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Word	Meaning	Advanced
wiretap	v: to secretly listen to a people’s conservation or get their information by connecting a listening device to their phone line
assist	v: to help someone in doing anything
government	n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state
surveillance	n: the act of carefully monitoring a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed or expected
tap	v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc.
industrious	adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort
compute	v: to make a mathematical calculation
feat	n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery
sink	v: to submerge or go down below the surface of a liquid or substance; to decline or deteriorate; to cause something to go down into a liquid substance or sink into something else
foremost	adj: most important, leading, or prominent
spouse	n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage
colleague	n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business
intelligence	n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons
hack	v: to hit and cut somebody or something roughly and violently; to find a bug in a computer program and break into their systems or networks
criminal	n: a person who has committed a crime
stalker	n: a person who harasses or pursues someone persistently, often with threatening or unwanted behavior
priority	n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first
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
increasingly	adv: more and more
encrypt	v: to convert information or data into a code, thereby making it unreadable without a key or password; to conceal or obscure information in a way that makes it inaccessible to unauthorized persons
communicate	v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals
smartphone	n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet
likewise	adv: in the same way
authoritarian	adj: characterized by strict, absolute control and obedience to authority or rules; dictatorial and lacking in personal freedoms or individual rights
mad	adj: insane, especially due to a mental illness; very angry
upset	adj: causing or marked by anxiety, uneasiness, trouble, or grief; (verb) to make someone anxious, unhappy, or angry
technological	adj: based on scientific and industrial progress
default	v: to fail to fulfill an obligation or pay a debt when it is due; to fail to meet expectations or perform as required; to choose or accept a predetermined option or condition without making a deliberate selection or choice; (noun) the pre-set or automatic settings that a system or program uses when the user has selected no other options
democracy	n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so
prime	adj: main or most important; basic
minister	n: a person appointed to or a job of a head of a government department
sympathetic	adj: feeling, showing, or expressing kindness or compassion to somebody who is hurt, sad, or in a problematic situation
nation	n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture
threat	n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation
suspect	v: to consider anything to be actual or probable
monitor	v: to observe, check, and track the progress or quality of something over a period of time
laptop	n: a portable computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and used on your lap
device	n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic
intercept	v: to stop and catch someone or something to prevent them from continuing to a destination
scenario	n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work
imaginary	adj: existing only in someone’s mind
compromise	v: to settle a problem or disagreement by mutual concession
token	n: something that serves as a symbol, sign, or expression of something else; a physical object representing a particular idea or concept
entity	n: something that exists independently and has its own identity
cabinet	n: a piece of furniture with doors, shelves, and drawers used for storage or display; a small group of senior members of a government who act as official advisers for the President or Prime Minister
backdoor	adj: a term used to describe an unauthorized or concealed means of accessing a computer system or network, typically through a loophole or vulnerability in the system
alternative	n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice
surveil	v: to closely watch, monitor, or observe a person or area, often to gather information or data; to keep surveillance on
thwart	v: to prevent something from happening or succeeding