Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• going on: To continue doing something
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• such as: For example; like
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• strike: To hit something
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• correlation: The relationship between two variables
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• address: Exact street location of a place
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• spatial: About space
• prevalence: Fact of being widespread or common
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• complementary: Working well together; completing something
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
• statistically: With respect to statistics
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• neurologist: Doctor specializing in the nervous system
• dyslexia: Condition affecting one's spelling and reading
• dyslexic: Concerning poor spelling or reading ability
• yin: In Chinese philosophy, female force joining yang