Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on to: Toward something; forward
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• under the sun: Everything in the world; everything imaginable.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• have to: Must do
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• urge: A strong desire for something
• extreme: Very great in degree
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
• relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• point: An item to be discussed
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• morphine: Alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium
• hospice: Nursing home for the dying
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• terminator: Another name for exterminator