100 Words Every New High School Student Should Know

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Adapt	To adjust or change to fit new conditions.
2.	Analyze	To examine something in detail to understand it better.
3.	Anticipate	To expect or predict.
4.	Articulate	Able to express ideas clearly and effectively.
5.	Aspire	To strive for or aim at something.
6.	Assess	To evaluate or estimate the value or quality of something.
7.	Authentic	Genuine or real.
8.	Bias	A preference or prejudice for or against something.
9.	Candid	Truthful and straightforward.
10.	Collaborate	To work together to achieve a common goal.
11.	Commitment	A promise or dedication to something.
12.	Compassion	Sympathy and concern for others.
13.	Comprehend	To understand.
14.	Conclude	To decide or bring to an end.
15.	Conflict	A serious disagreement or argument.
16.	Consequence	A result or effect of an action.
17.	Contrast	To compare in a way that highlights differences.
18.	Credible	Believable or trustworthy.
19.	Critique	To evaluate or analyze critically.
20.	Curiosity	A desire to learn or know more.
21.	Debate	A formal discussion on a particular topic.
22.	Defend	To support or justify an idea, argument, or person.
23.	Demonstrate	To show clearly by example.
24.	Diligent	Showing care and effort in work or duties.
25.	Distinguish	To recognize or point out differences.
26.	Diverse	Showing a great deal of variety.
27.	Effective	Successful in producing the desired result.
28.	Empathy	Understanding and sharing someone else’s feelings.
29.	Evaluate	To judge the importance of something.
30.	Evidence	Facts that support a belief or idea.
31.	Evolve	To develop gradually over time.
32.	Explain	To make clear or understandable.
33.	Explore	To investigate or study in detail.
34.	Express	To convey thoughts or feelings.
35.	Fair	Treating everyone equally and justly.
36.	Focus	To concentrate attention or effort.
37.	Foreshadow	To indicate or hint at future events.
38.	Goal	A desired result or achievement.
39.	Gratitude	Thankfulness.
40.	Honest	Truthful and sincere.
41.	Hypothesis	An educated guess or proposed explanation.
42.	Identify	To recognize or name something.
43.	Impact	The effect or influence of one thing on another.
44.	Infer	To deduce information from evidence and reasoning.
45.	Initiate	To begin or start.
46.	Innovate	To create new ideas or methods.
47.	Integrity	Adherence to moral and ethical principles.
48.	Interpret	To explain the meaning of something.
49.	Investigate	To carry out research or study.
50.	Justice	Fairness or moral rightness.
51.	Logical	Clear and reasonable thinking.
52.	Motivate	To inspire or encourage action.
53.	Navigate	To find a way or direction.
54.	Neutral	Not supporting either side in a conflict.
55.	Observe	To watch carefully.
56.	Organize	To arrange in an orderly way.
57.	Participate	To take part in an activity.
58.	Perceive	To become aware of through the senses.
59.	Persist	To continue firmly despite difficulties.
60.	Persuade	To convince someone to do or believe something.
61.	Plagiarism	Using another’s work without giving credit.
62.	Plan	A detailed proposal for achieving something.
63.	Ponder	To think about something deeply.
64.	Potential	Possible, as opposed to actual.
65.	Predict	To declare what will happen in the future.
66.	Prioritize	To arrange in order of importance.
67.	Proactive	Taking action before a problem occurs.
68.	Problem	A situation that needs to be dealt with.
69.	Progress	Forward or onward movement.
70.	Propose	To put forward an idea or plan.
71.	Question	To ask or inquire.
72.	Reason	A cause or explanation.
73.	Reflect	To think deeply or carefully.
74.	Relevant	Closely connected to the matter at hand.
75.	Reliable	Dependable.
76.	Research	A detailed study to discover new information.
77.	Respect	A feeling of admiration or consideration.
78.	Resolve	To solve a problem or conflict.
79.	Responsibility	The state of being accountable.
80.	Revise	To review and improve.
81.	Secure	Safe or protected.
82.	Significant	Important or meaningful.
83.	Solution	The answer to a problem.
84.	Strategy	A plan of action.
85.	Strength	The quality of being strong.
86.	Structure	The arrangement of parts.
87.	Success	Achieving a goal.
88.	Summarize	To briefly state the main points.
89.	Support	To hold up or provide assistance.
90.	Synthesize	To combine parts into a whole.
91.	Teamwork	Working effectively with others.
92.	Thesis	A statement or idea to be proven.
93.	Tolerance	Acceptance of differences.
94.	Transition	A change from one state to another.
95.	Trust	Firm belief in someone’s reliability.
96.	Unique	One of a kind.
97.	Value	The importance or worth of something.
98.	Verify	To confirm the truth of something.
99.	Vision	The ability to think about the future.
100.	Wisdom	The ability to make sound decisions.