigot.

Bifurcate

So, what's bifurcate? Bifurcate means to divide into two branches or parts. (Branches mean parts of a store, school, or office.) So, for instance, I see one store in my city (Fremont.) Then I see the same store in another city ( Emeryville.) That is a branch. In what they mean here. It's almost like a tree. You have the head place of all the branches. Then you have the little branches that are part of the head. Same as a tree. Isn't it?
Ok, bye!

Bereave

You know a robber can bereave stuff  from you. Well, a robber as you know will take things from you by force. So, bereave means that. That means bereaving is being robbed. There are hijackers who also take things away from you by force. But they hold up the vehicle and then they do their part. Ok bye!

Bequeath

Do you know what bequeathal is? Well it means to give a will to someone especially a relative.
A will is when you give money to your relative before you die. They get all that money. RICH! RICH! RICH! That's what they become. Only if that relative that died had a lot of money though. Or if you had money like a medium person not poor or rich you would become rich. Ok bye for now.

Benign

What is the other word for, “Oh, that snake is completely harmless.” HARMLESS IS THE WORD! HARMLESS! What is another word for harmless? BENIGN! Benign means harmless! Well, anyway a snake is benign only when not being harmed. There are a few snakes that don’t have venom or spray poison. Those are mostly in North America. That’s the reason I don’t have to be scared especially in California of harmful snakes. But guess what there’s theft and that is absolutely not benign.

Benighted

I love love love it when it is benighted. It’s like the night is a knight with dark armor that’s covering the sun over everyone. That’s how I feel. Many thieves love the dark because they can steal more easily. Unless there’s a car passing by and stops by seeing a man stealthily going towards the house. But I wouldn’t want to steal when I grow up. I just love the dark the… WAY IT IS!

Beneficent

You know what? I'm beneficent. That's because when my grandparents came to America we gave them many of my small clothes and they gave it to poor people in India. We also gave the orphanage a playground set when we were in India. We got it in America and we played with it in India. Then we gave it to the orphanage because we couldn't take it to America. You can help poor people in many other countries too. Bye!

Belie

Have you ever worn a disguise (not in Halloween?) My friend has. Once even our whole class belied ourselves as famous people. I was Mother Teresa. Ok now what my friend did. First it was her with no disguise on. Then she put on her sunglasses and a few other different clothes than before. Ok I hope you enjoyed the session. Take Care ‘n Hasta La Vista. You’re going to go bye-bye. Aren’t you?

Bask

Have you ever been in a hammock? Not me! If you ask me, I’ve never been in one.  Isn’t it perfect to bask? I’m sure a hammock must feel comfortable. Either when you’re sweaty, you can put it in the shade or when you’re cold like I am right now then you can place it in the sun. The reason I’m cold is because my house is cold when it’s hot out. And it is warm in the house when it’s cold out. Ok, bye. Hope you enjoy hammocks this Summer.

Bashful

You know me? I'm bashful. Also sensitive to everything that happens either movie or real life I am sad. But of course I have to be happy sometime. I love to laugh at the things my friends and family say. Usually my friends and I burst out laughing when our teacher says something even though it's not funny.
So shall we end the session for today? Bye.

Barren

“I lack in studies.”

Have you heard that sentence before? You might have if you read Indian Children’s Magazines. Well another word for lack is……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….  BARREN!

I’ve heard that word before. Here is a key word! If you take out one of the Rs and the N out, it is bare. So, barren almost means the same thing. Barren means doesn’t have and bare also means doesn’t have. Ok bye. Reeeeeeeeeemeeeeeeeeember I can’t appease my hunger.

Barbaric

One day, in Social Studies I studied about barbaric people. For example: Native Americans and Americans before government came. Americans always fought with the Indians and shot them with guns. Many died. It's very sad. Only later did the reservations come up. Still many of their relatives live 'til today in palatial homes. But a few tribes don't exist because the dying of them made them unknown to modern day people. Like us. Ok bye!

Bane

Do any of you seek the bane of anybody? You wouldn’t want to. It may sound pretty to say, but is not pretty to do. In this usage it means death, but in another usage it means to kill by poisoning. So don’t you dare do that. In an example of a movie it is it is in Peter Pan the human version. Captain Hook poisons Peter Pan, but instead Tinkerbelle dies because she stopped Peter Pan from drinking the poisoned water or medicine.

Baffle

Have you ever been baffled about anything? To be baffled is when you are puzzled. When something is difficult to do, then you might get baffled. I've got baffled many times. Especially when doing puzzles and also when I do Computer Games where you have to find the hidden pictures then do a puzzle. Ok bye.

Axiom

Sara: An axiom? Huh? What do you mean? I’ve only heard of axis.

Mara: Well, an axiom is a math problem that doesn’t need proving.

Sara: Oh, I get it!

Mara: So, like I was saying. The type of math that doesn’t need proving is probably Logic.

Mara: Am I right everybody in the audience.

Audience: Yes you are right. But, Boo! Boo! We want funny.

Mara and Tara: Ok, Ok.

Tara: It’s the Clown Show. Ta ta taratara Tatataratara terrrrrrrrr te tur te.

Mara and Tara: Ok, there, bye.

Averse

One day, which is today I was so averse in the morning. When I saw the time I saw that I was late for the class I had booked on Tutor Vista. I rushed on what I had to do in the morning. I woke up, went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth so quick and landed in the kitchen at the perfect time. I quickly logged in on Tutor Vista. I also Joined the Session at the right time. So, goody me. Bye, for now.

Avarice

Are you ever greedy? Do you steal from your friends? If you do you must have avarice. You have GREEDINESS I tell you. GREEDINESS! It’s bad to tell you that. It’s ok to do pranks on mean people, but then you always have to sneak and put it back or confess what you did. Ok, bye, see you.

Auxiliary

On Tuesday, Electra and I, were an auxiliary for teachers taking care of the Jr. K. We mostly had to spend time with the kindergarteners-2 in the evening though. But at least we had a friend in Kindergarten: Sanjana. We played with her on the see-saw which was a fake airplane, and we played tag. But later, we stopped because we were exhausted. Then we played Watermelon on the slide. The first person to slide down stops and sits on the bottom of the slide. Then the people who are participating slide down to a stop. Then when everyone’s done we get up and repeat it. That’s how we ended our day.

Ze Zend my zear ziends