| A | B |
|---|
| abhor: | detest |
| delve: | detailed search for information |
| esoteric: | knowledge restricted to a small group |
| cerebrally: | related to the brain or intellect |
| syntax: | word order |
| semantics: | linguistic area concerned with meaning |
| scenario: | an outline or synopsis |
| to twig: | to understand the meaning of |
| feign: | pretend |
| coma: | profound unconscious state |
| dastardly: | despicably mean or cowardly |
| addled: | confused |
| saliva: | spit |
| groggily: | weak and unsteady on the feet |
| nerd: | a brainy person |
| luscious: | having a delicious taste or smell |
| jiffy: | in an instant |
| remote: | far away |
| urge: | continuing impulse towards a goal |
| mesmerize: | hypnotize |
| zombie: | part of voodoo belief |
| impair: | to damage, make worse |
| prodding: | urging someone on |
| neurology: | scientific study of the nervous system |
| pathological: | diseased |
| synapse: | impulse > from one neuron to another |
| cortical: | condition of the cerebral cortex |
| aphasia: | impairment due to a brain lesion |
| chortle: | chuckle |
