Reading Fusion-Book 1 Unit 01 (E)

ability

skill
Some people have the ability to roll their tongues into a U-shape.

activate

turn on; make active
The state has activated its emergency operation center.

Alzheimer's

disease which affects memory (common amongst older people)
An example of someone who had alzheimer's disease was Barry Goldwater.

anticipate

expect; foresee
Her mom didn't anticipate the bad news from her daughter.

attuned to

sensitive towards; focused on
Alex had been attuend to her silent wants and needs because it was importatnt to him.

boost

increase
We can boost our sales by 30-40% by this December.

composer

person who writes music
Mozart is a very famous composer.

concentrate

focus
I could not concentrate on my homework beacuse the room was so loud.

dedicated to

focused on; committed to
Joan has dedicated her life to animals.

discover

find out
The scientist discovered a cure for cancer.

evidence

proof
The police found no evidence that she had stolen the money.

expert

person who is very knowledgeable in a field
She is an expert in five languages.

fraction

part of a whole (ex: 1/2, 1/3)
There is only a fraction of students here now.

instrument

device for playing music (ex: guitar)
A musician is playing an instrument.

IQ

“Intelligence Quotient" (widely used measure of intelligence)
I mak good grades and have a high iq.

make up

create
Women make up 56% of the student numbers.

movement

section of a piece of classical music
The ending of this movement is wonderful.

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (device showing an internal image of a patient)
Doctors can check implant, after it has been inserted, by mri.

no wonder

of course; that's why
It is no wonder that the waiters looked tired.

organize

arrange
Joe thought we should organize a party for Frank since it’s his birthday.

personalized

specially made for somebody
The wedding invitations will be personlaized to your exact requirements.

pour in

arrive in large numbers
I poured some milk in my sister’s cup.

procedure

method; sequence
It would be four to six weeks before they knew whether the procedure was successful.

process

handle; deal with
I can't process this fast.

region

area
This region gets a lot of rain.

remind

help someone remember
Please remind me to call my daughter this afternoon.

role

purpose; function
The role of the parents is to take care of the children.

spatial reasoning

the ability to mentally process shapes and patterns
I have an overdeveloped sense of spatial reasoning.

track

follow; keep up with
I should call the courier service to see if they can track it down.

unique

special; one of a kind
I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s unique.