Vocabulary

• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• chronic traumatic encephalopathy: A progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in individuals with a history of repetitive brain trauma.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• deal with
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• concussion: Injury to the brain caused by a blow
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• poop: Feces
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• part: Division of a book
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• headache: Pain in the head
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
• overshadow: To be more important or significant by comparison