Vocabulary

• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• social conditioning: The sociological process of training individuals in a society to respond in a manner generally approved by the society in general and peer groups within society.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• sound off: To voice your opinion loudly at someone
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• mental: Concerning the mind
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• due: When something is required or expected
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• gender: State of being male or female
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• pertain: To apply to a certain time or place
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• insidious: Slowly but surely causing harm
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• overt: Obvious; easily seen or noticed; explicit
• differential: Different, as in treatment; discriminatory
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules