Vocabulary

• apart from: Except for; not considering
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• scale down: To reduce in size, extent, or intensity.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• first shot: The first attempt at doing something.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• commonly seen: Frequently observed; often encountered.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• military: Army or armed forces
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• role: Character played by an actor
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• intersection: Place where two things cross
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• century: Period of 100 years
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• revise: To make changes or add something to improve
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
• subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
• recreational: Being done for pleasure
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• allegiance: Loyalty
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• price: Person's name
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• superlative: Highest in quality or excellence
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• ergonomic: Designed carefully to aid effective working
• iterative: Marked by iteration; repeating
• lightbulb: Electric bulb from which light comes
• elective: Done by choice; not required
• calibre: Degree or grade of excellence or worth