Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• such as: For example; like
• lean towards: To be inclined to support or favor something; to tend to agree with.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
• waste water: Water that has been used and contaminated by human activities, such as sewage or industrial effluent.
• check out
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• variation: Something almost the same as another but different
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• selection: Process of choosing someone or something carefully
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• half: One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
• landmark: Event that marks a change or turning point
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• positivity: Tendency to be positive or accepting
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• probability: What the chances are that something will happen
• seriousness: State of being serious
• glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
• asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• copy: A counter for items that are the same
• weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
• wright: Influential United States architect