Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• have to: Must do
• other places: Different locations or areas
• come down the pike: To be approaching or soon to happen or appear.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• on to: Toward something; forward
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• on short notice: With very little advance warning or time to prepare.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• inquiry: Process of seeking information
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• citation: Order by law for someone to appear in court
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• fellowship: Friendly feeling or relationship
• stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
• macroeconomic: Of large economic systems extending over region