Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• fraction: Small part of something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• respond: To answer something or someone
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• steep: Very expensive
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• own: To have something as your property
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• product: Item that can be bought
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• shareholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer