| Vocabulary Word | Vocabulary Definition |
| progression | moving forward |
| essential | something basic; necessary |
| efficiency | capable of results without waste; get the job done without wasting time or resources |
| duration | how long something lasts |
| excess | more than you need |
| text | words on the page |
| reflex | automatic response to a stimulus, such as we cough or sneeze when something bothers us |
| bright | intelligent, smart, clever |
| miserable | extremely poor or unhappy |
| poorhouse | a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons |
| valedictorian | highest ranking student in graduating class |
| stubborn | difficult to handle, manage, or treat |
| company | fellowship, friendship, such as enjoying a person's company |
| connection | to bring together in thought |
| desire | to long for, a strong wish |
| pattern | an artistic form, figure, or design |
| adversity | misfortune, bad luck |
| suffragette | a woman who supports voting rights for women |
| documentary | presenting events or facts about something in a film or novel |
| inferior | treated with very little respect, less than important |
