Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• internet users: People who use the internet.
• dial up
• far cry from: Very different from.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• check out
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• strike: To hit something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• click: To work well with someone or something
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• noggin: A human head
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• fill: To make something full
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• glitch: Small problem, fault preventing something working
• malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• bug: To bother someone
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• conception: Moment when a woman's pregnancy begins
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• browser: Software that lets you search for information
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• malware: Software containing virus or harmful code
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• directory: Alphabetical list of names and addresses
• delete: To remove or erase something
• enrol: To put someone into a group; to register
• yahoo: Person who is not very intelligent or cultured