Furor

From furor take out o and r. Replace them with y. That word is a synonym for furor. Now, you might get why I hesitated to type this word today. It's obvious if you read my previous post. You'll see that this word just means one step down from yesterday's word. What I mean is this word is just not extremely but regular. Furor can also mean madness meaning craziness. But, anyway bye! SEE YOU!

Fume

There are two meanings for fume. One is to emit smoke and the other is to become extremely angry. The second meaning kind of looks like it has derived from the first one. To fume up. Have you ever fumed up? I don't fume up ever. I just get a little angry. But, alot of people in my class fume up alot. Especially, this specific girl. Just one word like even if you said that she was excellent. She'd run away and cry in a corner. So, she is very sensitive and fumes up easily. Nowadays though, she tries to hold it. That's Good! Bye! Have a great day!

Frugal

Frugal means not wasteful. Frugal can also mean costing little/inexpensive. Some might want to save their money for economical uses. So,they would try to buy things that are inexpensive. Non-wasteful products can be seen in a bad way and a good way for economical reasons. The bad way is that when companies start making their products smaller. The good way is that companies can use recyclable items for their products also. Some people call the bad way inflation. Although, because the size is becoming smaller, shouldn't it be called deflation. Or do they call it inflation because it has nothing to do with the food shape or size? I have no idea! But, now, it's time to end the session!

My NASA Fieldtrip

If you do not know what NASA stands for, let's start with that. It stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. For the facts, I learnt about 4 forces that can make an airplane move. Here are the 4 forces with it's definitions:
1. Lift: To push from under.
2. Drag: To slow down.
3. Thrust: To push forward.
4. Gravity: The force that keeps us on the ground.
Those are the 4 forces. Then we got to go on 3 spinning rides. The first one we went on was the Orbital Chair. We had to sit in two chairs on opposite sides. We were separated by a ladder-like thing. Then the tour guide would spin us and we would throw balls at each other and try to catch them. Then, we went on the Momentum Wheel. It was where we had to go on a small shaped podium and hold two bars that looked like scooter bars and when we stretched farther from the bars, the slower it went. But, when we stretched out, and came back into the circle it would spin real fast. Last, was the Gyro Chair. It wasn't fun as the other two, but the wheel we held in front of us was heavy and shook our bodies because it was vibrating really hard. What we did was, we sat on a chair and held a wheel that kept circling and we were able to steer the chair. When I steered the wheel to the left the chair moved left and the same thing when I steered it to the right. Ok, bye!

Fortify

Fortify means to protect or strengthen against attack. Have any of you read about all the wars? Even though the Cold War mostly was a spying war, they still had fortifications. Also, if your family was on the other side of the Berlin Wall, too bad! If you went over the wall, you're shot dead! So, now that wall separated America, Western Germany and Eastern Germany, Soviet Union. Now, this all happened because Hitler thought he could take over the whole world. Later, Hitler wanted to take over Soviet Union. Hitler started with Europe. He already had Germany. He never was able to get to Asia. He got Africa. Somehow, though, he got stopped. Ok, bye! Getting very late!

Forthright

The word means frank; going straight to the point. Have you ever talked forthrightly? I don't think so. Unless, there was nothing to distract you from what you were going to say. I know that nobody unless you have very good concentration would go forthright to what they were saying. Or, you may just say what you were going to, before you talk about something else. But, I'm not that type of person. Yes, it is Mystery Girl typing. It's not my mom typing. What I mean, is I'm a little bad at concentrating on one point. So, once I say something out of the subject, I forget what I was going to say. Anyway, today I'm going on a field trip. Now, that's a subject I will not forget! Bye!

Flux

In easy and basic words, flux means diarrhea. Now, it just doesn't mean "diarrhea." The verb version of it is to become a fluid. There's also a meaning that says to treat with a flux. I have no idea what it means. Also, I am not putting a picture of diarrhea at the bottom. So, that's good. But, hey! Everybody must have had diarrheal before. Anyway, why am I talking about diarrhea? Oh yeah, that's right it;s the word of the day! Ok, don't blame if some of the Word of the Days are gross. It's because I pick out words from a list. So, it was weird to see that flux means diarrhea. Ok, now bye!

Flexor

A flexor is a muscle serving to bend a body part such as the limb. Now, there is this thing called Achilles tendinitis. It's when you overuse an effected limb. Luckily, I'm not an athlete. The reason be that, athletes are the ones that mostly get affected. Barely no one else but athletes get it. I guess maybe old people that love to exercise may get it. Ok, bye!

Figment

Figment means something fiction. What is fiction? Fantasy or something made up. What's the term for the definition of something made up? Other than fiction and fantasy, It's a 3 lettered word. A synonym for the word is fib. Now, it must be easy. No, it's not fib! The word is not fib! It's....... wait a minute I'm not supposed to tell you until the next post which is tomorrow. But, if you know the word before tomorrow, please tell me in your comments. The prize is having the pride of winning. Ok, bye!

Fastidious

Fastidious has 5 meanings. Although, I am going to be using one. Like in my post for one of the e's post, I'm going to give you the link to these meanings: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastidious
Now, when you saw the word fastidious, what did you think the meaning was. If you thought it was something related to the meaning of being fast, you're wrong. It means a person that is hard to please. So, is there anybody in your family that you think is fastidious? You might just know somebody. Ok, so, bye!

Expedite

Expedite means to execute promptly. Now, there are many different meanings. One meaning which little boys would love. Another meaning means to kind of give a performance. Now, promptly means quick. So, a quick performance. There are others but I do not want to focus on them right now. You can see the other meanings in the link that is following: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expedite

Extrapolate

If you extrapolate something, you are inferring or finding out an unknown using the known. Now, this can occur in math, science, and mysteries. Math? In algebra, using the known information to find out the unknown information. Science? In science, there are many formulas so there must be a way to use extrapolation. Mysteries? Well, you use extrapolation and use whatever you know already and match it up with what has happened. So, as far as I know, three subjects can use extrapolation. Bye!

Extort

Extort kind of means to rob or school wise, bully. It's when somebody obtains or takes by force illegally. In a way, bullies are obtaining stuff illegally. They, wouldn't get arrested though like adults would. But, they would either get suspended or even worse expelled. Now, that's the reason bullies get suspended or expelled. To teach them they're doing wrong. Since, once you grow up, and do these stuff especially with guns you're arrested. I've heard that bullies are evil to us because they have some problems in their families. They are so depressed and can't hurt anyone at home, so they hurt people at school. Those are bullies. Bye!

Exposition

What is the reason you're doing something is an exposition. For example: Exposition for why you were doing your homework late at midnight. Why would you be doing it at midnight? Obviously, the homework is due the next day or the day after and you were finishing it up. Why look for it at midnight? Exposition: Ya think ya folks are sleepin', but they have eyes everywhere. So, you look for your homework. Anyway, these things I've typed with expositions aren't what I do. Good Bye!

Experiential

The dictionary says this is the meaning for experiential: derived from experience. Is that the meaning or is it just saying that experiential has derived from experience? What I mean is, is the meaning for experiential: derived from experience or is it just saying the word experiential has derived from experience. Please send by Saturday in comments. I don't understand it. Ok, bye!

Exotic

Do you like exotic fruits? Exotic means coming from another country, meaning foreign. jack fruit is not very exotic but I still love it. I like trying new fruits more than new foods. But, exotic doesn't always have to focus on food. It can be items also. For example: dancing, animals, plants, people. (Tribes can be exotic!)Do you think anything else can be exotic? I don't know anything else. Remember, no food! Ok, bye!

Exemplar

Exemplar means a model or example. When I say model not a dress-up model, but a role model or something like a blueprint. For those of you who don't know, a blueprint is a piece of paper that tells the constructor how the (whatever he's building) is wanted to look like. A blueprint is basically, a model drawn on paper. One more thing, before I take my leave. Do not ever mistake the model in the meaning of exemplar as a fashion model. It's a role model. Bye!

Excursion

EXCURSION. Can you guess what it means? It means a brief pleasure trip. I've been on a few excursions as far as I remember. Las Vegas, Florida, Los Angeles, San Diego, Massachusetts, San Simeon, Anaheim (many times, especially when in mom's tummy) etc. That's how much I could remember. Now, I think that excursions are pleasure trips where you stay in a hotel for at least one day. Not a year. I think a year would be when you live there. Excursions are "brief" trips. So, I would think that the maximum for an excursion is a week. If you have been on any excursions, pick your favorite and tell me about your trip. Bye for now!

Evolution

Evolution means the process of formation or growth. For example, the evolution of the English language. Evolution doesn't always have to be about humans. It can be just about anything that forms. There's also the evolution of history. There's many things. You name it. I'm sorry this is a short one but I don't know what else to type. Bye!

Evasive

Evade is evasive's base word. It means to get away with trickery. Now, before I was going to write this post, I was attacked by a horrible monster in the computer! Just kidding. So, in the computer, there was a picture of a young man that they "tried" to make him look like an old man. He doesn't look like one though. He looks like a monster with the wrinkles they drew on him in "computer graphics." He looks like Frankenstein with no green skin though. I of course knew that they used "computer graphics" on that dude. Anyway, bye! Oh, and happy spring break! (For those of you who have it this week.

Paper Roller Coaster

Book report Apr '10 - My Board Game

SR's Hodge Podge

Number of Players

Two

Game Board Setup

1 Main Board
8 maze board pieces
8 Action Point Cards (APCs) (4 each)
2 Action Figures
6 Peanut butter cups


1.Pick a random player.
2.Shuffle the 8 boards and arrange it in 2 columns and 4 rows.
3.Place the peanut butter cups in the squares marked with energy.
4.Place the Action Figures on the start (car) square on the main board on either side.

You are all set to start!

How to play

1.Each player has to arrange the action card in the ascending order
2.During the first turn, the player can only play 2 AP
3.Each AP lets the player make one action. The actions can be moving a square, rotating the quadrant 90 degrees more than once, opening the door or closing the door
4.If the player uses AP 2, then flip the 2 APCs upside down.
5. The next player has to play equal or greater by 1 AP.
6. If a player ends up on an energy square and there is a peanut butter cup which the player can save it for traps.
7. If a player ends up on a trap have to loose a turn. But, if the player has a peanut butter cup, can use it to get out of the trap and move to the next square.
8.If a player ends up on a rotation gear, the player can rotate that quadrant or the same colored quadrant clockwise 90 degrees one time. If the player wants to rotate more than once, each 90 degrees costs an AP. Eg., of the player wants to rotate it 180 degrees (additoinal 90 degrees), it costs one AP. Tips: This helps to rearrange the maze which might be helpful to the player and might be a blocker to the opponent.
9. The game ends when the player reaches the opponent's starting point.

Rules
1.Player cannot move diagonally or backwards. If the player ends up in a dead-end, has to start over
2.Used peanut butter cups are removed from the board

Etymologist

Have you seen online dictionaries or some book dictionaries? Have you seen the word etymology under the main entry which is the word you're looking up? For example= Go to this link: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centrifugal. There above the meanings look for the word etymology (you can use the search box too.) What does it say if it says something like this after the colon: New Latin centrifugus, from centr- + Latin fugere to flee — more at fugitive
Then, you're on the right track if not, you're on the wrong track. Anyway, if you couldn't find it, it's okay. So, in the etymology that I'm showing you here, what do you think an etymologist studies and what does etymology mean? This is your activity. Do this any time I don't mind .

Ethnic

Do you know what ethnic means? Well, if you didn't know, then I can tell you now. Ethnic means a group of people that are different by language, religion, and many other things (et cetera. Remember, yesterday's word.) In my school, about at least, 85% are Indians meaning from India not Native Americans. Also, from my previous post, you can tell, I'm done with presenting my state report to the whole school. It wasn't only me of course. There are 15 kids excluding me. We had to do alot of stuff. Anyway, this word was hard for me to write about because it's an easy one so bye!