Great Sampford

Community Primary School

Word of the Week

Can you use these words at home?

Do you know what they mean?

Can you write them in a sentence?

Date	Word of the Week
28th November	Word of the week - PERSEVERANCE Definition - When you keep on trying even though you may be finding it tricky. E.g Even though, he found the problem tricky he got there with his own perseverance.
5th December	Word of the week - AMBLE Definition - Meaning to walk at a slow and relaxed pace. E.g. She ambled over to the bench.
12th December	Word of the week - PERPLEXED Definition - Meaning to be completely baffled and confused. E.g. I'm not sure where I put my book, I'm perplexed.
5th January	Word of the week - ASTRONOMICALLY Definition - very large / immense. E.g. It takes an astronomical amount of money to build a car factory.
9th January	Words of the week - DUSK and DAWN. Definition - Dusk: When it starts to get dark. Dawn: The first appearance of light. E.g. They worked from dawn to dusk.
16th January	Word of the week - INFINITE Definition - to be continued indefinitely E.g. The number sequence was infinite.
23rd January	Word of the week - CLAMBER Definition - to climb using both feet and hands with difficulty. E.g. With difficultly, I had to clamber over the mountainous pile of clothes.
30th January	Word of the week - GLIMPSE Definition - to look quickly at something. E.g. I took a glimpse of the blurb- it looks great!

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