Vocabulary

• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• lead to: To result in some action
• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• such as: For example; like
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• well rested: Having had enough rest or sleep; feeling refreshed.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• fall through: (Of plans, arrangements etc.) to fail to happen
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• noggin: A human head
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
• sharp: Person's name
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• skepticism: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• basal: Concerning the lowest level or fundamentals
• person: Man, woman or child
• hallucination: Seeing things that are not there, as from drug use
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• nugget: Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
• animator: The technician who produces animated cartoons
• garner: To gather together important facts, awards, etc.
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• antidepressant: Medicine used to treat depression
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• randy: Wanting to have sex (often)