TARGET VOCABULARY. THE DIGITAL AGE

TARGET VOCABULARY

THE DIGITAL AGE

Compiled by S. Kabdrgalinova

№	Term	Definition	Usage/Derivatives
	essential (adj)	vitally important; absolutely necessary	Syn: basic, indispensable, necessary ~foods; ~ detail; ~ part
	improve (v)	to make or become better in quality	Syn: ameliorate, amend, make better Ant: deteriorate, impair, pollute, rot, worsen ~ up(on)/away; ~able; ~ability or ~ableness; ~ably; ~er; ~ingly
	access (v)	to obtain, examine or retrieve (information)
	research (n)	a detailed and careful study of something to find out more information about it; systematic investigation to establish facts/principles or to collect information on a subject	Syn: investigation broad-scale ~; ~work, to be engaged in ~. ~able; ~er
	science (n)	the systematic study of the nature and behaviour of the material and physical universe	Syn: knowledge; study; ability, skill; proficiency applied~; exact~; man of~ to advance/foster/promote~.
	purpose (n)	the reason for which anything is done, created, or exists	Syn: aim, end, goal, object, objective, intention, design, target, tendency; to accomplish/ achieve/ fulfill~
	database (n)	a systematized collection of data	~ of knowledge; built-in ~, standby ~.
	allow (v)	to permit (to do something); let	Syn: permit ~ for; ~ the appeal; ~ the claim
	via (prep)	by way of; by means of; through	to London ~Paris
	download (v)	to copy or transfer (data or a program) into the memory of one's own computer from a large computer system or the internet	Ant: upload ~ via the interface
	GPS (n)	global positioning system
	enable (v)	to provide (someone) with adequate power, means, opportunity, or authority	Syn: authorize, sanction, empower ~ment; ~r
	protect (v)	to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc.	Syn: defend, guard, harbour, safeguard, shelter, shield Ant: attack, plunder
	instead of (prep)	in place of or as an alternative to
	consumption (n)	the act of consuming or the state of being consumed, esp by eating, burning, etc	Syn: use power ~; current ~; energy ~; power ~
	availability (n)	readiness	Syn: adaptability, fitness; presence constant ~; full route ~; ~ date
	stopover (n)	a stopping place on a journey	Syn: stop-off
	numeric (adj)	measured or expressed in numbers	Syn: numeral, numerical ~value
	share (v)	to divide something between two or more people	to ~ something out ~able; ~r
	authenticate (v)	to give authority or legal validity to	Syn: confirm, certify, attest ~ion; ~or
	perform (v)	to carry out or do (an action)	Syn: conduct, do, execute, fulfil ~able; ~er
	range (n)	the limits within which a person or thing can function	Syn: row, line, file, rank, series ~ of vision; ~of values
	altitude (n)	A distance measurement in the vertical or “up” direction; the height above sea level of a location	to lose ~; to reach an ~ of, cruising ~ altitudinal