voc_u6_rev Flashcards
(31 cards)
Someone or something that is new and different and makes everything seem more exciting.
A breath of fresh air
To be one of the first to change to a new idea or way of doing something that later becomes generally popular.
Be ahead of the curve
Containing all the most recent information.
Up-to-the-minute (e.g., up-to-the-minute news)
Never having happened or existed in the past.
Unprecedented
Starting to exist.
Emerging
To be very new and still developing.
Be in its infancy
Software that is designed to damage the information on other people’s computers and prevent the computers from working normally.
Malware
A period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical.
Era
To exist and maybe be waiting to happen, although it is not always noticeable.
Lurk
The general situation in which particular events happen.
Backdrop
Formal discussions about buying, selling or exchanging goods.
Trade negotiations
A delay in reacting.
Lag
Happening immediately, without any delay.
Instantaneous
To do better than others.
To edge out
To totally change the structure or the arrangement of something.
Reconfigure
Enemy, opponent.
Adversary
The action of completely changing the traditional way that an industry or market operates by using new methods or technology.
Disruption
A set of programs that control the way a computer system works, especially how its memory is used and how different programs work together.
Operating system
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.
To haggle over
The final line in the accounts of a company stating the total profit or loss, the main idea.
Bottom line
Something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this.
Concession
To change your opinion, statements, … (i.e. change direction)
To pivot
To use something that you already have in order to achieve something new or better.
To leverage
Something difficult needing a lot of skill/strength to achieve it.
Feat
