Academic Vocabulary

Definition: Very simple with no extra decoration.
Sentence: The offices were cool, austere, and so quiet she could hear herself breathing. The main colors were gray and brown, as if the decorator had been deathly afraid of color.

Definiton: to adjust to different conditions;Sentence: Over millions of years, species of plants and animals have adapted to the environmental conditions in which they live.

The Wiz is a musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

Definition: To try to win; Sentence: In early Greek culture, religious festivals were changed to drama competitions.
Competition in ecosysstems happens among organisims that obtain their food in similar ways.

Definiton: To keep on trying, even when it is difficult. Sentence: If you persist in talking during instruction others will not be able to benefit from it.

Definition: To cut down or reduce. Sentence: Students must curtail their interactions during class so that they can obtain their goals for high school and post secondary education.

Definition: Doubt or unbelief. Sentence: Many people were skeptical about the places that Marco Polo claimed he visited.

Definition: necessary for something to be whole. Sentence: The kitchen is an integral part of a house.
A plants leaves are integral to the role that a plant plays in its ecosystem.

Definition: Very upset; Sentence: Many people whose homes were flooded were distraught to find that all of their things were ruined.

Definition: Causing extreme dislike; Sentence: I think eating liver is so repulsive that I can hardly think of it without getting ill.

Definition: Very unhappy because of being lost or lonely; Sentence: She was so forlorn when her best friend moved across the country.

Definiton: to prove the truth of; Sentence: Since his death, scholars have been able to verify much of the information that Marco Plol collected.

Definition: carefully thought out or planned.
Sentence: She moved at a deliberate pace down the hall to make sure she got to her class on time.

Definition: having lots of enthusiasm or joy.
Sentence: I was exuberant when all the students passed their vocabulary quiz.

Definition: showing off; trying to get lots of attention.
Sentence: He looked a little pretentious driving through town in his new convertible.

Definition: a false or mistaken idea.
Sentence: Students sometimes have the misconception that you can do well in school without studying.

Definition: The mental process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment. Sentence: All students should remain cognitively present during class.