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!
Discovery Library
Pandemonium
Noun: Wild confusion; uproar
chosen by Caitlin (7NA)
Relish
Verb: To savour or enjoy to the full.
chosen by Rowan(7GR)
Ubiquitous
Adjective: Seeming to be everywhere.
chosen by Elizabeth (7LP)
Crescendo
Noun: A gradual increase in the volume of noise of a musical piece or in intensity.
chosen by Elise (7BK)
Nonchalant
Adjective: Acting calm when you’re actually obsessed with something.
chosen by Leah (7YO)
Petrified
Adjective: Very scared; so frightened that you cannot think or move.
chosen by Leah (7MC)
Grotesque
Adjective: Someone or something that is comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
chosen by Jessica (7HT)
Apoplectic
Adjective: This means when you are so full of anger that it looks like you are going to pop.
chosen by Kitty (7 Alessi)
Quiver
Verb: To shake or tremble with different emotions.
chosen by Che (7 Alessi)
Lugubrious
Adjective: Gloomy, mournful.
chosen by Rachel Gumbo (7 Kapoor)
Equivocate
Verb: To use ambiguous words to hide the truth.
chosen by Benjamin (8 Saxon)
Beleaguered
Verb: Experiencing lots of difficulties or criticism.
chosen by Murodullo (7 Alessi)
War Memorial Library
Tenuous
Adjective: Very slender or fine; insubstantial.
chosen by Mr Shuttleworth (History)
Monochrome
Adjective: A photograph or picture done in black and white or in a range of tones of a single colour.
chosen by Toni (12CR)
Absquatulate
Verb: To leave somewhere abruptly
chosen by Jessica (12TD)
Nebulous
Noun: Vague or unclear; hazy.
chosen by Max (Year 12)
Equanimity
Noun: Calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
chosen by Mr Shuttleworth (History)
Exasperated
Verb: Irritate intensely; infuriate.
chosen by Ms Mells (History)
Epigrammatic
Adjective: Something that is quotable and wise-sounding.
chosen by Shannon (Yr13)
Anhedonia
Noun: The loss of interest in many of the things you used to enjoy doing.
chosen by Elizabeth (11Blake)
Fastidious
Adjective: Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
chosen by Sophie (Year 12)
Samzidat
Noun: A clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state.
chosen by Ben (Year 12)
Pernicious
Adjective: To have a harmful effect in a subtle way.
chosen by Chuks (Year 12)
Peripeteia
Noun: A sudden reversal of fortune or a change in circumstances (especially in fictional narrative).
chosen by Shannon (Year 13)
Insouciance
Noun: A casual lack of concern; nonchalance.
chosen by Mrs Nolan (Librarian)
Palimpsest
Noun: A manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed over the original faded writing.
chosen by Sophie (Year 12)
Noun: A manuscript or piece of writing material on which later writing has been superimposed over the original faded writing.
chosen by Sophie (Year 12)
Plenipotentiary
Noun: A person, especially a diplomat, vested with full power of independent action on behalf of their government.
chosen by Eden (Year 13)
Noun: A person, especially a diplomat, vested with full power of independent action on behalf of their government.
chosen by Eden (Year 13)
Lollygag
Verb: To spend time aimlessly; laze around.
chosen by Mr Lucas (Geography)
Verb: To spend time aimlessly; laze around.
chosen by Mr Lucas (Geography)