Vocabulary

• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• blurt out: To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• make it worse: To aggravate a situation; to make something bad even worse.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• grow out of: To develop or originate from something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• lead to: To result in some action
• such as: For example; like
• neurodegenerative diseases: Diseases characterized by the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
• wear off: To disappear gradually
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• value: Importance you attach to something
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• clutter: To fill with disorderly mess of things
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• altogether: All things considered
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• person: Man, woman or child
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
• stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• sclerosis: (Medical) process in which a soft tissue becomes hard
• aphasia: Reduced language ability due to stroke, etc.
• misplace: To put something in the wrong place
• sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter