Thursday, May 8, 2008

VOCABULARY WORD NO. 19

As you near the gate that leads to success, look both ways before you cross the street and capture all the knowledge that you find. (Brenda Aurora Ysaguirre)

Dear Third Years,

You are almost there. In a week you will be out of school and you will be preparing for graduation. Good luck with your exams and best wishes always. May your decisions lead you to success.

Love always,
Brenda Aurora Ysaguirre
Director


Today's Word "concomitant"
concomitant \kuhn-KOM-uh-tuhnt\ (adjective) - Accompanying; attendant; occurring or existing concurrently. (noun) - Something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else; an accompaniment. "I think it's worthy of note that passions do not tend to be inflamed without the presence of concomitant phantasms." -- Don DeLillo, 'Ratner's Star' Concomitant comes from the present participle of Latin concomitari, to accompany, from com- (used intensively) + comitari, to accompany, from comes, comit-, a companion.

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