May 2015

1. Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 34
April 27 – May 1, 2015

2. Math
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Root of the Week:
nov/neo/nou” (New)
Word of the Day: Neoplatonism
[nee-oh-pleyt-n-iz-uh m] noun
A philosophical system whcih holds that all existence consists
of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be
reunited.

3. Social Studies
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Root of the Week:
nov/neo/nou” (New)
Word of the Day: Neocolonialism
[nee-oh-kuh-loh-nee-uh-liz-uh m] noun
The policy of a strong nation in seeking political and economic
hegemony over an independent nation or extended
geographical area without necessarily reducing the subordinate
nation or area to the legal status of a colony.

4. Science
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Root of the Week:
nov/neo/nou” (New)
Word of the Day: Nova
[noh-vuh] noun
Astronomy
A star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then
gradually fades to its original intensity.

5. Academy of Engineering
Friday, May 1, 2015
Root of the Week:
nov/neo/nou” (New)
Word of the Day: Renovate
[ren-uh-veyt] verb
1. to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again; repair.
2. to reinvigorate; refresh; revive.

6. Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 35
May 4- May 8, 2015

7. Language Arts/Reading
Monday, May 4, 2015
Root of the Week:
“para” (Next to, beside)
Word of the Day: Parable
[par-uh-buh l] noun
1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth,
religious principle, or moral lesson.
2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the
use of comparison, analogy, or the like.

8. Math
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Root of the Week:
“para” (Next to, beside)
Word of the Day: Parabola
[puh-rab-uh-luh]
noun, Geometry
A plane curve formed by the
intersection of a right circular
cone with a plane parallel to a
generator of the cone

9. Social Studies
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Root of the Week:
“para” (Next to, beside)
Word of the Day: Parachronism
[pa-rak-ruh-niz-uh m] noun
A chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned
a date later than the actual one.

10. Science
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Root of the Week:
“para” (Next to, beside)
Word of the Day: Paraplegia
[par-uh-plee-jee-uh, -juh] noun
Pathology-paralysis of both lower
limbs due to spinal disease or
injury.

11. Academy of Arts and Entertainment
Friday, May 8, 2015
Root of the Week:
“para” (Next to, beside)
Word of the Day: Paragon
[par-uh-gon, -guh n] noun
1. a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence
2. someone of exceptional merit

12. Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 36
May 11- May 15, 2015

13. Language Arts/Reading
Monday, May 11, 2015
Root of the Week:
“se” (Apart)
Word of the Day: Sedulous
[sej-uh-luh s] adjective
1. diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
2. persistently or carefully maintained

14. Math
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Root of the Week:
“se” (Apart)
Word of the Day: Dissever
[dih-sev-er]
verb (used with object)
1. to sever; separate.
2. to divide into parts.
verb (used without object)
3. to part; separate.

15. Social Studies
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Root of the Week: “se” (Apart)
Word of the Day: Sequestration
[see-kwes-trey-shuh n, si-kwes-]
noun
1. removal or separation; banishment or exile.
2. a withdrawal into seclusion; retirement.
3. segregation from others; isolation.

16. Science
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Root of the Week:
“se” (Apart)
Word of the Day: Persevere
[pur-suh-veer]
verb (used without object)
1. to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of
difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
2. to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist.

17. Academy of Informational Technology
Friday, May 15, 2015
Root of the Week:
“se” (Apart)
Word of the Day: Secern
[si-surn]
verb (used with object)
To discriminate or distinguish in thought.

18. Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 37
May 18- May 22, 2015

19. Language Arts/Reading
Monday, May 18, 2015
Root of the Week: “tract”
(to drag, pull, or draw)
Word of the Day: Tract
[trakt]
noun
1. an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
2. a definite region or area of the body, especially a group, series, or
system of related parts or organs
3. a stretch or period of time; interval; lapse.

20. Math
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Root of the Week: “tract”
(to drag, pull, or draw)
Word of the Day: Protractor
[proh-trak-ter, pruh-] noun
1. (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) an instrument having a
graduated arc for plotting or measuring angles.
2. Anatomy. a muscle that causes a part to protrude.

21. Social Studies
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Root of the Week: “tract”
(to drag, pull, or draw)
Word of the Day: Retract
[ri-trakt] verb (used without
object)
To draw back within itself or
oneself; fold up

22. Science
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Root of the Week: “tract”
(to drag, pull, or draw)
Word of the Day: Extraction
[v. ik-strakt or especially for 5, ek-strakt; n. ek-strakt]
verb (used with object)
1. to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force
2. to deduce (a doctrine, principle, interpretation, etc.)
3. to derive or obtain (pleasure, comfort, etc.) from a particular source
4. to make excerpts from (a book, pamphlet, etc.).
5. to extort (information, money, etc.)

23. Academy of Finance
Friday, May 22, 2015
Root of the Week: “tract”
(to drag, pull, or draw)
Word of the Day: Contractor
[kon-trak-ter, kuh n-trak-ter]
noun
1. a person who contracts to
furnish supplies or perform work
at a certain price or rate.
2. something that contracts,
especially a muscle.

24. Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 38
May 26- May 29, 2015

25. Math
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Root of the Week:
“vid/vis” (to see)
Word of the Day: Improvise
[im-pruh-vahyz] verb
To compose and perform or deliver
without previous preparation;
extemporize

26. Social Studies
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Root of the Week:
“vid/vis” (to see)
Word of the Day: Indivisibility
[in-duh-viz-uh-buh l] adjective
Not divisible; not separable into
parts; incapable of being divided

27. Science
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Root of the Week:
“vid/vis” (to see)
Word of the Day: Visionary
[vizh-uh-ner-ee] adjective
1. given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or
unpractical ideas, views, or schemes:
2. given to or concerned with seeing visions.
3. purely idealistic or speculative; impractical; unrealizable

28. Academy of Health
Friday, May 29, 2015
Root of the Week:
“vid/vis” (to see)
Word of the Day: Providential
[prov-i-den-shuh l] adjective
1. of, relating to, or resulting from
divine providence
2. opportune, fortunate, or lucky

29. Gladiator Word of the Day
Week 39
June 1 – June 4, 2015

30. Language Arts/Reading
Monday, June 1, 2015
Root of the Week:
“Art” (Skill, craft)
Word of the Day: Artiste
[ahr-teest; French ar-teest]
Noun
1. an artist, especially an actor, singer,
dancer, or other public performer.

31. Math
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Root of the Week:
“Art” (Skill, craft)
Word of the Day: Artisan
[ahr-tuh-zuh n] noun
1. a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
2. a person or company that makes a high-quality or
distinctive product in small quantities, usually by hand or
using traditional methods

32. Social Studies
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Root of the Week:
“Art” (Skill, craft)
Word of the Day: Artifice
[ahr-tuh-fis] noun
1. a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning,
crafty device or expedient
2. trickery; guile; craftiness.
3. cunning; ingenuity; inventiveness
4. a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient.

33. Science
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Root of the Week:
“Art” (Skill, craft)
Word of the Day: Artillery
[ahr-til-uh-ree] noun
1. mounted projectile-firing guns or missile
launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as
distinguished from small arms.
2. the troops or the branch of an army concerned
with the use and service of such weapons.
3. the science that treats of the use of such weapons.