Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• odd one out: A person or thing different from the rest.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look back: To think about past events
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• evolve: To develop certain features
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• license: To give official permission to do something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• product: Item that can be bought
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• proprietary: Protected by trademark, patent or copyright
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• datum: Item of factual information
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• thunderbolt: Discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
• beta: Test version of a product or software