Each week we choose words suggested by a students or staff, one for the Discovery Library and one for the War Memorial Library, and post them here. A prize for each winner is awarded and students will be given an achievement point. Good Luck!!
Monday 17 July 2023 War Memorial Library
Magnanimous chosen by Ms Collins
Adjective
Being kind and generous towards someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them.
Monday 17 July 2023 Discovery Library
Photoelectrode chosen by Evie (8D)
Noun
An electrode that, following the absorption of light, can initialize electrochemical transformations.
Monday 10 July 2023 War Memorial Library
Biophilia chosen by Trevor
Noun
An inherent love of nature.
Monday 10 July 2023 Discovery Library
Forage chosen by Gracie-May (7D)
Verb
To go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use.
Monday 26 June 2023 War Memorial Library
Malignant chosen by Mr Burrows
Adjective
1. Having a desire to cause harm.
2. Very dangerous or virulent; likely to cause death.
Monday 26 June 2023 Discovery Library
Kerfuffle chosen by Mya (7E)
Noun
A commotion or fuss.
Monday 19 June 2023 War Memorial Library
Miscellany chosen by Marvellous (12B)
Noun
A group or collection of different kinds of things.
Monday 19 June 2023 Discovery Library
Exuberant chosen by Aliyah (7E)
Adjective
Very lively, happy or energetic.
Monday 12 June 2023 War Memorial Library
Anachronism chosen by Travis (12G)
Noun
Is something that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong.
Monday 12 June 2023 Discovery Library
Crepuscular chosen by Stephanie (9A)
Adjective
Active or appearing at the time of day just before the sun goes down (twilight).
Monday 5 June 2023 War Memorial Library
Slay chosen by Tara (12B)
Verb
1. To kill or destroy in a violent way;
2. To excel at something, or do a really good job.
Monday 5 June 2023 Discovery Library
Stalwart chosen by Bella (7D)
Adjective
1. Very loyal and dedicated;
2. Physically strong.
Monday 22 May 2023 War Memorial Library
Decompression chosen by Beatriz (11G)
Noun
A reduction in air pressure.
Monday 22 May 2023 Discovery Library
Hazard chosen by Meenaa (8G)
Noun
A danger or obstacle, likely to cause injury.
Monday 15 May 2023 War Memorial Library
Invigorating chosen by Kieran (10H)
Adjective
Stimulating; having an energising effect.
Monday 15 May 2023 Discovery Library
Victorious chosen by Isabelle (7E)
Adjective
Having won a victory; triumphant ; conquering
Monday 9 May 2023 War Memorial Library
Astronomical chosen by Maksim (11E)
Adjective
1. Extremely large (eg; price or charge that is extremely high and much higher than you would expect).
2. Relating to the scientific study of the stars and planets.
Monday 9 May 2023 Discovery Library
Impetuous chosen by Elisa (7B)
Adjective
Acting hastily without thinking.
Monday 2 May 2023 War Memorial Library
Misanthropic chosen by Georgia (11F)
Adjective
Having a dislike of other people.
Monday 2 May 2023 Discovery Library
Monarchy chosen by Miss Campbell
Noun
A country that has a King or Queen.
Monday 24 April 2023 War Memorial Library
Neurodiversity chosen by Louis (11J)
Noun
The idea that people with brains that work differently are part of the normal range in humans. It is often used as an alternative way of considering the autism spectrum.
Monday 24 April 2023 Discovery Library
Dishearten chosen by Alexia-Mae (7A)
Verb
To cause someone to lose hope or confidence.
Monday 17 April 2023 War Memorial Library
Ethos chosen by Tyler (11D)
Noun
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, community, as manifested in its attitudes and aspirations.
Monday 17 April 2023 Discovery Library
Determination chosen by Alessandro (8F)
Noun
A quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult.
Monday 27 March 2023 War Memorial Library
Synchronisation chosen by Amelia (10F)
Noun
The relation that exists when things occur at the same time.
Monday 27 March 2023 Discovery Library
Impressionable chosen by Eimear (7A)
Adjective
Easily influenced by other people.
Monday 20 March 2023 War Memorial Library
Amphitheatre chosen by Rayaan (13B)
Noun
A round building without a roof and with rows of seats that rise in steps around an open space. (Used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.)
Monday 20 March 2023 Discovery Library
Bombastic chosen by Faith (7H)
Adjective
Sounding important but having little meaning and used to impress people.
Monday 13 March 2023 War Memorial Library
Sepia chosen by Chiara (11E)
Noun
A reddish-brown colour associated with monochrome photographs of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Monday 13 March 2023 Discovery Library
Zest chosen by Annrose (7E)
Noun
Keen enjoyment or enthusiasm.
Outer part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring.
Monday 6 March 2023 War Memorial Library
Celestial chosen by Daniel (12F)
Adjective
Relating to or positioned in the sky, outer space.
Belonging or relating to heaven.
Monday 6 March 2023 Discovery Library
Legendary chosen by Jude (7A)
Adjective
Describes a person or an event remarkable enough to be very well known and for stories to be told about them.
Monday 27 February 2023 War Memorial Library
Glacial chosen by Emilis (12B)
Adjective
1. characterised by the presence of ice in extensive masses 2. extremely cold 3. extremely unfriendly
Monday 27 February 2023 Discovery Library
Odyssey chosen by Nancie (7A)
Noun
A long journey full of adventures (named after the story of Odysseus, a Greek hero of the Trojan War, who returned to Greece after an eventful ten-year journey).
Monday 20 February 2023 War Memorial Library
a cappella chosen by Mrs Bhandari
Adjective / Adverb
It describes music only using the human voice to produce the sounds / singing without instruments.
Monday 20 February 2023 Discovery Library
Hazardous chosen by Harley (7H)
Adjective
Dangerous, especially to one's health or safety / involving great risk.
Monday 6 February 2023 War Memorial Library
Indomitable chosen by Kursat (13G)
Adjective
Impossible to subdue or defeat.
Monday 6 February 2023 Discovery Library
Hagiography chosen by Tillie (7A)
Noun
It is a type of biography which treats the person with excessive admiration.
Hagiography is often a biography about saints.
Monday 30 January 2023 War Memorial Library
Indoctrination chosen by Miss Bisbal
Noun
The process of teaching a person or group to accept uncritically a set of beliefs.
Monday 30 January 2023 Discovery Library
Ultimate chosen by Gracii-Lou (7H)
Adjective
* being at the end; final
** being the best or most extreme.
Monday 23 January 2023 War Memorial Library
Brainwash chosen by Trevor (11A)
Verb
To cause one to alter his or her beliefs, by methods based on isolation, sleeplessness, extreme discomfort or cruelty.
Monday 23 January 2023 Discovery Library
Saraband chosen by Lacey-Mai (7C)
Noun
It is a slow dance (in triple metre), or the music written for such a dance.
Monday 9 January 2023 War Memorial Library
Vexed chosen by Georgia (11B)
Adjective
* To be annoyed, frustrated or worried
** (of a problem or issue) difficult to deal with and causing a lot of disagreement and argument
Monday 9 January 2023 Discovery Library
Cul-de-sac chosen by Gabriela (7B)
Noun
A road with one end closed off; a route which goes nowhere; a dead end.
Monday 12 December 2022 War Memorial Library
Spatial chosen by Khrisha (12F)
Adjective
Of or relating to space/areas and the relationship of objects/shapes within it.
Monday 12 December 2022 Discovery Library
Acrimonious chosen by Tristan (7C)
Adjective
Angry and bitter (in feeling, language or behaviour).
Monday 28 November 2022 War Memorial Library
Traversing chosen by Louis (11H)
Verb
Travelling across or passing through an area.
Monday 28 November 2022 Discovery Library
Mystical chosen by Ellie (7H)
Adjective
Having magical and mysterious powers that are difficult to explain.
Monday 21 November 2022 War Memorial Library
Quench chosen by Mante (13G)
Verb
*To satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking
** To extinguish (a fire)
Monday 21 November 2022 Discovery Library
Tyranny chosen by Chloe (8D)
Noun
Unfair or cruel use of power or authority.
Monday 14 November 2022 War Memorial Library
Evocation chosen by Tyler (11G)
Noun
The act of bringing or recalling a feeling, memory or image to the conscious mind.
Monday 14 November 2022 Discovery Library
Sagacious chosen by Frankie (8B)
Adjective
Wise, having the ability to make good sensible decisions.
Monday 7 November 2022 War Memorial Library
Intersectionality chosen by Casey (12A)
Noun
Interconnection of social categories such as race, gender or class.
Monday 7 November 2022 Discovery Library
Imperishable chosen by Ciara (8F)
Adjective
*Not subject to decay or destruction
**Very long-lasting
Monday 31 October 2022 War Memorial Library
Ulterior chosen by Travis (12G)
Adjective
Lying beneath or beyond what is revealed, evident or supposed.
Monday 31 October 2022 Discovery Library
Pious chosen by Izzy (8B)
Adjective
Very religious/ having strong religious beliefs.
Monday 10 October 2022 War Memorial Library
Paraesthesia chosen by Mante (13G)
Noun
A medical term to describe an abnormal burning or prickling sensation, usually painless, felt in an organ or on the skin.
Monday 10 October 2022 Discovery Library
Charleston chosen by Eva (7F)
Noun
A lively dance of the 1920s.
Monday 3 October 2022 War Memorial Library
Demystify chosen by Shafique (13B)
Verb
Make clearer and easier to understand.
Monday 3 October 2022 Discovery Library
Joyful chosen by Ava (7C)
Adjective
Feeling very happy.
Monday 26 September 2022 War Memorial Library
Spartan chosen by Leonardo (13C)
Noun
Is a citizen of Sparta, Ancient Greece. Spartans were famous for being warlike, brave and highly disciplined.
Monday 26 September 2022 Discovery Library
Premonition chosen by Zoe (8F)
Noun
A feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.
Tuesday 20 September 2022 War Memorial Library
Prorogue chosen by Rayyan (13B)
Verb
A means of discontinuing a session of Parliament without dissolving it.
Tuesday 20 September 2022 Discovery Library
Subsidiary chosen by Isla (9D)
Noun
A company that is owned by a larger company.
Monday 12 September 2022 War Memorial Library
Glamping chosen by Jebbriand (11E)
Noun
A type of camping that is more comfortable and luxurious than traditional camping. "Glamorous Camping"
Monday 12 September 2022 Discovery Library
Lido chosen by Willow (8G)
Noun
A public swimming pool that is outside.
Monday 18 July 2022 War Memorial Library
Recapitulate chosen by Abby (12AP)
Verb
To summarise or state again the main points.
Monday 18 July 2022 Discovery Library
Unkempt chosen by Dara (7AL)
Adjective
Untidy : not cared for.
Monday 11 July 2022 War Memorial Library
Perspicacity chosen by Kursat (12PR)
Noun
The quality of having a ready insight into things; shrewdness.
Monday 11 July 2022 Discovery Library
Flammable chosen by Erin (7HH)
Adjective
Easily set on fire.
Monday 4 July 2022 War Memorial Library
Inoculate chosen by Balmee (12GE)
Verb
*To give a weak form of a disease to a person as a protection against the disease.
** To introduce cells or organisms into an animal or plant as part of an experiment or to encourage it to grow.
Monday 4 July 2022 Discovery Library
Fragmented chosen by Remus (7AL)
Adjective
Broken into pieces.
Monday 27 June 2022 War Memorial Library
Orthosomnia chosen by Mr Mills
Noun
Is an obsession with achieving a good night's sleep but results in loss of sleep.
Monday 27 June 2022 Discovery Library
Mystified chosen by Mikayla (7HS)
Adjective
Being confused / puzzled by something strange or impossible to explain.
Monday 20 June 2022 War Memorial Library
Xerophyte chosen by Advait (12GE)
Noun
A plant which needs very little water
Monday 20 June 2022 Discovery Library
Empathy chosen by Bobby (7WS)
Noun
The ability to sense and understand the feelings of someone else.
Monday 13 June 2022 War Memorial Library
Adversity chosen by Tara (11PT)
Noun
Misfortune or an unfavourable turn of events.
Monday 13 June 2022 Discovery Library
Expanse chosen by Bernard (7SL)
Noun
A large open area of land, water or sky.
Monday 6 June 2022 War Memorial Library
Hex chosen by Joe (12AP)
Verb
To curse or bewitch someone.
Noun
An evil spell, bringing bad luck or trouble.
Monday 6 June 2022 Discovery Library
Coquelicot chosen by Kayla (8WL)
Noun
It is a distinct shade of red, tinted with orange, and is the colour of a common poppy. The word is French for the common poppy.
Monday 23 May 2022 War Memorial Library
Omnibenevolent chosen by Alysha (11AD)
Adjective
All-loving.
Monday 23 May 2022 Discovery Library
Carrion chosen by Augustine (8RL)
Noun
It is the decaying flesh of dead animals.
Monday 16 May 2022 War Memorial Library
Palindromic chosen by Shenil (12AP)
Adjective
Describes a word or number that reads the same forwards as backwards.
Monday 16 May 2022 Discovery Library
Litmus chosen by Kayla (8WL)
Noun
It is a substance which is turned red by acids and blue by alkalis.
Monday 9 May 2022 War Memorial Library
Statuesque chosen by Rowan (12AP)
Adjective
Tall, graceful, dignified
Monday 2 May 2022 Discovery Library
Jeopardize chosen by Ianik (8GO)
Verb
To put something or someone into a situation in which there is a danger of harm or failure.
Monday 2 May 2022 War Memorial Library
Futile chosen by Errikos (13ML)
Adjective
Incapable of producing any useful result/pointless
Monday 2 May 2022 Discovery Library
Dormitory chosen by Paige (7RA)
Noun
A large room in a school or camp which sleeps more than 2 people. A residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters.
Monday 25 April 2022 War Memorial Library
Zenith chosen by Stefan (13ML)
Noun
The highest point of something/the time at which something is most powerful or successful
Monday 25 April 2022 Discovery Library
Catamaran chosen by Oscar (7WS)
Noun
A sailing boat which has two parallel hulls held together by a single deck
Monday 19 July 2021
Brilliant chosen by Teddy (9DN)
Adjective
* Clever or talented
** Very bright (of light or colour)
Monday 12 July 2021
Eloquent chosen by Murodullo (9LY)
Adjective
Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
Monday 5 July 2021
Sanctimonious chosen by Reggie (8HH)
Adjective
Making a show of being virtuous and morally superior to other people.
Monday 28 June 2021
Egalitarian chosen by Tanvir (9LY)
Adjective
Believing that everybody is equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Monday 21 June 2021
Bluestocking chosen by Charlotte (9CL)
Adjective
A word expressing disapproval of those women who prefer to study rather than marry. It was first used in the 18th Century.
Monday 14 June 2021
Indulge chosen by Harrison (9MA)
Verb
* To allow someone to have or to do whatever they want.
** To satisfy a desire or interest.
Monday 7 June 2021
Quadraphonic chosen by Mila (8HT)
Adjective
Sound reproduced or recorded through four channels.
Monday 24 May 2021
Inconspicuous chosen by Ricardo (8HT)
Adjective
Not clearly visible or attracting attention.
Monday 17 May 2021
Meritocratic chosen by Amelie (12GE)
Adjective
Relating to/or characteristic of a society in which power is held by people selected according to merit.
Monday 10 May 2021
Weird chosen by Mr Burroughs (12GE)
Adjective
Strange or odd
Unnatural (caused by witchcraft or the supernatural)
Weird means 'Fate' in Old English, Shakespeare described the three witches in Macbeth as 'weird' because they could see the future. Due to the witches' supernatural qualities, 'weird' has become to mean 'unnatural or strange or unconventional'.
Monday 3 May 2021
Entropy chosen by Rafe (12MM)
Noun
The degree of disorder or randomness in the universe.
Entropy is a scientific concept, as well as a measurable physical property, that is most commonly associated with a state of disorder or randomness.
Monday 26 April 2021
Empleomania chosen by Mr Vicary
Noun
The manic drive to hold public office, at any cost.
Monday 19 April 2021
Incessantly chosen by Zachariyah (8JI)
Adverb
Continuing without interruption; constantly.
Monday 29 March 2021
Nonanonacontaononactanonaliagon chosen by Charles (12BG)
Noun
A shape with 9999 sides.
Monday 22 March 2021
Viscosity chosen by Alek (12DX)
Noun
The thickness of a liquid. In Physics: the extent to which a fluid resists a tendency to flow.
Monday 15 March 2021
Psithurism chosen by Tianie (8HH)
Noun
The sound of wind in the trees.
Monday 8 March 2021
Precarious chosen by Amelia (8HT)
Adjective
uncertain, risky, dangerous
Monday 1 March 2021
Symbology chosen by Ms C-F (English)
Noun
the use, study or interpretation of symbols
Monday 22 February 2021
Malefic chosen by Lynn (7RL)
Adjective
Able to cause harm and destruction, especially by supernatural means
Monday 8 February 2021
Cowabunga chosen by Philip (8JI)
Noun
A yell of delight or satisfaction (mainly used by surfers)
Monday 1 February 2021
Presume chosen by Sharon (8BL)
Verb
* To believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain
** To do something although you know that you do not have the right to do it
Monday 25 January 2021
Bellicose chosen by Murodullo (9LY)
Adjective
Aggressive and eager to fight.
Monday 18 January 2021
Wryly chosen by Thomas (8JI)
Adverb
Making a clever comment or witty observation, often involving mocking someone or something.
Monday 11 January 2021
Machiavellian chosen by Dominika (11KN)
Adjective
People described as Machiavellian often make clever and secret plans to achieve their aims and are not honest with people.
Monday 4 January 2021
Vector chosen by Mrs. B (Librarian)
Noun
* In Medicine - a vector is an insect or other organism that causes a disease by carrying a germ or parasite from one person or animal to another.
** A vector is a technical term which means a variable quantity, such as force, that has size and direction.
Monday 14 December 2020
Pernickety chosen by Katherine (9CL)
Adjective
Excessively fussy about details
Monday 7 December 2020
Garrulous chosen by Stanley (9SB)
Adjective
Excessively talkative, especially about unimportant matters
Monday 30 November 2020
Decommission chosen by Joyce (8PH)
Verb
To take a ship or piece of equipment out of service.
Monday 23 November 2020
Mitigate chosen by Kirsten (8BU)
Verb
To make something less severe
Monday 16 November 2020
Makeshift chosen by Alexander 9LY
Adjective
Acting as a temporary measure or serving as a temporary substitute
Monday 9 November 2020
Celestial chosen by Conor 8BU
Adjective
Located in, or relating to Heaven or the sky/outer space
Monday 2 November 2020
Conglomeration chosen by Sean 8BU
Noun
A mass of different things put together.
Monday 12 October 2020
Machinations chosen by Leah 10VC
Noun
Clever schemes or plots.
Monday 5 October 2020
Taciturn chosen by Federica 10VC
Adjective
Habitually silent, not inclined to conversation
Monday 28 September 2020
Clandestine chosen by Frankie 8LAL
Adjective
Kept secret or done secretly, especially because it is forbidden
Monday 21 September 2020
Usurp chosen by Charlotte 12BG
Verb
To seize a position or power without authority
Monday 14 September 2020
Desultory chosen by Rowan 10BH
Adjective
Half-hearted; without enthusiasm or a definite plan
Mendacity chosen by Rachel 10MX
Noun
A tendency to be untruthful. Dishonesty.
Monday 13 July 2020
Exasperated chosen by Adele 7CR
Adjective
Intensely irritated and frustrated
Monday 6 July 2020
Sycophantic chosen by Mrs German,
because she loves the sound of it!
Adjective
Describes the behaviour
of someone who uses insincere flattery to gain advantage.
Monday 29 June 2020
Serendipity chosen by Isabella 9MX
Noun
To find something or uncover
something positive that you were not necessarily looking for.
Epiphany chosen by Sam 9CPO
Noun
Monday 15 June 2020
Justice chosen by Connor 7DT
Noun
A concern for fairness, equality and
respect for all people.
Monday 8 June 2020
Verb
To persuade someone to do something by
using force or threats.
Monday 1 June 2020
Dilapidated chosen
by Adele 7CR
Adjective
(Of a building) a state of disrepair or ruin as
a result of age or neglect.
Monday 18 May 2020
Pentathlon chosen
by Juan 10FN
Noun
An athletic competition consisting of five
different events.
Monday 11 May 2020
Rune chosen
by Rendy 7HT
Noun
Describes the characters of the Ancient
Germanic Alphabet. A secret or something hidden, which suggests the
knowledge of the runes was limited to a few people.
Monday 4 May 2020
Paradigm chosen
by Chrysie 13 BG
Noun
A set of ideas, examples or patterns typical to
a topic eg.: Traditional paradigms of the ideal woman.
Monday 27 April 2020
Dishevelled chosen
by Star 7CR
Adjective
Untidy, messy.
Monday 20 April 2020
Frantic chosen by Cerys 7HT
Adjective
Very frightened and worried about a situation
and, therefore, unable to think. Panic-stricken.
Monday 30 March 2020
Ephemeral chosen by Bella (13MM)
Ephemeral chosen by Bella (13MM)
Adjective
Transient, temporary, fleeting
Monday 23 March 2020
Potential chosen by Mila (7PH)
Adjective
Possible but not yet actual / Having or showing
the capacity to develop in the future.
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