Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• check out
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• area: Amount of measured space
• automatic: Done without conscious thought