Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• lie ahead: To be going to happen in the future.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• step over: To walk over something.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
• hit upon: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• as intended: In the way that was planned or meant to happen.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at a minimum: At the very least; the lowest possible number or amount.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• next moment: Immediately after; very soon.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• valuable: Being useful or important
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• civilization: A highly developed society
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• terrestrial: Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
• processing: To organize and use data in a computer
• prudent: Careful; wise; responsible
• unable: Not being able to do something
• annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
• superhuman: Above or beyond human power or endurance