Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on to: Toward something; forward
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• in layman's terms: Express using simple language for non-experts.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• mental: Concerning the mind
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• express: To send something by fast mail
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• inherently: As an essential part of
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• point: An item to be discussed
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• discourse: The study of how we write and speak
• anthropology: Study of human origins, development and society
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• effortlessly: In a manner that requires little or no work
• superstitious: Believing certain things are lucky/unlucky
• linguist: Person who speaks several languages
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• developmental: Concerning the development or growth
• digress: To turn aside from the current topic or subject
• layman: An ordinary person (not a clergyman, priest etc.)
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• braille: Raised patterns on pages so blind person can read
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
• mango: Tropical fruit with yellow flesh and a big stone