Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• inside jokes: Jokes that are only understood by a small group of people.
• on the right side of history: Being morally or socially correct in the long term.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• against the world: Feeling alone in opposition to everyone else.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• wave away: Move hand to dismiss or ignore someone or something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• spring to mind: To come quickly or easily into your mind.
• smoke and mirrors
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• emotionally charged: Filled with strong emotions; causing strong emotions.
• for instance: As an example.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• teamed up with: To form as a group to work together on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• extreme: Very great in degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• trivial: Small; unimportant; worthless
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• account: An advantage
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• literacy: Fact of having knowledge of a particular subject
• subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
• profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• inoculation: Injection of a disease to build up immunity to it
• viewpoint: Point of view; your opinion or attitude
• streamer: Long strip of paper used for decoration