LOG-O-PHILE (3.6.25)

We use spoken and written words every single day to communicate ideas, thoughts, and emotions to those around us. Sometimes we communicate successfully, and sometimes we’re not quite so successful. A good vocabulary can help us say what we mean. Here are some new words to add to your student’s vocabulary.

Giant (noun)

A person or thing of unusually great size, endowments, importance, etc.

e.g. The apostle Paul could be considered a spiritual giant.

Generation (noun)

The whole body of individuals born about the same time. Or, the term of years (commonly thirty) accepted as the average age between one generation of a family and the next.

e.g. . I am thankful for the faith of the previous generation!

Faithful (adjective)

Strict or thorough in the performance of duty.

e.g. Well done, good and faithful servant. Matthew 25:21

Regale (verb)

To entertain agreeably; delight.

e.g. Our parents would regale us with stories from their youth.

Adopt (verb)

to take as one's own child, specifically by a formal legal act.

e.g. We will adopt you into the family.

Foundation (noun)

That on which something is founded.

e.g. The word of God is a good foundation for your life.