Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• pulled through: To get back to a good condition; recover
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• at least: As a minimum
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• such as: For example; like
• check out
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• repetition: When something occurs again
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• steer: A cow
• flexible: Bending easily
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• courteous: Polite; showing good manners and consideration
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• area: Amount of measured space
• undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• cortical: Tech concerning the brain's cortex
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel