Vocabulary

• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• make up: To invent or create a story
• lead to: To result in some action
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• mental: Concerning the mind
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• subconsciously: From the subconscious mind
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• modify: To make minor change to something
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• acutely: Strongly and suddenly
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• preoccupy: To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
• polo: Game in which horseback riders try to score goals