Examples of Vocabulary Entries
Brainology Vocab.1) Remedy
-What I think it means:medicine for an injury.
- What it actually means:set right, solve, repair
2) Deficiency
-What I think it means:amount of something
-What it actually means: a lack or shortage
3) Substantially
-What I think it means:a substance (drugs,alcohol,etc.)
-What it actually means: to a great or significant extent
4) Perseverance
-What I think it means:saving
-What it actually means: not giving up
5) Modules
-What I think it means:models
-What it actually means: set of standardized parts / Chapter 2 Vocab.
1) Dissidents
-What I think it means:residents
-What it actually means:a person who opposes official policy
2) Context
-What I think it means:words together
-What it actually means:the setting
3) Tedious
-What I think it means: a lot of, too much
-What it actually means:long
4) Explicitly
-What I think it means:expertly, professionally
-What it actually means:clearly and in detail
5) Essential
-What I think it means:items that are needed
-What it actually means:absolutely necessary, extremely important
BRAINOLOGY VOCAB
1) Cultivated- MY GUESS something that’s kept safe
Definition: to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention
2) Transition- MY GUESS progress of a situation
Definition: movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc.
3) Remedy- MY GUESS switching something up
Definition: something that corrects or removes an evil of any kind
4) Intuitively- MY GUESS not commonly used
Definition: perceiving by intuition, as a person or the mind
5) Chronically- MY GUESS strong method
Definition: continuing a long time or recurring frequently / CHAPTER 2 VOCAB
1) Etymology (pg83)- MY GUESS keeps record of a word
Definition: the study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words
2) Transition- MY GUESS the word can be used in any way (past, present, future)
Definition: verbal bridges that help readers connect ideas
3) Denotation- MY GUESS the meaning that the word is being used as
Definition: a word that names or signifies something specific
4) Topography- MY GUESS a chart that could help you remember stuff easier
Definition: the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small areas, district, or location
5) Connotation- MY GUESS an important idea of a main story
Definition: the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning
Brainology Vocabulary Words
1.)Collaboration- The action of working with someone to produce or create something.
My guess: Being able to work with some rather well.
2.)Resilient- (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.
My guess: Being able to resist to something.
3.)Dampened- Make less strong or intense.
My guess: To put situations to the extreme.
4.)Opt- Make a choice from a range of possibilities.
My guess: When someone is able to be motivated by something.
5.)Profound- (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
My guess: A subject or matter that is very important. / Chapter 2 Vocabulary Words
1.)Recognition- The action or process of recognizing or being recognized, in particular.
My guess: To give someone credit for the actions.
2.)Audacity-The willingness to take bold risks.
My guess: When people are selfish with their problems.
3.)Frivolous- Not having any serious purpose or value.
My guess: Feeling nervous or having anxiety.
4.)Credulous- Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
My guess: Taking time to believe in something.
5.)Synchronized- Cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
My guess: Being compatible with someone emotionally and physically.