Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• evolve: To develop certain features
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• initial: First letter of your given name
• financial: Involving money
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• flexible: Bending easily
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
• great: Very good; better than before
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• entrepreneurship: Starting up of new businesses
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• talk: Style of speaking
• tequila: Mexican liquor made from juices of an agave plant
• middleman: Someone who buys many goods and resells to others