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  • The teacher gave the children little stars as an ___to clean up their desks at the end of each day.
    Incentive
  • The loud tones of machinery were the only things to __ the otherwise quiet calm of the forest.
    Disrupt
  • To improve or increase something.
    Boost
  • I know that if I start watching a soap opera I immediately become hopelessly ___.
    Addicted
  • the ability to control your own thoughts and the way in which you behave
    Willpower
  • Each year 6,000-7,000 educators in D-FW leave their jobs due to stress, __, lack of resources and toxic work environments.
    Burnout
  • Easily annoyed and angry.
    Cranky
  • The boss gave the staff a pep talk this morning in an attempt to __ sales.
    Boost
  • The state of having no energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard, or someone who shows the effects of this state.
    Burnout
  • I am not sure how to __ the television back to its default settings.
    Revert
  • Staying on a diet takes a lot of ___.
    Willpower
  • unable to stop taking drugs, or doing something as a habit
    Addicted
  • Over time, driving just becomes ___.
    Automatic
  • Don't go talk to her. She's very ___ because she has a toothache.
    Cranky
  • Return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.).
    Revert
  • Done without thinking about it.
    Automatic
  • a chemical, found for example in tea and coffee, that is a stimulant (= something that makes people more active)
    Caffeine
  • something that encourages a person to do something.
    Incentive
  • To prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected.
    Disrupt
  • The second major effect of ___ is its increase of dopamine levels in the body.
    Caffeine
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