Words of the Day Part 4

The WODs in the first photo are "hideous", "circa", and "nascent."

Hideous: (adjective) Extremely ugly. Terrance's sentence: "Someone I saw was hideous."

Circa: (preposition) Around or about a certain time. Approximate date. This word came from an online newspaper article about the restoration of an antique clock on the courthouse tower in St. Francisville, LA. Terrance's sentence: "President Bush was born circa 1998." Christy's sentence: "She was born circa 2000."

Nascent: (adjective) Coming to or having recently come into existence. "Her nascent school career started in the pre-K class last August."




Counterproductive: (adjective) Tending to "stymie" (a previous WOD at this point) reaching a desired goal. Terrance's sentence: "A class was doing their work but someone started being counterproductive."

Exploit: (verb) To use someone or something to your advantage. [We'd listened to the Storyline Online children's story GujiGuji. See the links in the sidebar.] Christy's sentence: "The crocodiles tried to exploit GujiGuji so they could eat his family."