3 Flashcards
adept
good at doing something difficult
adjust sth
to change the way you behave or
think in order to suit a new situation
adventurous
willing to try new and often
difficult things
anecdote
a short story that you tell someone
about something that happened to you or someone else
at heart
used to say what someone is really like
attention span
the length of time that you can
keep your thoughts and interest fixed on something
bad-temperedness
when someone gets angry
easily
bark
if a dog barks, it makes loud, short sounds
be accustomed to sth/doing sth
to have
experienced something often enough for it to seem
normal to you
be familiar with sth
to know about something
or have experienced it many times before
be glued to sth
to be watching something,
especially a screen, with all your attention
be intent on doing sth
to be determined to do
or achieve something
be well on the way to + v–ing
to be making
good progress towards a particular goal
browse
to look at information on the Internet
catch your eye
if something catches your eye, you
notice it because it is attractive, interesting or unusual
characteristics
typical or obvious qualities
that make one person or thing different from another
come to terms with sth
to accept and deal with a
difficult situation
commonplace
happening often or existing in
large numbers, and so not considered special or unusual
contemplate sth v
to consider something for
a long time or in a serious way
deal with sth
to take action in order to achieve
something or to solve a problem
determine sth
to control what
will happen
diagnosis
when a doctor
says what is wrong with someone who is ill
digital technology
the use of an
electronic system that changes sounds or images into
signals in the form of numbers before it stores or sends
them
discriminate
to notice and/or act on a
difference between two or more things
disturbing
unpleasant in a way that makes you
feel anxious or upset
disorder
a disease or mental problem
download sth
to copy computer programs,
music or other information electronically using the
Internet
dream sth up
to think of a new idea or plan
endow sb/sth with sth
l to give someone
a particular quality or characteristic
exchange ideas
if people exchange ideas, they
tell each other their ideas
exert control over sb/sth
to use control in order
to make someone do something or to make something
happen
express an idea
to say or write an idea
eye-catching
attractive, interesting, or different
enough to be noticed
feel lost without sb/sth
unable to live or work
without someone/something
fight a losing battle
to try hard to do something
when there is no chance that you will succeed
filter sth
to focus on information you want and
ignore information you do not need
genome
the complete set of genetic material of
a human, animal, plant or other living thing
have an aptitude for sth
to have a natural skill
or an ability to do something well
have a flair for sth
to have a natural ability to do
something well
hereditary
passed to a child from its parents
before birth
inability
when you are unable to do
something
innovation
a new idea or method that is
being tried for the first time, or the use of such an idea or
method
intrapersonal
thinking about your own thoughts
and feelings and trying to understand them
a link between sth and sth
a relationship or
connection between two things
lose your appetite
to lose the desire to eat
make choices
to choose between two or more
things
make an effort to do sth
to try to do something,
putting energy and time into it
mindless violence
violence that has no
purpose, that is done without thought, often for its own
sake
multitask
to do more than one thing at the
same time
nag sb
to keep criticising or giving advice
to someone in an annoying way
the next step
the next stage in a process
online community
a group of people who
discuss a subject on the Internet
panic
to suddenly feel so worried or frightened
that you cannot think or behave calmly, or to make
someone feel this way
parameter
a limit that controls the way that
you can do something
pay attention to sth
to watch, listen to or think
about something carefully or with interest
peer group
a group of people of about the
same age, social position, etc.
representative
someone who speaks or does
something officially on behalf of another person
science fiction
stories about life in the future
or in other parts of the universe
sift sth
to carefully look at every part of
something in order to find something
sensitive
able to notice or measure very small
changes
shop online
to buy things from an Internet
website
solve a problem
to find an answer to a problem
stressful
making you feel anxious and unable to
relax
traffic jam
a line of cars, trucks, etc. that are
moving slowly or not moving at all
upload sth
to copy computer programs or
information electronically, usually from a small computer
to a larger one or to the Internet
willpower
the ability to make yourself do
difficult things or to stop yourself from doing enjoyable
things that are bad for you
work with your hands
to do practical work with
your hands
