June 7, 2013 Word of the Day: Lackluster LAK-luss-ter adjective : lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull, mediocre DID YOU KNOW? In its earliest uses, "lackluster" (also spelled "lacklustre") usually described the eyes or face, as in "a lackluster stare." Later, it came to describe other things whose sheen had been removed; Charles Dickens, in his 1843 novel Martin Chuzzlewit, writes of the faded image of the dragon on the sign outside a village alehouse: "many a wintry storm of rain, snow, sleet, and hail, had changed his colour from a gaudy blue to a faint lack-lustre shade of grey." In addition to "a glow or sheen," "luster" can refer to a superficial attractiveness or appearance of excellence; it follows that "lackluster" is often used as a synonym for "unspectacular," as in our examples. Test Your Memory: What word completes this sentence: "New teachers will be evaluated on __________skills such as lesson planning and classroom management"? The answer is ... pedagogical ped-uh-GAH-jih-kul adjective : of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education Choctaw: Tween/ Teen Pencil Drawing @ 2:00PM for AGES 11 and UP Golden Meadow/Bibloteca Hispana: Storytime/ Hora del Cuento – BILINGUAL-- @ 2:00PM Lockport: Wii @ 1:00PM for teens and Tweens Raceland: Flag Day Fun Day Craft @ 2:00PM for ALL ages South Lafourche: Children’s Craft @ 10:30AM for ages 8-12—AND—Walk Away the Pounds @ 2:00PM Thibodaux: LIB LUV Book Club “End Games” @ 1:00PM
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