Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• in appearance: Judging by how someone or something looks.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• turn off
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• barely: Only just; just possible
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• reboot: To shut down and start a computer again
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• cohesive: United and working together effectively
• refresher: A refill of a person's glass with a drink
• desktop: Home screen on a computer
• delete: To remove or erase something
• screenshot: Picture taken of a computer screen
• redesign: To change the design or style of something
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules