Vocabulary

• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• check out
• after the fact: Happening or known later than the actual event.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• work out
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in charge: To be responsible for
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• modify: To make minor change to something
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• ark: Thing that affords protection or safety
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet