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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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| buckle | v: to bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; (noun) a device used for fastening two loose ends of a belt or strap | |
| cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
| procrastinate | v: to postpone doing what you should do, often because it is unpleasant or boring | |
| negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
| consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
| obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
| irrational | adj: not based on, or not using reason or clear thinking; (mathematics) a real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers | |
| specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
| threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
| brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
| amygdala | n: one of two parts of the almond-shaped neural structure that are linked to emotions, especially fear and pleasure, memory, and the sense of smell | |
| neuron | n: a cell that is specialized to carry information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body | |
| emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
| identification | n: the act or process of recognizing, proving, or designating someone or something | |
| hormone | n: a chemical substance made by organs that encourages or influences the development, growth, sex, etc., of an animal and is carried around the body in the blood | |
| adrenaline | n: a substance secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress, which makes the heart beat faster and prepares the body to react to danger | |
| induce | v: to persuade someone to do something; to cause to act in a specific manner | |
| panic | n: a sudden strong feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and prevents reasonable thought and action | |
| overpower | v: to conquer or establish complete control over someone by using superior strength | |
| impulse | n: a sudden strong and unreflective wish or need to do something; the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber | |
| prefrontal | adj: in or about the foremost part of the frontal lobe of the brain | |
| cortex | n: the outermost layer of an organ, especially the brain | |
| typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
| regulate | v: to control something, especially by means of rules or laws | |
| emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
| midst | n: the middle part of people or things | |
| flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
| handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
| extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
| deadline | n: a date or period by which something must be done | |
| evoke | v: to bring or recall a feeling, memory, or image into your mind | |
| dread | v: to be very afraid of or worried about something that is going to happen or that might happen | |
| incompetence | n: lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications to do something successfully or as it should be done | |
| insecure | adj: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way, or not assured of safety | |
| participate | v: to take part in something | |
| perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
| perception | n: a belief, opinion, or image you have based on how you regard, understand, or interpret something; the ability to see, hear, or notice something through the senses | |
| experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
| consist | v: to be composed or made up of | |
| motivate | v: to make someone want to do something, especially something that requires tremendous work and effort | |
| susceptible | adj: easily influenced, harmed, or affected by something | |
| difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
| struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
| esteem | n: great respect and approval for or a good opinion of someone | |
| regardless | adv: not paying attention or considering something or someone even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties | |
| misconception | n: a belief or an idea that is wrong because it has been based on faulty thinking, understanding, or hypothesis | |
| apathy | n: lack of emotion, concern, or enthusiasm | |
| distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
| unimportant | adj: not important | |
| frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
| anxiety | n: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that is happening or might happen in the future | |
| depression | n: a mental condition in which a person feels very unhappy and without hope for the future; a severe recession in an economy or market | |
| ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
| sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
| ailment | n: a slight but often persistent illness | |
| associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
| temporarily | adv: for a limited time only or not permanently | |
| reinforce | v: to strengthen or support something, especially by adding another material to it; to make emotion, idea, etc. stronger | |
| cultivate | v: to prepare and foster land for growing crops or plants | |
| discipline | n: the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using and punishments if these are broken; a region of activity, knowledge, or influence | |
| strict | adj: strongly limiting someone’s freedom; allowing no deviation from a standard, rule, belief, etc. | |
| addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
| intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
| circuit | n: (in electrical engineering) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; a journey or route around a particular place or area | |
| strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
| journal | n: a newspaper or magazine specialized in a specific topic or profession | |
| underlying | adj: significant as a cause or basis of something but not immediately apparent or stated clearly | |
| impulsive | adj: acting suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have | |
| attitude | n: the way you think and feel about someone or something | |
| compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
| perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time |
