Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• perk up: To become or cause to become happier, more lively, or more cheerful.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• spike: The top point in a graph
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• grasp: Person's control over something
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
• flexible: Bending easily
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• perk: An advantage or something extra, such as money or goods, that you are given because of your job
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• respond: To answer something or someone
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
• mushy: Excessively or insincerely emotional
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in