Vocabulary

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• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• lead to: To result in some action
• for Africa: Intended specifically for the continent of Africa.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• perseverance: Act of continuing to try despite difficulties
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• aid: To help others and provide things
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• outweigh: To be greater than in value or importance
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• peasant: A person of low social status who works on a farm
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• empirical: Based on observation or experiment
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• historical: Connected with the past
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• diffusion: Spreading out over a larger area
• fragmentation: Separating something into fine particles
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• small: Little in size; not big
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• africa: Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
• food: What people and animals eat to live