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  1. neuroscience
    the scientific study of the nervous system and the brain
    “Behavioral neuroscience.
  2. barbell
    a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  3. unassigned
    not given or delegated to someone
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  4. joystick
    a manual lever used to control computers or video games
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  5. Geisel
    United States writer of children's books (1904-1991)
    The next stop for Mr. Navas, 30, is the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
  6. toolbox
    a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  7. Salk
    United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914)
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  8. monkey wrench
    adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  9. refrigeration
    the process of cooling or freezing for preservative purposes
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  10. community college
    a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community
    His mother, sister and friends nudged him to go to community college in Nassau

    County and take classes, even if he didn’t know what he was going to do.
  11. dropout
    someone who quits school before graduation
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  12. boiler
    a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  13. behavioral
    of or relating to behavior
    “Behavioral neuroscience.
  14. balky
    stopping short and refusing to go on
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  15. reinvent
    bring back into existence
    With every move, he said, “I had to reinvent myself.”
  16. robotic
    functioning or behaving like a machine
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  17. Dartmouth
    a college in New Hampshire
    The next stop for Mr. Navas, 30, is the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
  18. graduate student
    a student who continues studies after graduation
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  19. ticker
    a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  20. fiancee
    a woman who is engaged to be married
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  21. doctorate
    one of the highest earned degrees conferred by a university
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  22. medical student
    a student in medical school
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  23. from scratch
    from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  24. girlfriend
    a girl or woman with whom one is romantically involved
    “I met my girlfriend in a class that

    both of us had taken by mistake,” he said.
  25. school of medicine
    a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree
    The next stop for Mr. Navas, 30, is the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
  26. polio
    a viral disease that can cause muscle weakness or paralysis
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  27. nudge
    push against gently
    His mother, sister and friends nudged him to go to community college in Nassau

    County and take classes, even if he didn’t know what he was going to do.
  28. Queens
    a borough of New York City
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  29. refrigerator
    appliance in which food can be stored at low temperatures
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  30. cellphone
    a hand-held mobile device
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  31. installment
    a payment of part of a debt
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  32. supermarket
    a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  33. graduate
    receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  34. medical school
    a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree
    “Dartmouth Medical School,” he said.
  35. scholarship
    profound learned knowledge
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  36. gym
    athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
    He visited the gym

    fervently.
  37. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
    “The mentors made the

    difference,“ he said.
  38. figuring
    problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
    A high-school dropout and drop-in, Mr. Navas had a

    knack for figuring out how things worked.
  39. knack
    a special way of doing something
    A high-school dropout and drop-in, Mr. Navas had a

    knack for figuring out how things worked.
  40. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  41. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  42. Nassau
    the capital of the Bahamas
    His mother, sister and friends nudged him to go to community college in Nassau

    County and take classes, even if he didn’t know what he was going to do.
  43. psychology
    the science of mental life
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  44. vaccine
    injection of weakened or dead microbes to create antibodies
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  45. cocaine
    a narcotic extracted from coca leaves
    “Research with cocaine and drugs.
  46. lab
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  47. shaping
    the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  48. requirement
    necessary activity
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  49. mechanic
    a person who operates devices made to perform tasks
    One day, all the

    mechanics were out in the field when a job came in.
  50. figure out
    find the solution to or understand the meaning of
    A high-school dropout and drop-in, Mr. Navas had a

    knack for figuring out how things worked.
  51. monkey
    any of various long-tailed primates
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  52. fervently
    with strong emotion or zeal
    He visited the gym

    fervently.
  53. tangle
    twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  54. basically
    in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
    “Basically, I learned refrigeration by telephone,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  55. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  56. be born
    come into existence through birth
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  57. elevator
    lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  58. student
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  59. move on
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  60. research
    a seeking for knowledge
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  61. make good
    act as promised
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  62. college
    an institution of higher education
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  63. mechanics
    the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies
    One day, all the

    mechanics were out in the field when a job came in.
  64. storage
    the act of keeping something for future use
    One day, Mr.

    Cataldo took the students to a nearly windowless building that Mr. Navas thought

    was for storage.
  65. build
    make by combining materials and parts
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  66. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
    He was

    hired at the boiler company, which builds boilers in pieces and then assembles

    them.
  67. job
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  68. class
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  69. controlling
    able to control or determine policy
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  70. hip
    either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  71. scratch
    cut, scrape, or wear away the surface of
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  72. tape
    a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  73. kid
    young goat
    “I was just some kid working in a boiler company.
  74. part with
    give something up
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  75. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  76. work at
    to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  77. clay
    water-soaked soil; soft, wet earth
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  78. laboratory
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    It was actually filled with laboratories.
  79. work in
    add by mixing or blending on or attaching
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  80. schedule
    a list of times at which things are planned to occur
    It worked for my schedule.”
  81. parade
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  82. over and over
    repeatedly
    I got lucky, over and over.”
  83. downstairs
    on or of lower floors of a building
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  84. mouse
    small rodent having a pointed snout and small ears
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  85. patch
    a small contrasting part of something
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  86. hire
    engage or hire for work
    He was

    hired at the boiler company, which builds boilers in pieces and then assembles

    them.
  87. panel
    sheet that forms a distinct section of something
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  88. pound
    16 ounces avoirdupois
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  89. high school
    a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  90. steel
    an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  91. expectation
    belief about the future
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  92. Mr.
    a form of address for a man
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  93. encourage
    inspire with confidence
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  94. pop
    make a sharp explosive noise
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  95. medical
    relating to the study or practice of medicine
    “Dartmouth Medical School,” he said.
  96. say
    utter aloud
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  97. interfere
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  98. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  99. go to
    be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  100. school
    an educational institution
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  101. planning
    an act of formulating a program for a course of action
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  102. work on
    to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  103. shirt
    a garment worn on the upper half of the body
    “She has bought every single Dartmouth shirt that they sell,” he said, “and she

    tries to drop it into every single conversation.”
  104. sister
    a female person who has the same parents as another person
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  105. building
    the act of constructing something
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  106. factory
    a plant with facilities for manufacturing
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  107. drop
    let fall to the ground
    A high-school dropout and drop-in, Mr. Navas had a

    knack for figuring out how things worked.
  108. boss
    a person who exercises control and makes decisions
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  109. hired
    having services engaged for a fee
    He was

    hired at the boiler company, which builds boilers in pieces and then assembles

    them.
  110. decline
    grow worse
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  111. encouraged
    inspired with confidence
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  112. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  113. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  114. lucky
    having or bringing good fortune
    I got lucky, over and over.”
  115. neighborhood
    an area within a city or town that has distinctive features
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  116. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    His mother, sister and friends nudged him to go to community college in Nassau

    County and take classes, even if he didn’t know what he was going to do.
  117. 400
    being one hundred more than three hundred
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  118. sheet
    any broad thin expanse or surface
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  119. company
    an institution created to conduct business
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  120. fitted
    being the right size and shape to fit as desired
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  121. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  122. rolling
    propelling something on wheels
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  123. work
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  124. drug
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
    “Research with cocaine and drugs.
  125. Dr.
    a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution
    The research that I liked was with

    learning and memory, which was Dr. Susan Croll’s area.”
  126. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  127. control
    power to direct or determine
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  128. telephone
    electronic equipment that transmits sound over distances
    “Basically, I learned refrigeration by telephone,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  129. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
    The next stop for Mr. Navas, 30, is the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
  130. learn
    gain knowledge or skills
    The research that I liked was with

    learning and memory, which was Dr. Susan Croll’s area.”
  131. cutting
    the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  132. supported
    held up or having the weight borne especially from below
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  133. live in
    live in the house where one works
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  134. block
    obstruct
    Mr. Navas lives a block from his mother in Great Neck.
  135. working
    a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  136. stuff
    the tangible substance that goes into a physical object
    Stuff like that.”
  137. shape
    a perceptual structure
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  138. move
    change location
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  139. luck
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    “More luck.”
  140. teacher
    a person whose occupation is instructing
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  141. More
    English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
    “More luck.”
  142. plan
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  143. text
    the words of something written
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  144. Wednesday
    the fourth day of the week; the third working day
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  145. single
    existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
    “She has bought every single Dartmouth shirt that they sell,” he said, “and she

    tries to drop it into every single conversation.”
  146. developed
    being changed over time, as to be stronger or more complete
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  147. 200
    being ten more than one hundred ninety
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  148. fill
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    It was actually filled with laboratories.
  149. younger
    used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  150. learning
    the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
    The research that I liked was with

    learning and memory, which was Dr. Susan Croll’s area.”
  151. vision
    the ability to see
    I had no

    vision of becoming a doctor.
  152. doctor
    a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution
    I had no

    vision of becoming a doctor.
  153. come in
    to come or go into
    One day, all the

    mechanics were out in the field when a job came in.
  154. hospital
    a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
    For now, he works part time in a hospital and is still on call with the boiler

    company.
  155. mistake
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or inattention
    “I met my girlfriend in a class that

    both of us had taken by mistake,” he said.
  156. exercise
    the activity of exerting muscles to keep fit
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  157. becoming
    displaying or setting off to best advantage
    I had no

    vision of becoming a doctor.
  158. program
    a series of steps to be carried out
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  159. the City
    the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  160. major
    greater in scope or effect
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  161. raise
    move upwards
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  162. liked
    found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
    The research that I liked was with

    learning and memory, which was Dr. Susan Croll’s area.”
  163. meet
    come together
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  164. sell
    exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
    “She has bought every single Dartmouth shirt that they sell,” he said, “and she

    tries to drop it into every single conversation.”
  165. county
    the largest administrative district within a state
    His mother, sister and friends nudged him to go to community college in Nassau

    County and take classes, even if he didn’t know what he was going to do.
  166. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
    The research that I liked was with

    learning and memory, which was Dr. Susan Croll’s area.”
  167. accepted
    generally approved or compelling recognition
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  168. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  169. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  170. go on
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  171. using
    an act that exploits or victimizes someone
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  172. reading
    written material intended to be read
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  173. said
    being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  174. telling
    disclosing unintentionally
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  175. high
    being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  176. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  177. New York
    the largest city in New York State and in the United States
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  178. moving
    in motion
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  179. and how
    an expression of emphatic agreement
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  180. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  181. neck
    the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
    Mr. Navas lives a block from his mother in Great Neck.
  182. out in
    enter a harbor
    One day, all the

    mechanics were out in the field when a job came in.
  183. honor
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  184. member
    anything that belongs to a set or class
    “I don’t know what we’re going to do without him,” said Mary O’Brien,

    a member of the family that owns Rockmills.
  185. call
    utter a sudden loud cry
    For now, he works part time in a hospital and is still on call with the boiler

    company.
  186. York
    the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  187. fit
    meeting adequate standards for a purpose
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  188. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
    “The mentors made the

    difference,“ he said.
  189. holding
    the act of retaining something
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  190. degree
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  191. seat
    any support where you can sit
    “That’s a big seat.”
  192. actually
    in fact
    It was actually filled with laboratories.
  193. needed
    necessary for relief or supply
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  194. mother
    a woman who has given birth to a child
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  195. buy
    obtain by purchase
    “She has bought every single Dartmouth shirt that they sell,” he said, “and she

    tries to drop it into every single conversation.”
  196. memory
    the cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered
    The research that I liked was with

    learning and memory, which was Dr. Susan Croll’s area.”
  197. born
    brought into existence
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  198. daily
    of or belonging to or occurring every day
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  199. secretary
    an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  200. pain
    a physical feeling of suffering or discomfort
    “Pain research,” Mr.

    Navas said.
  201. escape
    run away from confinement
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  202. science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  203. conversation
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas
    “She has bought every single Dartmouth shirt that they sell,” he said, “and she

    tries to drop it into every single conversation.”
  204. receive
    get something; come into possession of
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  205. take
    get into one's hands
    One day, Mr.

    Cataldo took the students to a nearly windowless building that Mr. Navas thought

    was for storage.
  206. offer
    present for acceptance or rejection
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  207. brother
    a male with the same parents as someone else
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  208. family
    a group of people related to one another
    “I don’t know what we’re going to do without him,” said Mary O’Brien,

    a member of the family that owns Rockmills.
  209. university
    an institution of higher learning that grants degrees
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  210. going
    the act of departing
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  211. spent
    depleted of energy, force, or strength
    Dr. Salk, a

    graduate of the City College of New York, was offered a ticker-tape parade by the

    city, but declined and said the money would be better spent on scholarships for

    medical students.
  212. day
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  213. piece
    a separate part of a whole
    He was

    hired at the boiler company, which builds boilers in pieces and then assembles

    them.
  214. service
    an act of help or assistance
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  215. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  216. true
    consistent with fact or reality; not false
    True, but not true enough.
  217. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  218. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  219. stop
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
    The next stop for Mr. Navas, 30, is the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
  220. new
    not of long duration
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  221. filled
    generously supplied with
    It was actually filled with laboratories.
  222. carry
    physically move while supporting, by vehicle, hands, or body
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  223. learned
    having or showing profound knowledge
    “Basically, I learned refrigeration by telephone,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  224. money
    the most common medium of exchange
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  225. start
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    After community college, Mr. Navas started from scratch at Queens College,

    planning to earn a degree in exercise science.
  226. raised
    located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  227. summer
    the warmest season of the year
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  228. taken
    understood in a certain way; made sense of
    “I met my girlfriend in a class that

    both of us had taken by mistake,” he said.
  229. Mary
    the mother of Jesus
    “I don’t know what we’re going to do without him,” said Mary O’Brien,

    a member of the family that owns Rockmills.
  230. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
    A high-school dropout and drop-in, Mr. Navas had a

    knack for figuring out how things worked.
  231. have
    possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  232. visit
    the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
    He visited the gym

    fervently.
  233. works
    performance of moral or religious acts
    For now, he works part time in a hospital and is still on call with the boiler

    company.
  234. seven
    the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  235. arm
    a human limb
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  236. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  237. field
    extensive tract of level open land
    One day, all the

    mechanics were out in the field when a job came in.
  238. course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  239. tell
    narrate or give a detailed account of
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  240. enough
    sufficient for the purpose
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  241. every
    (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
    With every move, he said, “I had to reinvent myself.”
  242. friend
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
    His mother, sister and friends nudged him to go to community college in Nassau

    County and take classes, even if he didn’t know what he was going to do.
  243. try
    make an effort or attempt
    “She has bought every single Dartmouth shirt that they sell,” he said, “and she

    tries to drop it into every single conversation.”
  244. pass
    go across or through
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  245. just
    and nothing more
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  246. young
    any immature animal
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  247. year
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
    That was a little over three years ago.
  248. news
    information about recent and important events
    How has she taken the

    news?
  249. part
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    For now, he works part time in a hospital and is still on call with the boiler

    company.
  250. suddenly
    happening unexpectedly
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  251. cut
    separate with or as if with an instrument
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  252. nearly
    slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
    One day, Mr.

    Cataldo took the students to a nearly windowless building that Mr. Navas thought

    was for storage.
  253. arms
    weapons considered collectively
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  254. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  255. evening
    the latter part of the day
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  256. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  257. ago
    gone by; or in the past
    That was a little over three years ago.
  258. six
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  259. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  260. live
    have life, be alive
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  261. father
    a male parent
    Mr. Navas said his father left

    before he was born, and the family had lived in six neighborhoods by the time he

    was 18.
  262. three
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    That was a little over three years ago.
  263. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    “They had a night class, a 200-level psychology class,” Mr. Navas

    said.
  264. need
    require or want
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  265. get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    I got lucky, over and over.”
  266. over
    beyond the top or upper surface or edge
    That was a little over three years ago.
  267. of course
    as might be expected
    The girlfriend, Lauren Talesnick, now his fiancée, encouraged him to switch to

    a psychology major and escape a tangle of course requirements.
  268. big
    above average in size or number or quantity
    “That’s a big seat.”
  269. making
    the act that results in something coming to be
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  270. read
    look at and say out loud something written or printed
    Suddenly, Mr. Navas, a high-school dropout and a do-just-enough-to-pass college

    student, found himself reading unassigned chapters in the text.
  271. form
    a perceptual structure
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  272. become
    come into existence
    I had no

    vision of becoming a doctor.
  273. after
    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    AFTER high school, with no particular plans, he got a job as a secretary at a

    refrigeration company that serviced supermarket equipment.
  274. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
    Chris Navas needed a course that met at the right time in the evening and would

    not interfere with his day job, which was building boilers, or his daily obsession,

    which was building his body.
  275. think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
    One day, Mr.

    Cataldo took the students to a nearly windowless building that Mr. Navas thought

    was for storage.
  276. years
    a prolonged period of time
    That was a little over three years ago.
  277. open
    affording free passage or access
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  278. sent
    caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted
    The boss sent him out with a

    cellphone and a toolbox, and told him to call after he had popped open a panel on

    the balky refrigerator.
  279. make
    perform or carry out
    He was

    making good money at a factory in Maspeth, Queens, forming new boilers from

    sheet steel as if it were clay, rolling it, shaping it, cutting it.
  280. along
    in line with a length or direction
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  281. around
    in the area or vicinity
    His class work at Queens College was fitted into patches of time around

    boilers and barbells.
  282. four
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    “If there’s no elevator, you have four guys holding a 400-pound part with

    monkey wrenches and carrying it downstairs,” he said.
  283. come
    move toward, travel toward
    One day, all the

    mechanics were out in the field when a job came in.
  284. morning
    the time period between dawn and noon
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
  285. then
    at that time
    The teacher, Giuseppe Cataldo, then a graduate student working on his

    doctorate, “was a younger guy, hip, telling us about all the research that was

    going on in the world,” Mr. Navas said.
  286. use
    put into service
    “He told us about monkeys controlling

    robotic arms just using their brain, and how they can control mice with joysticks.
  287. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
    “I don’t know what we’re going to do without him,” said Mary O’Brien,

    a member of the family that owns Rockmills.
  288. more than
    (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
    He went to work in Dr. Croll’s lab, was accepted into an honors neuroscience

    program and, as of this summer, will be moving on from Rockmills Steel

    Products, the boiler company where he has worked for more than 10 years.
  289. out
    moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
    A high-school dropout and drop-in, Mr. Navas had a

    knack for figuring out how things worked.
  290. great
    a person who has achieved distinction in some field
    The youngest of three, he was raised

    along with his brother and sister by their mother, Brianne Navas, who supported

    them with jobs, welfare and great expectations.
  291. next
    immediately following in time or order
    The next stop for Mr. Navas, 30, is the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
  292. and then
    subsequently or soon afterward
    He was

    hired at the boiler company, which builds boilers in pieces and then assembles

    them.
  293. a little
    to a small degree; somewhat
    That was a little over three years ago.
  294. name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    On Wednesday morning, Mr. Navas and seven other graduates from the City

    University of New York will receive the first installment of an $8,000 scholarship

    named for Jonas E. Salk, who developed a vaccine for polio in 1955.
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