Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• per year: For each year; annually.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• macular degeneration: A progressive eye condition affecting the macula, leading to central vision loss.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• require: To demand that someone does something
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• important: Having power or authority
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• workout: Energetic exercise
• vigorous: Having energy, strength, or good health
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• derive: To come from another thing
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• datum: Item of factual information
• crystallize: To make a substance form into crystals
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• blueberry: Sweet edible dark blue berries
• randomize: To arrange in a random order
• omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet