Vocabulary

• stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• check out
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• introvert: Person who does not like social contact
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• intriguing: Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• flame: To glow
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• exception: Something different or not included
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• transcend: To achieve or go beyond normal limits of
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• important: Having power or authority
• hint: To suggest without being direct about it
• epiphany: Christian feast celebrating Jesus as an infant
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• lit: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• condense: To remove water from to make it thicker
• pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• espresso: Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
• lateral: On the side; moving sideways
• rendition: Performance of a particular piece, esp. of music
• daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
• freestyle: When swimmers choose their stroke for a race