Vocabulary

• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• spin up: To start or initialize something quickly, especially software or a system.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• at least: As a minimum
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• ride the wave: To take advantage of a current trend or period of success.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• spot: A certain place or area
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• performance: Act of doing something
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• land: Region or country
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• bandwidth: Data transmission rate over the internet
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• flinch: To move back as in fear or pain; recoil; shrink
• halo: Circle of light
• price: Person's name
• kernel: Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
• meteor: Rock from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• latency: State of being not yet evident or active
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• llama: Wild South American animal related to camels
• throughput: Amount of data passing through a system
• transformer: Electrical device to change electrical voltage