Technology Flashcards

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1
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What does a flag do in the wind?

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To waggle

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To run very fast

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To dash

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Very attractive (adj)

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dashing

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A married woman with her own surname

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Ms

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A small object/animal moving slowly along the ground

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To scuttle

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To stop

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To halt

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beautiful (adj)

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halting (adj)

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To accept

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To embrace

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Pedestrian

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A passer-by

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To arrange/organise things randomly (v)

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To pepper (smth)

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To hit repeatedly (v)

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To pepper (smbd) with smth

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Fetish (n)

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Obsession

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To order, to call smbd (officially)

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To summon

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To threat (v)

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To menace

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To do (smth) properly/the right way

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To go about smth

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To give smbd

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To afford smbd (smth)

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17
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To come from

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To stem from

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18
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To become accepted

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To bed in

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19
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The effective centre of an activity (n)

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Hub

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To go casually smwh, to pay a casual visit

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To drop by

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21
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To give (smbd) a lift and letting them out of the vehicle

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To drop (smbd) off

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To drop by, but inside a building;
to visit casually

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To drop in

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23
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To switch on/start (a programme)

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To boot up

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24
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To search

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To browse

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25
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To shut down

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To close down

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To stop communicating

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To close up

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27
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Smbd who knows lots about computers

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Computer buff

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Smbd who knows how to use computers

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Computer literate

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A device that stops working;
to collide;
going to bed very quickly

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To crash

30
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The latest/newest update;
advanced

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Cutting-edge (n as adj)

31
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Anything to do with with computers (n)

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Cyber

32
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Object with a purpose/function;
gadget

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Device

33
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Revolutionary (n)

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Game changer

34
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Smbd who breaks into a computer to steal information (n)

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Hacker

35
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Portable computer/PC

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Laptop

36
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Smth no longer used;
smth that doesn’t work anymore (adj)

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Obsolete

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Not modern;
old-fashioned (adj)

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Outdated

38
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Advanced technology (adj)

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State-of-the-art

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Technology expert/enthusiast (n)

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Techie

40
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Technology lover (n)

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Technophile

41
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Person adverse technology

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Technophobe

42
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To raise smth to a higher standard;
to improve by replacing/adding components

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To upgrade

43
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To lower in rank;
to revert to smth older;
to insult smbd

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To downgrade

44
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Probability ratio (n)

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The odds

45
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To sign

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To ink

46
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A large amount of money

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A tidy sum

47
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Activist;
smbd who speaks up for the rights

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Advocate

48
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To attract clients/users

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To bait the lure

49
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Without end (adj)

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Open-ended

50
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To cut/reduce

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To pare

51
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To make not work;
to un-able

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To disable

52
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Wise;
aware of (adj)

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Judicious

53
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Live video

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Video feed

54
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To escape;
to break the law

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To breach

55
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Equipped with smth

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Armed with (adj)

56
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Person well-informed/knowledgeable about modern technology, especially computers

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Tech-savvy

57
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space with no distraction

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distraction-free

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useful device

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a gadget

59
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immediate electronic communication

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instant messaging

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current/modern

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up-to-date

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capable of interaction

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interactive

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internet searches

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search engine

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to make copies/duplicate

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to back up

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technologically advanced

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high-tech

65
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computer simulation

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virtual reality

66
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designed to make a job easier

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labour-saving

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unlikely to become obsolete

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future-proof

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to retain/keep;
to cling on
attenersi a

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to hang on to

69
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rechargable phone card

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pay-as-you-go

70
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without main utilities

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off-the-grid

71
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Devices at home

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Appliances