Unit 11

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gadgets

small, useful machine or tool

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Cease

stop doing something

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Advent of something

the time when something first begins to be widely used

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Mesh Network

Every device is connected directly to every other device

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To get through to somebody

make somebody understand something

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intermediary

go-between; mediator

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Prosthetic limbs

artificial limbs

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Spiralling

show a continuous and dramatic increase

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Onset

beginning, start

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Thereby

because of that

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Alacrity

quickness and eagerness

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Herald

to announce, bring news

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Car boot sale

an event in a public place where people sell their unwanted possessions, often from the backs of their cars

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Go down

decrease

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Common place

ordinary and uninteresting

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Stay abreast

to make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation

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To take to

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function inflation

the increase of features of devices due to the marketing strategy to attract consumers' attention.

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manufacturers

businesses that make finished products out of raw processed goods

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focus group

seven to ten people who participate in a group discussion led by a moderator

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piped up

spoke up to be heard

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arbitrarily

randomly

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confined

restricted

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gimmicks

something that is intended to impress and interest you but is really not at all useful (advertising _______)

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rampant

a lot of it and it is very difficult to control

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perplexed

confused, puzzled or bewildered

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succumb to

to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control

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bastion

a strong defense or fort

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laden

heavily loaded or weighed down

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mediocre

average, ordinary

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crevice tool

part of vacuum cleaner with skinny shape and angled tip used esp. to get into the tight spots: corners, along baseboards, around radiators or vents, between sofa cushions, and more

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aforementioned

mentioned before

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hose

a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

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duvet

a warm bedcover, filled with feather

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bigoted

having such strong opinions about a group of people that you are unwilling to listen to anyone else's opinions

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appalling

very unpleasant and shocking

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biased

unfairly preferring one person or group over another

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crease

rounded shape

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frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance

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impartial

unbiased; neutral

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second-rate

mediocre

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trivial

unimportant

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virtue

behavior showing high moral standards

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Push the button

to do something quickly without thinking enough about it, because something unexpected or dangerous has suddenly happened

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Not rocket science

simple

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blow a fuse

lose your temper

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get your wires crossed

to become confused about what someone is saying because you think they are talking about something else

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be light years ahead

to be very advanced

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be on the same wavelength

to share similar opinions and ideas

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well-oiled machine

Something that works perfectly well

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fire on all cylinders

to work or function at a peak level of performance

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reinvent the wheel

to waste time trying to create something that someone else has already created

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throw a spanner in the works

do something to spoil a plan or make it more complicated

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