voc_u6 Flashcards
(31 cards)
A breath of fresh air
Someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting.
Be ahead of the curve
To be one of the first to change to a new idea or way of doing something that later becomes generally popular.
Up-to-the-minute (e.g., up-to-the-minute news)
Containing all the most recent information.
Unprecedented
Never having happened or existed in the past.
Emerging
Starting to exist.
Be in its infancy
To be very new and still developing.
Malware
Software that is designed to damage the information on other people’s computers and prevent the computers from working normally.
Era
A period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical.
Lurk
To exist and maybe be waiting to happen, although it is not always noticeable.
Backdrop
The general situation in which particular events happen.
Trade negotiations
Formal discussions about buying, selling or exchanging goods.
Lag
A delay in reacting.
Instantaneous
Happening immediately, without any delay.
To edge out
To do better than others.
Reconfigure
To totally change the structure or the arrangement of something.
Adversary
Enemy, opponent.
Disruption
The action of completely changing the traditional way that an industry or market operates by using new methods or technology.
Operating system
A set of programs that control the way a computer system works, especially how its memory is used and how different programs work together.
To haggle over
To attempt to decide on a price or conditions that are acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buying them, usually by arguing.
Bottom line
The final line in the accounts of a company stating the total profit or loss, the main idea.
Concession
Something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this.
To pivot
To change your opinion, statements, … (i.e. change direction)
To leverage
To use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better.
Feat
Something difficult needing a lot of skill/strength to achieve it.
