Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• at our disposal: Available for us to use whenever or however we wish.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• in terms of
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• by the minute: Measured or charged according to each minute elapsed.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• evolve: To develop certain features
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• seek: To ask someone for help
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• wreak: To cause something damaging or violent to happen
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• devise: To think of and plan something
• allure: Attraction to something desirable
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• segue: Linking to another topic or part in a smooth way
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
• router: Power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves
• discontinue: To put an end to an activity or practice
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• outdate: To be older than