Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• for instance: As an example.
• tear down: To demolish or destroy a building or structure.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• without a hitch: Without any problems or difficulties; smoothly.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• game over: The end of a game or a situation.
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• back then: At that time in the past.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• set off: To start a journey
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• have to: Must do
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• material: Cloth; fabric
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• identical: The same in every way
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• business: A company formed for making profit
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
• datum: Item of factual information
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• fabricate: To invent or create, especially to deceive, trick
• quad: Four-sided enclosure surrounded by buildings
• etch: To cut lines on metal to make a picture
• quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
• aluminium: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• substrate: A substance which a catalyst has an effect on
• fab: Great; wonderful
• capacitor: Device that can temporarily store electric charge
• mhz: Short for 'megahertz'