Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• keynote speaker: A main speaker at a conference or event, who sets out the central theme.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
• connected with: Related to; associated with.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• break with: To end a relationship or association.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• in service: Available for use; operational
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pull together: To work hard and cooperate with other people in order to achieve something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• spark up: To start something, such as a conversation or a relationship.
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• usher in: To mark the start of something new; to introduce or initiate.
• de novo: Newly arising; synthesized from scratch, especially referring to a new mutation or a newly synthesized molecule.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• bring together: To cause people to be friendly or to work well with each other.
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• at the earliest: Indicating the soonest possible time something can happen.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at least: As a minimum
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• agriculture: The science of farming
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• audacious: Fearless, brave and daring
• newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• datum: Item of factual information
• presidential: Concerning the president
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• convergence: When two or more things come together
• keynote: Fundamental/central idea, point of a speech, etc.
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• ifs: Introducing conditions for some things to happen