Q 2 Week 3

Gladiator Word of the Day

November 30 – December 4

Cajole Cajole

( kuh jo ul ) Coax Picture this: Cajun Joel

Most children are pretty good at cajoling their

parents into buying them toys. Joe sellers considered himself one of the company’s top salespeople, he bragged that could cajole an Alaskan into buying an air conditioner in the winter. We cajoled dad into taking us to the major league baseball all-star game this year.

Cryptic Cryptic

(krip tik )

Mysterious, hidden, secret Picture this: crypt tick

The only reply Mrs. Thomas got from her daughter

Jessica when she asked her where she had been was a cryptic “out.” Sharon got her essay back and was surprised to see that her teacher had written only a cryptic comment: “Hmm.” The historian believed that he found a cryptic message buried in the old text.

Concise Concise

(kun sice )

brief and compact Picture this: cons’ ice

Judge Judy is famous for demanding a concise

summary of the events in cases that she hears. Lincoln's “Gettysburg Address; is a model of concise writing. “Will you marry?” asked Walter. “yes” was sally’s concise answer.

Contend Contend

(kun tend )

Assert earnestly Picture this: con tends

In our next debate, our team must contend that

“science has done more harm than good.” A good lawyer must be able to contend convincingly that her client is innocent even if she feels sure that he is guilty. People knows as “flat-earthers” contend that the earth is flat rather than round as most people

Conviction Conviction

(kun vik shun )

Strongly held, judgment that someone is guilty of crime Picture this: convict shun

During a debate you should speak with

conviction to help persuade the judges of the correctness of your argument. For a democracy to remain strong and healthy, people must voice their convictions freely. I admire a person with strong convictions even if I don’t happen to share the same