THE TECHNOLOGY OF STUDY
abbreviation: a shortened form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole.
acquire: gain something for oneself through one’s actions or efforts.
advance: become better or make progress.
art: a branch of learning concerned with human thought and relations, as distinguished from a science, especially literature, philosophy, history, etc.
art: skill in creating something beautiful, attractive, etc.
boils down to: has something as the most important or basic cause, reason or principle. Literally, if a liquid boils down to something, it boils until much of the liquid is gone and a more concentrated substance remains.
cylinder: a shape that looks like a tube with flat round ends.
exaggerated: more extreme than normal.
flotation vest: a special jacket without sleeves that is made of material that floats and that you can put around your chest to keep you from sinking in water.
furnace: an enclosed device in which fuel is burned for heating or for making something very hot.
grip: an understanding of something. Literally, if someone gets a grip on something, he manages to hold it firmly so he does not drop it or let it go.
hesitate: pause before doing or saying something.
impatient: feeling annoyed because of a delay or other reason.
irritated: angry or disturbed.
judgment: the ability to make sensible decisions that are not influenced by personal feelings, but are based on facts, observation and knowledge.
keep pace: advance or progress at the same rate as something else.
kickboard: a board that one holds on to when learning to swim in order to practice kicking in the water.
manifest: give a physical or emotional sign that shows something exists or is happening.
memorizing: fixing something in your memory so that you know and can remember it perfectly.
note: notice something or give it careful attention.
physically: in a way that involves the body.
pinpoint: find exactly where something is. Literally, if you pinpoint something on a map, you stick the point (sharp part) of a pin (small piece of metal) into the map where it is.
promise: an indication that something may develop or appear successfully.
rubber: the eraser (soft substance used to rub out mistakes) at the end of a pencil, made of rubber or a similar substance. The substance rubber got its name because it was originally used to make these erasers.
science: a systematically arranged collection of knowledge or study dealing with the physical world or the people living together in society.
security: the state or feeling of being secure (safe and free from worry, anxiety or concern).
skipping: passing over or leaving out a step in a process or a level in a progression. Literally, skip means jump over something lightly.
specialized: designed or existing for use in one particular activity or subject.
strum: play a stringed instrument by brushing the strings with the fingers or a pick (a small flat object used to pluck the strings).
study: the process of learning about a subject through reading, instruction, observation, practice, etc.
substitute: something that is used instead of something else, or that does the thing that something else usually does.
symbol: a written or printed sign or character that represents something in a particular context.
tail end: the last or final part of something. Literally, a tail is the long narrow part that grows out the back end of some animals.
talent: a natural ability to do something well, especially an ability that can be improved by practice.
technical: relating to a specific subject, activity, type of work, etc., and not generally used, known or understood.
terrific: extremely good.
well after: after some time has passed.
willingness: the quality or state of being willing (eager and happy) to do something.