Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• test out: To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
• run against: To compete against someone in an election or contest.
• bells and whistles: Attractive but often nonessential features; ornamentation.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• daily: Happening every day
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• datum: Item of factual information
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• declarative: Of or having the nature of a declaration
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• scalable: Computers that can be increased or magnified
• snowflake: A single crystal of snow
• angular: Having one or more sharp angles
• clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• monolithic: Imposing in size or bulk or solidity
• debug: To locate and correct errors in a computer program
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'