Kennedy
Cougars
JFK
Blue & Yellow
Class of 2026
100

not showing people and things as they are in real life

Unrealistic

100

to get used to

Acclimatize

100

a plan or course of action

Policy

100

to have the same feelings as another person: to feel empathy for someone

Empathize

100

to talk, think, or write about things that happened in the past

Reminisce

200

the shame related to something that people consider to be unacceptable

Stigma

200

Most 9th graders would say that taking these finals is ___________________.

Arduous

200

a person who lives alone and avoids other people

Recluse

200

trying to reach a goal

Aspiring

200

having to do with money

Financial

300

The Northerners had to __________________ to the New Orleans humidity.

Acclimatize

300

put into effect; put into practice

Implement

300

delicate and beautiful

Exquisite

300

I hope you were able to ________________ what you learned in the 1st Quarter during your finals.

Implement

300

to cause (someone) to feel admiration or interest

Impress

400

to speak out strongly for something

Advocate

400

a case that is excused from following a rule

Exception

400

able to be kept from happening

Avoidable

400

things such as the ideas and art that belong to the people in a group, which they pass on to their children

Heritage

400

very difficult

Arduous

500

The Kennedy 9th graders were _____________ to graduate in 2026.

Aspiring

500

The United States is a ___________________ nation.

Sovereign 

500

politically independent

Sovereign

500

to ask (many people) a question or a series of questions in order to gather information about what most people do or think about something

Survey

500

lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

Undermine