Word Spotlight of the Week

 Week 1

🔤 Word: Derive

🏷️ Part of Speech: Verb

📖 Meaning: To form or develop something from another source or origin.

📝 Example Sentence: Many English words are derived from Latin and Greek roots.

✨ Why I Chose This Word: It connects directly to the study of how words are formed and shows how vocabulary grows through derivation — a key concept in morphology and vocabulary development.

👤 Contributed by: Ms. Vee

 

Week 8

🔤 Word: Sycophant

🏷️ Part of Speech: Noun

📖 Meaning: Someone who flatters powerful people in a self-serving, insincere way, usually to gain advantage
📝 Example Sentence: The minister was surrounded by sycophants who praised every decision, even when the project collapsed.

✨ Why I Chose This Word: I found it in a book/article. It’s useful for academic writing, and it sounds interesting.

👤 Contributed by: Ajiboye Boluwatife Abiodun