Vocabulary

• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• going on: To continue doing something
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• for instance: As an example.
• lead to: To result in some action
• at random
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• check out
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• instance: An example of something; case
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• strike: To hit something
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• afford: To make available, to provide
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• require: To demand that someone does something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• chronological: Placed in order of time, usually of events
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• important: Having power or authority
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• land: Region or country
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• rank: To rate or class things
• consolation: Something that gives you a better feeling when sad
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space