Word of the Week 10

1. Seismically

2. Yahoo! News

3. “The twin catastrophes struck within 24 hours in different corners of the seismically charged region, severely testing the nation's emergency response network.”

4. Relating to an earthquake or to other tremors of the Earth, such as those caused by large explosions. (Adj.)

5. The earth started shaking in a seismically way, and we knew it was an earthquake.

Word of the Week 9

1. Quinine

2. Yahoo! News

3. “Two Civil War-era dolls thought to have been used to smuggle medicine past Union blockades were X-rayed Wednesday, disclosing hollowed papier-mâché heads that once could have contained quinine or morphine for wounded or malaria-stricken Confederate troops.”

4. A drug principally used to treat malaria and fevers including typhoid. (Noun)

5. The doctor prescribed her quinine to treat her fever.

Word of the Week 8

1. Consolidation
2. Yahoo! News
3. "Consolidation and convergence are the top reasons the news industry is shrinking."
4. The act of making strong or secure; strengthen. (noun)
5. My consolidations didn't help her much, because she was still sad.

Word of the Week 7

1. Ephemeral
2. Article on sacred geometry
3. "Alternatively, sacred geometry based arts may be ephemeral, such as visualization, sand painting and medicine wheels."
4. Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do. Short-lived. (adj.)
5. They didn't have a lot in common, and their relationship was ephemeral.

Word of the Week 6

1. Defer
2. San Jose Mercury News
3. "The state has deferred such payments for several years, as the economy has lurched from boom to bust and Republicans have held the line against new taxes."
4. To put off or postpone. (verb)
5. I have deferred my homework long enough.

Mystery Character

The first thing you notice about this famous person is her light blonde hair.

Her hair is short and has glamorous curls all around.

She's usually spotted wearing vivid red lipstick that covers her full luscious lips.

Her slightly parted mouth is exposing her pearly whites.

A thin line of eyeliner outlines her eyes, and her eyelashes are covered by mascara.

Even though she's wearing a lot of make-up, she still looks very natural.

Her eyebrows are perfectly plucked.

Her skin is flawless and she has a beauty mark on the left side of her face, above her lip.

She has a curvaceous body, like an hourglass, which is covered in a white halter-top dress.

White high-heels are covering her feet.

Word of the Week 5

1. Debacle
2. Spartan Daily
3. "The entire debacle was an exercise in poor judgment."
4. A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; a rout. (noun)
5. The other team won, because of a debacle on the field.