Word of the Week: Adventure

Our word of the week is adventure. 

Definition:

An exciting or dangerous experience.

Sentences:

On my birthday my family had an adventure when we went camping and we walked in leech territory. – Alex
I had a adventure when I was coming to Tasmania. – Guyo
When I went to Queensland in 2014 I had an adventure when I went to all of the theme parks.🐉🐉 – Dylan

Synonyms:

venture, exciting, dangerous, experience, explore, trip

Antonyms:

stillness, unexciting, passiveness, avoidance

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Word of the Week: fancy

Our word of the week is fancy.

Definition:

Something that is decorated or to want something.

Sentences:

My classroom is fancy. – Thyrone
Gold is a metal that is sometimes made into fancy jewellery.💍👑🏆 – John
My unicorn slippers are very fancy. – Isabella

Synonyms:

custom, frilly, garnished, lavish, intricate, rich, special, unusual, desire, like

Antonyms:

plain, unfancy, hate, dislike

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Word of the Week: saturate

Our word of the week is saturate.

Definition:

To soak something or become very wet.

Sentences:

Today when I was in the bath my hair was saturated. 💦💦💧💧 – Ellie
On Tuesday I got Saturated when I had a water fight.  – Lucas H
I got saturated by the rain when I was working on my uncle’s caravan on Bruny Island. – Dylan

Synonyms:

overfill, wet, bathe, soak, smother, wet, submerge

Antonyms:

dry, parch, dehydrate

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Word of the Week: captive

Our word of the week is captive.

Definition:

To be imprisoned and unable to escape.

Sentences:

When I got a pet I kept it captive by putting it in a cage. – Guyo
In the morning my eyes were captive to the TV. My mum told me to go make my bed but I said no because I was to busy watching the TV. – Amarni
When you’re grounded you are held captive because you can’t escape your room. – Bella

Synonyms:

caged, imprisoned, in custody, penned, charmed, infatuated

Antonyms:

free, loose, independent, uninterested

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Word of the Week: tremble

Our word of the week is tremble.

Definition:

To shake gently , especially with fear.

Sentences:

I trembled with fear when I went down the gigantic hill on my bike. – Omid
I sometimes tremble when I am hurt. – Zan
I tremble when I am cold. – Charlotte

Synonyms:

jitter, shiver, vibrate, shudder, tremor, flicker, quiver, shake

Antonyms:

calm, steady, still

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Word of the Week: Gasp

Our word of the week is gasp.

Definition:

A short sudden breath of air you take when you are surprised, shocked or in pain.

Sentences:

I gasped when it was my birthday because I was so shocked by my birthday present and cake.  – Biraj

I gasped when Mum and Dad told me that we were going camping. – Prava

I gasped when I saw that my pug had a cut full of blood. – Bella

Synonyms:

blow, gulp, heave, pant, catch ones breath, wheeze, puff, whoop

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Word of the Week: lousy

Our word of the week is lousy.

Definition:

If something is lousy you either don’t like it, something has disappointed you or you feel bad.

Sentences:

My cousin’s bike is lousy (not really). – Biraj

I would feel pretty lousy if I had a louse in my hair. – Amarni

My bank interest is lousy. – John

Synonyms:

awful, faulty, horrible, no good, unpopular, foul, horrid, rotten,

Antonyms:

good, great, magnificent, wonderful

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Word of the Week: preserve

Our word of the week is preserve.

Definition:

To keep something safe or to make sure it stays the same.

Sentences:

I like to eat preserved apricots as jam. – Taneya and Lucas

Sometimes people preserve flowers by pressing them. – Maisy

In the Narryna museum they preserved lost of objects from the past. – Guyo

Synonyms:

conserve, freeze, protect, mummify, save, store, sanctuary, refuge

Antonyms:

destroy, hurt, ruin, abandon, neglect, decay

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Word of the Week: monstrous

Our word of the week is monstrous.

Definition:

Something that is revolting, outrageous or huge.  

Sentences:

Most landmarks are monstrous like the Statue of Liberty 🗽and the Eiffel Tower. – Maisy

I think honey mustard chicken is monstrous because it’s a bit revolting. – Bella

I had a dream about a monstrous monster that had ten eyes and two noses. – Alex

Synonyms:

bad, awful, abnormal, cruel, evil, hideous, outrageous, colossal, enormous, massive, tremendous

Antonyms:

good, kind, nice, polite, little, miniature, small, tiny

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