Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• sit down: To take a seat
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• at will: Whenever or wherever you want; without needing permission.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• at random
• see into: To investigate or examine closely.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• neuron: A nerve cell
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• respond: To answer something or someone
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
• century: Period of 100 years
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• point: An item to be discussed
• hindsight: Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• visionary: Thinking about the future in an imaginative way
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• dorsal: Of the back of an animal, plane, etc.
• pierce: Person's name
• retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
• satirical: Exposing human folly to ridicule
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• microscope: Scientific device making small things look bigger
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• corrective: Designed to promote discipline