English Year 10 - Vocabulary Test No. 1: Identity, Culture & Sense of Belonging

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering terms and definitions for English Year 10, Vocabulary Test No. 1.

identity

the qualities, beliefs and experiences that make a person who they are

personality

the way a person usually thinks, feels and behaves

background

the family, social and cultural situation a person comes from

cultural background

the culture, traditions and experiences that influence a person

childhood

the period of a person's life when they are a child

upbringing

the way a child is raised and educated by their family

roots

the place, culture or family that a person originally comes from

homeland

the country or place that a person feels they belong to or come from

heritage

the culture, traditions and history passed on from earlier generations

values

ideas and principles that a person considers important

beliefs

ideas that a person accepts as true or right

community

a group of people who share a place, interest, culture or sense of connection

sense of belonging

the feeling of being accepted and being part of a group or place

to belong to sth.

to be part of a group, community or place

to feel connected to sb./sth.

to feel a close relationship with a person, group, culture or place

to identify with sb./sth.

to feel connected to or similar to a person, group or idea

to shape sb's identity

to influence the way a person's identity develops

to determine sth.

to control or strongly influence what something will be like

self-perception

the way a person sees and understands themselves

to perceive sb. as sth.

to see or think of someone in a particular way

to make assumptions about sb.

to believe something about someone without knowing if it is true

stereotype

a fixed and oversimplified idea about a particular group of people

to reduce sb. to a stereotype

to see someone only through simplified ideas about their group

expectations

beliefs about how someone should behave or what they should achieve

to live up to expectations

to be as good or successful as other people expect

to fit into a box

to fit a simple category or other people's fixed expectations

one's authentic self

who a person really is, rather than who others expect them to be

diversity

the presence of people with different backgrounds, identities or experiences

homogeneous

consisting of people or things that are very similar to each other

solidarity

support and unity between people who share interests or goals

acceptance

the act of accepting people as they are

representation

the way people or groups are shown in the media, culture or society

to be represented

to be shown or included in the media, culture or society

to overcome an obstacle

to successfully deal with something that makes achieving a goal difficult

to be an obstacle to sth.

to make something more difficult to achieve

to achieve sth.

to succeed in doing or getting something through effort

to be capable of (doing) sth.

to have the ability or qualities needed to do something

to be a superpower

metaphorically, to be a quality that gives someone particular strength

to inherit sth. from sb.

to receive money, characteristics, traditions, etc. from your family