Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• regardless of
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• from memory: Using only your memory without any help or notes.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• in terms of
• due to: Because of; owing to
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• such as: For example; like
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• language proficiency: The ability to use a language with accuracy and fluency.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• huge: Very very large
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• anterior: Front
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• pearl: Person's name
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
• adept: Being highly skilled in some activity
• synaptic: Concerning or involving synapses
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• changer: A person who changes something