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1.2	explain	to make something clear and understandable	Our Word of the week is to EXPLAIN. What do you do if you have to *explain* something? You would make something very clear or understandable. When you *explain,* you want to add lots of details so that your listener or reader can clearly understand what you’re talking about. Did I *explain* that well?	verb
1.9	formulate	come up with an idea or plan; devise	What do you call it when you come up with an idea or a plan? Well, that’s our Power Word this week. It is to FORMULATE. Your teammates might *formulate* a strategy to win a football game, or you might *formulate* an idea to convince your parents to take you to Disney World. Or, why not formulate a plan to get 4’s on all of your EOGs!!	verb
1.16	imply	to suggest or hint	IMPLY, that’s our Word this week! It means to suggest without directly stating. Consider this scenario: Are you going to the dance? Do you have a ride to the dance? My dad is driving me in a limo. There is still space. … What is he implying? He wants her to ride with him in the limo to the dance! How sweet!	verb
1.23	infer	to conclude based on evidence	This week’s word is INFER which means to come to a conclusion based on detailed information or to make an educated guess about something. It’s having to figure out the answer in your head. For example, if your friend goes in the house to ask their mother if they can go to the mall with you, and your friend comes out of the house with a frown on his face, you can INFER that he can’t go even though you didn’t hear the mother say no.	verb

1.30
irrelevant
not important
The Word of the Week is IRREVELANT, which means not important. Notice the “ir” prefix, which means “not.” Now, can you determine what relevant means, without the prefix “ ir”? You just learned 2 words in one! Irrelevant means not important and relevant means important.
adjective

2.6
jabber
to talk rapidly; chatter
Have you ever been in class when the teacher gets really excited about something and starts talking about it so quickly that you can’t understand what she’s saying anymore? That is known as JABBERING. Warning: Use this word at your own risk when directed toward teachers!
verb
2.13
jargon
specialized language concerned with a particular subject, culture, or profession
The Word of the Week is JARGON, which is specialized language concerned with one specific area. Think about basketball: airball, and one, brick. Now think about baseball: shut out, stealing, doughnut. Those words have a certain meaning in those contexts that they don’t have in regular usage – that’s JARGON!
noun
2.20
persistent
not giving up; perservering
You must be persistent to figure out this word’s meaning! Keep trying! Don’t give up! Persevere! Persistence is the path to success! Did you get it yet?
adjective
2.27
predict
to tell what will happen in the future
I predict that many of us will do well on our EOGs this year. Why? Because I know how hard we’re working, and so I think that we will be well-prepared by testing time. PREDICT happens to be our Word of the Week. When I make that prediction, I’m telling you what I think will happen in the future. How do you predict you’ll do on the EOGs? How do you predict you will do on your next report card?
verb

3.5
probable
likely
It is PROBABLE that many of us will do well on our EOGs this year. Why? Because I know how hard you are working, and so I think that we will be well-prepared! PROBABLE happens to be our Word of the Week. It means, I’m telling you what I think what will happen based on the current facts. Good luck on the EOGs!
adjective

3.12
refer
to direct for more information
When someone asks you to REFER to your textbook, what they are asking you to do is to look in your textbook for more information. In other words, you are being directed to get more information. That’s the Word of the Week: REFER
verb

3.19
significance
importance
SIGNIFICANCE is this week’s Word. This one has a lot of syllables! What is the significance of doing your homework? In this sentence, what do you think the word significance means? That’s right, importance. So what is the significance of doing your homework?
noun

3.26
signify
represent
SIGNIFY, is this week’s Word. When you’re asked what something signifies, they’re asking what it shows, why it matters, or why it’s important. Sometimes the EOGs will ask you, “What is the significance of a certain event or word?” What they’re asking is why that word or event is important.
verb

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