Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• next to: Being located along side another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• check out
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in common use: Widely used or practiced; prevalent.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• have to: Must do
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• such as: For example; like
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• consider: To think carefully about something
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• tiny: Very, very small
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• harness: To capture the power of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• fully: Completely or entirely
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• person: Man, woman or child
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• inefficient: Unable to act in a way that saves resources
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• depart: To die
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
• ultrasonic: Having frequencies above those of audible sound
• burr: Part of plants covering a seed with thorns