Vocabulary

• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• strength: Condition of being strong
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• important: Having power or authority
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• eligibility: Able to be chosen or selected