SOL Writing Prompt Vocabulary

journey

to travel

destination

The place to which something or someone is going

achievement

something done successfully; something gained by working or trying hard

legislature

a group of people chosen to make laws

naturalist

a person who studies nature

idle

Not active or in use

accomplishment

something completed successfully

persistence

continual effort

eliminate

to get rid of

beneficial

helpful

extracurricular

outside the regular course of study

competitive

wanting to win or to be more successful than other people

humanitarian

A person working for the welfare of all humans

surveillance

close watch over a person, group, or area; supervision

self-reliance

depend on onself

self-esteem

one's feelings of high or low self-worth

curfew

a regulation requiring people to be inside at a certain time

internships

positions that offer practical training in workplace settings