As you know, the Library runs competitions throughout the year, including Word of the Week. Below are some recent winners. If you have an interesting or unusual word that you want to share with everyone, please ask for an entry form in either of the Libraries. The competition is available to enter in both the Discovery and War Memorial Libraries. All Word of the Week winners receive a pen of their choice!
Look out too for other Library competitions coming up this term.
Discovery Library
Preside
Verb: To be in charge of a meeting or gathering.
chosen by Summer (7FH)
Wizened
Adjective: Shrivelled or wrinkled with age.
chosen by Fleur (9HE)
Ambidextrous
Adjective: Able to use the right and left hands equally well.
chosen by Rosanna (7MP)
Innovate
Verb: An act of thinking up a new way of doing something that becomes successful.
chosen by Lewis (8CL)
Foreboding
Noun: A feeling that something bad will happen.
chosen by Shelby (7HR)
Xenophobia
Noun: A strong dislike [irrational fear] of foreigners or strangers.chosen by Jamie (7FH)
Halcyon
Adjective: A period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
chosen by Max (9LN)
Ostracise
Verb: To exclude someone from a group or from society and completely ignore them.
chosen by Christopher (8MP)
Zooanthellae
Noun: Various yellow-brown symbiotic single-celled protozoans (dinoflagellates) that live within the cells of other organisms, especially certain corals and marine invertebrates.
chosen by Mia (8SH)
Zealous
Adjective: Bold, passionate and enthusiastic about a belief or purpose.
chosen by Vienna (7MA)
Conspicuous
Adjective: Easily distinguishable; attracting special attention.
chosen by Rosanna (8MP)
Enrapture
Verb: To delight and fascinate.
chosen by Masuda (8BM)
Rambunctious
Adjective: Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous
chosen by Charles (7AH)
Omniscent
Adjective: All-knowing; having or seeming to have unlimited knowledge
chosen by Kursat (7BT)
Quibble
Noun: A trivial complaint or objection.
chosen by Rosanna (8MP)
War Memorial Library
Mandate
Noun: The authority given to an elected group, such as a government, to carry out an action or govern a countrychosen by Joe Dargis (12BY)
Infrastructure
Noun: The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
chosen by Amy (13PT)
Malaria
Noun: An infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite which invades the red blood cells and is transmitted by mosquitoes in many tropical and subtropical regions.chosen by Kate (13BI)
Paramour
Noun: A lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. Developed from the French phrase ‘par amour’ meaning ‘passionately’ or ‘with desire’.
chosen by Monet (13AP)
Anachronistic
Adjective: Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old fashioned.chosen by Frankie (12SR)
Inclusivity
Noun: An intention or policy of including people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who are handicapped or learning-disabled, or racial and sexual minorities.
chosen by Ms Roberts (Librarian)
Jaunty
Adjective: Having or expressing a lively, cheerful and self-confident manner.
chosen by Harry (12CI)
Ambiguous
Adjective: When something is unclear or open to more than one interpretation, as it does not have an obvious meaning.
chosen by Mbalu (12DE)
Transcend
Verb: To rise above or go beyond; overstep; exceed.
chosen by Frankie (13ME)
Pedantic
Adjective: Overly concerned with minor details or rules.
chosen by Louis (10WH)
Dedication
Adjective: Taking time to work hard on what you want to do; being committed to a task or purpose.
chosen by Brian (10OC)
Sesquicentennial
Noun: A 150th anniversary or its celebration. For example, this year marks 150 years since the birth of author, Beatrix Potter.
chosen by Fleur (10OC)
Peninsular
Noun: A piece of land projecting into the water from the larger land mass.
chosen by Monique (10LN)
Homogeneous
Adjective: All of the same or similar kind or nature
chosen by Mr Shuttleworth (History)
Flamboyant
Adjective: A very showy appearance or manner; exuberant or ostentatious.
chosen by Fleur (10OC)
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