Recent Word of the Week Winners

War Memorial Library :

EXACERBATE

Verb To worsen a situation.
Chosen by Joshua Heaford (13LW)

PULCHRITUDINOUS

Adjective Beautiful
Chosen by Patrick Grimes (13RW)

BIGOT

Noun Someone who is intolerant especially regarding politics, religion or race.
Chosen by Robert Dowding (13RW)

CINEPHILIA

Noun An intense love of, even obsession with cinema: it implies both a way of watching and speaking about film beyond the standard relationship between cinema and its spectator.
Chosen by Adeola Ogunsanya (12AH)

Discovery Library :

ZOOTOXIN

Noun A toxic substance of animal origin, e.g. venom of snakes, spiders and scorpions.
Chosen by Mollie Hinton (9BN)

VALETUDINARIAN

Adjective A person who is excessively concerned about his/her health.
Chosen by Alex Smoker-Jones (8CZ)

POLYGAMY

Noun The condition of having more than one wife or husband.
Chosen by Chloe Hayler (7GO)

QUATREFOIL

Noun A leaf composed of four leaflets. Architecture; a carved ornament of four arcs about a common centre.
Chosen by Martyna Snegyte (9LO)