Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• stand out
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• fair game: Someone or something that is considered a legitimate target for criticism, attack, or exploitation.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• such as: For example; like
• happen by: To visit a place casually or unexpectedly.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• check out
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• participant: Person involved or included in something
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• brainstorm: To discuss concepts, ideas or solutions
• elevate: To make something higher
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• grammatically: Correctly; as expected in correct grammar
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• ad: Public notice or advertisement