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Ludlow High School's Instructional Focus Ludlow High School's instructional focus is a comprehensive effort to improve our students' ability to read a variety of texts and write coherently, logically, and appropriately in response. Progress will be measured through internal assessments and standardized testing. LUDLOW HIGH SCOOL WORDS OF THE WEEK Words of the Week are listed alphabetically. Click on a letter below to view a word and its definition.. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z ability (noun): physical, mental, or legal power to perform abstract (adjective): theoretical, conceptual or intangible acknowledge (verb): to take notice of or to recognize as genuine or valid adapt (verb): to make fit for a specific or new use or situation often by modification advocate 1. (noun): person who defends or maintains a cause or proposal; 2. (noun): person who supports or promotes the interests of another; 3. (verb): to defend affect (verb): to have an influence on or to bring about a change analysis 1. (noun): an examination of a whole and its component parts; 2. (noun) the identification or separation of ingredients of a substance; 3 (noun) a branch of mathematics concerned mainly with limits, continuity, and infinite series: calculus analyze (verb): to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts application 1. (noun): a use to which something is put; 2. (noun) a program (as a word processor or a spreadsheet) that performs one of the major tasks for which a computer is used; 3. (noun): a request, petition argument (noun): writing or speech intended to persuade articulation 1. (noun): the action or manner of joining; 2. (noun) the act of expressing assessment (noun): appraisal or evaluation atypical (noun) irregular, unusual balance 1. (noun): an instrument for weighing; 2. (noun): a means of judging or deciding; 3. mental and emotional steadiness between 1. (preposition): in common to; 2. (preposition): interval that separates; 3. (preposition) serving to connect or unite; 4. (preposition) preference for one or the other bibliography (noun): the works or a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the author in its production body
paragraph (noun): main discussion portion of an essay or
composition calculate (verb): to figure out categorize (verb): to classify cause and effect (noun): the reasons for something and the consequences clarify 1. (verb): to make into a clear liquid; 2. (verb) to free of confusion and to make understandable combine 1. (verb): to merge; 2. (verb): to act together compare (verb): to show similarities composition 1. (noun) the general makeup; 2. (noun) the product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients; 3. (noun) an essay comprehensive (adjective): complete concise (adjective): brief and to-the-point conclusion 1. (noun): a reasoned judgment based on evidence; 2. (noun): the end of something; 3. (noun): a final summary of the main points of an argument or essay constitution – “… a body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of the government and placing limits upon government action.” contrast (verb): to show the differences between two or more persons, places, things or ideas convert (verb) to change from one form or function to another coordinate 1. (adjective): equal in rank, quality, or significance; 2. (verb): to put in the same order or rank; 3. (noun): any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space create (verb) to bring into existence criterion (noun): a deciding factor critique 1. (noun): an analysis; 2. (verb) to examine or analyze culture 1 (noun): the customary beliefs, attitudes, values, goals and practices of a racial, religious, or social group; 2. (noun) the act or process of growing living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient material; 3. (verb) to grow living material (as bacteria or viruses) in prepared nutrient material define 1. (verb): to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of; 2. (verb) to fix or mark the outside limits of discuss (verb): to consider by reasoning or argument either verbally or in writing dissent - to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority; to disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view; to disagree with or reject the doctrines or authority of an established church. distinguish 1. (verb): to mark as separate or different; 2. to separate into kinds, classes, or categories; 3. (verb): to single out or take special notice of effect (noun) the consequences of an action equivalent 1. (adjective): equal in force, amount, or value; 2. (noun) an equal force, amount or number essay (noun): a written composition estimate 1. (verb): to judge the approximate value, worth, size, nature or significance; 2. (noun): a judgment of the approximate value, worth, size, nature or significance of something evaluate (verb): to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful study evidence (noun): something that furnishes proof examine 1. (verb): to inspect closely; 2. (verb): to test the condition of; 3. (verb): to inquire into carefully example 1. (noun): something or someone that serves as a pattern to be imitated or not; 2. (noun): something that illustrates a rule, practice or hypothesis explain 1. (verb): to make clear or understandable; 2. (verb): to give the reason for or cause of fact (noun) the truth, reality or actuality feedback (noun) response or comment to something format 1. (noun): arrangement or set-up; 2. (verb) to arrange or to set-up function (noun): the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists genre a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content goal (noun): the end toward which effort is directed graph (noun): any pictorial device used to display numerical data hypothesis
(noun): a predicted outcome based on prior knowledge or information illustrate 1. (verb): to show clearly; 2. (verb): to give an example or instance indicate (verb): to point out or point to infer (verb): to conclude from facts or prior knowledge integrate (verb): to blend into a functioning or unified whole interpret (verb): to explain or tell the meaning of justify (verb): to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable with evidence objective 1. (noun): a goal; 2. (adjective): uninfluenced by emotion or bias observe 1. (verb): to study; 2. (verb) to see organize 1. (verb): to form into an understandable unit or functioning whole; 2. (verb): to arrange by systematic planning and united effort outline 1. (noun) a summary of a written work; 2. (noun) a line that marks the outer limits of an object or figure paragraph (noun): a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line patterns (noun): a sequence or group of traits, acts, tendencies, or other observable characteristics of a person, thing, or institution that may or may not repeat percent (noun): one part in a hundred perception (noun): the act of seeing, feeling, or interpreting the environment perspective (noun): a position from which something is considered or evaluated predict (verb): to foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason present 1. (verb): to cause or permit to be seen; 2. (noun) the present tense of a language prioritize (verb): to list or rate in order of importance probability (noun): the chance that a given event will occur process (noun): a continuing natural or biological activity or function properties (noun): a quality or trait belonging and especially peculiar to an individual or thing ratio 1. (noun): the indicated quotient of two mathematical expressions; 2. (noun) the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things reflection 1. (noun): the return of light or sound waves from a surface; 2. a thought, idea, or opinion formed or a remark made as a result of meditation relate 1. (verb): to give an account of; 2. (verb) to show or establish logical or causal connection between response (noun): something constituting a reply or a reaction resources (noun): a source of supply or support select (verb): to choose from a number or group sequence 1. (noun): a continuous or connected series; 2. (noun): the exact order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein simplify (verb): to reduce to basic essentials specify (verb): to name or state explicitly or in detail state 1. (noun): mode or condition of being; 2. (noun) a politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; 3. (verb) to express in words suffrage - the right of voting : FRANCHISE ; the exercise of such right; a vote given in deciding a controvert question or electing a person for an office or trust summarize (verb): to concisely describe the main points synthesize 1. (verb): to combine of parts or elements so as to form a whole thesis (noun): a position or proposition that a person advances and offers to maintain by argument trait
(noun): an inherited characteristic value 1. (noun): relative worth, utility, or importance; 2. (noun) a numerical quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement variable (noun): a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values
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