Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• without which: Used to indicate something that is essential or necessary for something else to exist or happen.
• nine tenths: A fraction representing nine parts out of ten.
• pack in: To decide to stop doing something
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• frees up time: To make time available by dealing with things more efficiently or by postponing or cancelling activities.
• go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• hop to it: To begin quickly or get busy with something.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• mental: Concerning the mind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• elusive: Difficult to find or catch
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• huge: Very very large
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• drawback: A disadvantage or problem
• hop: Dance party
• canine: Long, pointed tooth
• errand: Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
• usage: Amount something is used
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• conserve: To save or protect something
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• small: Little in size; not big
• underscore: To highlight or stress