Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at least: As a minimum
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• check out
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• regardless of
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• beverage: A drink other than water
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• complement: To go with so as to make the whole complete
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
• incorrectly: In a way that is incorrect or wrong
• noon: Middle of the day