Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at least: As a minimum
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• check out
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• mental: Concerning the mind
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• inherently: As an essential part of
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• shrink: To become smaller
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
• inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
• pessimism: Inclination to expect negative outcomes
• prevalence: Fact of being widespread or common
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• childbirth: Process of giving birth to a child