Vocabulary

• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in freefall: Experiencing a rapid and uncontrollable decline.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• at the risk of: Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• in recent memory: Within the period people can still remember.
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• financial: Involving money
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• transcript: Paper copy of something spoken or recorded
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fully: Completely or entirely
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• pearl: Person's name
• fidelity: Loyalty
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• abyss: Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
• crimson: Deep purplish-red color
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game