Vocabulary

• set about: To begin or start to do something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at the earliest: Indicating the soonest possible time something can happen.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• on the spectrum: Having a range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
• spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• address: Exact street location of a place
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• radically: Completely or extremely
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• legitimacy: Legally allowed act; undisputed credibility
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• generalization: Making a statement about a group from limited data
• pitiful: Inspiring mixed contempt and pity
• deform: To change the normal form of something