Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• got to: To arrive at some place
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• test out: To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
• on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• initial: First letter of your given name
• conduct: Your behavior
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• role: Character played by an actor
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• uncanny: So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• important: Having power or authority
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• fully: Completely or entirely
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• certification: Official or legal permission to do something
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• part: Division of a book
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• applicant: Someone formally expressing interest e.g. in a job
• datum: Item of factual information
• competency: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• bogus: Not genuine; false
• apprehensive: Feeling anxious or fearful about future events
• domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• lingo: Language or dialect
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled
• keyword: Significant or descriptive word used in searches