Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• style guide: A set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization, or field.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• spot: A certain place or area
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• express: To send something by fast mail
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• illustration: Picture that helps explain something
• vendor: Person who sells things, usually on the street
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• datum: Item of factual information
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• nonprofit: Not commercially motivated; charitable
• consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
• repository: Place where something is kept and stored
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• subcommittee: Subset of committee members
• redwood: Soft reddish wood of sequoia trees