Vocabulary

• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• hot streak: A period of repeated success or good luck.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• account: An advantage
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• quarter: 25 cents
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• important: Having power or authority
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• land: Region or country
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• genesis: Beginning of something important
• breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
• electrify: To energize or excite people
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• jaguar: Large wild cat of Central and South America
• namesake: Someone with the same name as someone else
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• automaker: Manufacturer of cars and trucks