Stepping Stones Chapters 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary practice cards featuring key social, descriptive, legal, and reading terminology from Stepping Stones Chapters 1 and 2.

Earnest

Serious, sincere, and determined in intention or behavior.

Open-minded

Willing to consider new ideas and see things from a different perspective.

Outcast

A person who has been rejected or excluded by society or a social group.

Acquaintance

A person whom one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.

To beg to differ

A phrase used to politely state that one disagrees with an opinion.

Addictive

Causing a strong urge to keep doing, playing, or using something, such as a computer game.

To conceal

To hide or prevent something, such as one's identity, from being seen or discovered.

Rewarding

Providing personal satisfaction, value, or financial benefit.

Ancestor

A person from whom one is descended, typically further back than a grandparent.

Corrosive

Containing chemicals capable of destroying, damaging, or severely irritating materials and skin.

Fury

Intense, violent anger or rage.

Linguist

A person skilled in foreign languages or specialized in the study of language.

Oppressive

Harsh, heavy, and stifling, such as intense summer heat.

Ice breaker

An activity, game, or remark designed to ease tension when meeting people for the first time.

Motivator

A person or thing that stimulates enthusiasm and inspires others to perform well.

Deterrent

A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone or something from an action, like a scarecrow in crops.

Inaudible

Spoken so softly or faintly that it cannot be heard.

To repel

To resist or force away, such as a fabric repelling water.

Soothing

Having a calming, pain-relieving, or relaxing effect.

To whine

To complain in an annoying, childish, or tearful high-pitched manner.

Arson

The criminal act of intentionally and unlawfully setting fire to buildings or property.

Burglary

Illegal entry into a building with the intent to commit a crime, such as theft.

Perpetrator

A person who commits an illegal, harmful, or criminal act.

To shoplift

To steal items from a retail shop while posing as a customer.

To trespass

To enter someone's land or premises without permission.

To be acquitted

To be officially declared not guilty of a criminal charge in a court of law.

Verdict

The formal ruling or decision given by a jury or judge at the end of a trial.

Fishy

Arousing suspicion or doubt; questionable.

In custody

Detained by police or kept under legal arrest.

Ghost town

A deserted town where businesses have closed and residents have moved away.

Deprived of

Suffering from a lack of necessary resources, advantages, or necessities due to poverty.

To unravel

To investigate, explain, or solve a complicated situation or mystery.

To abandon

To cease work on, withdraw support from, or give up on a project before completion.

Ignorance

A lack of knowledge, information, or awareness about a specific topic.

Preventative

Designed to keep something undesirable, dangerous, or harmful from occurring.

To interrogate

To question a suspect formally, systematically, and thoroughly for information.

Miscarriage of justice

A failure of the judicial process resulting in the conviction of an innocent person.

To divert

To cause traffic or movement to detour or change its course, such as following an accident.

Offender

An individual who violates the law or commits an offence.

Accountable

Legally or morally responsible for one's actions, decisions, or damage caused.