Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• heart race: A rapid heartbeat, often due to excitement, anxiety, or physical exertion.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• consider: To think carefully about something
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• initial: First letter of your given name
• arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• seek: To ask someone for help
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• dilate: (Of the iris of the eye, etc.) to get bigger
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• limbic: Concerning or forming a limbus
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• gobble: To eat or swallow something quickly
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• simultaneous: Happening at exactly the same time as another
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
• nun: Female member of a religious group
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• creak: (Of door, etc.) to make a loud squeaking noise
• meow: Cry like a cat