anonymous (adjective) not named or identified

• Sample Sentence: Since many of the harmful comments come from anonymous sources, teachers and principals are unable to determine who the cyberbullies are.

• Turn and Talk: Describe a situation when you would want to write an anonymous note.

underlying (adjective) fundamental but not revealed or expressed

• Sample Sentence: When a child is having problems in school, cyberbullying can be an underlying cause.

• Turn and Talk: What could be some underlying reasons that a student refuses to participate in gym class?

capacity (noun) ability

• Sample Sentence: Tanya is the best athlete in school. Her capacity to play soccer is unmatched.

• Turn and Talk: Do you think you would have the capacity to run a marathon if you trained every day? (A marathon is 26.2 miles. The average marathon runner takes about 4.5 hours to finish the race.)

adequately (adverb) well enough

• Sample Sentence: Because Abdul did not water his plant adequately, it shriveled up and died.

• Turn and Talk: How can you tell whether the mayor of your city is doing their job adequately?

harassment (noun) the act of verbally or physically harming or annoying someone

• Sample Sentence: The harassment continued even after Isaac asked James to stop calling him names.

• Turn and Talk: Which is worse: verbal or physical harassment? Explain.