Cognitive Development Vocabulary

verb to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb

• The new employees quickly assimilated into the company culture.
• She assimilated into the group of friends effortlessly.
• He totally assimilated into the party scene after moving to the city.
• The foreign ideas were slowly assimilated into the traditional practices of the community.

noun the state of being delayed or held back in terms of progress or development

• Intellectual retardation is a condition characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.
• The doctor explained that the child's mental retardation may require specialized education and support.
• Using the term 'retardation' as an insult is offensive and disrespectful.
• The economic retardation of the region was evident in the lack of infrastructure development.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• The research study aimed to address the word gap between children from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
• There's a noticeable word gap between the way she speaks and the way her peers communicate.
• Dude, there's a huge word gap between us when it comes to using tech jargon.
• The word gap between their ideologies seemed impossible to bridge.