Convince

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

To make someone believe or do something.

Sentence

Jack convinced me that he hadn't stolen the book.

Expert

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

Someone with special knowledge or skills.

Sentence 

An expert on school safety spoke at

our school today.

Pressure

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

Strong influence, force or persuasion. 

Sentence

Our students are under alot of pressure to

do well in school.

Struggle

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

Something that is hard to do. 

Sentence

Learning to play the piano was a struggle for me.

Unite

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

To bring together or make whole. 

Sentence

Our students united as a team in our Read 180 class.

Insist

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

To demand. 

Sentence

I insist that you try your best in Read 180.

Affect

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

To influence or change.

Sentence

My friends affect my attitude toward school.

Physical

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition

Having to do with the body.

Sentence

In physical education, we learn how to take care of our bodies.

Obvious

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition

Clear, easy to see.

Sentence

His frown was an obvious sign that he was unhappy.

Nervous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition

Worried or frightened about something.

Sentence

Thunder and lightning make me nervous.

Suspended

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

To force to leave school.

Sentence

Julie was suspended from school for a week.

Injure

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition

To hurt yourself or someone else.

Sentence

I fell down and injured my knee.

Attention

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

Paying special care to something.

Sentence

I gave my dog lots of attention after he was hurt.

Incident

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

Something serious or violent that happens.

Sentence

The police looked into the incident at the mall.

Abuse

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition

Harmful treatment of someone.

Sentence

No one deserves physical or verbal abuse.