Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• sense of accomplishment: A feeling of pride and satisfaction from achieving something.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• mental: Concerning the mind
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• important: Having power or authority
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• instill: To give a quality by example or teaching
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• reluctance: Unwillingness to do something
• carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat