Mental And Physical Development Flashcards
(17 cards)
Infant
Noun
A very young child or baby.
New born, little child
Infancy: babyhood, childhood
Imitate
Verb
Take or follow as model.
His style was imitated by many other writers.
Emulate, copy, take as model.
Pontaneous
Adj
Performed or occurred as a result of sudden impulse without external motive.
The audience broke into potaneous clapping.
Shoelace
Noun
A cord passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe and pulled tight and fastened.
Self-conscious
Embarrased
Rebel
Noun
A person who resists authority or control.
Informal:Bad boy
Unparalleled
Noun
Having no parallel or equal.
The sudden raise in unemployment is unparalleled in the post-war period.
Exceptional, unique, singular
Cognition
Noun
A mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and the sense.
Knowledge, wisdom
Spurt
Verb
Gush(flow) out in a sudden and forceful stream.
He cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes.
Shoot, spray, fountain, jet, erupt
Clumsy
Adj
Awkward in movement or in handling things. Difficult to handle or use.
Clumsy devices, the legal procedure is far too clumsy.
Unwieldy, unmanageable
Indulgent
Adj
Having or indicating a readiness to be generous to with someone.
Indulgent parents.
Kind, caring, easy going
Tantrum
An uncontrolled expression of childish anger.
He had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints.
Steady
Adj
Direct or sure in movement, firm in position
Stable.
Unsteady: unstable
Rebelious
Adj
Fighting against a government, refusing to obey rules or authority or to accept normal standards of behaviour,dress, etc .
He expected his son to grow a little rebellious as he got older
Bear
Verb
To accept or endure sth.
Bear in mind.
Accept, allow, have, carry
Slip
Verb
To move with a smooth sliding motion.
I slipped on the ice.
Slid, fall,
Fond
Adj
Feeling or showing love or friendship.
She still has fond feeling for him.
Keen on, attache to, addicted to
