Group 16 - Day 11 Flashcards
1
Q
nugget
A
a valuable idea or fact; a small lump of gold
2
Q
to fire
A
to stimulate or motivate
3
Q
vast
A
immense
4
Q
contraption
A
a complicated-looking machine or device
5
Q
to bypass
A
to go past or around something
6
Q
a red herring
A
something that leads you in the wrong direction when solving a problem or case
7
Q
reigning
A
currently holding a particular title (in a sport or game)
8
Q
shallow
A
of little depth
9
Q
to tweak
A
to improve through small adjustments
10
Q
to pass oneself off as
A
to falsely represent a person or thing as somebody or something else
11
Q
harnessed
A
controlled and made use of
12
Q
constraint
A
limitation or restriction
13
Q
to liken
A
to point out the resemblance of something to something else
14
Q
jeopardy
A
danger of loss, harm or failure
15
Q
number-crunching
A
performing calculations with large quantities of data
