NHCUE SPE CYT

WEEK 5

1.    Activate [ˈæktɪveɪt] (adj.)

That is, when you hear something, your sense of hearing is activated; when you see something, your sense of sight is activated.

--  to make active or more active

--  We must activate the youth to study.

2.    Default [dɪˋfɔlt] (n.)

“Orange is my default color for pain.”

--  a failure to make a payment

--  Death, not life, is the default state of cells.

3.    Defective [dɪˈfektɪv] (adj.)

The brain of a synesthete is not defective in any way.

-- having a problem or fault that prevents something from working correctly : having a defect or flaw

-- The building was destroyed when the defective boiler exploded.

4.    Endeavor [ɪn'devə] (n.)

Carol has incorporated elements what she sees synesthetically in both her past work, painting, and current endeavor, sculpture.

-- serious determined effort

-- Implying that human endeavor could turn back the tides of fate.

5.    Hesitate [ˋhɛzə͵tet] (v.)

I said, ”this tooth is orange; please do it.” And he hesitated.

--  to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do

--  They don't hesitate to open fire when confronted by police.

6.    Hook [hʊk] (v.)

For example, a synesthete’s sense of sight and hearing might be also hooked together; as a result, whenever the synesthete hears a particular sound, she or he also sees a particular.

--  to connect or attach (something) with a hook

--  The train cars were hooked together.

7.    Incorporate [ɪnˈkoɚpəˌreɪt] (v.)

Carol has incorporated elements what she sees synesthetically in both her past work, painting, and current endeavor, sculpture.

      --  to include (something) as part of something else business : to form into a corporation

--  We had to incorporate the company for tax reasons

8.    Intentional [ɪnˈtenʃənl] (adj.)

This is not the same as a poet using language intentionally to excite the imagination of the reader.

--  done in a way that is planned or intende

-- The figures are intentionally misleading.

9.    Perceive [pɚˋsiv] (v.)

She has experienced synesthesia for as long as she can remember, perceiving colors in numbers, letters, and when hearing certain sounds.

--  to notice or become aware of (something)

--  Voters perceive him as a decisive and resolute international leader.

      10.  Sensation [senˈseɪʃn] (n.)

The sensation of “hearing” a color is as real to the synesthete as seeing a color is to you.

--  a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences

--  A sensation of burning or tingling may be experienced in the hands.

      11. Simultaneously [ˌsɪməl'teɪnɪəslɪ] (adv.)

In the brain of someone with synesthesia, however, two or more senses are activated simultaneously.

--  existing or occurring at the same time :  exactly coincident

-- The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.

12.    Conflict [ˈkɒnflɪkt] (n.)

 I quickly identified with the atmosphere of Michael’s house, an attraction that stirred up an old conflict.

--  strong disagreement between people, groups, etc., that results in often angry argument

 -- This was a straight conflict of directly opposed aims.  

13.    Conservative [kənˈsɜ:vətɪv] (adj.)

 As a doctor, I was glad expected to be conservative, yet the house spoke to the artist in me, too.

--  not liking or accepting changes or new ideas

-- Someone who is conservative or has conservative ideas is unwilling to accept changes and new ideas.

14.     Course [ˈkoɚs] (n.)

 For Michael, sensation was simultaneous, like a jambalaya, instead of a meal served in neat, separate courses.

 -- a part of a meal that is served separately from other parts

--  You can choose what you want for the main course.

15.     Diagnosis [ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsɪs] (n.)

A strange diagnosis came to mind, but I wanted to hear more in Michael’s own words to be sure.

 --  a statement or conclusion that describes the reason for a disease, illness, or problem

-- She began to consult doctors, and each had a different diagnosis.

16.     Flow [fləʊ] (v.)

 Its “rooms” flowed into one another instead of keeping to well-defined spaces as rooms in most homes do.

 --  to move, come, or go continuously in one direction

--  She unbound her hair and let it flow loose in the wind.

17.     Grasp [græsp] (v.)

 I feet it like I’m actually grasping something.

--  to take and hold (something) with your fingers, hands, etc.; to understand (something that is complicated or difficult)

--  She was trying to grasp at something.

18.     Grin [ɡrɪn] (v.)

 “What are you grinning about?” Michael asked.

-- to smile widely

-- Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just grinned at her.

19.     Illusion [ɪˈluʒən] (n.)

 “But it’s not an illusion because I feel it.”

-- something that looks or seems different from what it is : something that is false or not real but that seems to be true or real

--  Sloping walls on the bulk of the building create an optical illusion. 

20.     Rub [rʌb] (v.)

 “All over,” he said, “but mostly I feel things rubbed against my face or sitting in my hands.”

--  to move something (such as your hand or an object) back and forth along the surface of (something) while pressing

--  Prick the potatoes and rub the skins with salt.

21. Sweep [sw'ip] (v.)

 I feel it─its weight, its texture, feeling sweeps down my arm into my fingertips.

 -- to move or pass quickly, forcefully, or smoothly

-- In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside.

22. Sympathetic [ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk] (adj.)

 “I thought you would be sympathetic!”

 --  feeling or showing concern about someone who is in a bad situation : having or showing feelings of sympathy

 -- Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.

23. Texture [ˈtɛkstʃɚ] (n.)

 I feel it─its weight, its texture, feeling sweeps down my arm into my fingertips.

--  the way that something feels when you touch it

--  This cheese has a crumbly texture with a strong flavour.  

24.   Relative [ˈrɛlətɪv] (adj.)

 “Normal is such a relative term. Let’s just say that you’re a rare bird,” I suggested.

--  having a particular quality when compared with something else

--  Economic reform has brought relative wealth to peasant farmers.

25. Linguistics [lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks] (n.)

 Well, when I was first doing science, when I was first in graduate school right out of college, I had a really hard time deciding what kind of project to work on within linguistics.

--  scientific study of language systems

--  These ideas rapidly became the new orthodoxy in linguistics.