Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• from birth: Since the time someone was born
• per year: For each year; annually.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• well rested: Having had enough rest or sleep; feeling refreshed.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• check out
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• strength: Condition of being strong
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• literacy: Fact of having knowledge of a particular subject
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• part: Division of a book
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• babble: To talk without speaking clearly
• bedtime: Time you go to bed
• changer: A person who changes something