Academic Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from academic vocabulary worksheets.

Motives

Internal driving forces that prompt individuals to act in a certain way or pursue particular goals, rooted in one's desires, needs, and aspirations, and influenced by biological, social, emotional, or cognitive factors.

Achievement Motive

The drive to excel, advance, or accomplish tasks that challenge us.

Avoidance Motive

A type of motivation that propels individuals to steer clear of negative outcomes or unpleasant situations.

motivate

Provide (someone) with a motive for doing something.

manipulate

Control or influence.

perspective

A point of view, a mental outlook on life, or an art technique that shows depth on a flat surface.

psychological

Things relating to the mind, mental processes, or emotional states rather than physical ones.

dimension

A measurement of the size or extent of an object in a given direction.

annihilate

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

fissure

A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

tarn

A small mountain lake or pool.

antiquity

Very great age.

dissolution

Enduing or downfall.

tumultuous

Loud excited and emotional.

connotation

The emotions or culture feeling a word suggests beyond its literal definition.