Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lead to: To result in some action
• alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
• in alignment: In a state of agreement or correspondence; consistent.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• have to: Must do
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• mental: Concerning the mind
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• consider: To think carefully about something
• strike: To hit something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• instinctively: Through intuition, not thought
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• important: Having power or authority
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• daily: Happening every day
• symmetry: Having parts that are exactly the same
• cuddly: That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• wig: Covering of artificial hair worn on the head
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• symmetrical: Having parts that are exactly the same
• picture: General situation or state of being
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• wit: Ability to make clever jokes and remarks quickly
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• beholder: Person who is looking
• halo: Circle of light
• positivity: Tendency to be positive or accepting
• median: Being in the middle or average
• nick: Person's name
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• ruby: Very valuable dark red gemstone