Vocabulary

• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strength: Condition of being strong
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• perseverance: Act of continuing to try despite difficulties
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• leave: To go away from; depart
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• grit: Strong determination
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
• intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• area: Amount of measured space
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• predictor: Thing showing likelihood of something happening
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• prune: A dried plum
• synaptic: Concerning or involving synapses
• preschool: Educational institution before primary school
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home