Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lead to: To result in some action
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• par excellence: Being the best of its kind; beyond comparison
• going on: To continue doing something
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• on time
• featured on: To appear or be highlighted in a particular media outlet.
• in regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• have to: Must do
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• testable: Able to be tested
• love: Person's name
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• talk: Style of speaking
• long: Person's name
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• important: Having power or authority
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• call: A order or request for action
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
• methodology: System or techniques to show how to do tasks
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• role: Character played by an actor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• mental: Concerning the mind
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• understanding: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• exploration: Act of examining something to learn about it
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• contemplative: Deeply or seriously thoughtful
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• craving: To have a very strong desire for something
• systematic: Done in a thorough, logical or planned way
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• plasticity: Property of being able to physically bend
• guinea: A republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in
• mutually: So as to be shared by two or more people/things
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• longitudinal: Going from the top to the bottom of something
• seminal: Being the inspiration for future development
• disintegration: Process of breaking something into smaller parts
• leprosy: Disfiguring infectious skin disease