Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• conduct: Your behavior
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• address: Exact street location of a place
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• amenity: Something that adds to people's comfort; facility
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• speculative: Not based on sure knowledge; based on intuition
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• authoritarianism: Belief that the state should be all-powerful
• heartbroken: Very sad, e.g. because you broke up with someone
• sicken: To shock, disgust or upset