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Gr. 8, Sem. 1 FWs
Running list of first semester focus words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| character traits | (n.) the features that make an individual unique or different |
| responsibility | (n.) being accountable for your own actions without blaming others |
| respect | (n.) showing consideration for yourself, others, property, rules, and authority |
| honesty | (n.) refusal to lie, steal, or cheat in any way; saying openly what is true |
| cooperation | (n.) being able to work and socialize with others to finish a task |
| citizenship | (n.) membership in a group with common interests such as school, town, city, state, or nation |
| diligence | (n.) working hard |
| congeniality | (n.) pleasantness |
| perseverance | (n.) never quitting |
| accountability | (n.) willingness to accept responsibility for one's actions |
| fickle | (adj.) changeable; inconstant; deceitful |
| conceited | (adj.) having an excessively high opinion of oneself |
| cynical | (adj.) convinced that people generally act for selfish reasons |
| vivacious | (adj.) full of life |
| melancholy | (adj.) causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit |
| wistful | (adj.) wishing for something out of reach |
| belligerent | (adj.) feeling or displaying eagerness to fight |
| nostalgic | (adj.) longing for something far away or long ago |
| buoyant | (adj.) resilient and cheerful in spirit |
| humble | (adj.) not proud or haughty, not arrogant or conceited |
| meteorologist | (n.) a scientist who studies the weather |
| temperate | (adj.) neither very hot nor very cold |
| balmy | (adj.) gently soothing, mild, and pleasant |
| sweltering | (adj.) extremely hot and humid |
| inclement | (adj.) rough, severe, and stormy |
| frigid | (adj.) intensely cold |
| tropical | (adj.) of a frost-free climate where temperatures and moisture allow year-round plant growth |
| humidity | (n.) degree of wetness in the atmosphere |
| front | (n.) the boundary between two contrasting air masses |
| precipitation | (n.) a deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow |
| aptitude | (n.) natural ability or talent; quickness to learn or understand |
| compensation | (n.) pay; salary |
| industriousness | (n.) steady, reliable effort in work |
| fatigue | (n.) weariness; exhaustion |
| initiative | (n.) the ability to act on one's own; the ability to originate ideas |
| manual | (adj.) made, done, or used by the hands |
| negotiate | (v.) to bargain or discuss so as to reach an agreement |
| occupation | (n.) job; work; business |
| personnel | (n.) group of persons who work in an organization; staff |
| vocation | (n.) a particular occupation, business, profession, or trade |
| gubernatorial | (adj.) relating to a governor |
| debate | (n.) formal discussion of an idea |
| opponents | (n.) people who disagree on issues |
| incumbent | (n.) holder of an office |
| suffrage | (n.) right to vote |
| platform | (n.) a party's plan for action |
| intent | (n.) purpose |
| inauguration | (n.) ceremony to formally observe the beginning of a term in office |
| economy | (n.) money structures of a country |
| reform | (v.) improve by change |
| literate | (adj.) able to read and write |
| anticipate | (v.) to think ahead |
| contemplate | (v.) to think about seriously |
| procrastinate | (v.) to put off |
| advocate | (v.) to be in favor of |
| speculate | (v.) to wonder about something |
| concentrate | (v.) to focus on something |
| innovate | (v.) to do something in a new way |
| designate | (v.) to set apart for a specific purpose, office, or duty |
| equate | (v.) to make equal |
| astronomy | (n.) the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere |
| satellite | (n.) any object that revolves around another object |
| gravity | (n.) the attractive force between two objects |
| ellipse | (n.) an elongated circle or oval |
| meteorite | (n.) a particle in the solar system that makes a bright light when it enters the earth's surface without burning up |
| asteroid | (n.) starlike heavenly body |
| comet | (n.) a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is a long, narrow ellipse |
| space station | (n.) a large satellite in which people can live for long periods of time |
| constellation | (n.) a pattern of stars |
| aurora | (n.) streamers or archers of light appearing in the upper atmosphere of a planet |
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