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Disney - The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment organisation.
Plaudits - An expression of praise. It comes from the Latin word for applaud, which actors would shout at the end of plays to make the audience clap.
Puberty - The time in a person's life when they go through physical and hormonal changes, changing from being a child to being an adult.
Envy - Wanting things that others have.
Ennui - A feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction that comes from having nothing to do or no excitement.
Psychologist - Someone who studies the mind, emotions and behaviour.
Gen Z - Short for Generation Z, meaning people born in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Physician - A medical doctor.
Philosopher - A thinker who comes up with ideas about big questions in life.