Vocabulary

• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• deal with
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• have to: Must do
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• mental: Concerning the mind
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• initially: At first; originally
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• decade: Period of 10 years
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• furious: Extremely angry
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• sober: Not drunk
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• discern: To be able to tell differences, see shapes, etc.
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• incompetence: Lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully
• parental: Concerning, or provided by, a parent
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• politeness: Showing respect for others
• workplace: Place where work is done
• newfound: Newly discovered
• brook: Small river