Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• positive side: The good or beneficial aspect of something, especially something that is generally considered negative.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• perceptions of: Ideas, beliefs, or images you have as a result of how you see or understand something.
• ask for help: To request assistance or support.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• put forth: To bring into existence
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• check out
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• due: When something is required or expected
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• usage: Amount something is used
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
• closeness: A feeling of being intimate and belonging together
• melodic: (Of music) having a pleasant harmonic sound
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• airflow: Movement of air around objects
• tonal: Describing languages that vary in pitch