Unit 2: West End School Has Comestible Curriculum - Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms and definitions from Unit 2: West End School Has Comestible Curriculum, including the 20 main study words and key terms from the reading passage.

adverse

Unfavorable, negative; working against, hostile.

arid

Extremely dry; uninteresting, dull.

assailant

A person who attacks violently (with blows or words).

billow

A large wave; (as a verb) to rise or swell like a wave.

confront

To meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with.

constrain

To force, compel; to restrain, hold back.

contemporary

Belonging to the same period of time as oneself; (as a noun) a person of the same time.

depict

To portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture.

disinterested

Fair-minded, free from selfish motives; indifferent.

encompass

To encircle, go or reach around; to enclose; to include with a certain group.

groundless

Without any good reason or cause, unjustified.

hypocrite

A person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person.

incomprehensible

Impossible to understand.

manipulate

To handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain or advantage.

maximum

The greatest possible amount or degree; (as an adjective) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree.

mimic

A person who does imitations; (as a verb) to imitate; to make fun of.

ruffle

To wrinkle, make uneven; to annoy, upset; (as a noun) material used for trimming edges.

serene

Peaceful, calm; free of emotional upset, clear and free.

sheepish

Embarrassed; resembling a sheep in meekness, timid.

stamina

The strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain.

The Scrumptious Schoolyard

A grassroots program that transforms concrete playgrounds into functional farmland as part of the Scrumptious Schoolyard Project.

Clarissa Z. Ochoa

The person whose brainchild is the Scrumptious Schoolyard program.

companion planting

A gardening practice based on the idea that some plants exist together better than others, manipulating plants, materials, and space for the best harvest.

koinobori

A Japanese fish kite used in a raised garden bed to billow in the breeze and scare off scavengers.