Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• put through: To connect someone to the number he or she wants
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• bleeding heart: A person who is excessively sympathetic or compassionate.
• extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• instance: An example of something; case
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• grasp: Person's control over something
• account: An advantage
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• flexible: Bending easily
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• anterior: Front
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• important: Having power or authority
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• laurel: Common garden evergreen shrub