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bad • ger v., bother. “If you badger mom, she’ll never say yes,” said Raoul to his whining little brother.

char • ac • ter n., person’s behavior, thoughts, and personality. Michael had a difficult life as a child, but he developed a strong character as a result of it.

con • science n., thoughts and feelings about right and wrong. Sabrina’s conscience told her that it was wrong to cheat even though she wanted to do well on the test.

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rea • son • a • ble adj., agreeable; logical. When he spoke in a reasonable way and told me what had upset him, I understood. reasonably, adj.

pe • dan • tic adj., paying too much attention to unimportant details. Mr. Robinson thought it was pedantic to require students to memorize and recite the Pledge of Allegiance without discussing what it means.