Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• as it stands: In the present condition or situation.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• anyone's guess: Something that is unknown and cannot be predicted.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• option: A choice
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• public: Owned by the government
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• business: A company formed for making profit
• derive: To come from another thing
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• flawed: Having a quality that makes something not perfect
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• limited: (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• ledger: Book containing accounting records
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• cryptic: Mysterious in meaning; not speaking directly