Technology Flashcards

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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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4
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A married woman with her own surname

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Ms

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5
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A small object/animal moving slowly along the ground

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To scuttle

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6
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To stop

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To halt

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7
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beautiful (adj)

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halting (adj)

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8
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To accept

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To embrace

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9
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Pedestrian

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A passer-by

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10
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To arrange/organise things randomly (v)

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To pepper (smth)

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11
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To hit repeatedly (v)

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To pepper (smbd) with smth

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12
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Fetish (n)

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Obsession

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13
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To order, to call smbd (officially)

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To summon

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14
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To threat (v)

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To menace

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15
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To do (smth) properly/the right way

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To go about smth

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16
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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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20
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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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22
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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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To shut down
To close down
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To stop communicating
To close up
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Smbd who knows lots about computers
Computer buff
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Smbd who knows how to use computers
Computer literate
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A device that stops working; to collide; going to bed very quickly
To crash
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The latest/newest update; advanced
Cutting-edge (n as adj)
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Anything to do with with computers (n)
Cyber
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Object with a purpose/function; gadget
Device
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Revolutionary (n)
Game changer
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Smbd who breaks into a computer to steal information (n)
Hacker
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Portable computer/PC
Laptop
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Smth no longer used; smth that doesn't work anymore (adj)
Obsolete
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Not modern; old-fashioned (adj)
Outdated
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Advanced technology (adj)
State-of-the-art
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Technology expert/enthusiast (n)
Techie
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Technology lover (n)
Technophile
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Person adverse technology
Technophobe
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To raise smth to a higher standard; to improve by replacing/adding components
To upgrade
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To lower in rank; to revert to smth older; to insult smbd
To downgrade
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Probability ratio (n)
The odds
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To sign
To ink
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A large amount of money
A tidy sum
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Activist; smbd who speaks up for the rights
Advocate
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To attract clients/users
To bait the lure
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Without end (adj)
Open-ended
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To cut/reduce
To pare
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To make not work; to un-able
To disable
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Wise; aware of (adj)
Judicious
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Live video
Video feed
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To escape; to break the law
To breach
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Equipped with smth
Armed with (adj)
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Person well-informed/knowledgeable about modern technology, especially computers
Tech-savvy
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space with no distraction
distraction-free
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useful device
a gadget
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immediate electronic communication
instant messaging
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current/modern
up-to-date
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capable of interaction
interactive
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internet searches
search engine
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to make copies/duplicate
to back up
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technologically advanced
high-tech
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computer simulation
virtual reality
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designed to make a job easier
labour-saving
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unlikely to become obsolete
future-proof
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to retain/keep; to cling on attenersi a
to hang on to
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rechargable phone card
pay-as-you-go
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without main utilities
off-the-grid
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Devices at home
Appliances