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Glossary<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
accurate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nFree from mistakes or errors<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
adapt<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo change your behaviour so it is easier to live in a particular situation<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
affect<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo act on or cause a change in someone or something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
ancestor<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA person who was in someone\u2019s family in past times<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
approach\/approaches<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA\u00a0way of dealing with something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
backup plan<\/strong><\/td>\r\nSomething that can be done if the first plan doesn\u2019t work<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
bias\/biases<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA tendency to unfairly think that some things are better than others<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
billion<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe number 1,000,000,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
bossy<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA tendency to tell others\u00a0what to do<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
calories<\/strong><\/td>\r\nUsed to measure the energy in food that gets released into the body<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
capable<\/strong><\/td>\r\nAble to do something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
circumstances<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe conditions in which someone lives<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
closed-minded<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNot willing to listen to different ideas or opinions<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
clumsiness<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMoving in a way where you might drop or break things<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
collapse\/collapsed<\/strong><\/td>\r\nBreak\u00a0apart or fall down suddenly<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
complex<\/strong><\/td>\r\nDescribes something that has many parts that go together in complicated ways<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
compose<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo create a piece of music or writing<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
comprehension<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u00a0The ability to understand<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
concentrate\/concentration<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPay attention to one thing; the ability to pay attention to one thing<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
constantly<\/strong><\/td>\r\nHappening all the time or very often over a period of time<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
cope<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo deal with problems and try to come up with solutions<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
creature<\/strong><\/td>\r\nAn animal of any type<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
curious<\/strong><\/td>\r\nWanting to\u00a0know about things<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
decade<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTen years<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
distraction<\/strong><\/td>\r\nSomething that makes it difficult to think or pay attention<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
dread\/dreaded<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo fear that something will happen<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
dyslexia<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA condition that makes it hard for a person to read, write, and spell<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
effective<\/strong><\/td>\r\nProduces the result that is wanted<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
empathy<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe ability to understand someone\u2019s feelings<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
enough<\/strong><\/td>\r\nEqual to what is needed<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
exercise<\/strong><\/td>\r\nActivity that is done to be healthier<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
factor<\/strong><\/td>\r\nOne of the things that cause something to happen<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
fluid<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA liquid or something that can flow like water<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
fuel<\/strong><\/td>\r\nUsed to give\u00a0power to something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
fussy<\/strong><\/td>\r\nHard to please<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
genes<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe part of a cell that controls how a living thing looks and grows<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
genius\/geniuses<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA very smart person<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
immediate<\/strong><\/td>\r\nHappening or done without delay<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
independent\/independently<\/strong><\/td>\r\nDo something without help<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
indigo<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA deep blue colour<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
inferior<\/strong><\/td>\r\nLess in quality or importance<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
learning disability<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA condition that makes learning difficult<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
marathon<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA running race that lasts a long time<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
measure\/measured<\/strong><\/td>\r\nFind the size, amount, or value of something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
meditation<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe act of spending time in quiet thought<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
memorize\/memorizing<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo learn something so well that you can remember it perfectly<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
million<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe number 1,000,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
motivate\/motivated<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMake\u00a0someone eager to work<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
negative<\/strong><\/td>\r\nHarmful or bad<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
nerves<\/strong><\/td>\r\nCarry messages between your brain and your body<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Nobel Prize<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA prize awarded to people who do important work in literature, medicine, and science, or for world peace<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
order\/ordered<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTell someone to do something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
oxygen<\/strong><\/td>\r\nSomething found in the air that is needed for life<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
pace<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe speed at which something happens<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
partner<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA person someone is romantically involved with. Can also refer to a person someone runs a business with or does an activity with.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
peer<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA person in the same age group or social group<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
plenty<\/strong><\/td>\r\nLots of something; a number of something that is enough<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
positive<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGood or useful<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
practical<\/strong><\/td>\r\nAble to deal with daily life in a way that makes sense<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
priorities<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe things that are most important and should be done first<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
process\/processes<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo take in something like information and use it<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
psychologist<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA scientist who studies and treats the mind<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
reason<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe power of the mind to think and understand in a logical way<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
recall\/recalling<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo remember something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
reputation<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe way people think about something or someone<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
shelter<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA building that covers and protects people or things<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
shortcut<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA quicker and easier way to get someplace or do something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
show business<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe business that makes movies, TV shows, and plays<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
spiritual<\/strong><\/td>\r\nDescribes\u00a0things related to the human soul<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
structure<\/strong><\/td>\r\nSomething that is built by putting parts together<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
stubborn<\/strong><\/td>\r\nRefuses to change their\u00a0ideas or stop doing something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
supercomputer<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA large and very fast computer<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
temples<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe small flat areas on the sides of your forehead<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
trillion<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe number 1,000,000,000,000<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
unpredictable<\/strong><\/td>\r\nNot behaving as expected<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
unusually<\/strong><\/td>\r\nIn a way that is not normal<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
upbringing<\/strong><\/td>\r\nRefers to the way a child is raised<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
valued<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThought of as important<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
violet<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA deep purple colour<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
vision<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe ability to see<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
visualize<\/strong><\/td>\r\nTo form a mental picture of something<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
wormlike<\/strong><\/td>\r\nA long, thin animal with a soft body and no arms or legs<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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Glossary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
accurate<\/strong><\/td>\nFree from mistakes or errors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
adapt<\/strong><\/td>\nTo change your behaviour so it is easier to live in a particular situation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
affect<\/strong><\/td>\nTo act on or cause a change in someone or something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ancestor<\/strong><\/td>\nA person who was in someone\u2019s family in past times<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
approach\/approaches<\/strong><\/td>\nA\u00a0way of dealing with something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
backup plan<\/strong><\/td>\nSomething that can be done if the first plan doesn\u2019t work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bias\/biases<\/strong><\/td>\nA tendency to unfairly think that some things are better than others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
billion<\/strong><\/td>\nThe number 1,000,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bossy<\/strong><\/td>\nA tendency to tell others\u00a0what to do<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
calories<\/strong><\/td>\nUsed to measure the energy in food that gets released into the body<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
capable<\/strong><\/td>\nAble to do something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
circumstances<\/strong><\/td>\nThe conditions in which someone lives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
closed-minded<\/strong><\/td>\nNot willing to listen to different ideas or opinions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
clumsiness<\/strong><\/td>\nMoving in a way where you might drop or break things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
collapse\/collapsed<\/strong><\/td>\nBreak\u00a0apart or fall down suddenly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
complex<\/strong><\/td>\nDescribes something that has many parts that go together in complicated ways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
compose<\/strong><\/td>\nTo create a piece of music or writing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
comprehension<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0The ability to understand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
concentrate\/concentration<\/strong><\/td>\nPay attention to one thing; the ability to pay attention to one thing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
constantly<\/strong><\/td>\nHappening all the time or very often over a period of time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cope<\/strong><\/td>\nTo deal with problems and try to come up with solutions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
creature<\/strong><\/td>\nAn animal of any type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curious<\/strong><\/td>\nWanting to\u00a0know about things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
decade<\/strong><\/td>\nTen years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
distraction<\/strong><\/td>\nSomething that makes it difficult to think or pay attention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dread\/dreaded<\/strong><\/td>\nTo fear that something will happen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
dyslexia<\/strong><\/td>\nA condition that makes it hard for a person to read, write, and spell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
effective<\/strong><\/td>\nProduces the result that is wanted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
empathy<\/strong><\/td>\nThe ability to understand someone\u2019s feelings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
enough<\/strong><\/td>\nEqual to what is needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
exercise<\/strong><\/td>\nActivity that is done to be healthier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
factor<\/strong><\/td>\nOne of the things that cause something to happen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fluid<\/strong><\/td>\nA liquid or something that can flow like water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel<\/strong><\/td>\nUsed to give\u00a0power to something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fussy<\/strong><\/td>\nHard to please<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
genes<\/strong><\/td>\nThe part of a cell that controls how a living thing looks and grows<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
genius\/geniuses<\/strong><\/td>\nA very smart person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
immediate<\/strong><\/td>\nHappening or done without delay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
independent\/independently<\/strong><\/td>\nDo something without help<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
indigo<\/strong><\/td>\nA deep blue colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
inferior<\/strong><\/td>\nLess in quality or importance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
learning disability<\/strong><\/td>\nA condition that makes learning difficult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
marathon<\/strong><\/td>\nA running race that lasts a long time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
measure\/measured<\/strong><\/td>\nFind the size, amount, or value of something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
meditation<\/strong><\/td>\nThe act of spending time in quiet thought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
memorize\/memorizing<\/strong><\/td>\nTo learn something so well that you can remember it perfectly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
million<\/strong><\/td>\nThe number 1,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
motivate\/motivated<\/strong><\/td>\nMake\u00a0someone eager to work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
negative<\/strong><\/td>\nHarmful or bad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nerves<\/strong><\/td>\nCarry messages between your brain and your body<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nobel Prize<\/strong><\/td>\nA prize awarded to people who do important work in literature, medicine, and science, or for world peace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
order\/ordered<\/strong><\/td>\nTell someone to do something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
oxygen<\/strong><\/td>\nSomething found in the air that is needed for life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pace<\/strong><\/td>\nThe speed at which something happens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
partner<\/strong><\/td>\nA person someone is romantically involved with. Can also refer to a person someone runs a business with or does an activity with.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
peer<\/strong><\/td>\nA person in the same age group or social group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
plenty<\/strong><\/td>\nLots of something; a number of something that is enough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
positive<\/strong><\/td>\nGood or useful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
practical<\/strong><\/td>\nAble to deal with daily life in a way that makes sense<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
priorities<\/strong><\/td>\nThe things that are most important and should be done first<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
process\/processes<\/strong><\/td>\nTo take in something like information and use it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
psychologist<\/strong><\/td>\nA scientist who studies and treats the mind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
reason<\/strong><\/td>\nThe power of the mind to think and understand in a logical way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
recall\/recalling<\/strong><\/td>\nTo remember something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
reputation<\/strong><\/td>\nThe way people think about something or someone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
shelter<\/strong><\/td>\nA building that covers and protects people or things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
shortcut<\/strong><\/td>\nA quicker and easier way to get someplace or do something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
show business<\/strong><\/td>\nThe business that makes movies, TV shows, and plays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
spiritual<\/strong><\/td>\nDescribes\u00a0things related to the human soul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
structure<\/strong><\/td>\nSomething that is built by putting parts together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stubborn<\/strong><\/td>\nRefuses to change their\u00a0ideas or stop doing something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
supercomputer<\/strong><\/td>\nA large and very fast computer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
temples<\/strong><\/td>\nThe small flat areas on the sides of your forehead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
trillion<\/strong><\/td>\nThe number 1,000,000,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unpredictable<\/strong><\/td>\nNot behaving as expected<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
unusually<\/strong><\/td>\nIn a way that is not normal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
upbringing<\/strong><\/td>\nRefers to the way a child is raised<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
valued<\/strong><\/td>\nThought of as important<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
violet<\/strong><\/td>\nA deep purple colour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vision<\/strong><\/td>\nThe ability to see<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
visualize<\/strong><\/td>\nTo form a mental picture of something<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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