Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• go away: To go on vacation
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• value: Importance you attach to something
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• datum: Item of factual information
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• decentralize: To move parts from a center to other locations
• online: Connected to the internet
• centralize: To locate efforts, energy into one place or thing
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer