Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• boot up: To start a computer
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• turn off
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• in terms of
• check out
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• certification: Official or legal permission to do something
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• product: Item that can be bought
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• insulation: Material that is used to prevent heat, etc. passing
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• compliant: Willing to obey, follow the wishes of others
• soulmate: Person thought to be your perfect romantic partner
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• oracle: Wise person who tells the future
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power
• pi: The ratio of the circumference to the diameter