| headphone | earphone |
| punchline | the last few words of a joke that make it funny |
| pointless | having no purpose; not worth doing |
| dub | 1. to give sb/sth a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way
2. to replace the original speech in a film/movie or television programme with words in another language
3. to make a piece of music by mixing sounds from different recordings |
| reflex | an action or a movement of your body that happens naturally in response to sth and that you cannot control; sth that you do without thinking |
| pedigree | a person's family history or the background of sth, especially when this is impressive |
| superiority | n.
1. the state or quality of being better, more skilful, more powerful, greater, etc. than others
2. behaviour that shows that you think you are better than other people |
| psychic | connected with the mind rather than the body |
| puncture | 1. a small hole in a tyre made by a sharp point
2. a small hole, especially in the skin, made by a sharp point |
| ludicrous | unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously |
| incongruity | the quality of being very different from other things that happen or exist in the same situation and therefore appearing to be strange; something that seems strange because of being very different from other things which happen or exist in the same situation |
| nonsense | n.
1. ideas, behavior, or statements that are not true or sensible
2. unreasonable or annoying behavior
3. nonsense words or sounds seem like ordinary words but they have no meaning |
| revolve | to go in a circle around a central point |
| conceptual | relating to ideas and principles |
| shift | to move, or move sth, from one position or place to another |
| comedian | an entertainer who makes people laugh by telling jokes or funny stories |
| semantic | relating to the meaning of words |
| buzz | to make a continuous low sound |
| insight | the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations |
| appease | to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want |
| crucial | extremely important, because it will affect other things |
| ultrasonic | higher than humans can hear |
| squeak | to make a short high sound that is not very loud |
| scuffle | a short and not very violent fight or struggle |
| nasty | very bad or unpleasant |
| gape | 1. to look at something or someone with your mouth open because you are very surprised
2. to open wide, or to be wide open |
| pant | to breathe very loudly with your mouth open, for example when you have been running or exercising; to say something while you are panting |
| mutate | to become physically different from other plants or animals of the same type as a result of a genetic change |
| trigger | n.
1. the part of a gun that you move with your finger to make the gun fire
2. something that produces an immediate result
v.
1. to make something happen; to cause someone to have a particular feeling or memory; to cause someone to do or say something
2. to make a machine or piece of equipment start to work |
| instinctual | based on natural instinct ; not learned |
| fairground | an area of land that is used for fairs |
| tickle | v.
1. to move your fingers gently on someone’s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh; if something tickles you, it touches your skin gently and gives you a pleasant or slightly uncomfortable feeling
2. if something such as a remark or an idea tickles you, you think it is funny; if something tickles you, it makes you feel pleased
n.
1. a slightly sore feeling in your throat that makes you want to cough
2. an act of tickling someone |
| machinery | 1. machines; the moving or working parts of a machine
2. an established system for doing something |
| motor | 1. the part of a machine or vehicle that makes it work or move
2. a car |
| circuit | a route or path that follows a curved course and finishes at the point at which it began |
| vocalisation | a word or sound that is produced by the voice |
| magnetic | 1. behaving like a magnet
2. connected with or produced by magnetism
3. that people find very powerful and attractive |
| resonance | n.
1. if a sound has resonance, it is deep and clear and continues for a long time
2. an emotional effect produced by something that reminds you of something else
3. a sound that something makes as a result of sound waves from another object |
| scanner | a device which copies pictures and documents so that they can be stored on a computer |
| snapshot | 1. a photograph taken without the use of professional equipment
2. a short description that tells you what a particular place or situation is like at a particular time |
| prefrontal | relating to or situated in the foremost part of the brain |
| cortex | the outer layer of your brain or another organ |
| demand | to say in a very firm way that you want something; to ask a question in a very firm or angry way |
| arousal | n.
1. a feeling of being sexually excited
2. the moment during which someone wakes after sleeping |
| abrupt | adj.
1. sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way
2. behaving or speaking in a way that seems rude to other people because you do not take the time to be friendly |
| distort | to change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate |
| disgust | v. if something disgusts you, it is so bad or immoral that it makes you angry and upset
n. a very strong feeling of not liking something |
| shudder | v. if you shudder, your body suddenly shakes, for example because you suddenly feel cold or frightened; if something shudders, it shakes violently several times
n. a quick uncontrolled shaking movement |
| snap | to suddenly break something with a short loud noise, or to be broken in this way |
| metabolic | relating to your metabolism |
