Vocabulary

• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• turn off
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• for instance: As an example.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• internet users: People who use the internet.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• bleep out: To censor offensive sounds by replacing them with a beep.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turn on
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• internet access: The ability to connect to the internet.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• frequently: Often; regularly
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• daily: Happening every day
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• shrug: To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• happen: To take place or occur
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• call: A order or request for action
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• homeland: Country where you were born