Every week we will help build your vocabulary with fun, new words.
Take a look below for this week’s words.
Canoodle
(verb)(rhymes with The poodle) – hugging and kissing. “his dad told him not to canoodle at the middle school dance”
Dollop:
(noun)(rhymes with Tall pup) – a shapeless pile of something; usually a liquid or soft food. “the dollop of unknown cafeteria food made me ill”
Fartlek:
(noun)(rhymes with fart check) – a training for runners that involves changing speeds throughout the workout. “athletes participate in fartlek so that they do not run out of gas ”
Pedagogy:
(noun)(nearly rhymes with mega lobby) – the study and practice of teaching. “pedagogy is Socrates’ favorite subject”
Xyster:
(noun)(rhymes with Chrysler) – a surgical instrument used to scrape bones. “once the patient’s leg was cut open, the doctor asked for the xyster”
