The science of attraction - Dawn Maslar

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

unworn

Unworn means not worn at all. The clothes that you wear every day are usually called worn clothes.

  • The clothes that she was wearing were notworn, which meant that they had not been worn recently.
  • The clothes that he was wearing were notworn, which meant that they had not been worn recently.
attuned

When something is attuned, it is in harmony with something else. This means that the two things work together perfectly.

  • The orchestra was attuned to the conductor's every movement.
  • The plants were attuned to the sunlight.
immunities

Immunities are protections that a person has against disease. Immunities can be natural or artificial.

  • Experimental vaccines are designed to provide immunity to people against a particular virus.
  • Some people are still not immune to the flu, even though they've been vaccinated.
  • The company offers a wide range of immunities to its employees.
breathy

When a person is breathy, they are speaking in a soft, whispery voice. This is usually because they are not breathing very well.

  • She is breathy because she is not breathing well.
  • His breathy voice is due to his asthma.
formant

A formant is a specific frequency of sound that is used to identify a particular type of sound. The formants in a human voice are usually divided into two categories: low-frequency formants and high-frequency formants.

  • The formants in the voice of the speaker were lowfrequency formants.
  • The formants in the voice of the speaker were highfrequency formants.
stoic

A stoic is someone who is very calm and unemotional. They usually try to keep their emotions hidden, and they usually don't show their feelings outwardly.

  • He is a very stoic person and he doesn't show his emotions very much.
  • She is a very stoic person, and she doesn't usually show her emotions.
dilate

To dilate is to enlarge or stretch something. When you dilate your pupil, you are making your eyes wider so that you can see better.

  • The medication dilates the blood vessels, which makes the person feel dizzy.
  • The play was very dilatory, and I felt like I was waiting forever for anything to happen.
warping

Warping is a general term for when something changes or becomes distorted in some way. When you warp a picture, you are changing the proportions and the shape of the image.

  • The warping caused the picture to become distorted.
  • The warping of the fabric caused it to become torn.