Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
• regardless of
• lead to: To result in some action
• balance beam: A narrow horizontal beam used in gymnastics for performing balancing exercises.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• conversely: In the opposite way; on the other hand
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings