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• obsessively [ɑbs'ɛsɪvli]                                            

....natural gifts who are also willing to work exceptionally, even obsessively, hard.                                                          

definition: in a compulsive manner                                      

eg: They monitor their employees obsessively.      

• strive [str'ɑɪv]   

He performed his first operation at age seven and is now striving to find a cure for cancer.    

definition: to struggle vigorously     

from: Middle English, Old French and Germanic

eg: Must I strive toward colorlessness ?

adv: strivingly  

• toddler [t'ɑdlɚ]  

....became interested in madcine while still a toddler.

definition: a person who toddles

eg: The toddler tried to walk but kept falling down.                    

n: toddlerood

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• affection [əf'ɛkʃən]

But what worried Sarah more was the fact that he showed no affection for people around him.

definition: devotion, or love

from: Middle English, Latin and Old French

eg: You have been tampering with her affections.

a: affectionless

• curriculum [kɚ'ɪkjələm]

In order to strengthen and develop his fine motor skills, his curriculum included tracing and coloring activities.

definition: the regular or a particular course of study in a sc-hool                                                                                         

eg: We shall have to design a new curriculum for the third year.                                                                                          

• hyperactive [h,ɑɪpɚ'æktɪv]                                             

He was also hyperactive and did not need much sleep.        

definition: more active than normal                                

eg: One baby is hyperactive and the other is quiet.

n: hyperation adv: hyperactively

• livelihood [l'ɑɪvlih,ʊd/]

Sarah sent him to art classes in 2003 and started planning art as a livelihood for him.

definition: a means of supporting one's existence                  

from: Middle English and Old English                                

eg: It affords a livelihood to a great number of people.

• repetitive [rɪp'ɛtɪtɪv]

...and repetitive behaviors or obsessive interests.

definition: persistent

from: Latin

eg: Hence your behavior becomes repetitive like the story.

adv: repetitively n: repetitiveness