The Triune Brain

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used to describe an unpleasantly strange and unfriendly person or type of behaviour:
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reptilian
He turned a cold, reptilian gaze on me.
the outer layer, especially of the brain and other organs
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cortex
the cerebral cortex
to keep alive:
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sustain
The soil in this part of the world is not rich enough to sustain a large population.
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
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adequate
It's not a big salary but it's adequate for our needs.
to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal:
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startle
The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.
an event, esp. one that happens unexpectedly:
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occurrence
Break-ins are an everyday occurrence in this neighborhood.
to have sex and produce young, or to make animals do this:
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mate
Mating a horse with a donkey produces a mule
the area that a person or group considers its own:
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turf
Judges feel that the courtroom is their private turf.
a small reptile that has a long body, four short legs, a long tail, and thick skin
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lizard
to announce that something belongs to you:
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stake a claim
Stacy staked her claim to to her uncle’s fortune.
to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen:
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exert
If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision.
extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering:
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anguish
His anguish at the outcome of the court case was very clear.
a group of sea mammals such as whales or dolphins
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pod
to make someone feel that they must do something:
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impel
I wonder what it is that impels him to exercise all the time.
the relationship between members of the same family:
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kinship
Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship.
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen or felt:
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concrete
They think she killed her husband, but they have no concrete evidence.
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it:
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feat
The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.
continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment:
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ongoing
No agreement has yet been reached and the negotiations are still ongoing.
a group of animals that are born at the same time and have the same mother:
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litter
a litter of kittens
to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective:
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impair
A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning the tournament.
having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage:
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shrewd
He was shrewd enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later.
the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way:
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propensity
She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important
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garrulous
I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.
a long, thin rod that is put through pieces of food, esp. meat, for cooking
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skewer
He skewered the onion with a toothpick.
offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex:
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obscene
(= ones in which unwanted sexual suggestions were made to the listener).
He was jailed for making obscene phone calls
sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:
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abrupt
Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room.

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