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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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neuroscience | n: the scientific study of the function, structure, and disorder of the brain and the nervous system | |
cofounder | n: one of several people who establishes an organization or starts a business | |
backyard | n: a whole space behind and belonging to a house | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
instantly | adv: immediately | |
insect | n: any small creature that has six legs and a body divided into three sections | |
shrub | n: a woody plant that is smaller than a tree and has several main stems emerging from the soil | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
electrical | adj: relating to electricity | |
stimulus | n: something that causes growth or arouses action | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
moving | adj: causing strong emotions or feelings, especially sadness or sympathy | |
Arthurian | adj: relating to king Arthur and the tales and legends associated with him | |
royal | adj: relating to or belonging to the king or queen or a member of their family | |
governor | n: the person who holds the highest executive office in a state or province | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
swamp | n: an area of low-lying land that is flooded or saturated with water, often having a growth of natural vegetation | |
bug | n: any tiny insect; a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
carnivorous | adj: feeding on the flesh of other animals | |
vocabulary | n: the words used by a language, group, or individual; the knowledge and understanding of words and their meanings that a person possesses | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
physiology | n: the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms | |
neuron | n: a cell that is specialized to carry information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body | |
electrode | n: either of two points or ends of a conductor at which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance, or region | |
wrist | n: the joint between the hand and the forearm; the narrow part of the hand near this joint | |
hook | n: a curved device used for suspending, holding, or pulling something, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on; a sharp curve or crook | |
electrocardiogram | n: a test that uses electrodes placed on the chest, arms, and legs to record the electrical signals of the heart and create a graph that shows the heart’s rhythm and activity | |
voltage | n: the difference in the force of an electric current between two points | |
encode | v: to convert information into a code or format suitable for storage or transmission | |
introductory | adj: intended as an introduction or preliminary; serving as a base or starting point | |
mimosa | n: a cocktail typically made with champagne and orange juice; a plant with delicate, fern-like leaves and fluffy pink or yellow flowers | |
curl | v: to form or make something form into a curved or spiral shape; (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
branch | n: a division of a tree or woody shrub that grows out from the trunk or a main stem; a division of some larger or more complex organization | |
scare | v: to frighten a person or animal, or to become frightened | |
appealing | adj: attractive or exciting; evoking a positive response or desire; having qualities that are likely to encourage someone to like or enjoy something | |
herbivore | n: an animal that eats only plants, such as a cow or a deer | |
wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
stem | n: the central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow; the part of a word common to all its inflected variants; (verb) to grow out of, have roots in, or originate in | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
receptor | n: an organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation such as heat or cold and makes the body react in a particular way | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
Venus | n: the planet second in order from the sun | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
nutrient | n: any substance that is essential for the maintenance and growth of living things | |
darn | v: to mend a piece of clothing by sewing over a hole or tear with small, tight stitches | |
snap | v: to record on photographic film; to make a sudden, sharp sound; (noun) the act of catching an object with the hands | |
probabilistic | adj: characterized by the influence of chance or probability; involving the use of statistical models or methods to estimate likelihoods or risks | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
computation | n: the act or process of calculating something, especially an answer or amount, by using a machine or calculator | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
axon | n: a long and slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that sends out signals away from the nerve cell | |
depressed | adj: sad and without any hope | |
actualize | v: to make real or concrete; to bring into existence or implementation; to fulfill or realize a potential or intention | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
slightly | adv: in a small degree or extent; a little | |
ion | n: an atom or molecule that has a positive or negative electrical charge caused by its losing or gained one or more electrons | |
ubiquitous | adj: being or existing everywhere at once | |
euro | n: the official currency of most European Union countries | |
interspecies | adj: occurring between or involving different species; pertaining to interactions between different species | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
sensitive | adj: able to notice slight changes, signals, or influences; able to feel or perceive other’s feelings; susceptible to the things people say or do | |
recall | v: to remember something | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; |