Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at least: As a minimum
• in terms of
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
• by doing that: Using that action or method.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• dude: Form of address for a man
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• tiny: Very, very small
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• infinite: Being very large in amount
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• public: Owned by the government
• usage: Amount something is used
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• fallacy: Idea many people believe is true but is false
• business: A company formed for making profit
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• impromptu: Done with little or no preparation
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• speck: Tiny piece
• funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• automate: To make automatic by using machines
• crux: The most important, critical, or central part of a problem or argument.
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• distil: To collect the pure form by heating liquid
• multiplicative: Having the power to increase in number/degree