Vocabulary

• change your mind
• have to: Must do
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• concern about: To worry about something.
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• of sound mind: Having full mental capacity to make decisions.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at least: As a minimum
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• deal with
• regardless of
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• clown car: A car that appears to hold an impossibly large number of clowns, a common circus or comedic trope.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cast aside: To get rid of something; discard.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• narrative: The telling of a story
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• procedure: A medical operation
• fully: Completely or entirely
• intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• blatant: (Of a bad thing) very obvious; done without shame
• perplex: To confuse
• maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
• hereditary: Passing from parents to children
• smallpox: Contagious disease with pimples that leave scars
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• doctoral: Concerning the highest academic degree