The document provides definitions and example sentences for 15 words from various dates between September 2011 to March 2012. It includes words such as coruscate, doughty, ruction, climacteric, baksheesh, adapt, sop, exploit, rupee, merciless, rebel, kudos, litany, headlong, and pique. The examples illustrate the words in different contexts to demonstrate their meanings.

1. Top 10-15 Word of the Day Sentences
Monday, September 19, 2011
Coruscate
KOR-uh-skayt (verb)
Definition: to give off or reflect light on bright beams of flashes; sparkle.
Ex: The astronomy students observed the stars coruscate through a high powered telescope.
The man of my dreams finally proposed and my eyes began to coruscate as he slid the
diamond on my finger.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Doughty
DOW-tee (adjective)
Definition: marked by fearless resolution: valiant (brave, courageous)
Ex: When little Lisa saw the bullies picking on one of the younger boys, the doughtygirl marched
up to them and demanded them to stop.
Being doughty doesn’t always mean taking action, sometimes it’s just being the only
yellow shirted person out of all the black coloured ones.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Ruction
RUK – shun (noun)
Definition: disturbance, uproar
Ex: The ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on.
1) The ruction of the storm outside made me shiver and send goose bumps down my weak
body. I stopped and gazed at my test paper as I heard the wind roar against each other
with great power.
2) I was perfectly find that late afternoon, but I saw him and my heart began to race. He
caused great ruction as I tried to concentrate on other things.

2. Thursday, October 13, 2011
Climacteric
Kly - MAK - ter – ik (noun)
Definition: a major turning point or critical stage.
Ex: Many historians have tried to pinpoint the Roman Empires climacteric, that precise moment
when it began it’s long downhill slide.
It was cold, windy, and one of those ordinary February days when another one of
“us” died. Yeah, we were homeless, but we were family. As I covered his old wrinkled face with
the worn out patched blanket he had always used, it took a climacteric stage as I closed his eye
lids and a single tear ran down my face.
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Baksheesh
BAK – sheesh (noun)
Definition: payment (as a tip or bribe) to expedite service.
Ex: “I’m sure the fact that we got seated so quickly had nothing to do with that little baksheesh
you slipped the host,” said Erica to her dining companion.
The lights, the drinks, and the crowd full of people dancing crazy got me dizzy. I sat back
down next to a bald man smoking a cigar with his big gold necklace dangling as he inhaled and
slid me a baksheesh of 20 dollars.I wasn’t that sort of girl so I smacked him straight in the face
with a look of disgust, and no hesitations.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Adapt
uh – DAPT (verb)
Definition: to make or become fit (as for a new use or situation) often by modification. (change)
Ex: It took Lee a while to adapt to her new school but she is setting in well now.
It’s hard to adapt to the changes in life, but sometimes you have to realize that life goes
on, and things change for a reason. They change for the better.

3. Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Sop
SAHP (noun)
Definition: bribe, gift, or gesture
Ex: The contractor offered a higher price bathroom fixture at no extra cost as a sop to the
homeowner who was threatening to cancel the contract.
From then on I knew Peeta Mellark would never look at me the same way again. He
looked at me with his hallow blue eyes and reached out his big hand. “One more time?For the
audience?” His sop gestures made me realize that I not only lost a dear friend, but I had lost the
boy with the bread.
Wednesday, December 1st, 2011
Exploit
Eks ploit (verb or noun)
Definition : to take advantage of, use.
Ex: The quarterback was told by the coach to exploit the weak offense in the Grey Cup football
game.
Just because I am a girl, does not mean you have to exploit me and tell me what I can
and can’t do. Calling someone ugly doesn’t make you any prettier.
Thursday, December 6th, 2011
Rupee
ROO – pee (noun)
Definition: a coin and monetary unit used in countries such as India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka.
Ex: Six months after I returned from India, I found a lonely rupee wedged in the linking of my
purse.
Living in the streets isn’t as easy as you think. For hours I held out my hand while people
passed by the streets of India, but not one person stopped, and instead went along like I was
invisible. I just wanted money to treat my sick mother when a child about 6 years old dropped a
rupee in my hand and ran away.
*$1.00 = 85 rupee’s

4. Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Merciless
mer – si – les (adjective)
Definition: having or showing no mercy or pity.
Ex: The presidential candidate was merciless in his criticism of his opponents.
As time ticked and seconds passed, I could not sleep even though the night air was cool
and calm. Instead I was thinking of Hussain Khan with his oily dark hands clutching my throat
with a firm grasp and letting out a smirk as I suffocated. He was powerful and merciless, and if
staying awake was what it would take to protect myself, then I would not sleep.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Rebel
reh – bel (adjective, noun)
Definition: apposing or taking arms against a government or ruler.
Ex: “Hell child! They said you were a rebel, a traitor.”
When she finally had the courage to ask her parents if she could leave the house for a
friend’s party and her parents said no, she rebelliously and cleverly found a way to sneak out of
the house when her family was asleep. But when she finally got out smelling the cool breezy
summer night air, she had decided to enjoy the beautiful dazzling stars and bright full moon that
shone above and walked pleasantly in silence, walking down the street with her hands in her
pockets, letting the wind take her away.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Kudos
KOO – dohss (noun)
Definition: fame and re own resulting from an act or achievement.
Ex: Kudos are given to the Garden City Gophers for beating the Kelvin Clippers for the Varsity
Wiseman Championship game.
Kudos to the girls who stay strong and put on a smile everyday even when everything
else goes wrong.

5. Friday, January 27, 2012
Litany
lit – e – ne (noun)
Definition: any recital or account involving much repetition. (prayer)
Ex: “It was a sort of litany, a way to feel good. Otherwise what was left of us?”
Sometimes, don’t you ever feel tired of everything? You’re just so worn out that you don’t
want to believe the litany your friends’ say that things will get better. Sometimes you just get
tired of believing the possibilities you believe in, because expectations usually lead to
disappointments, and there is nothing you can really do about it.
Monday, February 7, 2012
Headlong
HED – long (adverb)
Definition: without deliberation: recklessly
Ex: He often rushed headlong into relationships with little thought given to their long term effect.
Sometimes when I have a lot of stories to tell my best friend, I run out of breath as mu
tongue moves around frantically, words and expressions visible to my face and the headlong of
my quick sentences get out of control, and I realize I sound like a chipmunk.
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Pique
PEEK (verb)
Definition: to arouse curiosity or interest.
Ex: Our curiosity was piqued by the locked chest hidden at the back of the old ship.
When someone countlessly lies to you, you are piqued and wonder if everything
everyone else had ever said to you was true, and if you really matter to them. You begin to
wonder if hurting and lying to you was all part of their plan from the beginning.