Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• going on: To continue doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• lead to: To result in some action
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• go on: To continue doing something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• public: Owned by the government
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• unethical: Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
• happen: To take place or occur
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• archaic: Old and no longer relevant or applicable
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
• biased: To unfairly favor one view over another
• angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
• tangent: Line or curve meeting another line or curve
• unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
• deviation: Difference from what is normal or standard
• commend: To praise someone, something publicly
• restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
• zeitgeist: Characteristic spirit of an age or generation