Discovery Library
Beguile
Verb:
To charm (someone) into doing something they wouldn't normally do.
chosen
by Kaan (7 SW)
Endeavour
Verb: Try hard to do or achieve
something.
chosen by Mia (7BL)
Nonchalant
Adjective: Casually calm and
relaxed; seemingly unconcerned or indifferent, cool.
chosen by Shyanne (7SW)
Biometrics
Noun: Use of mathematical
measurements to analyze unique physical characteristics (such as fingerprints)
to identify a person.
chosen by David (7AN)
Mazurka
Noun: A lively Polish dance in
triple time.
chosen by Nico (7AM)
Peruse
Verb: To read (something)
typically in a thorough or careful way; or, to look at or read (something) in
an informal or relaxed way
chosen by Yasmin (7HA)
Distraught
Adjective: Very worried and upset
chosen by Henry (7BL)
Astronomical
Adjective: 1) Relating to astronomy, which is the
scientific study of the universe and of objects that exist naturally in space,
such as the moon, the sun, planets and stars. 2) Extremely large
chosen by Holly (7SW)
Ontology
Noun: The philosophical study
of the nature of being.
chosen by Fleur (8SD)
Polymath
Noun: A person of great and
varied learning
chosen by Evie (7SW)
Consequence
Noun: A result of a particular
action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient
chosen by Brooklyn (7AM)
Deduce
Verb: To reach a conclusion
about something by reasoning.
chosen by Fleur (9HE)
Discombobulate
Verb: Confuse or disconcert
(someone)
chosen by Shelby (7HR)
Impartial
Adjective: Not favouring one side
more than the other; not biased.
chosen by Abigail (8MA)
Magniloquent
Adjective: To speak in a bombastic
manner.
chosen by Rhys (8HA)
Flabbergasted
Verb: To be shocked or
surprised
chosen by Olivia (7MP)
Machiavellian
Adjective: Very cunning, deceitful
in your dealings.
chosen by Rosanna (7MP)
Consecutive
Adjective: Following one after the
other.
chosen by Yasmin (7MP)
Vermillion
Noun: A bright orange-red
colour.
chosen by Scarlett (7MP)
Phenomenon
Noun: A remarkable person or
thing.
chosen by Megan (7FH)
Embezzlement
Noun: To steal money that you
have been trusted with.
chosen by Jamie (7FH)
Quench
Verb: To stop being thirsty by
drinking something.
chosen by Kasey Austin (7BC)
Bibliopole
Noun: A person who buys and
sells book, especially rare or decorative ones.
chosen by Christopher (7MP)
Enjambment
Noun: In poetry, the running
over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another.
chosen by Aragan (7MB)
Ravenous
Adjective: Very hungry.
chosen by Luka (7CS)
War
Memorial Library
Pulchritudinous
Adjective: Physically beautiful;
comely.
chosen by Deona Simpson (13BA)
Annihilate
Verb:To utterly destroy/obliterate. 2) In Physics, to covert (a
subatomic particle) into radiant energy.
chosen by Erin (12NA)
Introvert
Noun: In Psychology, someone
who is quiet, shy, unsociable and non-confrontational. Also not
talkative. A person predominantly concerned with their own thoughts and
feelings rather than with external things.
chosen by Phoebe, Tanisha, Ally,
Katherine (Year 10 Psychology)
Biosemiotics
Noun: The study of how the
organism and life can be understood as an interpretation of how chemical and
electrical communication is performed and understood.
chosen by Mr Carrick (Science)
Metamorphosis
Noun: A complete change of the
physical form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.
chosen by Mrs Nolan
Layman
Noun: A person who is not a
member of the clergy; or, someone who is not trained in or does not have a
specialist knowledge of a particular subject.
chosen by Ewan (12KN)
Nostalgia
Noun: A sentimental longing or wistful affection for things
that happened in the past
chosen by Aliyah (12AP)
Diegetic
(sound)
Noun: Diegetic sound is any
sound that can be paired with what is happening in a film or on TV, and whose
source is either visible, or is relevant to the action: a) Voices of
characters; b) Sounds made by objects in the story c) Music represented as
coming from instruments in the story space (= source music)
chosen by Mr Beckett (Music)
Valediction
Noun: The act of saying goodbye
or quite literally a farewell speech.
chosen by Harry (13MS)
Diorama
Noun: A model representing a
scene with three-dimensional figures, either in miniature or as a large-scale
museum exhibit.
chosen by Ms Roberts (Librarian)
Supercilious
Adjective: Behaving or looking as
though one thinks one is superior to others.
chosen by Mr Contreras-Ramis
(Spanish)
Juxtapose
Verb: Place next to each other
or side by side for contrasting effect.
chosen by Eden (10SF)
Aurora
Noun: Dawn; 2. A natural light display, usually green, red or
yellow, that moves across the sky in polar regions
chosen by Aurora (10AG)
Callous
Adjective: To be cruel or unkind.
chosen by Rebecca (13 MS)
Parados
chosen by Lucy (13 HB)
Noun: 1) (In Ancient Greek Drama) the first choral passage recited or
sung by the chorus at their entrance. 2) A passage in an Ancient Greek
theatre between the auditorium and the skene by which spectators had access to
the theatre and actors might come and go during a play.
Milquetoast
Noun: A person who is timid or
unassertive.
chosen by Mrs Nolan (Librarian)
Acquiesce
Verb: To accept something
reluctantly but without protest.
chosen by Camille (11LC)
Schadenfreude
Noun: Pleasure derived from the
pain of others.
chosen by Corin (12SU)
Relaxation
Noun: A feeling of refreshing
calm and an absence of stress or worry.
chosen by Kyeisha (11BH)
Phosphorus
Noun: A toxic flammable
nonmetallic element, which appears luminous in the dark. It exists in two
forms, white and red.
chosen by Rebecca (11WH)
Institutionalize
Verb: 1) To establish something
(activity or practice) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture;
2) Place or keep (someone) in a residential institution
chosen by Brandon (11CO)
Cooperage
Noun: A cooper’s business or
place of work, making barrels and casks.
chosen by Ross (11MO)
Querulous
Adjective: Complaining in a whining
or peevish way.
chosen by Christopher (10SF)
Pulchritude
Noun: Physical beauty.
chosen by Mr Lucas (Geography)
Oleaginous
Adjective: Exaggeratedly and
distastefully complimentary; obsequious.
chosen by Mr Beckett (Music)
Thousands of people will be homeless this Christmas.
