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silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
start-up | n: a newly established company or business | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
newbie | n: a person who is new to a particular activity, field, or community and is inexperienced or unskilled in its practices or customs | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
genius | n: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
wizard | n: a person who is skilled in magic or a particular technical field | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
chip | n: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; a long and thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat | |
awkwardly | adv: in a manner that lacks grace or fluidity; in a manner that is uncomfortable or difficult to perform | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
millennium | n: a span of 1000 years, or the 1000th anniversary (plural: millennia) | |
cofounder | n: one of several people who establishes an organization or starts a business | |
hospitality | n: the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
in-house | adj: existing within or carried out by a particular organization or company rather than being outsourced to a third party | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
boutique | n: a small, stylish shop, often specializing in unique or specialized items | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
accumulate | v: to collect or acquire a large number of things over a long period of time | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
mortar | n: a mixture of cement, sand, and water used for binding building materials together; a heavy, deep bowl used to pound or grind substances | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
stark | adj: empty, simple, or apparent; devoid of any qualifications | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
cast | v: to cause light or shadow to appear on a surface; to assing or choose someone such as an actor or representative, especially by selection process | |
judgment | n: the ability to form valuable opinions and make reasonable decisions | |
curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something | |
fancy | v: to want to do or have something; (noun) something that many people believe but that is false, or that does not exist; imagination or fantasy | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
mead | n: an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey and water, often with the addition of spices, fruits, or grains | |
millennial | adj: relating to a period of a thousand years or the year 2000; (noun) a person born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, also called Generation Y | |
wisdom | n: the quality of being wise, or the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make sensible decisions | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
intergenerational | adj: relating to, involving, or affecting different generations | |
pipeline | n: a very long large tube that is usually underground and is used for carrying liquid or gas for long distances | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
cascade | n: a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages or operations or processes or units | |
reliance | n: the state of depending on or needing something or someone | |
digital | adj: processing or storing information as a succession of 1 and 0 to show that a signal is present or missing; relating to the use of computer technology, especially the internet | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
miraculous | adj: very effective or lucky, or completely unexpected | |
embody | v: to represent or exemplify something; to give tangible form to an abstract idea | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
microwave | n: a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one millimeter to one meter and frequencies between 300 MHz (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz; an electric oven that cooks food by exposing it to high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, which causes the food molecules to vibrate and heat up quickly | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
ample | adj: enough or more than enough; having plenty of something | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
ethnic | adj: relating or belonging to a group of people who share a cultural tradition | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
unintentional | adj: not done or made on purpose; accidental | |
intentional | adj: done, made or performed with purpose and intent | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
demographic | n: a statistic characterizing that describes people or groups of people based on their age, sex, income, etc. | |
memo | n: a short written message or communication intended for internal use within an organization or company | |
paradox | n: a statement, situation, or person that has two opposite facts or features and therefore seems impossible, is difficult to understand, or is strange; | |
boom | n: a sudden increase in economic activity, or a sudden happening that brings good fortune; a deep, loud, and prolonged sound | |
vibrant | adj: full of energy, life, and enthusiasm | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
carton | n: a lightbox or container made of cardboard, typically used for packaging or storing items | |
expiration | n: the act of expiring or coming to an end; the termination of a contract or agreement; the process of breathing out or expelling air from the lungs | |
wrinkle | n: a small line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face; a minor difficulty | |
forehead | n: the part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline; the upper part of the face that extends from the eyes to the hairline | |
midlife | n: the period of life between young adulthood and old age, typically characterized by a sense of maturity, stability, and sometimes, dissatisfaction or restlessness | |
harsh | adj: severe and unkind; extremely tough and unpleasant to inhabit | |
liability | n: a legal or financial responsibility or obligation | |
asset | n: something or someone that is useful or valuable quality, skill, etc.; valuable property | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
truthfully | adv: in a way that is honest; honestly | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
irrelevant | adj: not connected with or related to something and therefore not important | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
marathon | n: a long-distance race of 42.195 kilometers | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
salary | n: a fixed amount of money that employees, especially those who work in an office, receive for doing their job, usually paid every month | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
recognition | n: the action or process of recognizing or being recognized, especially by remembering; an agreement that something is true or legal | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
nurture | v: to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something while they are growing and developing | |
alchemy | n: a medieval chemical philosophy and speculative theory that aimed to transform base metals into gold or produce a universal elixir that could cure all diseases and grant immortality; a process of transformation or creation that appears magical or mysterious | |
assign | v: to give a specific job or piece of work to a someone | |
depart | v: to go away or leave, especially to start a journey | |
translator | n: a person whose job is restating written messages from one language to another | |
cohort | n: a group of people who share a common characteristic, experience, or background and are usually studied as a single unit in research or analysis; a companion or ally | |
business-to-business | adj: of or relating to a type of commerce or transaction between two businesses rather than between a business and a consumer, often abbreviated as “B2B” | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
technocracy | n: a system of government or social organization in which officials or experts in various fields have the primary decision-making power | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
metric | adj: using or relating to the meter as a unit of length; a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
maid | n: a girl or young woman employed to do domestic work | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
underlying | adj: significant as a cause or basis of something but not immediately apparent or stated clearly | |
motivation | n: the reason or enthusiasm for acting or behaving in a particular way | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
regard | v: to think about or consider somebody or something in a specified way | |
reverence | n: a deep respect for someone or something | |
striking | adj: attractive and distinctive enough to draw notice; exceedingly appealing, frequently in an odd manner | |
timeless | adj: not seeming to be altered by the passage of time or changes in fashion | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
definitely | adv: without any question and beyond doubt; clearly | |
reclaim | v: to take back something previously lost, given, or paid, or ask to have it back | |
twist | v: to bend or turn something into a certain shape | |
intern | v: to put someone in prison, especially for political or military reasons; (noun) a student or trainee who works, sometimes for free, to get work experience or to fulfill qualification criteria | |
catalyst | n: a person or thing that causes an important event to happen or changes the current situation rapidly; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without being changed itself | |
affirm | v: to assert that something is true or real; to state positively | |
elixir | n: a medicinal or restorative substance believed to possess healing properties; a drink or potion believed to promote good health, vitality, or longevity | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
jazz | n: a type of music that originated in the African-American community in the United States and that is characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and a strong emphasis on self-expression | |
riff | v: to play a short, repeated, tuneful phrase, often used in jazz and rock; to improvise or go off on a humorous tangent; (noun) a short, repeated, tuneful phrase | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
mentorship | n: a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person | |
reciprocity | n: a mutual exchange of help and advantages; privileges granted in return for similar privileges | |
stellar | adj: excellent; relating to or resembling a star, especially in quality or attractiveness | |
remake | v: to create a new version of a work of art, such as a film, song, or play, using the same or similar material as the original; to adapt or update something for a new audience or purpose; (noun) a new version or adaptation of a previously existing movie, song, TV show, or other creative work | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
peer | n: a person who has the same age, status, or ability | |
analytical | adj: relating to or using analysis (= the process of breaking down a complex system or concept into smaller, simpler parts to understand it better), or able to analyze | |
intuition | n: the ability to understand or know something without reasoning or evidence; a feeling that guides a person to do or believe something without fully understanding why | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
instantaneous | adj: occurring or happening immediately or without delay; taking place in an instant or moment | |
loop | n: a shape like a curve or a circle made by something long and thin, such as a piece of string, that bends round and crosses itself | |
publicly | adv: in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; by the government | |
privately | adv: in a private manner; not publicly; secretly | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
sage | n: a very wise and experienced person; a small evergreen subshrub with flat and light green leaves that has a strong smell and are used as a culinary herb | |
nuance | n: a subtle or slight degree of difference in appearance, meaning, sound, someone’s feeling, etc. | |
attune | v: to make receptive or aware; to bring into harmony or alignment | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
session | n: a formal meeting or series of meetings for the execution of a particular group’s functions; a period spent doing a particular activity | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
retire | v: to withdraw from one’s position or occupation, especially because of age | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
physics | n: the science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
foster | v: to promoto growth; to take care of another person’s child, usually for a limited time, without becoming their legal parents |