Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• seek: To ask someone for help
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• deviate: To do something unusual or different; depart from
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• conscientious: Careful to do things as you know you should do
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• business: A company formed for making profit
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• analytical: Thinking in a detailed and intelligent manner
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• fruitful: Being productive; successful
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held