Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lead to: To result in some action
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• in terms of
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• such as: For example; like
• even out: To become level or uniform.
• in the mean time: During the time between two events or periods.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• gender: State of being male or female
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• workforce: The total number of working people
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• kernel: Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
• historically: In history; in the past
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry