Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• such as: For example; like
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• face of adversity: The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• walk away with: To win or obtain something easily or without much effort.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• talk back
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• important: Having power or authority
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• performance: Act of doing something
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• fix: Answer to a problem
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• grit: Strong determination
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
• chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group