Psychological Processes Vocabulary

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

• It is important for immigrants to assimilate into the local culture in order to integrate successfully into society.
• New students often struggle to assimilate to the school's rules and regulations.
• I'm trying to assimilate all this new information, but it's overwhelming.
• The company's goal is to assimilate smaller businesses to expand their market reach.

noun a period of time when progress or development is delayed

verb to fall behind in movement, progress, or development

• The lag in the system may be due to a high volume of traffic.
• My internet connection is so slow, there's a lag in loading web pages.
• The game is lagging so much, it's unplayable.
• There was a noticeable lag in her response, indicating she was hesitant to answer.

noun the study of the forms of words in a language

adjective relating to the study of the forms of words in a language

• The linguist analyzed the morphological structure of the ancient language.
• I find it fascinating how words can change in their morphological form over time.
• I don't get why we have to study all these morphological rules in English class.
• The morphological evolution of the city's skyline reflects its changing identity.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The tailor will carefully turn the fabric inside out to inspect the stitching.
• I accidentally turned my shirt inside out before putting it on.
• I had to turn my backpack inside out to find my lost keys.
• The shocking news turned her whole world inside out.

noun the inner mechanisms or processes of a system or organization

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• It is important to understand the inner workings of the machine before operating it.
• I don't really understand the workings of this new software yet.
• I'm still trying to figure out the workings of this new gadget.
• She tried to decipher the inner workings of his mind to understand his actions.

noun Feel-think can also be used as a noun to represent the process of combining feelings and thoughts.

verb Feel-think is a compound verb that combines the actions of feeling and thinking.

adverb Feel-think can be used as an adverb to describe how someone is processing information or making decisions.

preposition Feel-think can also be used as a preposition to indicate the simultaneous occurrence of feeling and thinking.

• It is important to consider both how you feel and what you think when making decisions.
• I always feel-think about my choices before deciding on anything.
• I feel-think that he's not telling the truth.
• Sometimes it's hard to feel-think clearly when emotions are running high.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb to provide more information about the manner, place, time, degree, or frequency of an action

• The child was raised in an adoptively loving and supportive environment.
• She was brought up adoptively by her aunt and uncle.
• I heard he was taken in adoptively by his neighbor.
• The company adoptively embraced the new technology to stay competitive.