1. Word of the Day
Flatfoot
/ Flatfoot / Noun
Definition: Slang police officer; especially a patrolman walking the beat.
Example: In his latest movie, the actor plays an earnest Flatfootwhois bested by some clever
crooks.
Aaron’s Example: The Flatfootofficer chased the man that stole a green apply skateboard
from West 49.
Doughty
/Dow-Tee/ Adjective
Definition: marked by fearless resolution: valiant (brave & courageous)
Example: When little Liza saw the bullies picking on one of the younger boys the Doughty
girl marched up to them and demanded that they stop.
Aaron’s Example: The doughty Flatfoot chased the man that stole from a wardrobe that
stridulated from the Furniture store.
Pungent
/Pun-jent/ Adjective
Definition: Sharply and strongly affecting the organs of taste and smell.
Example: The Pungentaroma of stinky blue cheese filled the kitchen.
Aaron’s Example: The Pungentaroma of the filthy toilet behind the curtain in the factory
made the children not want to go enter.
Ingrate
/in-grat/ Noun
Defenition: an ungrateful person

2. Example: The carpet master called Iqbal an ingrate after he cut the carpet to shreads.
Aaron’s Example: Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones thought roger was being an ingrate
after she let him into her house to eat and clean him and him barely say thank you.
Endearment
/ in-deer-ment/
Defenition: A word of act expressing affection.
Example: While my husband was serving in Afghanistan, I kept a letter filled with Endearment
from him in my wallet.
Aaron’s Example: In the movie Dear John, The girl sends a letter to john to show her
Endearment
Freedom
/fre-dom/ Noun
Defenition: Quality of state of being free-from slavery or from the power of another
political right.
Example: He thinks children these days have too much freedom.
Aaron’s Example: The underground Rail way was made by a woman who wanted her Freedom
and wanted everyone else to have their Freedom
Dysentery
/dis-en-ter-e/ Noun
Defenition: an infection of the intestines, producing diarrhoea with blood and mucus that is
caused by consuming contaminated food of water.

3. Example: “Those months our attack of dysentery obliged us to use the little place behind
the curtain more often then we liked”
Aaron’s Example: Some child labourers get Dysenterybecause of the bad conditions they
work in every day and night.
Echelon
/Esh-uh-lon/ Noun
Defenition: one of a series of levels of grades in an organization or field of activity.
Example: We heard stories of corruption in a higher Echelonof the firm.
Aaron’s Example: Hussains Khan’s anger is reaching the higher Echelon’s of exploding.
Obsequious
/ob-SEE-kwee-us/
Definition: Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
Example: The executive brought with her an entourage of Obsequious assistants who would
do anything she asks of them.
Aaron’s Example: The doughty Nascar driver had an entourage of Obsequious mechanics to
fix his car from having a climacteric breakdown during the huge race.
Whirligig
/WER-lih-gig/ Noun
Definition: a Whirligigor circling course
Example: Sam was spinning in a financialWhirligig; the more he earned the more he spent
as he plunged closer into debt.

4. Aaron’s Example: When I was fishing I saw a Whirligigswimming in circles above the water.
Adapt
/uh-DAPT/ Verb
Defenition: To make or become fit (as for a new use or situation) often modification ( Change)
Example: It took lee a while to Adaptto her new school. But she is settling in well now.
Aaron’s Example: It took a while for the birds to Adaptto their new next in a new tree and different
weather.
Broadside
/Brawd-syde/ Noun
Defenition: a strongly worded attack
Example: The intern was surprised when her supervisor answered her simple question with
a Broadside against the company’s treatment of employees.
Aaron’s Example: The people working at Vito’s Pizzeria made a Broadside against the boss
because he was not paying them fairly.