Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• interact with
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• lead to: To result in some action
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
• for instance: As an example.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• weed out: To remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• set up
• compulsory education: Education that is required by law to be attended by all children.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• check out
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• poverty: State of being poor
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• express: To send something by fast mail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• initial: First letter of your given name
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• deep: Complex and important
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• assimilate: To adapt and become part of a new culture
• relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• holocaust: Act of mass destruction and loss of life in a war
• ingrain: To be deeply attached or fixed in
• formative: Having a long-term effect; giving form or shape
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• sociological: Concerning the study of society and social issues
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father