Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• back then: At that time in the past.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• speed up: To move more quickly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in terms of
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• other places: Different locations or areas
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
• fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• deal with
• snap to: To suddenly become alert and attentive to what is happening.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• amount: Quantity of something
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• point: An item to be discussed
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• proposition: General claim or theory
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• obscene: (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• datum: Item of factual information
• inference: Conclusion reached after considering the evidence
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• parameter: A characteristic or constant factor; a limit
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• nanometer: One billionth of a meter
• llama: Wild South American animal related to camels
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• programmable: Able to be written in computer code