Vocabulary

• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at the moment: At this time; now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• value: Importance you attach to something
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• skepticism: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• pagan: People who do not have a formal religion
• holistic: Involving all of something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• christianity: Beliefs, practices based on teachings of Jesus
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• fashionable: Behaving and dressing as is currently popular
• mane: Long hair around face or neck of lions and horses
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown