Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• have to: Must do
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• for instance: As an example.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• fill out: To become fatter
• social workers: Professionals who work to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities by providing support, resources, and advocacy.
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• miserable: Very unhappy
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• blow: To move something using air
• flexible: Bending easily
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• defect: Fault in someone or something
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• great: Very good; better than before
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• persuasive: Able to convince others to do or believe something
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• gullible: Easily deceived; believing whatever they tell you
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• positivity: Tendency to be positive or accepting
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• discernment: Cognitive condition of someone who understands