Unit 1 Gathering

Question 1

Backer

Answer 1

A person, institution, or country that supports someone or something, especially financially.
Patrocinador, defensor, etc.

Question 2

Crowdfunding

Answer 2

The practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet.
Recaudación de fondos

Question 3

Entrepreneur

Answer 3

A businessman, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.

Question 4

Equity

Answer 4

Capital

Question 5

Philanthropic

Answer 5

(of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent

Question 6

Start-up

Answer 6

the action or process of setting something in motion.

Puesta en marcha

Question 7

Tangible

Answer 7

Adj and noun

perceptible by touch.

Question 8

Venture capital

Answer 8

Noun
Capital invested in a project in which there is a substantial element of risk, typically a new or expanding business.
Capital de riesgo

Question 9

Anchor

Answer 9

(n) A person who reads the news

Question 10

Founder

Answer 10

(n) someone who starts an organization, business, etc.

Question 11

Transaction

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(n) the process of buying and selling something

Question 12

Viable

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(adj) effective, able to succeed

Question 13

Acquaintance

Answer 13

(n) someone you know a little, who isn’t a close friend

Question 14

empathy

Answer 14

Noun

the ability to understand or imagine how someone feels

Question 15

Anti-social

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Adjective

Showing a lack of care for others or society in general

Question 16

Tie

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(n) relationships or connections with a person or place

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Hyper-connected

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(adj) always linked to people via technology

Question 18

Naricissist

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Noun

People who admire themselves too much

Question 19

Effect

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Repercussion

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Let

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Permits….to

Question 21

included

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Adj

contained as part of a whole being considered.

Question 22

developments

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Noun

Question 23

ask for

Answer 23

Request something

Question 24

shown

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Past participle of show

Question 25

Part

Answer 25

noun, adj, and adv

Question 26

Modify

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(v) to change something slightly in order to improve it

Question 27

Happening

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Verb | Ing form of happen

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Advancement

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(n)

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decide

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Verb | Choose something

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Remove

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Verb | Take something out

Question 31

States firmly

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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

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Detriment

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(n) | Damage moral or material against someone interests. The state of being harmed or damaged, a cause of harm or damage

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Repercussion

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(n)

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Assert

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(v) state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully Afirmar

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Derive

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(v) Obtain something from (a specified source) Derivar, obtener

Question 36

Disconcerting

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(adj) | Causing one to feel unsettled

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Comprehend

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(v)

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Determine

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(v) Cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in decide

Question 39

Eradicate

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(v) | Eliminate

Question 40

Describe

Answer 40

give details about how and why something happens

Question 41

Illustrate

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Give examples to support an idea or argument

Question 42

Discuss

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Present an argument while exploring both sides of the issue

Question 43

Examine

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Look at the facts and issues in close detail and investigate what they mean

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Justify

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Provide evidence for an argument, considering alternative views too

Question 45

Evaluate

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Make judgment about something

Question 46

Outline | noun, verb

Answer 46

Noun A general description giving essential features but not in detail Verb Give the main points of something but not the small details, give a summary Esquema, bosquejo

Question 47

Analyze

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Look at the component parts of something, discuss them and show how they relate to each other

Question 48

Aid

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Verb | to help

Question 49

Differentiate

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Verb | to see or show a difference between things

Question 50

Empirical

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Adjective | Based on real experience or scientific experiments

Question 51

Evolve

Answer 51

Verb | to gradually develop or change

Question 52

Modify

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Verb | to change something slightly in order to improve it

Question 53

Perception

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Noun | The way you think about or understand something

Question 54

Pursue

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Verb | to try to achieve something

Question 55

Resolve

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Verb | to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem

Question 56

Adolescents

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Noun | Children who are changing into young adults

Question 57

Nurture

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Verb | to help someone or something to develop

Question 58

Worrying

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Verb | Disconcerting