Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• take after: To resemble (an older family member); favor
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• get the better of: To defeat or overcome someone or something, especially emotions.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• check out
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• repetition: When something occurs again
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• performance: Act of doing something
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• solely: With no one or nothing else
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• clarification: Act or process of making a liquid clear
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• extracurricular: Outside the regular academic curriculum
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
• percentile: A range of scores allotted to parts of one hundred
• standardize: To change to make everything the same level