Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• off my back: A relief from a burden or worry.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• have to: Must do
• on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• fight it out: Settle a dispute by fighting until there is a clear winner.
• work out
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• important: Having power or authority
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• call: A order or request for action
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• picture: General situation or state of being
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• talk: Style of speaking
• bad: Not good; wrong
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• model: Being an excellent example of
• exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
• suggestion: Idea about what someone should do
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
• proposition: General claim or theory
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• helpful: Doing things that help someone
• abject: Very great (fear, poverty, loneliness etc.)
• mill: Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
• hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
• rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
• proponent: Person who supports or argues for something
• objection: Dealing with, based on, or influenced by facts
• polarize: To divide opinions into two extremes
• adversarial: Involving opposition or disagreement
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future