accentuate v. (-d, -s, -ing)

The girl accentuated her bright orange hair with a giant yellow bow which seemed to make it even more orange!

aspire v. (-d, -s, -ing, aspiration)

When I was younger, I aspired to become a famous stage actor even though I felt it was an unattainable goal.

to strive for an ambitious goal

boisterous adj. (boisterous)

   The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling and cheering-on their Bubble Ball teammates.

decorum n. behavior

    It took all the decorum Frankie had to walk past the group of boys with class and not look at them while they screamed for her phone number.

refugee n. (refugees)

     Many child refugees experience the horrors of war before they leave their home countries in order to find a safe place to live.

a person forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.

endure v. (-d, -s, -ing, endurance)

    It is unbelievable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile.

to patiently suffer something painful or difficult; to remain in existence or last a long time.

cringe v. (-ed, -s, -ing)

Many English teachers cringe when they hear their students use the non-word "mines."

to feel disgust or embarrassment often through movement of your face or body; to make a sudden movement out of fear of being hurt.

alienate v. (-ed, -s, -ing)

    He alienated most of his friends with his bad temper and soon no one even texted him anymore.

to cause someone to feel that he or she no longer belongs to a particular group or part of society.

conviction n. (convict, -ed, -s, -ing)

It is my firm conviction that all students have the ability to learn and be successful.

a firmly held belief;  a formal ruling that someone is guilty of a crime.

monastery  n. (-ed, -s, -ing)

Brother Maurice lived in a beautiful monastery on Bolivia for most of his life.

the place where a group of nuns or monks work and live either as a group or alone.