Vocabulary

• above average
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• run a mile: To avoid someone or something completely.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• check out
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• require: To demand that someone does something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• performance: Act of doing something
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• person: Man, woman or child
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• pee: To urinate
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• superiority: Quality of being more effective, skillful etc.
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• median: Being in the middle or average
• sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet