Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in focus: State in which you see something sharp and clearly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• turn off
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• check out
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• peace out: An informal way of saying goodbye.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• depth: Distance below a surface
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• important: Having power or authority
• fully: Completely or entirely
• pupil: Someone who follows, is being taught by an artist
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• halo: Circle of light
• pierce: Person's name
• illuminated: To supply light to something
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• ray: Person's name
• cheddar: A type of cheese
• info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
• invert: To turn the order of things backwards
• cathode: Electrode by which electricity leaves a battery
• backlit: To light up something from behind
• alto: Concerning the lowest female (highest male) voice