Monday, October 26, 2009

WORDS

Budget: bag, wallet, dim. of OF. boge, bouge, leather bag.

Waterfall: A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.

Chemical :adjective Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations.

Devoted: adjective Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.

Symptom: Any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as, the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited. Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of good symptoms. - 2. A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom of the decay of public virtue.

Waterway Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed

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  1. Hi Veronica, look at some classmates Weekly Words - we're making them a little less like a dictionary and more like a life story. For the 2nd ones, make sure you give a situation where you heard the word, and YOU write the definition, what it means to you from the situation. Ask me at lunch if you have questions...Sarah

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