Cousino High School
The Leadership class has introduced the words of the week in hopes of improving the junior's ACT scores as well as Cousino's vocabulary in its entirety. These words can be found all through out the school hallways and in classrooms. Take a minute of your time each week to learn the new word and start using them in your everyday speech.
Week 1-September 20, 2010
Amend uh-mend
To make right what is wrong; to prepare a new version of something
Week 2-September 27, 2010
Analyze an-l-ahyz
To break down into parts in order to understand the whole
Week 3-October 4, 2010
Calculate kal-kyuh-leyt
To determine by mathematical processes using multiplication, addition, subtraction, or division
Week 4-October 11, 2010
Capitalism kap-i-tl-iz-uhm
An economic system with free markets and private ownership of property
Week 5- October 18, 2010
Chronology klar-uh-fahy
An arrangement of events in time
Week 6- October 25, 2010
Clarify kruh-nol-uh-jee
To Make Clear
Week 7- November 1, 2010
Compare
To bring out the similarities between thing
Week 8- November 8, 2010
Contrast
To stress the differences between things
Week 9- November 15, 2010
Describe
To tell a story in detail
Week 10- November 22, 2010
Design
To sketch a pattern or outline for; to make a plan and carry out; a purpose
Week 11- November 29, 2010
Diagram
A sketch, drawing or plan that explains an idea.
Week 12- December 6, 2010
Discuss
Give pros and cons on some assertion, quotation, policy, etc.
Week 13- December 13, 2010
Evaluate
To give a judgment of value
Week 14- December 20, 2010
Evidence
Something that makes plain or clear; ground for belief; proof
Week 15- December 27, 2010
Function
A relation in which each value of a domain (x-value) is paired with exactly one value of the range (y-value)
Week 16- January 3, 2010
Hypothesize
To make an assumption; to suppose
Week 17- January 10, 2010
Illustrate
To show by visual representation
Week 18- January 17, 2010
Interpret
To explain or translate the meaning of something