front 1 build confidence | back 1 believe in yourself more and more EXAMPLE: My teacher helped build my confidence. Now I believe I can do it! |
front 2 environment | back 2 the world around you and how it makes you feel EXAMPLE: The environment at my child's school is very warm and friendly. She loves attending school there. |
front 3 evidence | back 3 something that makes you believe something is true or exists EXAMPLE: If you want to convince me, you need to show me some evidence. |
front 4 influence | back 4 (verb) to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks EXAMPLE: My mom influenced me to become a good and loving person. |
front 5 nervous | back 5 worried , not feeling calm and peaceful EXAMPLE: She needs to take her driving test soon. She feels very nervous about it. |
front 6 shy | back 6 opposite of friendly and outgoing EXAMPLE: He felt shy, so he didn't introduce himself to the new person at school. |
front 7 affect | back 7 (verb) to influence someone or something EXAMPLE: The disease affects both people and animals. |
front 8 as well | back 8 also, too EXAMPLE: I will bring drinks to the party. I will bring cups and plates as well. |
front 9 barely | back 9 just a little EXAMPLE: The baby was barely dressed. She was only wearing a diaper. |
front 10 complex | back 10 difficult to understand because it is not simple EXAMPLE: I don't understand how to repair a car. Car engines are very complex. |
front 11 determine | back 11 (verb) to discover the facts or truth about something EXAMPLE: The doctors were not able to determine why she is so sick. |
front 12 genetic | back 12 related to genes EXAMPLE: The man is sick because he has a genetic disease. His father and brother have the disease as well. |
front 13 however | back 13 but EXAMPLE: I don't want to go to that movie. However, you can go if you want to. |
front 14 life experience | back 14 knowledge you get from living EXAMPLE: He has stayed home and taken care of his mother his whole life. He does not have much life experience. |
front 15 overcome | back 15 (verb) to deal with and control a problem or a feeling EXAMPLE: She doesn't want to be shy anymore. She is trying to overcome it. |
front 16 sensitive | back 16 easily upset (sad and angry) by the things people say or do EXAMPLE: She hates it when people mention her weight. She is very sensitive about it. |
front 17 shyness | back 17 not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people EXAMPLE: He doesn't have any friends. He has suffered from shyness his whole life. |
front 18 social skills | back 18 ability to interact easily with other people EXAMPLE: People don't like talking to her. She is not polite. She is rude. She interrupts people when they are talking. She is a bad listener. She has bad social skills. |
front 19 friendliness | back 19 the noun form of the word "friendly" EXAMPLE - When she is in a good mood, she shows the people around her a lot of friendliness. |
front 20 happiness | back 20 the noun form of the word "happy" EXAMPLE: I wish the newly married couple lots of happiness together. |
front 21 kind | back 21 nice EXAMPLE: Kind people do things to help others and show that they care about them. |
front 22 kindness | back 22 the noun form of the word "kind" EXAMPLE: When I needed help financially, my landlord showed me kindness. She let me pay my rent two weeks late. |
front 23 loneliness | back 23 the noun form of the word "lonely" EXAMPLE: People who live alone sometimes suffer from loneliness. |