Vocabulary

• for instance: As an example.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• human development: The process of improvement in people's well-being and quality of life.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• turn off
• turn on
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• mental: Concerning the mind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• instance: An example of something; case
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• infancy: Time of a person's life when he or she is a baby
• simultaneous: Happening at exactly the same time as another
• unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• inverse: Being the opposite of something else
• sequential: Arranged or occurring in a certain order or series
• phoneme: Smallest unit of speech that distinguishes meaning