Vocabulary for 9, 10 and 11

innate

existing from birth, inherent or natural.

rarity

a state of being rare or uncommon.

Evolutionary

biological development over generations

Collaborate

to work together on a project or task, often combining skills and resources.

Imitate

to copy or mimic someone or something, often to learn from it or create a similar effect.

Proximity

the state of being near or close to something in distance or relationship.

Peer Pressure

the influence exerted by a peer group on its members to act in accordance with group expectations or norms.

Sustain

to give support or relief to

Prestige

Respect, admiration or high standing achieved through success.

Prodigy

A young person who is unusually talented in some way

Simplistic

Too simple: not complete or thorough enough

Obtain

To gain or attain usually by planned action or effort

Manifestation

An event, action or object that clearly shows, embodies, or makes visible an abstract idea, feeling or theory

Underlying

lying beneath or below

Transform

To change something completely and usually in a good way

Impair

To diminish in function, ability or quality: to weaken or make it worse

Indifferent

Not interested in or concerned about something

Ritual

A formal ceremony or series of acts that is always performed in the same way

Routine

A regular way of doing things in a particular orden

Strategy

A careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time

Dark room

a room that is used for making photographs and that is lit with a special kind of red light

Bogged down

To become stuck

Delay

: a situation in which something happens later than it should

Procrastination

to be slow or late about doing something that should be done : to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc.

Takeaway

a conclusion to be made based on presented facts or information : a main point or key message to be learned or understood from something experienced or observed

Neuropsychologist

a science concerned with the integration of psychological observations on behavior and the mind with neurological observations on the brain and nervous system

cerebellum

the back part of the brain that controls balance and the use of muscles

vanish

to disappear entirely without a clear explanation

Trajectory

a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory

Automaticity

having controls that allow something to work or happen without being directly controlled by a person