Vocabulary - Benefits of Curiosity Part 1

Check the correct definition for: absolutely.

Ex: Before you submit your answer, you should be absolutely sure it is correct.

• (adv) definitely

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (v) controls

Check the correct definition for: hands-on.

Ex: Yuri didn’t go to college, but he has years of hands-on experience working as a

computer programmer.

• (adj) extremely interesting

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)

• (v) judge or evaluate

• (adj) practical; related to actual practice rather than theory

Check the correct definition for: reaction.

Ex: What was Adam’s reaction when he found out he was accepted to Harvard?

Was he excited?

• (n) people who take part in a study or activity

• (n) response; the way people act or feel as a result of something

  they hear or experience

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)

• (adj) practical; related to actual practice rather than theory

Check the correct definition for: assume.

Ex: Marci is a serious student. If she’s not in class, you can assume she’s sick.

• (v) controls

• (n) response; the way people act or feel as a result of something

  they hear or experience

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (v) gives someone hope or support

Check the correct definition for: participants.

Ex: The researcher conducted an experiment with over a hundred volunteer

participants.

• (n) people who take part in a study or activity

• (n) response; the way people act or feel as a result of something

  they hear or experience

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)

Check the correct definition for: encourages.

Ex: Our teacher always encourages us to do our best. For example, she writes

positive comments on our papers.

• (n) people who take part in a study or activity

• (v) judge or evaluate

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (v) gives someone hope or support

Check the correct definition for: rate.

Ex: In the research study, people were asked to taste five kinds of yogurt and rate

them from 1 to 5 (1 = great, 5 = terrible).

• (n) people who take part in a study or activity

• (v) judge or evaluate

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (v) gives someone hope or support

Check the correct definition for: regulates.

Ex: The limbic system is the part of the brain that regulates our emotions, such as

anger, fear, and pleasure.

• (v) controls

• (v) judge or evaluate

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)

Check the correct definition for: involved in.

Ex: Manuel is always busy because he is involved in many social, volunteer, and

athletic activities.

• (v) controls

• (adv) definitely

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)

Check the correct definition for: fascinating.

Ex: I read a fascinating article about the Trans-Siberian Railway, which travels

almost 10,000 kilometers from Moscow to Vladivostok. I stayed up late last night

reading it.

• (adj) extremely interesting

• (adv) definitely

• (v) guess without proof or evidence

• (adj) connected with or part of (something)