Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• wait around: To wait idly or without a specific purpose.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
• for instance: As an example.
• linking word: A word or phrase that connects clauses or sentences, showing the relationship between them.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• instance: An example of something; case
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• sober: Not drunk
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• uncanny: So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• glitch: Small problem, fault preventing something working
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• part: Division of a book
• configuration: A shape or outline; a method of arrangement
• paranormal: Not in accordance with scientific laws
• affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
• temporal: Concerning time
• lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
• blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
• reincarnation: Rebirth in a new person or form after death
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy