Technology Vocabulary

affect	(V) to influence or change in some way
affordable	(N) something that most people have enough money to buy
area	(N) a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world
consume	(V) to use it up
convenient	(ADJ) something that is easy, useful, or suitable for a particular purpose
disposable	(ADJ) a product is designed to be thrown away after it has been used
durable	(ADJ) strong and lasts a long time without breaking or becoming weaker
effect	(N) the change that something causes
location	(N) where something happens or is situated
portable	(ADJ) easily carried or moved
practical	(ADJ) likely to work in a real situation
prevent	(N) to make not happen
recycle	(V) use again
reduce	(V) make it smaller
reliable	(ADJ) trusted to work well
restore	(V) to cause something to return to a previous place or condition
transform	(V) to change completely

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Relationships Vocabulary

bachelor	a man who has never been married
browsing	looking at things in a fairly casual way
calling the shots	giving the orders
cheat on	be sexually unfaithful to one's partner
chemistry	the way two individuals relate to each other
compatible	able to get along or work well together
eligible	worthy of choice; qualified
fall head over heels	fall in love quickly
hit it off	become good friends with someone quickly
ideal	a person or a situation said to be perfect; the best result or goal of something
not go over	unsuccessful
reluctant	not wanting to do something; unwilling
turnoff	speech, behavior, or some other thing that causes you to lose interest
uninhibited	free; not restricted.
foot the bill	pay for the cost of something, usually a meal
supervisor	a person who manages or directs activities
blown away	to impress very strongly and usually favorably
commitment	the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
dumped	to get rid of unceremoniously or irresponsibly
etiquette	rules governing socially acceptable behavior
I´m into (something)	to not be interested in something
insensitive	..., not caring; slow to feel or notice
soulmate	someone, usually your romantic or sexual partner, who you have a special relationship with, and who you know and love very much
pressuring	making a forceful effort to influence

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Telecommunications Vocabulary

allowed	(ADJ) all right for them to do it
answer a phone	(V) to accept an incoming call
banned	(ADJ) officially prevented from doing it
be on the phone	(V) the state of being in the middle of a conversation with someone on the phone
call back	(V) to contact someone through phone after they unsuccessfully tried to call you
check your messages	(V) to call your voicemail and listen to recorded messages that were left when you missed phone calls
delete	(V) remove
get a call	(V) when someone tries to reach you through the phone
get a message	(V) to receive a oral note from someone when you missed their phone call
hang up the phone	(V) to end a phone conversation by setting the phone down
ignore	(V) pay no attention
leave a message	(V) to record a message on someone's answering machine
lower your voice	(V) to soften your speech to decrease its volume
make a call	(V) to dial a number on a phone in order to talk to someone else
polite	(ADJ) has good manners and is not rude to other people
respond	(V) react to something
rude	(ADJ) impolite
screen your calls	(V) to not answer calls because you are avoiding someone or many people
selfish	(N) care only about themselves and not about other people
send a text	(V) to type a short message to another person with your cell phone
take a message	(V) to hear a message that's for meant for someone else with the intent of telling them at a later time
thoughtful	(ADJ) quiet and serious because you are thinking about something
turn off your phone	(V) to shut down your cellular device
turn up	(V) increase the amount

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