Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• teamed up with: To form as a group to work together on something
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• have to: Must do
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• mental: Concerning the mind
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
• hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• respond: To answer something or someone
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• great: Very good; better than before
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• tablet: Small hand-held computer with a touch screen
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• statistically: With respect to statistics
• interpersonal: Occurring among or involving several people
• muffin: Small sweet cake that often contains fruit
• datum: Item of factual information
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• arbitrarily: Without using reason, often unfairly; on a whim
• asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'