Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• play along: To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• rule the roost: To be in charge; to be the person who makes the important decisions.
• in force: In large numbers or with great strength
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• rational: Able to think clearly
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• fallacy: Idea many people believe is true but is false
• person: Man, woman or child
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• disprove: To show something is not true
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'