Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 23

February 2-6, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, February 2, 2015Root of the Week: “Bi” (Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: bilingual

Definition: [bahy-ling-gwuhl or, Canadian, -ling-gyoo-uhl] adjective 1. able to speak two languages with the facility of a

native speaker.2. spoken, written, or containing similar information in

two different languages: a bilingual dictionary; Public notices at the embassy are bilingual.

3. of, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual community; bilingual schools.

MathTuesday, February 3, 2015Root of the Week: “bi” (Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: Bilateral

Definition: [bahy-lat-er-uhl]1. pertaining to, involving, or affecting two or both sides, factions,

parties, or the like: a bilateral agreement; bilateral sponsorship.2. located on opposite sides of an axis; two-sided, especially when of

equal size, value, etc.3. Biology . pertaining to the right and left sides of a structure, plane,

etc.not identical on both sides of a central.

Social StudiesWednesday, February 4, 2015Root of the Week: “Bi”(Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: Bicentennial

Definition: Bicentennial [bahy-sen-ten-ee-uhl]1. pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary of US

Independence: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.

2. consisting of or lasting 200 years: a bicentennial period.

3. occurring every 200 years: the bicentennial return of a comet.(in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population.

ScienceThursday, February 5, 2015Root of the Week: “bi”(Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: Bifocals

[bahy-foh-kuh l]adjective1. Chiefly Optics. having two foci.2. (of an eyeglass or contact lens) having two portions, one for near and one for far vision.

Academy of EducationFriday, February 6, 2015

Root of the Week: bi”(Twice, doubly)Word of the Day: Bias• Definition: [bahy-uhs] adjective1. a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that

prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.

2. Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.

Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 24

February 9-13, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, February 9, 2015

Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: accent[n. ak-sent; v. ak-sent, ak-sent]Definition:1. prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of

pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.2. degree of prominence of a syllable within a word and sometimes

of a word within a phrase: primary accent; secondary accent.

MathTuesday, February 10, 2015

Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: cantilever[kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er] noun

Definition:1. any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support,

especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.

2. Building Trades, Civil Engineering . any rigid construction extending horizontally well beyond its vertical support, used as a structural element of a bridge (cantilever bridge) building foundation, etc.

3. Aeronautics . a form of wing construction in which no external bracing is used.

4. Architecture . a bracket for supporting a balcony, cornice, etc.

Social StudiesWednesday, February 11, 2015

Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: Recant [ri-kant] verb

Definition: 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.

ScienceThursday, February 12, 2015Root of the Week: “Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: Lubricant[loo-bri-kuhnt] nounDefinition: a substance, such as oil or grease, used for lessening friction, especially in the working parts of a mechanism.

Academy of LawFriday, February 13, 2015Root of the Week: Cant/cent/chant” (to sing)Word of the Day: vacant[vey-kuhnt]adjective• Definition:1. having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.2. having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.3. not in use: a vacant room.4. devoid of thought or reflection: a vacant mind.5. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from lack of thought or intelligence: a vacant answer; a vacant expression on a face.

Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 25

February 18-20, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, February 16, 2015

Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Demographics[dem-uh-graf-iks, dee-muh-]

Definition:A single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths.

MathTuesday, February 17, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Demonstrate[dem-uhn-streyt] verb

Definition:1. to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to

demonstrate a philosophical principle.2. to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens,

experiments, or the like: to demonstrate the force of gravity by dropping an object.

3. to manifest or exhibit; show: He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.

Social StudiesWednesday, February 18, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Democracy[dih-mok-ruh-see] nounDefinition: 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.2. state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.3. a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.

ScienceThursday, February 19, 2015Root of the Week: “dem” (people)

Word of the Day: Biodemography

The science dealing with the integration of biological theory and demography.

Academy of EducationFriday, February 20, 2015

Root of the Week: “dem” (people)Word of the Day: Academy Definition: 1. a secondary or high school, especially a private

one.2. a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject: a military academy.3. an association or institution for the advancement of art, literature, or science: the National Academy of Arts and Letters

Gladiator Word of the DayWeek 26

February 23-27, 2015

Language Arts/ReadingMonday, February 23, 2015

Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equivocate[ih-kwiv-uh-keyt] verbDefinition:1. to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to

avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.

MathTuesday, February 24, 2015Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)

Word of the Day: equation[ih-kwey-zhuhn, -shuhn] nounDefinition:1. the act of equating or making equal; equalization: the symbolic equation

of darkness with death.2. equally balanced state; equilibrium.3. Mathematics . an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting

the equality of two quantities.4. Also called chemical equation. Chemistry . a symbolic representation

showing the kind and amount of the starting materials and products of a reaction.

Social StudiesWednesday, February 25, 2015

Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)

Word of the Day: equality[ih-kwol-i-tee] nounDefinition: 1. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.2. uniform character, as of motion or surface.3. Mathematics . a statement that two quantities are equal; equation.

ScienceThursday, February 26, 2015

Root of the Week: “equ” (equal, even)

Word of the Day: equatorialee-kwuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ek-wuh-] adjectiveDefinition: 1. of, pertaining to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.2. of, like, or typical of the regions at the earth's equator: equatorial temperatures.

Academy of LawFriday, February 27, 2015

Root of the Week: equ” (equal, even)Word of the Day: equivocal[ih-kwiv-uh-kuhl] adjective• Definition:1. allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous: an equivocal answer.2. of doubtful nature or character; questionable; dubious; suspicious: aliens of equivocal loyalty.3. of uncertain significance; not determined: an equivocal attitude.