Capital High School
March Word of the Day

3/3 benefactor (BEN uh fak tur) n. one who provides help to others
CHS students became benefactors when they donated to United Way.

3/4 eschew (ES choo) v. to avoid or shun
Sally eschews anyone who makes fun of others!

3/5 erratic (i RAT ik) adj. unstable; inconsistent; unpredictable
March weather is erratic; it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.

3/6 indolent (IN duh lunt) adj. lazy
The indolent student fell asleep and slept through lunch!

3/7 loathe (lohth) v. to feel intense dislike; to hate or to detest
John loathes cream and sugar in his coffee.

3/10 blatant (BLAYT unt) adj. noisy in offensive, vulgar, disrespectful way
Mary blatantly turned up her stereo to disrupt her parents’ dinner party.

3/11 obscure (ub SKYOOR) adj. unclear; confusing; hard to understand
The point of the professor’s speech was obscure due to his randomness.

3/12 induce (in DOOS) v. to persuade to do something; to cause to happen;
to influence; to stimulate

3/13 quarantine (KWOR un teen) n. a strict isolation imposed to prevent disease
Before the age of antibiotics, sick people were placed in quarantine to prevent
the spread of infectious diseases.

3/14 optimum (OP tuh mum) adj. the most advantageous; the best of condition
The weather conditions were optimum for NASA’s space launch.

3/17 bliss (blis) n. extreme happiness or joy
Spending time in Florida during winter is pure bliss; I love the sunshine!

3/18 diminish (dih MIN ish) v. to make less; cause to appear less; belittle
Nitro’s city government funds diminished due to overspending.

3/19 dialect (DIE uh lekt) n. any special variety of a language
New Yorkers have a distinct dialect as does West Virginians.

3/20 inert (in URT) adj. inactive
After the big feast, everyone became inert in front of the television.

3/21 void (VOID) adj. empty; blank; vacant; null
The check was marked void and rewritten to prevent a bank fee.

3/31 bleak (bleek) adj. depressing; harsh; cold; barren
It seemed very bleak today when the alarm rang; I enjoyed sleeping late.