Everyday Spelling Grade 8 Lesson 10
pleasure
a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
optimism
a feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future
legislature (congreso)
a group of people with the power to make or change laws
failure
a lack of success in some effort
passage
a long, narrow space that connects one place to another
mannerism (peculiaridad)
a person's particular way of talking or moving
sculpture
a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.
moisture
a small amount of a liquid (such as water) that makes something wet or moist
capitalism
a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government
composure (calma)
calmness especially of mind, manner, or appearance
mileage
distance traveled in miles by a vehicle
heroism
great courage
storage
space where you put things when they are not being used
vandalism
the act of deliberately destroying or damaging property
journalism(periodismo)
the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio
baggage
the bags, suitcases, and personal things that a person carries when traveling
wreckage (destruccion)
the broken parts of a vehicle, building, etc., that has been badly damaged or destroyed
postage
the cost of sending a letter or package by mail
realism
the quality of a person who understands what is real and possible in a particular situation and is able to deal with problems in an effective and practical way
pressure
the weight or force that is produced when something presses or pushes against something else
