Unit 5 and 6: Brainpower and Storytelling Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards based on the Unit 5 'Brainpower' and Unit 6 'Storytelling' lecture notes, including memory-related terms, phrasal verbs, film terminology, and hedging strategies.

repeat

To say or do something again; a vocabulary term related to brainpower.

remind (someone of)

To cause someone to remember someone or something.

recall

To bring a fact, event, or situation back into one's mind.

refresh (your memory)

To help one remember something that has been forgotten.

retain

To continue to have something or keep it in mind.

retrieve

To get or bring something back from memory storage.

reminisce

To indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events.

reinforce

To strengthen or support a thought or memory.

recognize

To identify someone or something from having encountered them before.

recollect

To remember or call something to mind.

look up

Buscar

picked up

Recoger

drop out

Abandonar

keep up

Montener

sign up

Inscribirse

hand in

Cntregar

read over

Leer más

go through

Pasay a voves / Pasar puruna / Revisar

fall behind

rasaise

note down

Anotari Apuntar

memento

An object kept as a reminder of a person or event.

Hedging language

Language used to avoid giving a direct answer by making it less direct, including words like Maybe / Perhaps you should…, I don't mind either…, or If I had to choose, I'd say…

set

The place or time where the action in a story happens.

scenery

cenavio

special effects

fedos especiales

episode

podio

copy

Copiar

stare

Mivada Fija

scream

Grilar

hurry

Apuvause

plot

Trama

plot twist

Giro trama

nibble

Picar

based on

Basado en

cast

Celenco

remake

Pehacer

script

Guion

original version

version original

binge-watch

Movoto

spoilers

Information in a story that reveals the ending or a major plot point.

sigh

Suspivo

chat

Chavlar

scribbled

Garabatear

strolled

Paseo

gorge

Garganta

cried

ovo

glanced

Miro

gasp

Tadear

whisper

Susovo