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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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gag | v: to prevent or restrict speech or expression, often through force or intimidation; to bind or cover the mouth to prevent speech; to cause someone to retch or choke; (noun) a device that is placed over someone’s mouth to prevent them from speaking or making noise; an order that prohibits a person or group from discussing a particular topic or sharing certain information with others | |
sci-fi | n: (informal for science fiction) a genre of speculative fiction typically deals with space travel, life on other planets, time travel, etc. | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
electrical | adj: relating to electricity | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
brainwave | n: a sudden idea or inspiration; a moment of great insight or creativity | |
buddy | n: a close friend; a partner, especially one of a pair or team | |
hack | v: to hit and cut somebody or something roughly and violently; to find a bug in a computer program and break into their systems or networks | |
neuroscience | n: the scientific study of the function, structure, and disorder of the brain and the nervous system | |
neuron | n: a cell that is specialized to carry information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
monitor | v: to observe, check, and track the progress or quality of something over a period of time | |
traditionally | adv: in accordance with tradition; typically or commonly done in a particular way | |
large-scale | adj: involving many people or things and involving a lot of change or activity | |
asleep | adj: in a state of sleep | |
alert | v: to warn or arouse to a sense of danger; (adjective) paying close attention or being in a state of readiness for action | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
interpret | v: to explain or assign the meaning of information, actions, etc. | |
electrode | n: either of two points or ends of a conductor at which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region | |
tangle | n: a confused mass of something twisted together | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
scenery | n: the natural features of a landscape or environment, viewed particularly in terms of their aesthetic appeal; the visual elements that constitute a play’s backdrop or setting | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
visual | adj: relating to seeing or sight | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
arrange | v: to plan, prepare for, and carry out something | |
noisy | adj: making a lot of sounds, especially loud or disruptive sound | |
align | v: to put or arrange two or more things in a straight line or to form a straight line | |
dominant | adj: more important, influential, or easy to notice than anything else of the same type | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
bump | v: to hit or knock against something hard, often with a dull sound; to meet with by accident | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
damn | v: to express disapproval of or disappointment in something or someone; to condemn or to curse; (a swear word) an expression of anger | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
dip | v: to put something into a liquid for a short time and take it out again | |
dedicate | v: to give all of your energy, time, etc., entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; to set apart for a particular purpose or use | |
spike | n: a narrow, thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, etc.; a sudden large increase in the magnitude or concentration of something | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
takeaway | n: a message or conclusion that can be taken away from a situation or piece of information | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
cheat | v: to act dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage or to deceive someone; to break the rules or laws | |
continuous | adj: occurring or existing without a pause or interruption | |
stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
packet | n: a small container or envelope that holds one or more items typically used for storing or transporting items like food, medicine, or marketing materials | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
constrict | v: to make something narrow or tight, often restricting movement or flow; to become narrow or tighter | |
onset | n: the beginning or early stages of unpleasant something; a military attack | |
decode | v: to convert something, such as a message or piece of information, from a specific form into one that you can understand | |
evoke | v: to bring or recall a feeling, memory, or image into your mind | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
stride | v: to walk with long steps in a particular direction; (noun) an important and positive progress | |
harness | v: to control and exploit the power of something, especially natural resources that produce energy; (noun) a set of narrow pieces of leather and metal that are used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object | |
skeptical | adj: doubting that something is accurate or useful |