Names

soaking up,in much the way,had

"the company was ____ data from thousands of street cameras and using it to control traffic lights with AI,optimizing traffic flow ____ AlphaGo ____ optimized for winning moves on the Go board."

more varied set of axes

"the game tracks the player on a ____."

reflecting off,inside

"the light ____ the ____ of the cave's walls."

coming on

"the light isn't ____."

sent over

"the most recent proposal you ____ didn't include a price."

late,early

"the next update release should be in ____ July, ____ August."

right up here

"the office is ____, on the ninth floor."

vigorous application of engineering and innovation

"A lot of problems can be improved by ____."

agribusinesses

"Several large ____ own most of the farms around here."

a lack thereof,or lack thereof

"Stockpiled necessities, or ____, may reflect a person's economic status." "We need to check the applicant's typing ability, ____."

protagonist

"Superman is the ____, or the leading character of the story."

mainstream visibility,bottom-up evangelism,imposed that vision,underneath

"The big win that gave this idea ____ and credibility, came not because of ____ of a bunch of engineers, but because of one strategist at the top saw the potential power of this method and then essentially ____ on everyone ____ him." Eric Raymond

phyletic lineage

"The sequence of arrangement of species from ancestors to the descendant through evolution is called ____."

subjected,battery of tests,flying colors

"They ____ the resulting bits to a ____, and they passed with ____."

monopoly lock,pervert,lock-in

"They feared that Microsoft would achieve a ____ on the browser market, and they use that to ____ the HTTP and HTML standards that the web depends on, and once they had turned those standards into ____ devices, they can use that control to drive Netscape out of the server market."

head

"They want him to ____ their HR department."

derivative,data scientists,voice,put up

"They're a ____ of what they hear from their ____, they just follow their ____ and then ____ capacity"

breaking up,bad connection,I said,go ahead

"Um, sorry, you're ____. This must be a ____." "____, sure" "Just a moment... OK. ____ Jessica."

right down the street,I know a Lovely,directly across from

"We can go to the sushi restaurant, it's ____ from your hotel." "But I don't eat red meat" "oh, in that case ____ restaurant ____ your hotel called The Lafayette."

point particle,point mass

"____ is an idealization heavily used in physics. Its defining feature is that it lacks spatial extension: being zero-dimensional, it does not take up space. Example: ____ a nonzero mass and no other properties or structure."

bulk

"____ purchasing discounts"

digital control,run it off

"the refrigerator has ____ on it, you can also ____ any power source."

tight,hierarchical,authoritarian,release intervals

"____ specification of objectives, small project groups which are run in a fairly ____,____ manner and you have long ____"

step inside

"____ the car, please"

clean off,cleaned,off

"____ the dirt" "Judy ____ the writing ____ the wall."

the degree to which,ripple throughout

"____ you fail to provide value, that will ____ a bunch of numbers and metrics that we currently care about."

about,just wanna make sure,booked,is that correct

"____ your flight tomorrow, ____ we have all the details. it's Lufthanza, and you're ____ at the Thistle Hotel, ____?"

speaking of which

"____, tomorrow can you bring me the latest report"

Kolmogorov complexity,optimal specification

"_____ of an object or algorithm is the length of its ____. In some sense, it could be thought of as algorithmic entropy, in the sense that it is the amount of information contained in the object."

taking on

"_____ one of his most transformative roles as an actor."

dirt off

"a couple ways to get ____ the bottom of your pool"

end up,additive,moved forward

"a lot of these film projects ____ not being very ____,it's hard to see how any of our games can be ____ by a movie project."

very first

"alright, we have our ____ winner."

what happens is

"basically ____, you connect these two together."

drift

"clock frequency ____, due to temperature and atmospheric pressure."

multipliers

"computers are technological ____."

defining characteristic

"directing other people's activities is sort of the ____ of management."

laid out

"document that ____ the country's strategy to become the global leader in AI by 2030."

eat up

"don't use chemical cleaners as they tend to ____ the coils."

too short a

"having ____ sequence weakens your RNG"

amenities,indoor

"hotel ____ like the gym and the ____ pool"

Have you gotten

"how far ____ with the new project."

arbitrarily

"if someone tells you that a system will just scale ____ just laugh."

looks at all

"if the keyboard ____ familiar, it's because it's based on the Sian 5 series."

fast forward back

"if you ____ to 1978"

further back,call out to

"if you would just go ____, I'm gonna ____ him."

shut off,shut off

"if you would just, ____the power,the engines will ____ automatically"

drop me

"if you would, could you ____ at the store please."

gotten to a point

"if you've ____ where you're completely stuck, you can always try new things."

usercentric,enabled,supported

"in a ____ model of content production, your users will be much more successful if they're properly ____ and ____ with the right tools."

intrinsically motivated,extrinsically motivated

"is it _____ because it's self-directed or are they ____ because it's a monetized product."

bunch of headaches

"it just adds a ____ and it doesn't solve any problems for us."

running off,picked from

"it's ____ a two 12-volt batteries, which I ____ Walmart."

adversarial stance

"it's helpful to develop an ____ against your own ideas, because failing fast saves you time."

toward

"it's no way a reflection of the firm's feelings ____ your performance or your character."

edifice of knowledge

"it's now part of the ____ that other researches would build upon."

invite him in,call him up,get hold of him,keep me posted

"let's ____ for a meeting, can you ____?" "I'll see if I can ____" "Alright, ____."

run a wire,based off,amperage,have been run,put two piece of tape,wire that up

"locate the switch, and then you need to ____ to it, wire size will be ____ the ____ assuming the wires ____ to the new switch location, you're gonna put ____ on there, and then ____ to the main board."

from,up,subject

"make the whole process transparent, top to bottom ____ the blueprints ____, and then ____ every part of that process to a rigorous independent peer-review."

sketched out

"marketing strategy ____ by the company's CMO"

prior

"note that in the years ____ they all conveniently ignored the topic."

instantiate this new understanding

"now that we've agreed, there are multiple ways we can ____ of what we're doing."

hold on a second,give me a second,I'm on my way

"ok ____, just ____. All right, what's up. ____"

low friction,incremental cost

"optimally , you want ____ delivery of goods that doesn't involve significant ____."

businesswire,prnewswire

"press releases, you broadcast them through one of two sources, ____ or ____."

nerve-racking

"public speaking can be a ____ experience."

here are some dimensions

"say you're tasked with evaluating some new computer system; ____ that you can use to say what you think about it."

mandating

"school boards ____ curriculums and textbooks."

differential

"so you have this massive ____ treatment of people who are alike in every respect"

anti-fragile,upsides,downsides,asymmetric

"something is ____ if you can get a strong ____ from something but the ____ are minimized in some way,it's ____"

on,up to,get off,turn,corridor

"take the elevator ____ the right ____ the sixth floor when you _____ the elevator ____ right, your room is at the end of the ____"

leverage,accrues,aggregators

"the ____ that ____ to data ____ will just increase as we move into the era of AI."

sell-in,into retail

"the sale of goods to retail traders prior to public retailing. we'll ____ a product ____ and they'll actually sell to consumers for even less."

editorial perspectives

"the store is a collection of ____ on stuff, when it should be only user-generated content."

got em on,supply,each,preassembled

"the two faucets I ____ a plumbing ____ for 25 ____, the ____ units are always more expensive."

fed off

"the water is ____ this hot water tank in here."

structured themselves financially

"the way they ____ made it impossible for them to even move an empty box through their inventory process and into a customer's hands."

going for

"the whole thing we're ____ here is to increase performance."

go about

"there are a couple of ways to ____ the problem."

make go away,proactively

"there are huge problems that we can just ____ by ____ solving them."

tasked,just about any

"they can be ____ with ____ problem and they will be able to solve it."

elaborate,symbology

"they have no access to the whole ____ system of ____, that we use to regulate our behavior about property rights."

been had

"this whole conversation that's ____ lately."

game theoretical arguments,actual empirical observations

"we can observe from both ____ and ____ that this can't go on forever."

playbook,playbook

"we have a ____ for dealing with inflation, there is no ____ for dealing deflation."

to pick you up,arrival gate,carrying,can't miss him

"we'll be sending a driver ____ and drive you to the hotel. He'll meet you at the ____ and will be ____ a sign with your name on it,so you really ____."

some

"we've dedicated ____ 500 hundred engineering years, to create the world's most advanced real-time special effects engine."

that about

"well ____ wraps it up."

on our books,might ideally

"well we have to hold these assets ____ longer than we ____ like to."

not so much about,as much as it is about

"well, it's ____ the financial model, ____ just a place to keep details about the company."

generative procedures,execute,initial conditions,composition

"what I have is a set of ____ in my head, which I ____ with different ____ depending on the ____ of the audience."

doing

"who is ____ the dishes?"

hanging loose

"why is the outlet ____ in here."

put zero effort

"why should I pay you, you've ____ into this project."

charge one off

"you can ____ the solar panel,while the other one is still being used."

put on

"you don't have to ____ a funny accent."

coming off

"you have the power ____ the main board."

scaling properties,build it out

"you have to understand the ____ of the system, how does it perform as you ____."

extrapolating too broadly

"you're ____ and darkly; deducing too much into the future."

around

"you're gonna start helping ____the house."

hit on,open to

"you're much more likely to ____ a successful innovation if you're ____ multiple innovations at the same time."

ornaments

a thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine. "tables covered with ____ and books"

have any of you ever heard of that?

another way of saying, "did anyone hear about that before?"

I've yet to have someone complain about this product

another way of saying: I've never met someone who complained about this product

had they done their job properly

another way of saying: if they did their job properly.

well above 200

another way of saying: much higher than 200

getting back to your question

another way of saying: to continue answering your question

burdened cost

another word for "overhead". "The ____ of shipping an empty box by IBM was over the retail price of the product."

SG&A (Selling, General and Administrative Expenses)

Marketing, administrative wages (CEO salary), legal expenses. You can look for it in income statement of publicly traded companies and compare it to your own.

glycogen,glucose,glucose,glycogen,glucose

When it is needed for energy, ____ is broken down and converted again to ____. For the next 8-12 hours, ____derived from liver ____ is the primary source of blood ____ used by the rest of the body for fuel.

bronze age,3000,1200,metallurgy

____ began about ____ BC until ____ BC, ____ crafts and trade began.

cellular respiration,ATP,chemical energy

____ breaks down glucose to generate ____ and in doing so it captures some of the ____ that was in those bonds.

cellular respiration,ATP

____ converts glucose into ____.

lipogenesis

____ converts glucose into triglycerides

vitamin K

____ crucial to blood clotting

carbohydrase,glucose

____ enzymes break down carbohydrates into ____

lipase, fatty acids, glycerol

____ enzymes break down fats into ____ and ____

protease, amino acids

____ enzymes break down proteins molecules into ____ (which are the muscles' building blocks)

Neanderthals (pronounced [neeyand]-[duhrsuhls])

____ existed 230,000 to 30,000 years ago, lived with early modern humans for 10,000 years, had larger brains than the previous hominids, this larger brains allowed them to become skilled tool makers, first to have the ability to hunt in groups.

high glycemic index,white bread,low glycemic index, fruits,vegetables,steady

____ food (like ____ ), causes a rapid release of glucose into the blood and then a dip. but ____ food (like ___ and ____) have slower glucose release, enabling a ____level of attentiveness.

lipogenesis,triglycerides,adipose

____ happens when there are extra fatty acids that you got from the eggs and bacon that are not immediately needed for energy, they get built back into ____ and sent to the ____ tissue for storage.

Currency debasement,debase,currency,denomination,money supply

____ has been common throughout history. In ancient times, governments would ____ their ____ by adding a lower value metal to the gold or silver content of the coins. By mixing the precious metals with a lower quality metal, they were able to create additional coins of the same ____, essentially expanding the ____. Today, only requires that the government print more money, or since much money exists only in digital accounts, create more electronically.

vitamin C

____ helps improve iron absorption

flamboyant,flamboyant

____ is (of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness. "the band's ____ lead singer"

Total SA,Supermajor

____ is a French multinational oil and gas company and one of the six "____" oil companies in the world.

cholesterol

____ is a a precursor to things like testosterone and estrogen

bile,small intestine

____ is a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder once food enters the ____.

Lindy effect,non-perishable

____ is a concept that the future life expectancy of some ____ things like a technology or an idea is proportional to their current age, so that every additional period of survival implies a longer remaining life expectancy.

laceration,lacerations

____ is a deep cut or tear in skin or flesh. "he suffered ____ to his head and face"

aberration,aberration

____ is a departure from what is normal. A person with one blue eye and one green eye is said to have a genetic ____.

dichotomy,dichotomy

____ is a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. "Brazil is the latest example of the ____ between the stock market and the economy, which are currently going in totally different directions."

tail risk,skewed,fatter

____ is a form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard deviations from the mean is greater than what is shown by a normal distribution, it suggests that the distribution of returns is not normal, but ____, and has ____ tails.

balkanization,Balkanizing

____ is a geopolitical term for the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions. "opposes the partition of Germany, and holds that the economic consequences of ____the country would be serious"

pilgrimage,pilgrim

____ is a journey to a place of particular interest or significance by a ____

gambit,gambit

____ is a manoeuvre or action used to gain an advantage. "I couldn't tell whether her earlier poor-mouthing had been sincere or just a ____ to get me to pick up the dinner check."

multiplexing

____ is a method by which multiple analog or digital signals are combined into one signal over a shared medium. The aim is to share a scarce resource.

generalist,generalists

____ is a person competent in several different fields or activities. "hire fast learning ____, more than specialists in a specific vertical."

paramedic

____ is a person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are seriously ill with the aim of stabilizing them before they are taken to hospital.

debut,debut

____ is a person's first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role. "the film marked his ____ as a director"

Hemostasis,coagulation,gel

____ is a process which causes bleeding to stop, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel, It is the first stage of wound healing. This involves ____, blood changing from a liquid to a ____.

feud,feud

____ is a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute. "his long-standing ____ with Universal Pictures"

leery,leery

____ means being cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. "I would be very ____ of very leveraged companies"

gruesome,gruesome

____ means causing repulsion or horror. "____ horror scene"

veer,veered off course

____ means change direction suddenly. "an oil tanker that had ____"

pledge,pledged

____ means commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise. "the government ____ itself to deal with environmental problems"

carry through,carry it through

____ means complete something, often in spite of difficulties. "The government announced a clear-cut policy and set out to ____"

commensurate,commensurate with

____ means corresponding in size or degree; in proportion. "salary will be ____ age and experience"

contend with,contend with

____ means deal with a difficult situation. one of things that we had to ____ was the short selling bans.

offshoot,offshoot

____ means derived branch,a thing that develops from something else. "The business started as an ____ of an established fashion design company."

antithesis,antithesis

____ means direct opposite. "This struck me as kind of the ____ of what you're trying to do here."

decimate,decimate

____ means drastically reduce the strength or effectiveness of (something). "this policy unfortunately will ____ the currency"

gear up, geared up

____ means equip or prepare oneself. "the region ____ for the tourist season"

infatuated,infatuated

____ means experiencing an unreasonable passion or attraction. "sometimes people get so ____ with a concept even though it's obviously wrong"

deride,derided

____ means express contempt for; ridicule. "the decision was ____ by environmentalists"

gruelling,gruelling

____ means extremely tiring and demanding. "after two ____ years at his last job,he need a nice vacation"

renowned,renowned

____ means famous for, known or talked about by many people. "Britain is ____ for its love of animals"

enthralled,enthralled

____ means fascinated. "she had been so ____ by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold"

indict,indicted

____ means formally accuse of or charge with a crime. "his former manager was ____ for fraud"

S&P 500

Weighted average of the 500 most wildly held stocks on the market, accounts for about 70% of the entire market, most professionals use its performance as their benchmark.

Amino acids

What are the building blocks for new muscle tissue that proteins provide to the body?

Excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters

What are the two categories of neurotransmitters?

central and peripheral

What are the two types of nervous systems?

US options

What kind of options can you exercise on or before expiry date?

European options

What kind of options can you exercise only on expiry date?

do you have in mind,thought around,suit you

What time ____? Well I ____ 8 O'clock, does that ____?

Atrophy

What's another name for muscle shrinkage?

adenosine

When ingested, caffeine bounds to ____'s receptors, and thus prevents this sleep neurotransmitter from doing its job.

dub,dubbed

____ means give an unofficial name or nickname to. "give an unofficial name or nickname to. "the media ____ anorexia 'the slimming disease'"

glint,glinted

____ means give out or reflect small flashes of light. "her glasses ____ in the firelight"

confer,conferring,conferred on

____ means grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right). "the day for ____ degrees or diplomas" "the Minister may have exceeded the powers ____ him by Parliament""

amicably,amicably

____ means in a friendly and peaceable manner. "they have ____ resolved their outstanding dispute"

hurriedly,hurriedly

____ means in a quick or hasty manner. "he ____ packed his things and left"

surreptitiously,surreptitiously (pronounced, seruh-pteh-chess-lee)

____ means in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively. "Mary ____ slipped from the room"

notwithstanding,notwithstanding

____ means in spite of. The financial crisis ____, he was broadly correct.

foment,fomenting

____ means instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action). "it was ____ under the surface"

esoteric,esoteric

____ means intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. "____ philosophical debates"

innocuous,innocuous

____ means not harmful or offensive. "it was an ____ question, that was taken seriously"

obtrusive,obtrusive

____ means noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way. "the implant was more ____ than I realized it was going to be"

preliminary,preliminary

____ means preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important. "a ____ draft"

antecedent,antecedents

____ means predecessor,precursor or previous "some ____ to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions"

cater,catering

____ means provide with what is needed or required/addressing the needs. "we're not ____ for the Japanese market"

posit,posited

____ means put forward as fact or as a basis for argument. "the Confucian view ____ a perfectible human nature"

dislodge,dislodged

____ means remove (forcibly); force out of a position. "____ the rock with a shovel"

Continual,continual,Continuous

____ means repeated but with breaks in between; chronic. Example: "The ____ problem of our car's not starting forced us to sell it. ____ means without interruption in an unbroken stream of time or space."

chime,chimed,chimes

____ means ringing sounds of usually alarm bell. "the alarm ____ eight" "the restaurant's manor-house decor ____ perfectly with the chef's traditionalist take on haute cuisine"

incessant,incessant

____ means something regarded as unpleasant continuing without pause or interruption. "the ____ beat of the music"

bolster,bolster

____ means support or strengthen. "Retailers sometimes use conformity bias to ___ sales"

pre-eminent,pre-eminent

____ means surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way. "the world's ____ expert on Gold"

predisposition,predisposition

____ means tendency, inclination "I had no ____ to be looking at the short side, fundamentally for ideas."

alma mater,alma mater

____ means the university, school, or college that one formerly attended. "he started teaching at his ____"

denigrate,denigrating

____ means to attack the reputation of; to speak ill of "____ the talents and achievements of women"

catch on,caught on

____ means to become popular or fashionable, "Sports drinks have ____ as consumers have become more health-conscious."

germinate,germinate,germinated

____ means to begin to grow, come into being (of seeds or ideas) "seeds are living organisms because we know they are part of a biological cycle: although they look inanimate, we know that they have a potential to ____" "the idea ____ and slowly grew into a project"

castigate,castigated

____ means to criticize or reprimand severely. "they were ____ for their price increases"

squirt,squirted

____ means to eject a spurt of liquid. "she ____ soda into a glass""

ferret out,ferreting out

____ means to find (something, such as information) by careful searching. "He's good at ____ the facts"

dispense with,dispense with

____ means to get rid of, to suspend the operation of, do without. "You can ____ the formalities, just tell me what you want"

pay your respects to, pay my respects to

____ means to honour someone after their death, usually by going to the person's funeral. "heading to Janet's house after her father's funeral on Sunday to ____ her and her family."

defer,defer

____ means to postpone. "many companies ____ long term investment, because they're worried about tail risk"

tout,touting

____ means to publicly praise or promote. "One can't fault Microsoft for ____ these numbers"

come due,coming due

____ means to reach the date by which payment is required. "The rent is ____ next week."

scamper,scampering

____ means to run or move quickly or playfully "monkeys swinging through the trees and ____ over the roofs of the seaside villas"

pull off,pull it off

____ means to succeed despite difficulty. "I'm not sure how they managed to ____."

limp,limped,limp

____ means to walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot. "he ____ heavily as he moved" "the accident left him with a pronounced ____"

unassailable,unassailable

____ means unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated. "you can build an ____ competitive advantage by building a moat around your product"

precipitously,precipitously

____ means very steeply. have now begun to decline. Used car prices have now begun to decline rather ____ , which has a real impact on lots of things in the auto chain.

promptly,promptly

____ means with little or no delay; immediately. "he paid the fine ____"

psychoactive,neurotransmitters,imitating,concentration

____ medicines affect ____ either by directly ____ their effects or indirectly changing their ____.

spurts,spurts

____ move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy. ""many companies have gone through their own big growth ____""

64%,16%,16%,4%,1%

____ of the human body is made of water,____ protein and ____ fat, ____ minerals and ____ is carbohydrates

low density lipoprotein,LDL

____ or ____ (bad) cholesterol,delivers some of the glucose and the fat that you eat to fat deposits

high density lipoprotein,HDL

____ or ____ (good) cholesterol,starts as an empty protein packet sent out by the liver to gather up other cholesterols from the blood and artery walls, and other cells, it then delivers the cholesterol back to the liver or to places like the ovaries, tests, and adrenal glands, which use it to make steroid hormones, in other words; it removes harmful bad LDL cholesterol from where it doesn't belong.

ten

____ percent of the world population is living with diabetes.

vigor,vigor

____ physical strength and good health. "they set about the new task with ____"

BP (british petroleum),supermajors

____ plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. It is one of the world's six oil and gas "____",

Royal Dutch Shell,Shell,Dutch,Netherlands,United Kingdom

____ plc, commonly known as ____, is an Anglo-____ multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the ____ and incorporated in the ____.

anabolic,monomer,monosaccharides,polymers

____ reactions construct things and consume energy, this is the process that takes ____ building blocks in your food like ____ and fatty and amino-acids and build them into more complex ____ (macromolecules) like carbs and fats and proteins that are used in your cells.

power law distribution

a few nodes have a lot of links, but most nodes have very few links.

Aristocracy

a form of government in which power is held by the nobility.

maxim

a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct. "the ____ that actions speak louder than words"

consortium

a group of companies or institutions

pantheon (pan-theeyon)

a group of famous or important people. "the ____ of the all-time greats"

fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)

a technique for revealing blood flow and, therefore, brain activity. Substracts one activity from another, the difference is the activity it takes to perform the task.

lobotomy

a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.

planned economy

a system of production of goods and services, usually consumed or distributed by a governmental agency, in quantities, at prices, and in locations determined by governmental program

prod,prodded

another word for poke, to ____ is to encourage someone to take action, especially when they are being slow or unwilling. "He gets things done, but only after I've ____ him into doing them."

glossy

another word for smooth and shiny

second-guess

anticipate or predict (someone's actions or thoughts) by guesswork. "he had to ____ what the environmental regulations would be in five years' time"

cropped up

appear, occur, or come to one's notice unexpectedly. "some urgent business had ____"

ballpark

approximate. "the ____ figure is $400-500"

disconcerting

causing one to feel unsettled. "Nothing could well be more ____ than such a revelation as this."

pull up,record,booking,if that helps,glitch,booking system

check. "can you ____ this reservation for me, I can't seem to find a ____ of his ____ . I have a reservation number ____. No, that's fine, there was a ____ with the ____"

at hand

close in time; about to happen. "When there's a deadline, I can focus on the task ____ and structure my work schedule accordingly."

statistical centroid approximation

cluster averaging. "using some sort of ____"

indigo

color

undertake

commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on. "we just didn't have the resources to ____ this project."

come up to speed on

commonly used expression that means to learn something. "It will take some time to ____ the latest trends in website technology."

drew a contrast

compared. "____ between two ways of responding to complaints"

make up

compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient. "how are you going to ____ for the cost of cashiers."

fill out

complete by supplying requested information. "can you ____ this form for me."

diametrically opposed

completely different and opposite "____ views on the origin of the universe."

blatant

completely obvious in an offensive manner. "____ disregard for the rules"

grind to a halt

completely stops working "it's not modular, you make one small change to the code base and the whole since will ____"

3,oligosaccharides,polysaccharides

complex carbohydrates have ____ or more simple sugars. 3-10: ____,10+: ____.

sophomoric

conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature "a ____ argument"

would make for

conductive to. "I was mainly thinking about, which dynamics are out there that ____ interesting game play."

ties into

connects to. "this ____ the next point."

conniving

conspiring to do something immoral. "a heartless and ____ person"

Anabolism

construct things & consume energy

head back

consult. "but let's ____ to the book a second so we can actually see what our options are."

chip in,baseline

contribute/donate,minimum "we all ____ to make sure everybody have these ____ goods"

contentious

controversial,causing or likely to cause an argument. "a ____ issue"

cerebellum

coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance, coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth and balanced muscular activity.

may well

could even "He ____ end up winning."

concocted

create or devise (a story or plan). "his cronies ____ a simple plan"

artificial shelf-space scarcity

creating unnatural shortage.

touch on

deal briefly with (a subject) in written or spoken discussion. "We'll ____ that later in the meeting,"

foster

encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable). "policies that ____ competition"

pry

enquire too inquisitively into a person's private affairs.

zeal

enthusiasm for a cause. "his ____ for privatization"

specialized, active sites, substrate

enzymes are ____ their ____ match the shape of the specific ____ that they can react with.

much less

even more unlikely or surprising it takes years to build a billion dollar company, ____ come out of nowhere, in India.

hydrophobic,lipoproteins,emulsion

even though fats are ____ (they don't mix with water), they can still be transported in the blood by ____, they're special proteins made by the liver that surround fats and allow them to move in the bloodstream as an ____.

elicit,eliciting

evoke or draw out. "____ a response" "____ a second round of customer complaints."

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence. "the self-assured ____ among economists was shaken in the late 1980s"

been around

existed. "FTP has ____ a lot longer than HTTP."

looking at down the road.

expect "it's one of the things that we're ____"

first-hand

experience is gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or from books. "I've been to Japan and seen ____ what's happening there."

deprecate

express disapproval of. "what I ____ is persistent indulgence"

derisive,derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule. "he gave a harsh, ____ laugh" "He had a bad habit of talking to his employees in a ____ tone"

carry over

extend beyond the original area of application. "this can ____ to more important metrics."

abysmal

extremely bad; appalling. "the quality of her work is ____"

stupendous

extremely impressive. "the most ____ views"

destitute

extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself.,lacking possessions and resources "many families were left ____ by the horrible fire"

interventionist

favouring intervention, especially by a government in its domestic economy or by one state in the affairs of another. "an economy currently dominated by state ownership and ____ policies"

despondent

feeling or showing extreme discouragement. "she grew more and more discouraged and ____"

stand in,maternity leave,ever since

fill in, a period of absence from work granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child, since then "I was asked to ____ for a colleague while she was away on ____, I've been in that position ____"

ascertain

find out, discover "what we see and ____ are the foundation of what we know."

right,deoxygenated,lungs,left,oxygenated,lungs,body,septum

the ____ part of the heart receive ____ blood from the body and send it to the ____ to receive oxygen, the ____ part receives ____ blood from the ____ and sends it to the ____, the two parts are separated by the ____ (wall)

Academic tenure

guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or lecturer, after a probationary period.

surmised

guessed. "he ____ that something must be wrong"

steer

guide or control the movement of "they can ____ the organization and set policy."

take care,correspondence

handle,written communication "his job was to ____ of all the executive's ____."

tougher sell,tougher sell

harder to sell. "at $699 it's a ____." difficult to convince people "the new policy is a ____"

kidney,bone marrow

the ____ regulates our levels of red blood cells through the release of erythropoitin a hormone which causes ____ to increase production of red blood cells.

solicitation

the act of asking for or trying to obtain something from someone. "constant ____ of feedback from users"

subcutaneous injection

the administration of medication by injection into the fatty layer just below the skin in specific areas (see image), for slow release of drugs like insulin in type 1-diabetes.

demonstrably

in a way that is clearly apparent or capable of being logically proved. "Your assumptions are ____ false"

unequivocally

in a way that leaves no doubt. "The board ____ condemns his actions"

beforehand

in advance. "all rooms must be booked ____"

100 billion,10,000,quadrillion,10^15

in an average human you've got about ____ neurons, each having about _____ connections to other neurons, those connections are called synapses, so there are about a ____ synapses (____) or connections between neurons.

intrinsically

in an essential or natural way. "the design is ____ simple."

glucose,fat

in diabetics since ____ is not being used or stored, the body has to draw on ____ and protein tissue for energy, which is why sudden weight loss can be a sign of diabetes.

straight ahead,from within,become

in front,inside,turned "____ you see a cave opening, and you see light flickering ____ the cave, it's ____ dark outside."

for the benefit of

in order to help or be useful to. "____ everybody else here, I'll expound a little bit more on this."

Attribute substitution/Substitution bias

is a psychological process, when an individual has to make a judgment (of a target attribute) that is computationally complex, and instead substitutes a more easily calculated attribute.

quantitative easing (QE)

is an unconventional monetary policy in which a central bank purchases government securities or other securities from the market in order to lower interest rates and increase the money supply.

's'

is isolate pronounced with an 's' sound or 'z'?

generalizable,symptomatic

is it ____, is it a unique instance or is something that's ____ of a broader set of trends.

homeostasis

is the ability or tendency to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes

grew up,stumbled upon

it emerged from. "it ____ of this data that we accidentally ____, during our research."

about as basic of a,as it comes

it's as fundamental as possible. "It's ____ science ____."

lore

knowledge about a particular subject, esp. of a traditional or popular nature. passed from person to person by word of mouth. "tribal ___"

moral hazard

lack of incentive to guard against risk where one is protected from its consequences e.g. by insurance. Sometimes the act of insuring an event increases the likelihood that the event will happen

obtuse

lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect. "he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately ____"

frothy

lacking substance "lots of ____ interviews,entertaining but with no substance"

run-of-the-mill

lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary. "the usual ____ tasks"

colon

large intestine also known as ____

wider set of objects

larger group. "vectors are members of a ____ called tensors."

hegemony

leadership or dominion, especially by one state or social group over others.

EV (Enterprise Value)

the amount of money you need to pay to buy a company equals market_capitalization + debt - cash you can think of it as the "cost" of owning the company, since you also have to pay any debts the company has, but you subtract any cash the company already has on its balance sheet.

calcium,phosphorus,iron

minerals like the ____ and ____ in your bones and the ____ in your blood.

Calcium, magnesium,phosphorus

minerals that harden bones and teeth:

potassium,sodium,chlorine

minerals that maintain your body's pH balance and are used in action potentials.

profit motive,work in favor

money incentive,to the advantage of. "the ____ can actually ____ of food purity."

proceeds

money obtained from an event or activity. "____ from the event will go to charity"

water drainage,stool

more ____ takes place in the large intestine where, the food is finally turned into ____.

overriding

more important than any other considerations. "the ____ concern of the organizers was the financial crisis"

first and foremost

more than anything else. "he considered himself ____ a writer"

even further

more. "I'm gonna condense this ____ than I was planning."

P/E where E is the EPS=net income/number of outstanding shares and P is the share price.

most common multiple in finance

salient

most noticeable or important. "it succinctly covered all the ____ points of the case"

aerobic respiration,ATP

most of our cells need oxygen, because it's one of the key ingredient in ____ (cellular respiration), that's the process that produces a molecule called ____, which our cells use to power our body's incredible functions

lactose,plants

most of the carbohydrates you eat with the exception of ____, come from ____.

glucose,glycogen,liver,muscle

most of the carbs your intestines absorb are converted to ____ but if it's not needed right away, it can be also be stored as ____ in your ____ or ____.

advent

the arrival of something. "the ____ of production lines."

computational units

neurons are the ____ of the brain.

Sensory neurons

neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord

alongside of each other

next to "people are running steam 2 and steam 3 _____"

lower order terms

non-dominant terms. "we can ignore the ____ and say it rises with n squared."

in no way

not "we hope you understand that this is ____ personal"

impermeable

not allowing fluid to pass through. "an ____ membrane"

spurious

not being what it purports to be; false or fake. "separating authentic and ____ claims"

in the slightest

not even a little empowering. "not an empowering one ____"

taking into account

not factoring. "they are not ____ the scaling issues."

out of commission

not in service; not in working order. "my car is ____ until a new clutch arrives"

save for

not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something) "The park was deserted ____ a few joggers."

irreverent

not showing proper respect or seriousness "____ behavior"

out-distributed

the biggest software company in the world was being ____ by a twelve-person company in Mesquite, Texas.

bone marrow cavities

the birthplace of red blood cells

constrict,vasoconstriction

the blood vessels ____ to minimize bleeding in a process know as ____

Catabolism

the breaking down molecules and release of energy

city hall

the chief administrative building of a city,the administrative building of a municipal government.

Agency cost

the cost of the conflict of interest between stockholders and management

verdict

the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury

insulin sensitivity

the degree in which a unit of insulin lowers the blood sugar, is called ____ .

lock and key

the enzymes and the substrate fit together using a ____ and ____ mechanism.

father in law

the father of your spouse.

thought process here

the idea behind some decision "so the ____ is that you connect the two together while using the same power source."

imposition

the introduction of something such as a new law or a new system "the ____ of economic sanctions."

pivotal,flipped over

the key moment is when they switched to Linux "the moment that was really ____ was when the database members ____."

Eurasia

the large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia.

myelin

the layer that insulates the neurons.

emotions,memory

the limbic system controls a lot of things that we associate with ____ and ____.

stem

the main body or trunk. "the main ____ of the network"

sire

the male parent of an animal and especially of a domestic animal

roll-out

the official launch or introduction of a new product or service

nepotism

the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

predation

the preying of one animal on others.

thermogenesis

the process of heat production in organisms.

so well,bit of a struggle

not working good,somewhat painful. "it's not working ____, I'm still having to manually login every few minutes, it's a ____."

carb loading

nutritional practice used by athletes preparing for a long term athletic event such as a marathon

fastidious,fastidious

obsessed about matters of cleanliness, as in code cleanliness or accuracy/perfectionist. He has always been ____ about data quality

monomaniacal

obsession or interest in a single thing, idea, subject. "____ obsession"

episodically

occasionally eccentric "____ quirky, but unusable for any kind of production work."

culinary

of or for cooking. "____ school"

its like

of that type. "it's the most polished product of ____ that I've seen in a while."

antiquated

old-fashioned or outdated. "this ____ central heating system"

fatty acids,synapse formation

omega 3 and 6 are called essential _____, because your body can't make them, they get turned into all kinds of used molecules, like the ones used for ____.

substrate,enzyme,enzyme

once the ____ is in the active site of the ____, the reaction takes place, the required product is produced and the ____ releases itself, and carries on moving around.

interlopers

one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity "Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign ____ in the cell phone market"

ideally

optimally. "____, we would be able to release a new update this week."

commissioned

order or authorize the production of (something). "Microsoft ____ this really large study"

based off

originated from "it's ____ the idea that AI in still in its infancy."

with the exception of,adjoined

other than,Two guest rooms located next to each other which are connected by a door between them. "we don't have any more single rooms available ____ an ____ room"

legacy system

outdated computer system

swamped

overwhelmed "we've got ____ with not having enough capacity."

inundated

overwhelmed. "we've been ____ with complaints from listeners"

air sacs,blood capillaries,red blood cells,hemoglobin,oxyhemoglobin,carbon dioxide,blood capillaries,air sacs

oxygen defuses from the lungs many ____ to the blood through the surrounding ____, then into the ____, where it is combined with ____ to form ____, similarly ____ can also defuse through the ____ to the lungs ____ and out of the body.

hemoglobin

oxygen-binding molecules, carries oxygen in the blood.

Cordyceps

parasitic fungus that alters host behaviour. enters insect, takes them over, eventually erupts out of them and infects others.

quasi

partly. "____-random"

gone by

passed. "An hour had ____, and he's still not here"

sought

past tense of 'seek'

green light,green lit

permission to go ahead with a project. "____ a project" "it was probably ____ in the 80s"

cajole

persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery. "he hoped to ____ her into selling him her house"

devised,devise

plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought. "a training programme should be ____" "they decided to ____ a new marketing strategy"

fern

plant

Public Limited Company

plc stands for ____

exuberance,exuberance

the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness. "a sense of youthful ____" "the ____ of the housing market was an encouraging economic indicator"

adds up to

results in. "What this ____ is a sense that the game is getting out of your way."

foot traffic,negative margins,taking on

retailers were hoping that maybe they will generate some ____ that will help offset the ____ they're ____ us by selling something that is likely to attract people's attention.

move over,make way

retire and give younger people a chance. "it's time for the film establishment to ____ and ____ for a new generation"

all the way back

return to the starting point "go ____ to the beginning."

right back

return. "OK, let's get ____ to it."

repealed

revoked,invalidated, annulled (a law or act of parliament). "the legislation was ____ five months later"

attic

roof room

What have you

said at the end of a list in order to refer generally to other things of the same kind. "Walmart or craft or ____"

in the interest of time

to save time. "____ I think now I'm actually gonna try to skip over this part."

exemplifying

to show or illustrate by example "anecdotes ____ those virtues"

edging out

to slowly become more successful, popular, etc., than (someone or something) "The company is gradually ____ the competition."

iron out

to solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small ones. "We need to ____ a few problems first."

as,making his way

to start moving towards a place "____ he was ____ out of the office, he ran into his old friend."

curated,curate

select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition). "steam is essentially a ____ store." "Facebook used to have real, live human beings ____ news stories"

Red-Black, AVL and Splay trees

self-balancing BST (Binary Search Trees)

instrumentally

serving as a means of pursuing an aim. "technology is ____ useful within the culture itself."

instigated

set in motion "Jenkinson ____ a refurbishment of the old gallery."

rigged

set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically in a makeshift or hasty way. "I ____ this into the box"

mangled

severely damaged/ruined "I hate to see any of my favorite games ____ like that"

ravaged

severely damaged; devastated. "he hopes to visit his ____ homeland"

corrugated

shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

myopic

short-sighted. "____ voters who only want lower taxes now"

abbreviated

shortened/condensed "I gave a very brief, ____ version of this talk last week."

earnest

showing sincere and intense conviction "Few music figures have made a more ____ attempt to break into fashion than Yeezus"

As is the case

similar to "____ with most businesses, you need to be constantly innovating to succeed"

insulin,insulin,glucose,meal

since type 1 diabetes is due to lack of ____,simply administering ____ during periods of high blood ____ can be sufficient, such as after a ____.

take a seat

sit down "hello Mr.Andrew, please ____"

drew up,grandiose,set out

sketched,very big,intend to do something. "she ____ a ____ statement of what her organization should ____ to achieve"

sloths

slowest land mammal

tabletop

small or portable enough to be placed or used on a table. "a ____ copier"

banal

so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. "songs with ____, repeated words"

work out

solve. "you shouldn't be able to just ____ part of the result without going through the entire process."

a little while back

some time ago. "I was here ____"

lo and behold

something that you say when you tell someone about something surprising that happened: "I was in Vienna sitting quietly in a café when, ____, my cousin walked in."

The thing to remember is

something to keep in mind. "____ that, work comes first"

dermis,nerve endings,four,regenerative,hemostasis

sometimes the wound penetrates into the ____, which contains blood vessels and the various glands and ____, when that happens it triggers the ____ overlapping stages of the ____ process. The first stage, which is ____.

pundits

somewhat derisive term for print, broadcast, and radio commentators on the political news

dominion

sovereignty or control.

malign

speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner. "don't you dare ____ her in my presence"

limiting case

special case that arises when one or more components of the object take on their most extreme possible values. "The ____ of the binomial distribution is the Poisson distribution."

Scrunch

squeeze/compress into a compact mass.

genesis,late,early

started. "it's a project which had its ____ in ____ 2014, ____ 2015"

de novo

starting from the beginning; anew. "in a pure meritocracy, everyone must begin ____"

orthogonal

statistically independent. "mental ability may be classified into several ____ factors"

cliff

steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice

in wide use

still common "several programs that are still ____ today."

ongoing

still in progress. "negotiations are still ____"

Market Capitilization

stock price * shares outstanding (S/O)

sharp

strong "I heard a ____ twang and then it stopped"

epistemology

study of knowledge

profuse

superabundant; excessive. "____ expenditure"

White matter

superconducting highways of the brain, axons.

specious

superficially plausible, but actually wrong. "it sounds great, but it's wrong, therefore it's a ____ argument"

fill in

supply something that's missing. "____ the blanks on a test"

Advocacy

support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something "____ techniques, how to communicate and sell the idea of opensource."

flooring

synonymous for floor covering

net sales

synonymous with revenue (usually on income statement)

unassailable,unassailable

synonyms: impregnable, invulnerable, impenetrable, inviolable, invincible, unconquerable, "an ____ argument" "____ revenue streams that could deliver growth in most economic conditions."

sucrose,glucose,fructose

table sugar ____ (a disaccharide), is made of one molecule of ____ and one molecule of ____.

plagiarism (play-geh-rhythm)

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas. "there were accusations of ____"

propensity

tendency to behave in a certain bad way. "a ____ to talk too much."

dire

terrible, dreadful, appalling. example: This policy had ____ consequences.

guinea pig

test animal. "I had this little ____ of a city that I kind of experiment on and poke and prode."

monosaccharides,glucose,fructose,galactose

the 3 types of simple sugars or ____ are: ____,____ and ____.

Heath Ledger

the Dark Knight 2008 Joker

titanium,high temperatures,aerospace

the ___ alloys have are very resistant to ____, that's why they're used in the ____ industry.

paleolithic age,2.6 million,8,000,12,000

the ____ begins with the appearance of the first human beings ____ years ago, until ____ BC or about ____ years ago.

oxygen-enriched,cardiovascular

the ____ cells are carried from the lungs through the ____ network, a massive collection of blood vessels that reaches every cell in the body.

limbic system

the ____ is the series of structures underneath the cortex, but above the brain stem.

brunt,bearing the brunt

the ____ means the worst part or chief impact of a specified action. "Children are ____ of the conflict"

gist

the ____ of the story was familiar enough

control around,third-parties

"(on becoming a public company) the ____ decision making now involved ____."

firmly rooted

"Desirable sources of entropy are those that are ____ in physical phenomena that are not affected by the actions of users."

make informed decisions

"Doctors need to learn to provide patients with the right information to ____."

Epinephrine

"Fight or flight" neurotransmitter. Also known as adrenaline.

to the detriment

"He puts all his time into his career, ____ of his personal life."

went over

"How did it go?" "I think it ____ very well"

plugged it in off

"I ____ the inverter."

let you through

"I can't ____ until you pass the exam."

attend,looking forward,sightseeing,done

"I have a business conference to ____, but I'm ____ to ____ some ____ ____ as well."

besides,besides the fact that

"I have no other family ____ my parents" "____ we don't need software"

out in the middle

"I see a fishing line ____ of the river."

have dinner,get checked in at,How does that sound

"I thought we can all ____ together,after you ____ the hotel. ____?"

around

"I travelled ____ the world for 12 months before I came back to the US."

heavy

"I used to be ____, very overweight"

were to

"I wouldn't be surprised if additional lower-cost RTX 2080 models ____ pop up in the coming months."

go ahead

"I'll just ____ and show you."

on to

"I'm ____ the next one, I'll take a break after that."

come in,some information off

"I'm gonna ____ here (zoom in), so you guys get ____ the label."

jump ahead

"I'm gonna actually ____ in my own slides."

for when you're working

"I'm gonna show you a quick trick ____ with linux and you want to quickly undelete a file."

didn't quite catch that,what's that,can you understand me all right,cutting out

"I'm sorry, I ____ Lucas. Why is there a delay?" "____? I'm sorry, what did you ask, Jessica? " "Eh, Lucas, ____?" "I'm sorry, it's very loud here. My phone keeps ____".

all checked

"I've got you ____ into your room."

through

"I've wired it ____ a switch so I could control that pump turning it on and off."

lineup

"It'll be interesting to see what comes next for NVIDIA's 20-series ____ in the coming months."

it's out of my budget

"It's $1800 a week." "Sorry,it's ___ at the moment"

crowdsource labor

"Many companies opensource their projects to ____ as much as possible."

complement,lineup

"NVIDIA later introduced an even higher-end Pascal-based product, the GTX 1080 Ti, in March 2017 to ____ the ____. "

first made,debut,with the launch

"NVIDIA's previous graphics architecture, known as Pascal, ____ its ____ in May 2016 ____ of the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 processors."

techno-optimists'

"that's the ____ view, which is that AI will change the world."

transaction costs,put together,sufficiently large

"the ____ necessary to ____ a ____ review-group, was something nobody can afford."

worked out

"the firm has ____ its transition plan."

frivolous

(adj.) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously

by and large

(adj.) on the whole; everything considered (mammals have, ____ , bigger brains than reptiles)

whimsical

(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable

cut-throat

(adjective) (of a competitive situation or activity) fierce and intense; involving the use of ruthless measures. "the ____ world of business"

affluent

(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy. "the ____ societies of the western world"

coming out of the woodwork

(idiomatic, disapproving) to appear or emerge unexpectedly or inexplicably, frequently in large numbers or quantity, usually only when certain favourable event occurs. "He won the lottery last year and he has had old "friends" and distant relatives _____ ever since."

choreography

(n.) the arrangement of dances (The plot of the musical was banal, but the ____ was stunning.)

accord

(noun) an official agreement or treaty. "opposition groups refused to sign the ____"

nebulous

(of a concept) vague or ill-defined. "____ concepts like quality of life"

congenital

(of a disease or physical abnormality) present from birth.

seep through

(of a liquid) flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes. "water began to ____ the soles of his boots"

sedentary,sedentary (pronounced sed-entry)

(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. "we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are ____" ""a ____ lifestyle"

prohibitive

(of a price or charge) so high as to prevent something being done or bought. "the cost of converting existing power stations is likely to be ____"

voluminous

(of writing) very lengthy and detailed. "we all scribbled down ____ notes"

carbon,iron,carbon,iron

.the more ____ atoms are present within the metallic structure of ____ the stronger it the resulting steel alloy becomes, because the more ____ atoms we insert the harder for the ____ atoms to slide over one another, because they fill more gaps.

glycogen

1% carbohydrates is either being consumed or is stored as ____ waiting to be used.

sodium,potassium,hemoglobin,enzymes,

16% of proteins are not just in your muscles, but in the tiny ____ ____ pumps in your neurons, the ____ in your blood and the ____ driving the chemical reactions.

Insurance, diversification, localizing sales and expenses, match duration of assets and liabilities.

4 other ways of hedging other than using derivatives.

demographic, geographic, psychographic, behavioral

4 types of segmentation:

mid-single digits

4,5,6

glial cells,glial cells,infrastructure

90% of your brain is not made of neurons, instead it's made of ____, by definition ____ are anything that is not a neuron, it's basically the ____ on which the neurons rest, to make things run smoothly.

half past nine

9:30

vulture fund,government debt,lobbyist involvement

A ____ is a fund that buys securities in distressed investments, such as high-yield bonds in or near default, or equities that are in or near bankruptcy. Oftentimes, the investments will be in ____ of distressed countries, which requires even greater ____ in resolving unpaid debts.

commencement speech

A ____ is a speech given by a notable figure to graduating students at universities or secondary education institutions.

Alloy

A a mixture of two or more metals, or one metal and some other element to product a substance with metallic properties.

Landing fee

A charge paid by an airline to an airport company for landing at a particular airport.

agonist

A chemical that binds to a neuroreceptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response

Degenerative disorders

A class of diseases which will increasingly deteriorate over time; Alzheimer's,Huntington's,Parkinson's,Korsakoff's

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)

A company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. For example, if Acme Manufacturing Co. makes power cords that are used on IBM computers.

high P/E multiple,low P/E multiple,overvalued,undervalued

A company with a price or market value that is high compared to its level of earnings has a ____, it means the company is ____.A company with a low price compared to its level of earnings has a ____, it means the company is ____.

Huntington's disease

A degenerative genetic disease,gradually kills nerve cells in the brain.

Separation of Powers

A feature of the Constitution that requires each of the three branches of government-executive, legislative, and judicial-to be relatively independent of the others so that one cannot control the others. Power is shared among these three institutions.

a couple years back

A few years ago. "it happened ____ while I was fixing the machine."

Synapses

A junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to the next. Places where neurotransmitters send signals from one axon to one dendrite (of another neuron).

auditorium

A large room or hall where people gather to hear speakers or view performances.

amygdala

A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and anxiety.

Ledge

A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, mountain, or other surface.

Caffeine

A natural insecticide produced by coffee plant

epilepsy

A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain, which can be stopped using anti-convulsive medications. صرع

Philip Guston

A painter and printmaker in the New York School, an art movement that included many abstract expressionists like Jackson Pollock.

good standing

A person or organization in ____ is regarded as having complied with all their explicit obligations, while not being subject to any form of sanction, suspension or disciplinary censure.

Steinway

A type of piano.

mutual fund

Actively managed fund, doesn't allow leverage or short selling.

insulin,glycogen,glucose/

After a meal has been digested and glucose levels begin to fall, ____ secretion is reduced, and ____ synthesis stops. When it is needed for energy, it is broken down and converted again to ____.

Ethanol,GABA

Alcohol contains ____, a molecule that increases the release of ____ neurotransmitter when ingested, which makes the person focus on hard details and feel detached.

Norepinephrine

Alertness neurotransmitter.

fermented

All alcoholic beverages come from ____ plants

just about

Almost "it's ____ ready to ship."

just about any

Almost any. "The solution space for ____ problem is so vast."

integral part,integral part

An ____ is necessary to complete the whole. In this sense, the word essential is a near synonym. "it is an ____ of the story"

command economy

An economic system in which the government controls a country's economy.

Glut

An excessively abundant supply of something.

Computed tomography (CT)

An imaging procedure that uses special x-ray equipment to create detailed pictures, or scans, of areas inside the body.

Equity

An ownership position, in a corporation.

10-K

Annual financial report

Commercial paper

Another name for loans from banks, usually appears on the liabilities section of a balance sheet.

Book value

Another name for shareholders' Equity S/E .

Good Samaritan

Another name for someone who selflessly helps others. "We had a flat tire on the highway but fortunately a ____ stopped to help us change it."

Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E)

Any hard asset that has a useful life of more than 12 months (building,land,factory,machines, long-term software licenses).

does seem

Appears to be "This one ____ to be connected to the internet."

Enzymes

Are known as biological catalyst, because they lower the activation energy of reactions.

ad copywriter

Are responsible for generating the words, slogans and audio scripts that accompany advertising visuals.

Shareholders' Equity

Assets - Liabilities

max(0,stock price at time t - strike price)

At maturity, call option price =

max(0,strike price-stock price at time t)

At maturity, put option price =

Guido van Rossum

Author of the Python programming language

Before Common Era

BCE

bear out

Back up or confirm or prove. "The results ____ what he predicted."

fermented grain mash

Beer comes from ____

BCE

Before Common Era

S&P, Moody's, and Fitch

Big Three credit rating agencies

inverse agonist

Binds to a neuroreceptor blocks entry and causes an action opposite to that of the neurotransmitter.

hydrolysis

Breaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water

Gregorian Calendar

Calendar we use today (January,February etc.)

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons, temporary bind to receptors on the receiving neurons, which creates an electrical impulse.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals that transmit information from one neuron to another.

Larry Ellison

Co-founder of Oracle

As it happens

Coincidentally; surprisingly; as a matter of fact. "My wife's been offered a new job in London. ____, we were already thinking of moving there sometime soon!"

with respect to

Concerning "Parents often have little choice ____ the way their child is medically treated".

Grey matter

Contains most of the brain's neuronal cell bodies. includes regions of the brain involved in muscle control, and sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control.

Bjarne Stroustrup

Creator of C++ at Bell Laboratories

Spot Price

Current price as opposed to futures price.

loose confederation

Day and night, a ____ of engineers and computer programmers worked on the problem.

sure to

Definitely "we're ____ benefit from that session."

profound distaste,acted this out

Dislike,vented "Richard Stallman had a ____ for proprietary software, he eventually ____ by starting the Free Software Foundation."

Behavioral Segmentation

Dividing a market into segments based on consumer knowledge, user status, purchasing behavior,spending habits,active users vs valuable users.

Psychographic segmentation

Dividing your market into segments based upon different personality traits, values, attitudes, interests, and lifestyles of consumers. (Example: nerds)

net income/number of shares

EPS (Earning Per Share)

Tractable

Easily managed or controlled (usually a model or a solution/algorithm)

going at it,go at it

Engage in or undertake something with great energy, enthusiasm, or vigor. I think you need a break from that assignment—you've been _____ for the last three hours! "Have a ____"

Cash, A/R, inventory, PP&E

Examples of Assets (on a balance sheet)

Accrued expenses

Expenses incurred in one fiscal period but not paid until a later fiscal period.

Retinopathy

Eye Damage, damage to retina

amylase

Foods that contain large amounts of starch but little sugar, such as rice and potatoes, may acquire a slightly sweet taste as they are chewed because ____ degrades some of their starch into sugar.

gross margin = (revenue-COGS)/revenue

For each dollar you earn you make x cents of gross profit.

markup = (revenue-COGS)/COGS

For each dollar you spend you make x cents of gross profit.

To that end

For that reason, with that goal, intending to produce that result. "We think that the world would be a better place without advertisements. ____, we are going to remove all of the banners from our website."

(1+rf)^(T-t) * spot[t] + pv(storage)

Forwards[t,T]~=Futures[t,T]= by no-arbitrage principle this should be equivalent to borrowing + storing costs

Futures, forwards, options, and swaps

Four most common examples of derivative instrument

E&P (Exploration and Production Companies)

Frackers

Retinopathy,nephropathy or neuropathy

High blood glucose can cause blood Vessel damage which can be:

Prevent pain chemicals from damaged cells from lowering pain threshold for nociceptors.

How do pain relievers (like aspirin and advil) work?

Anti-convulsive medications

How do you stop epileptic seizures?

It binds to adenosine's receptors (inhibitory neurotransmitter) preventing it from doing its job.

How does caffeine stimulate the brain?

I figured

I assumed. "Have they talked to you about this? ____ they probably talk to game developers."

do a shortcut

I'll sort of "____" to the conclusion.

no claims,just the fact

I'm not saying that,I'm only saying "notice I'm making ____ about the accuracy of this, ____ that it's bad marketing."

I went with

I've decided to use "____ the six meters tall post"

kerfuffle

INFORMAL•BRITISH a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views. "there was a ____ over the chairmanship"

tanked

INFORMAL•US fail completely, especially at great financial cost. "his previous movie had ____ at the box office"

Demand will decrease or more oil is expected.

If price of oil is now at $100 and the forward price 6 month from now is $90, what does that mean?

negative rebate rate,negative rebates

If the fee rate on the borrowed securities exceeds the cash interest rate (because the security you are borrowing is hard to find), then you will have a ____. "You know the very best retailers, that you could've been short; the ____ on them were prohibitive, Eric."

cave in

If you ____, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop.

resistive touch screen

If you want to be able to wear gloves while using a smart phone, which screen technology will work?

formidable

Impressive "a ____ accomplishment"

throughout

In addition to the abundance of fun activities available ____ the evening, a number of food trucks and a bar will also be on hand to serve water, soda, wine and beer.

degenerate case

In mathematics, a ____ is an element of a class of objects that is qualitatively different from the rest of the class and hence belongs to another, usually simpler, class. Ex: the empty set.

confounding factor

In statistics, ____ is a variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable causing a spurious association between them.

protein,fibrin,cross-links

In the event of a wound, A special ____ called ____ forms ____ on the top of the skin, preventing blood from flowing out and bacteria or pathogens from getting in.

In order of liquidity

In which order is the balance sheet ordered?

Prosopagnosia

Is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces. Some can't even recognize own spouse by face but can still recognize by voice.

At The Money (ATM) option

Is a situation where an option's strike price is identical to the price of the underlying security.

Vix (Volatility Implied Index)

Is an index created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), which shows the market's expectation of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities on S&P 500 index options. This volatility is meant to be forward looking, is calculated from both calls and puts, and is a widely used measure of market risk.

Adenosine

Is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, it promotes sleep and suppresses arousal. When awake the levels of of this neurotransmitter rise each hour in the brain.

Beta

Is the coefficient attributed to whole market movement, it's the correlation with the market.

Intransigent minority rule

It suffices for a small number of people-a minutely small level, say three or four percent of the total population, for the entire population to have to submit to their preferences.

Steven Spielberg

Jaws director

Nephropathy

Kidney Damage

disaccharide,glucose,galactose,villi,lactase

Lactose is a ____. It is a sugar composed of ____ and ____, the intestinal ____ secrete the enzyme ____ to digest it.

Mutatis Mutandis

Latin for things being changed that have to be changed.

inventory = flow rate * flow time

Little's law formula

Secured loan

Loan that is backed up by collateral

Temporal lobe

Located on the bottom section of the brain- it is also the location of the primary auditory cortex which is important for interpreting sounds and language we hear

Deadweight loss

Loss to buyers and sellers in a market that is not offset by an increase in government revenue.

broad strokes

Major features or key points; outline. "it's more important to get the ____ correctly, the artistic vision in there."

A+H companies

Many companies float their shares simultaneously on the Hong Kong market and one of the two mainland Chinese stock exchanges in Shanghai or Shenzhen, they are known as

Neuronal

Means dealing specifically with neurons.

Neural

Means dealing with nerves or the nervous system

Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Mental illnesses attributable to diseases of the brain.

Paul Samuelson

Modern economics was found at MIT in the 1950s by ..., considered the father of modern economics. He basically introduced mathematics to economics.

Homo sapiens

Modern humans

Sephardic Jews

Moroccan Dark Jew (Originally from Spain and Portugal)

glycogen

Muscle cell ____appears to function as an immediate reserve source of available glucose for muscle cells.

Neuropathy

Nerve Damage (causes loss of sensation in feet and hands)

Net Margin

Net Income/Net Sales (revenue)

net Income/net Sales

Net Margin

Gross Profit

Net Sales - COGS

norepinephrine,serotonin,dopamine

Nicotine is known to increase the release of ____,____ and ____ neurotransmitters.

Money Market Account

Offers higher annual percentage yields than savings accounts and current accounts, bank uses your money to invest in certificates of deposit, government securities, and commercial paper that offer higher yields.

Law firms

One of the biggest A/P for corporations. Company x wants to sell a 50,000 computers to company y, and it needs assistance to do so. Entity sends company x an invoice, company x says that they will pay them within 30 days.

operating profit/net sales

Operating Margin =

Asprin,ibuprofen,nociceptors,cox-1,cox-2,arachidonic acid,prostaglandin, nociceptors

Pain relievers like ____ and ____, prevent the production of chemicals that lower the activation threshold of ____, by blocking the active sites of ____ and ____ enzymes, making it impossible for the ____ to fit, preventing them from doing their job, which is producing ____, which though a series of transformations turn into chemicals that lower the activation threshold of ____.

No. 5, 1948

Painting by Jackson Pollock

Cones

Photoreceptor neurons for color perception

8-K

Reports major corporate events.

Dual control

Required the presence of two individuals to perform a task

along the same lines

Roughly similar "My sister works in publishing, and I'm hoping to do something ____".

more along the lines

Roughly similar to something "The book itself is ____ of the little prince than any kind of other fantasy work."

fermented sugarcane

Rum comes from ____

reconcile

SETTLE, RESOLVE "____ time from multiple servers"

parietal lobe

Senses the sensory touch information from the outside world (mechanoreception), spatial sense and navigation (proprioception)

Thermoreceptors

Sensory neurons that react to changes in temperature (when you touch a hot stove).

Chemoreceptors

Sensory neurons that react to chemicals.

Photoreceptors

Sensory neurons that react to light.

Nociceptors

Sensory neurons that react to pain.

Mechanoreceptors

Sensory neurons that react to touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, and itch

Negative Cash Flow

Situation where the cash outflows during a period are higher than the cash inflows during the same period, It does not necessarily means loss, and may be due only to a mismatch of expenditure and income. Chronic mismatch, however, may indicate ineffective credit management, leakage of funds through fraud, or actual loss. Temporary mismatch is covered usually by arranging an overdraft facility.

Slavoj Zizeck

Slovenian philosopher

Advil,cells,threshold,nociceptors

Some medicines like Asprin or ____ don't affect neurotransmitters, they prevent chemicals released from damaged ____ from lowering the pain ____ of ____

take on

Someone's perspective, opinion, or idea(s) about something. "what's your ____ the recent announcement?"

Photoreceptors

Specialized type of neuron found in the retina. Convert light into signals that can stimulate biological processes.

Subcortical Structures

Structures that lie beneath the cerebral cortex, but above the brain stem.

run it by

Tell (someone) about something, especially in order to ascertain their opinion or reaction. "why don't you ____ them, and see what they think."

Balance Sheet, income statement and cash flow statement

The 3 main financial statements.

Phillips 66,six,supermajor

The ____ Company is an American multinational energy company headquartered in Westchase, Houston, Texas.one of the ____ "____" oil companies in the world.

shock doctrine,Naomi Klein

The ____ is a theory and a book by ____ explaining the way that force, stealth and crisis are used in implementing neoliberal economic policies such as privatization, deregulation and cuts to social services.

residual value,residual value,residual value insurance

The ____ is the estimated value of a fixed asset at the end of its lease or at the end of its useful life. If you lease a car for three years, its ____ is how much it is worth after three years. companies can buy ____ ____ to mitigate the risk of wrong estimates.

pancreas,insulin,glucose,2,insulin,insulin resistance

The ____ makes a hormone called ____. It's what lets your cells turn ____ from the food you eat into energy. People with type ___ diabetes make ____, but their cells don't use it as well as they should. Doctors call this ____

torso,trunk

The ____ or ____ is an anatomical term for the central part or core of many animal bodies (including humans) from which extend the neck and limbs. it includes: the chest, abdomen, and back

intravenous injection (IV)

The administration of medication by injection directly into a vein

Maintenance Margin

The amount of margin that must be maintained in a futures account. Additional funds must be added if the balance falls below a certain value in any given day. Typically you receive a margin call when this happens. This is useful because as a counterparty the most you can lose is one day's worth of fluctuations.

Residual claimant (Equity holders)

The economic agent receiving whatever remains after all other claims against a firm's assets have been satisfied (bonds etc.)

Endorphins

The euphoria neurotranmitters

Securitization

The financial practice of pooling various types of contractual debt such as residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, auto loans or credit card debt obligations (or other non-debt assets which generate receivables) and selling their related cash flows to third party investors as securities, which may be described as bonds, pass-through securities, or collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). The source security is broken into different tranches with different expected values and sold to different types of investors according to their risk tolerances.

air sacs,contact area,diffusion

The function of the alveoli (____ in the lungs) is to get oxygen into the blood stream for transport to the tissues, it dramatically increase the ____ so that oxygen can pass to the blood by ____.

clearing house

The key purpose of a ____ is to protect the 2 parties who completed a transaction on an exchange from each other, they're are able to do this because they require a refundable deposit from both parties (called Initial Margin) at the start of the contract and use this deposit to manage the risk of the defaulting party.

Acetylcholine

The learning neurotransmitter

Glutamate

The memory neurotransmitter

Serotonin

The mood neurotransmitter.

levered,levered

The more debt the firm has, the more ____ the firm. "there are a lot of very ____ players at the core of the financial system"

Dowjones

The oldest and most famous US index, it takes a weighted average of 30 largest stocks in the Newyork stock exchange, these stocks are so heavily traded that they represent the majority of the market volume, so it is generally an indicator of the entire market.

James Watson and Francis Crick

The two scientists found the double-helix structure of DNA. It's made up of two strands that twist around each other and have an almost endless variety of chemical patterns that create instructions for the human body to follow.

AD

The year Christ was born, year 1 in calendar.

species,genus,family,species,genus,species

There may be many ____under the same ____. It comes below the ____ and above the ____ in the taxonomic hierarchy. For example Homo Sapiens refer to human beings. The word Homo refers to ____ and the word sapiens refers to ____.

whatnot,whatnot,whatnot

Things that one would,usually for the sake of convenience, omit and sumed up "little flashing digital displays, electric zooms and ____" "The council can send messages or letters or ____ in Spanish." "The women were there in their jeans and T-shirts and overalls and ____"

Guastavino arches

Tile Arch System, US Patented

Bring to bear

To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.

sit well

To be something that you agree or are pleased with: "His decision didn't ____ with the Board of Directors."

keep an eye out

To be watchful. "____ for new releases"

recounted

To describe how something happened, or to tell a story: "He ____ his adventures since he had left home."

levels the playing field

To make a situation or activity more fair and balanced by giving an extra advantage or opportunity to those who would normally be at a disadvantage, or by attempting to take away or diminish advantages, perhaps of one's adversary or competitor. "it ____"

Promulgate

To make known officially (Especially a new standard or law).

Bid up

To raise the price of (something, such as property at auction) by a succession of offers

Excavate

To remove by digging or scooping out To expose or uncover by or digging: for example an archaeological site.

come around

To take a curved or circular route. "I'll ____ the side and show you guys the label here"

pass on

To transfer (something) to someone, esp. to the next person in a series, "they ____ that habit to their kids."

Dendrites

Tree like part of the neuron that are specialized to get input to it.

Law of One Price

Two identical cash flows must have the same price.

Rods and cones

Two types of photoreceptors in the retina

premium

Value "there is a ____ on behaviours that reduce intra-species conflict."

fermented grapes

Wine comes from ____

George Orwell

Wrote 1984 and Animal Farm

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Wrote Crime and Punishment

(16-12)/12

You hired someone to work on a project, project earned you 16 dollars and you paid him 12 dollars. For every dollar you spent on him how much did you make in profit?

(16-12)/16

You hired someone to work on a project, project earned you 16 dollars you paid him 12 dollars. For every dollar you earned how much did you make in profit?

Breaking The Buck

You put $1 in your money market account, you get less than $1

prodigiously,prodigiously

___ another word enormously. "Everybody in China is saving ____".

profusion,profusion

___ means an abundance or large quantity of something. "We're witnessing a ____ of Chinese high-tech companies"

culminated,culminating in

___ means reached a climax or point of highest development. "the video shows us how the events of Watergate unfolded, ____ the resignation of President Richard Nixon."

husky,husky

___ means voice sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse. "Her voice had a ____ quality"

discordant,discordant

____ (adj) means disagreeing. "the board included a range of advisers with seemingly ____ views."

frenetic,frenetic

____ (adj) means fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. "Delegations from both countries then launched into a ____ period of negotiations that are expected to culminate with Tuesday's meeting.

fortuitous,fortuitous

____ (adj) means happening by a lucky chance; fortunate. "____ timing"

glycogenesis

____ converts glucose to glycogen

innuendo,innuendoes (in-new-windows)

an ____ is an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. "she's always making sly ____"

0.36

assuming your p/l ratio is 2:1, what should your likelihood of being right be, to have a 10% expected return?

sprout

begin to grow (usually a plant)

All the more reason

even better cause for doing something "there is free food, ____ to start working on this right now"

all the more

even more "The fact that they'd written the play themselves made it ____ impressive."

alarmism

exaggerating dangers

nevertheless

in spite of that. "statements which, although literally true, are ____ misleading"

on the ropes

in state of near collapse or defeat. "behind the apparent success, the company was ____"

endocrine,beta,insulin,autoimmune,beta,glucose

in the pancreas there are special clusters of ____ cells, specifically the ____ cell, produces ____. In type-1 diabetes; genetic and environmental factors such as infections can trigger this ____ response which destroys the ____ cell, causing blood ____levels to rise.

1,fat cells,ketones,energy source,ketones,acidic,acidify,diabetic ketoacidosis

in type ____ diabetes, to compensate for not being able to convert glucose into energy, ____ begin to break down fats into another type of energy molecules known as ____,which are released into the blood and picked up by other cells as an alternative ____ , but ____ are ____ molecules, excessive amounts of these molecules can ____ the blood, this is known as ____, which is a life threatening condition if untreated.

insulin resistance,30%,glucose absorption,synthesis,increase insulin sensitivity

in type-2 diabetes, since it's due to ____, administering more insulin only work on ____ of diabetics, more effective drugs decrease ____ after a meal or decrease glucose s____ or ____.

innate

inborn; natural. "his ____ capacity for organization"

leverage

influence/power. "making sure that the unions are strong so you have a little more ____ at the workplace."

seminal,credited,kicking off,aforementioned

influential,acknowledged,starting,previously referred to. "There are two ____ works of cyberpunk that are ____ with ____ the genre, the ____ Blade Runner is one."

come at,coming at it

informal to consider or deal with a problem in a particular way. "We need to ____ the problem from a different angle." "by ____ from the other direction, the problem becomes much easier to solve."

hippocampus,amygdala

inside the limbic system there is the ____ and the ____.

protein,degraded,orally,1,inject,bloodstream,abdomen

insulin is a ____ and will get ____ in the stomach if taken ____, therefore type-____ diabetics must ____ insulin directly into the ____, usually under the skin of their ____.

would you like to come into the office

invite someone to your office. "nice seeing you, ____."

across-the-board

involving everyone or everything in a place or situation. "The President promised ____ tax cuts if re-elected."

jitters

irregular random movement "Copper prices slipped to a six-month low Thursday amid _____ about economic growth in China."

Pre-Mortem Analysis

is a managerial strategy in which a project team imagines that a project or organization has failed, and then works backward to determine what potentially could lead to the failure of the project or organization.

Glycogen

is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy storage

Streisand effect

is a phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.

Rollup

is a process used by investors (commonly private equity firms) where multiple small companies in the same market are acquired and merged.

fill up

means to make full say a container. "____ the tank [with petrol/gasoline]."

Net Income

operating profit + interest (on cash) - Taxes

disseminate

spread "that little trace of chemical will ____ through the entire ant colony."

Ergodicity

time average = ensemble average

sufficient extent

to a reasonable degree. "this is true to a ____"

at face value

to accept someone or something without considering whether they really are what they claim to be. "these claims should not be taken ____, don't just believe everything he tells you."

called on

to ask formally for someone to do something: "They ____ the company to reverse its decision."

patronizes

treat condescendingly. "If someone ____ you, they speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in some way."

straight-up

truly so called; genuine. "this is just a ____ check."

lack of insulin production

type 1 diabetes is caused by?

hypothalamus

type of behaviors that the ____ controls as the 4Fs: Fight,Flight,Feeding behavior and reproductive behavior

squander

waster their energy. "____ their energy"

You'll be hearing from us soon

we'll get in touch soon. "____. Thank you very much."

sounder

well grounded,more solid "____ economic policies"

How did you become interested in that?

what made you get into something.

Cytokines

what's the name of the inflammatory molecules that your injured muscle cells release when they experience microscopic damage due to stress (say when you're about to pull a door)?

Hypertrophy

what's the name of the process for building new muscles?

where are you from originally?

what's your real country of origin.

gluconeogenesis,glucose,ATP synthesis,

when body enters starvation mode, a process called ____ converts fats and amino-acids into ____ so ____ can continue in your brain neurons. This is a last step to protect brain cells from the damaging effects of low blood sugar.

arachidonic acid,cox-1,cox-2,prostaglandin,cox-1,cox-2,arachidonic acid

when cells are damaged they release a chemical called ____, two enzymes ____ and ____ convert this acid into ____, which is then converted into a bunch of other chemicals that do a bunch of things, including: raise your body temperature, cause inflammation and lower your pain threshold. The active site of ____ and ____ fit ____ almost perfectly.

put it out to bid

will ____ (auction) and see who gives the highest percentage.

taken on

work or assume responsibility of. "Abe had ____ the task of quantifying and explaining the device."

CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)

works with staff to develop advertising, promotion, and social media programs

amino-acids,DNA

you have a specialized molecule that knows just which ____ to put together in what order to make a certain protein, it's called ____.

SC 13G/D

Ownership statement, showing anyone who owns more than %5 of the company.

EPS (Earning Per Share)

net income/number of shares

10-Q

Quarterly financial report

cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventories, PP&E

Order of liquidity of company assets.

callous,callous

____ (adj) means showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. "his ___ comments about her friend made her angry"

fraught,fraught

____ (adj.) meaning full of or loaded with; accompanied by. policies are always ____ with unintended consequences.

Botox,neurotoxic,neurotransmitter,acetylcholine

____ (used for Cosmetics) is a ____ protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and related species. It prevents the release of a ____ called ____

belittle,belittle

____ (v.) means to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value. "____ her efforts"

hydrogen peroxide,catalase,oxygen,water

____ (which is harmful) is often released as a result of the enzyme reactions, but ____ enzymes catch it and breaks it down into ____ and ____.

early,Paleolithic,late,Neolithic

____ Stone Age, or ____, and ____ Stone Age ____

pick up,picked up

____ a skill or a technique. "they ____ the technique from the Chinese"

protease,lipase,proteins,fats

____ and ____ enzymes are used in washing power, to remove ____ and ____ from stains in our cloth.

hypothalamus,pituitary

____ and ____ gland control how hormones are released,secretes hormones out into the bloodstream.

Neurogenesis,hippocampal

____ and ____ plasticity in adult brain.

amygdala,hippocampus

____ are 2 yellow almond shaped things in the front of the ____.

directives,directives

____ are instructions or commands. "the company president regularly issues ____ intended for all staff members"

villi,small

____ are small, finger-like structures in the ____intestine. They help to absorb digested food.

species,genus,Mule

Organisms of different ____ of the same ____ cannot produce a fertile offspring if interbred together. ____ is a classic example of this.

Rods

Photoreceptor neurons for night vision

antibodies

Proteins that attach to antigens, keeping them from harming the body

co-channel interference

RF signal interference caused by two or more transmitters using the same frequency or channel.

Dried tobacco leaves

____ are used to make tobacco.

Gross Margin

gross profit/net sales

(year 2/year 1) - 1

growth rate=

prosaic,prosaic

(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic of prose, not poetic. "____ advice" "heroic characters wasted in ____ lives"

viscous

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

mark it up

(of a retailer) increase the indicated price of an item. "I sold it to them for $100 they ____ to $200"

Byzantine (beh-zen-teen)

(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail. "____ insurance regulations"

insatiable

(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy. "an ____ desire to be the center of attention."

barren

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation. "the plains of Kyrenia were ____"

abated

(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. "the storm suddenly ____"

expropriated

(of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit. "their assets were ____ by the government"

grappling with

(phrasal verb) Thinking and contemplating. "a series of reports ____ the benefits and risks of AI."

All's well that ends well

(proverb) if the outcome of a situation is happy, this compensates for any previous difficulty or unpleasantness.

championed,championed

(verb) vigorously support or defend the cause of. "he ____ the rights of the working class and the poor" "always ____ the cause of the underdog"

motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

occipital lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex that that receive and process visual information.

capacitive touch screen

A screen that uses electrodes that sense the conductive properties of skin (Yes, we are comprised of atoms with positive and negative charges!)

capacitive touch screen

A screen that uses electrodes that sense the conductive properties of skin?

spillover effect

A secondary effect that follows from a primary effect, and may be far removed in time or place from the event that caused the primary effect.

aphorism

A short saying that is intended to express a general truth

positive sum game

A situation/game in which all players can benefit even if some benefit more than others. Example: sharing knowledge

Hominid

A species on the human branch of the evolutionary tree.

counter-narrative

A story that goes against another (default) story or account of connected events.

unique selling proposition (USP)

A strategy of differentiating a product by communicating its unique attributes; often becomes the common theme or slogan in the entire advertising campaign

Stake

A sum of money gambled on the outcome of a risky game or venture,a share or interest in a business, situation, or system.

chore (pronounced shore)

A task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring. "Making pasta by hand with a rolling pin can be a real ____."

Liquidity Crunch

A time when cash resources are in short supply and demand is high.

normative

In economics, a ____ statement is one that states how things ought to be not factually how things are.

Strike Price

In finance, the x price of an option is the fixed price at which the owner of the option can buy, or sell, the underlying security or commodity (exercise price).

2,beta,pancreas

In type ____ diabetes, ie high insulin resistance the continued pressure on ____ cells in the ____ to produce insulin, causes them to eventually die, further worsening the problem.

Interrupt coalescing

Rather than dealing with things as they come up (a mouse was moved, a key was pressed,more of that file downloaded) the system groups these interruptions together based on how long they can afford to wait and then process them all at once.

Enzymes

Really important proteins that speed up the rate of reactions in the body.

Convenience Yield

The benefit or premium associated with holding an underlying product or physical good, rather than the associated derivative security or contract since the holding of an underlying good or security may become more profitable than owning the contract or derivative instrument.

GABA (neurotransmitter)

The calming neurotransmitter. Ethanol is known to increase the release for this neurotransmitter.

Hemisphere Specialization

The control of distinct neurological functions by the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

Axon

The output signal of a typical neuron.

Dopamine

The pleasure neurotransmitter

Price signaling

The process by which changes in demand are communicated to firms by the price consumers are willing to pay.

Agency risk

The risk that the management of a company will use its authority to benefit itself rather than shareholder.

Hippocampus

The structure without which you cannot learn any fact or remember any event in your life.

Neuroeconomics

The study of brain activity during economic decision making

Psychopathology

The study of mental disorders.

tailwinds,tailwind

The term "____" describes some condition or situation that will help move growth higher. For example, falling gas prices will help a delivery company be more profitable. Lower gas prices is said to be a ____ for the freight services industry.

fermented potatoes

Vodka come from ____

sets in,set in,sets in

When something unpleasant ____, it begins and seems likely to continue in a serious way: This rain looks as if it has ____ for the rest of the day. If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is cleaned well, or an infection usually ____.

actin,catabolized,amino-acids,anabolic reactions,proteins,DNA

When you eat a hamburger for example, the protein ____ gets ____ into its component ____, they then get reassembled using ____ into your own but somewhat different ____ as defined by your ____.

Stock Loan Rebate

When you're shorting, If instead of posting non cash collateral, you posted cash collateral, then the Lender of the securities has to pay you interest on the cash, which is called a ____.

Spinal cord

When your hand touches a hot stove which part of your central nervous system responds to make you remove your hand?

brain and spinal cord

Where is the central nervous system located?

whereas

While on the contrary, considering that in contrast or comparison with the fact that. "you treat the matter lightly, ____ I myself was never more serious"

Ashkenazic Jews

White European Jews

inertia,bureaucratic inertia,structural inertia

____ is a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion. a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. "the ____ ____ of the various tiers of the empire" "large companies sometimes can't innovate fast enough because of ____ ____"

anecdote,anecdotes

____ is a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. "McKenzie was a master raconteur with endless ____, stories, and one-liners."

Headwinds,Headwinds

____ is a situation what will make growth more difficult. For example, if the price of beef goes much higher, McDonald's is facing ____.

trade creditor,trade creditors

____ is a supplier who has sent your business goods, or supplied it with services, who you haven't yet paid. Some ____ short the stock of the company they're supplying to hedge their exposure.

David Einhorn,Greenlight Capital,15%,1.3 billion

____ is an American investor, hedge fund manager, He is the founder and president of ____, secured annual returns of ____ since its inception in 1996, he has a net worth of ____ USD

Chevron

____ is an American multinational energy corporation. One of the successor companies of Standard Oil, it is headquartered in San Ramon, California, and active in more than 180 countries.

ExxonMobil

____ is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Demagoguery

____ is an appeal to people that plays on their emotions and prejudices rather than on their rational side.

amylase,carbohydrase,Saliva

____ is an example of a ____ enzyme, which breaks down carbohydrates,it is is present in the ____ of humans and some other mammals.

fpga,fpga

____ is an integrated circuit designed to be configured by a customer or a designer after manufacturing, ____ can be programmed to be very good at a very narrow range of tasks.

impeccable,impeccable

____ is another word for flawless "spoke ____ French"

species,interbreed,fertile

____ is defined as the largest group organisms that can ____ to produce a ____ offspring.

resolve,resolve

____ is firm determination to do something. "she received information that strengthened her ____"

hippocampus,hippocampus

____ is important for forming NEW memories.(patient HM after removing ____ forgot the nurses that visited in previous days but still remembered childhood memories)

Blue skies research

____ is scientific research in domains where real-world applications are not immediately apparent.

triage,triage

____ is the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties. "a ____ nurse"

buildout,buildout

____ is the growth, development, or expansion of something. "the rapid ____ of digital technology"

glucose,ATP,anabolic

____ is the molecular fuel that your cells need to make ____ which is the molecule your cells use to drive ____ reactions.

frontal lobe,control panel

____ is the part of the brain that controls important cognitive skills in humans, such as emotional expression, problem solving, memory, language, judgment, and sexual behaviors. It is, in essence, the "____" of our personality and our ability to communicate.

signatory,signatory

____ is the party that has signed an agreement, especially a state that has signed a treaty. "Britain is a ____ to the convention"

tenacity,tenacity

____ is the quality or fact of being very determined; determination. "you have to admire the ____ of these two guys"

hemostasis,epidermis,blood clot

____ is the skin's response to two immediate threats, that you're now losing blood, and that the physical barrier of the ____ has been compromised. Both threats are averted by forming a ____

apex,apex

____ is the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point. "the ____ of the roof"

recompense,recompense

____ is to pay back; (v) to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury. "adequate ____ for workers who lose their jobs"

figuratively,literally,figuratively

____ is used to indicate a departure from a literal use of words; metaphorically. "we left a lot of people ____ and ____ in the dark"

buybacks,buybacks

____ is when a company purchase shares of its own stock on the open market. In recent decades, ____ have overtaken dividends as a preferred way to return cash to shareholders.

albeit,albeit

____ means "though". "he was making progress, ____ rather slowly"

bellow, bellowed

____ means (of a person or animal) emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger. "he ____ in agony"

windswept,windswept

____ means (of a place) exposed to strong winds. "____ and underpopulated island off the eastern coast of Taiwan."

Rebuttal,Rebuttal

____ means a counterargument, especially in debate. "she had written a ____ to something that I've wrote in February"

overhead,overhead

____ means above the level of the head; in the sky. "a helicopter buzzed ____"

omnipotent,omnipotence

____ means all-powerful. "Everyone seemed to believe in the empire's ____"

pariah,pariahs

____ means an outcast "they were treated as social ____"

ostensibly,ostensibly

____ means apparently or purportedly, but perhaps not actually. "Although Janice went to church ____ to worship, she actually attended service each week to search for a husband."

Non-repudiation,repudiated

____ refers to a situation where a statement's author cannot successfully dispute its authorship or the validity of an associated contract. The term is often seen in a legal setting when the authenticity of a signature is being challenged. In such an instance, the authenticity is being ____

antigen,antibodies

____ refers to the protein on the surface of a cell (bacterium, fungus or virus) that our bodies recognize as a foreign substance and triggers the immune system into producing ____.

run into,ran into him

____ somebody means to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to. "I ____ on my way to work"

Neolithic age,farmers,agriculturists

____ started 8,000 BC or about 12,000 years ago, humans first ____ and ____.

nomenclature,nomenclature

____ the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline. "the students found it hard to decipher the ____ of chemical compounds"

incumbent,incumbent

____ the holder of an office or post. "disruptive companies target the ____ players in the market"

symptomatology,symptomatology

____ the set of symptoms characteristic of a medical condition or exhibited by a patient. "it was a strange ____ where she couldn't move"

insulin,pancreas

____ which is stored in the ____ and is one of the body's main tool for sugar management.

Sothebys (pronounce suh-the-bees)

_____ (Christie's competitor) British founded, New York public company. One of the world's largest brokers of art, jewelry, real estate. Often used as a proxy signal to gauge liquidity in the market (bull vs bear)

metabolism

____is any biochemical reaction that happens in your body.

high-rise,high-rise

a ____ building have many storeys. ""a twelve-floor ____""

prognosis

a ____ is a forecast of the likely outcome or course of a situation.

strata,stratified

a ____ is a group into which members of a population are divided in ____ sampling.

confederation

a ____ is a group loosely allied nations that come together for a common cause.

federation

a ____ is a group of states or organizations with central governance, but each independent in its internal affairs.

Scrooge

a ____ is a selfish person who doesn't like giving or spending.

surge,surges

a ____ is a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the tide. "flooding caused by tidal ____"

unitary system

a ____ is a system of of governance where authority is centralized.

contention,contention

a ____ is an assertion, especially one maintained in argument. "Freud's ____ that all dreams were wish fulfilment"

pejorative,pejorative

a ____ term is a word expressing contempt or disapproval. by putting a ____ name vulture on what you call a vulture fund,you've kind of convicted the suspect without a trial.

pathogen

a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.

progeny

a body of followers, disciples, or successors. "With the boom in file-swapping and the proliferation of post-Napster ____."

streak

a brief run (as of luck) "a winning ____"

synopsis

a brief summary. "a ____ of the insurance cover provided."

large swathes

a broad strip or area of something. "____ of the countryside"

cluster of issues

a bunch of problems "a whole ____ related to that."

cronies

a close friend or companion. "he went gambling with his ____"

an aside

a comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed : "what some companies do - and this is just ____ - they add more bandwidth on a separate link."

takeaway

a conclusion to be made based on presented facts or information. "The ____ from this story is that you should diversify as much as you're allowed to"

Symposium

a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject. "Professors and graduate students attended the ____."

subpoena

a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

pothole

a depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or subsidence.

portrayal

a description of someone or something in a particular way; a representation. "the media ____ of wealthy people"

embellishment

a detail, especially one that is untrue, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting or attractive.

tough call

a difficult judgment to make. "we're still undecided on whether to buy a place or rent—it's a ____."

enclave

a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory

pancreas,glucagon,liver,adipose,metabolize,glycogen

a drop in glucose levels in the blood, stimulate the ____ alpha cells to release insulin's nemesis, the hormone ____; it starts raising the blood sugar levels by triggering the ____ and the ____ tissues to ____ their fat and ____ stores, thereby releasing fatty acids,glycerol and glucose back into the blood.

railing

a fence or barrier. "balcony ____"

chronicle

a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation "a ____ of his struggle against mediocrity"

glucagon,liver,adipose,metabolizing,catabolism

a hormone called ____, does the opposite of what insulin does; it causes the ____ and ____ tissue to start ____ their stored glucose and fat repositories through ____.

juggernaut

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force. "it's a time-consuming legal ____ with a high rate of failure for investors and creators."

backhoe

a large machine/excavator that digs into the ground with a metal scoop

plurality

a large number of different types of something. "There was a marked ____ of opinions and views among the people attending the meeting."

slew

a large number or quantity of something. "A whole ____ of other factors."

edifice

a large, imposing building.

chandelier

a light fixture that holds many bulbs and hangs from the ceiling

barge

a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers.

great deal of

a lot of. "this kind of programming has a ____ potential for bugs."

contraption

a machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and often badly made or unsafe. "The people wondered how the ____ worked."

stethoscope

a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

glycemic index

a method of classifying foods according to their potential for raising blood glucose,

hinge

a movable joint or mechanism on which a door, gate, or lid swings as it opens and closes or which connects linked objects.

push-back

a negative or unfavourable reaction or response. "the only way you get any ____ from the community is if you modify a program and redistribute it in competition with the maintenance group."

sabbatical

a period of paid leave granted to a university teacher or other worker for study or travel, traditionally one year for every seven years worked. "He's away on ____"

handed,valet (vah-leh)

a person employed to clean or park cars. "he ____ his keys to the parking ____"

demigods

a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine "the ____ of jazz"

purveyor

a person who sells or deals in particular goods. "Facebook is now the ____ of numerous digital transactions, such as virtual gifts"

oversee,overseeing

a person who supervises others, especially workers, events or projects. "he was hired to ____ the design and construction of the new library" "Steve is responsible for ___ the project"

nuisance

a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance "Working on this can be a ____."

chasm (kah-zem)

a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. "the ____ between rich and poor"

Corollary

a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.

endowments

a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone. "his natural ____ were his height and intelligence"

retreat

a quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax. "A lakeside ____ in Scotland"

account,journalistic account

a report or description of an event or experience. "a detailed ____ of what has been achieved" "insightful ____ of the negotiations"

breadcrumbs

a series or a trail of connected pieces of information or evidence that you can follow, like a trail on the ground

excerpts

a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. "she read out ____ from an article in the Times"

excursion

a short journey or trip "what our ____ through biology highlights."

cameo (cam-yo)

a small character part in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor. "he played numerous ____ roles"

oligarchy

a small group of people having control of a country or organization.

underpinnings

a solid foundation laid below ground level to support or strengthen a building. "the mathematical ____."

provision,mark out,reflect on

a statement in a contract or a law that a specific thing must happen or be done. "There is a ____ about the integrity of the author's source code, you have to ____ your changes very clearly, so your change doesn't ____ the author."

truism,truism

a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting. "the ____ that you get what you pay for" "While that is mostly true, there are plenty of examples of people and organizations defying that ____ ."

surrogate

a substitute

cross section

a surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something

resistive touch screen

a touch screen that has two sheets of glass. When pressure is placed on the top glass, the glass bends and makes contact with the lower glass. The most basic and common touch screens, the ones used at ATMs and supermarkets

legions

a vast number of people or things. "___ of photographers and TV cameras"

show of hands

a vote carried out among a group by the raising of hands, with numbers typically being estimated rather than counted. "I'll ask for a ____ to help me decide what to talk about next"

complex,complex

a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts "a ____ of mountain roads" "a ____ of welfare programs"

Skylights

a window installed in a roof or ceiling

kludge (clue-dejeh)

a workaround or quick-and-dirty solution.

charter

a written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a borough, company, or university is created or its rights and privileges defined. "the town received a ____ from the Emperor"

brass

a yellow alloy of copper and zinc.

pathological

abnormal or "you can always find ____ exceptions to any rule"

poised

about to do or achieve something after preparing for it "Liverpool appear ____ for victory in the championship match."

Per a report

according to a report "____ from GamersNexus (via Forbes), NVIDIA has stopped producing the GTX 1080 Ti"

accrued,accrued

accumulated over a period of time. "three weeks of ____ vacation time." "the loan increases by the amount of unpaid, ____ interest."

makeshift

acting as an interim and temporary measure. "arranging a row of chairs to form a ____ bed"

throw some chocolate in there

add some chocolate. "Maybe ____ as well while you're at it."

bolt-on, bolt-on

added to a main product, service, or plan as a smaller, extra part or feature, especially in business. "the business would continue to make ____ acquisitions." "a ____ accessory available for most 35 mm SLRs"

Brooks's law

adding more programmers to a late project makes it later

3,collagen,fibrin

after about ____ days, fibrous protein called ____replaces the ____that formed at the time of the wound.

esophagus

after exiting the mouth food enters the ____ tube.

having done

after finishing or assuming we're now finished with. "our next step, ____ these other pieces, is now on the hardware side."

within the hour

after less than an hour. "his response came ____"

thereafter

after that time "his rhetoric dimmed noticeably ____."

20,amino-acids,sequence

all of proteins are made of just ____ ____, the differences between the thousands of unique proteins are simply in the ____ of those amino-acids.

right about that time

almost at the year/month "the Commodor 64 was coming ____"

and such

also similar things. "the more your constants cause overlaps due to common denominators ____, the shorter your key sequence becomes."

one other thing,When can I expect to hear back from you

an additional thing, when will you contact me again. "Oh, ____, ____?"

ideologue

an adherent of an ideology, especially one who is uncompromising and dogmatic.

head start

an advantage granted or achieved at the beginning of a race, a chase, or a competition. "a 10-minute ___"

covenant

an agreement. "there was a ____ between them that his name was never to be mentioned"

severance pay

an amount paid to an employee on the early termination of a contract.

quarrel

an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups: "They had a bitter ____ about/over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since."

lock-in

an arrangement according to which a person or company is obliged to deal only with a specific company.

case in point

an example of the situation or behaviour that you are talking about "Shoppers tend to think that high prices mean high quality. Electrical goods are a ____."

thumb on the scale

an idiom that means you are trying to influence the result of something in your favor; cheating; a bias or a tactic that unfairly benefits one party more than another in a transaction.

prelude (pronounced pray-lewhd)

an introductory piece of music

collectables

an item valued and sought by collectors. "the auction attracted professional dealers trading in quality small ____"

confederation

an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league. "a ____ of trade unions"

one-off fluke

an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck that only happened once. "their victory was a ____"

flip side of it

another aspect or version of something, especially its reverse or its unwanted concomitant. "However, the ____ there will be a lot of challenges owing to these technologies"

this was cause for

another reason of saying a valid reason for. "Earnings were better than expected, ____ enormous celebrations."

out of their depth

another way of saying "beyond their capability" "they soon realized they were ____ in the advanced class"

blood capillaries

are the smallest of the body's blood vessels. They are only one cell thick, and they are the sites of the transfer of oxygen and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other tissues in the body.

belabour

argue or discuss (a subject) in excessive detail. "there is no need to ____ the point"

come about

arise,happen "it didn't even ____ until they discussed the issue."

intriguing

arousing one's curiosity or interest; fascinating. "an ____ story"

provisional,provisional

arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later. "a ____ government" "if property rights are ____ then your value of property changes accordingly."

as I understand it,is that right

as far as I know,is this correct "____, you're applying for the position of executive management assistant, ____?".

selected out

as if evolutionary "after sometime they'll naturally be ____ of the community."

rightly so

as it should be; it's well deserved. "Amazon are so confident in their system and ____, that they've actually already turned off the beta version."

so long as

as long as. "____ you're making money, you'll be fine."

2.33:1

assuming your likelihood of being right is 33%, what should your p/l ratio be, to have a 10% expected return?

nowadays

at the present time, in contrast with the past. "the sort of clothes worn by almost all young people ____"

on par with

at the same level or standard. "The new version of the software is not ____ the old one."

cruft

badly designed, unnecessarily complicated, or unwanted code or software. "this removes all unnecessary ____ from the code base"

denote

be a sign of; indicate. "I use this term to ____ the erasing of a tweet"

foresee,foresaw

be aware of beforehand; predict. "we did not ____ any difficulties" "He ____ the company's potential and invested early on"

would've come as

be received as "this ____ a great surprise"

molecular structure,receptors

because psychoactive medicines have a ____ st____ similar to neurotransmitters, they bind to the same ____.

acclimatize

become accustomed to a new climate or new conditions; adjust. "it's unknown whether people will ____ to increasingly warm weather"

set out

begin a journey. "I ____ to write a short novel"

set off

begin a journey. "one hard drive has failed, and he ____ to find rack B25 in a labyrinth of humming servers."

getting a handle on

begin to have a firm, clear understanding. "after three years, I began to feel like I was ____ what's going on."

the first of next month

beginning of. "Oh good, because we need someone who is willing to start by ____."

forthcoming,forthcoming

being about to appear or to be produced or made available "your ____ novel" "funds are ____"

priced out of the market

being unable to invest in a particular market or purchase a particular product or service due to price increases. "middle-class families who thought they were ____ forever"

very best route,you're solid on your understanding

best way,make you sure you really know about "the ____ to understanding tensors, is to begin by making sure that ____ of vectors. "

antigonist

binds to a neuroreceptor and blocks the entry of its neurotransmitter.

carton

box, a small, light box or container in which drinks or foodstuffs are packaged. "a ____ of milk"

play,off

bring people into conflict or competition for one's own advantage. "they were able to ____ the service companies ____ against each other."

continues to live on within

building this giant organization that ____ Microsoft all these years later.

I'm in the middle of something

busy.

nonetheless

but still. "smaller but ____ important research programs."

short covering

buying back borrowed securities to close an open short position.

by far

by a great amount. "this was ____ the largest city in the area"

by a very wide margin

by a large amount. "they managed to outperform them ____"

thereby,therapeutic

by that means; as a result of that. "students perform in hospitals, ____ gaining a deeper awareness of the ____ power of music"

came along

came. "and Sony ____ and said no no on, it's not a sprite problem anymore, it's a 3D graphics problem"

cellular capable

can be used as mobile device. "there is going to be a ____ version of the ipad."

deflected

cause (someone) to deviate from an intended purpose. "she refused to be ____ from anything she had set her mind on"

demeans

cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something). "This kind of attitude simply ____ the seriousness of the problem"

puff up

cause something to become bigger/larger "some businesses try to ____ expectations."

deleterious

causing harm or damage. "divorce is assumed to have ____ effects on children"

startling

causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment "a ____ discovery"

tenable

defensible/justifiable "such a simplistic approach is no longer ___."

doublespeak

deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language. "the art of political ____"

didactic

designed or intended to teach

preordained

determined beforehand.(especially by a higher power/divine/fate) "you might think the company's success was ____"

never came to be

didn't happen. "HAL2000 ____."

lobes,specialized

different ____ or parts of the brain are ____ for different functions

burrow (beh-row)

dig into. "____ deep in the viewer's subconscious."

antithetical (anta-thetical)

directly opposite or opposed. "compromise between two ____ views"

disillusioned

disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected: "All the other teachers are thoroughly ____ with their colleague"

phased out,ramp up,play out

discontinued,increase in activity, take place "It's normal for older graphics cards to be ____ as newer models ____, and that's exactly what we're seeing ____ here."

eviscerated

disembowel (a person or animal). "the goat had been skinned and ____"

in disrepute,disrepute

disgrace, loss of reputation "The theory has been ____ for years. " "the people concealing the truth have brought shame and ____ to themselves"

forgo

do without. "She is planning to ____ her right to a trial and simply plead guilty."

started off,started her off

doing something as the first part of an activity. "He ____ playing piano background music for silent films. " "Her mother ____ acting in children's theatre."

slumbering

dormant "a ____volcano"

along the way

during a process or series of events : at some point in the past "He seems to have lost his interest in music somewhere ____."

carbohydrates,monosaccharide

during digestion body breaks complex ____ into their ____ building blocks,which your cells can use for energy.

in one sitting.

during one limited period of time, without stopping. "I don't think we can do it all ____"

along the way

during. "____, we'll be learning some new game rules."

antigen,antibody

each ____ has a unique, matching ____ that can latch onto it, like a lock and key and destroy the invading cells.

intricacies

fine details. "it's not necessary to go through all the ____ of how this works right now."

proto

first especially from which other similar things develop; original.

at no extra charge

for free. "that would of course be ____"

lose sight

forget about. "to make sure we don't ____ of the importance of peer-review in verifying complex designs."

protein

form the bulk for your muscle and connective tissue.

vindicated

freed from any question of guilt

here on out

from this time forward. "from ____ we're gonna eat healthy food."

left off

from where we stopped. "we will be continuing from where we ____ last time."

At the most basic level

fundamentally "____ a computer consists of three pieces. A processor, a memory, and a mechanism for transferring data to and from the outside world."

pinning,imperative

getting that level of abstraction is important. "____ that level of abstraction is ____"

narrated

give a spoken or written account of. "the story is ____ by the heroine"

revamp

give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to. "an attempt to ____ the museum's image"

forsake

give up (something valued or pleasant). "I won't ____ my principles"

trading away,supposed,peer review

giving up something for the assumed advantages of. "____ all the ____ advantages of conventional close development, for that one single advantage of massive independent ____, actually seemed to win."

run through

go over. "Mr.Andrew is now gonna ____ the details of what the firm is offering."

have a good night

good night "____ man."

turf

grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots.

dramatically

greatly, substantially, remarkably. "his contribution to science ____ changed how we look at the world today"

considerably

greatly. "things have improved ____ over the last few years"

slight greenish hue

green skin tone. "there is a ____ to his skin."

well-rested

have slept well and feeling good. "if you genuinely believe that you're ____ even if you're not, your brain does function better.'

impactful

having a major effect. "an eye-catching and ____ design"

seamless

having no awkward transitions, interruptions, or indications of disparity, no seams. "a ____ fusion of beauty and intelligence"

sly

having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. "a ____, manipulative woman"

drapes

heavy curtains

hampered

hinder or impede the movement or progress of. "their work is ____ by lack of funds"

carrying,moniker

holding,a name/alias "The RTX 2080, although ____ a ____ that suggests that it's a direct replacement for the GTX 1080"

laurel

honor, glory

Millennial Whoop

hooping sound is showing up in every popular song.

would-be

hoping to become. "I mean the ____ constants"

The way I'm looking at it right now

how I currently see it things. "____, this one is gonna be painted blue and the other ones maybe green or some other color."

basal metabolic rate

how much energy gets stored depends on your ____, which is the number of daily calories your body needs to do business as usual.

homo habilis,homo erectus,Neanderthals, homo sapiens

human evolution timeline

insulin resistance

if insulin sensitivity goes down, that's known as ____ ,the pancreas still sends insulin, but cells especially muscle cells are less responsive to it.

worst comes to worst

if the very worst happens: "If ____, we still have some money in reserve."

if that's the case

if this is the situation. "Well, ____, I think that's all for today."

$20

if you bought a call option at $40 and the share at time T is $60 , how much would you make in profit?

$0

if you bought a call option at $60 and the share at time T is $40 , how much would you make in profit?

$0

if you bought a put option at $40 and the share at time T is $60 , how much would you make in profit?

$20

if you bought a put option at $60 and the share at time T is $40 , how much would you make in profit?

off

if you would, come ____ screen and bring the camera close.

hyperglycemia,hypoglycemia

if your blood sugar levels get too high it is called ____, it can damage blood vessels. Also blood sugar levels can get too low which is called ____.

let's put that aside

ignore this for now. "but ____ for a minute."

setting aside

ignoring the fact that. "and I can tell you ____ the fact that it costs less, it's actually what most users want."

Dsylexia

impairment of the ability to read

prominent

important; famous. "she was a ____ member of the city council"

onward

in a continuing forward direction; ahead "the period from 1969 ____"

emphatically

in a forceful way which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying. "Mr Davies has ____ denied the charges."

distinctly

in a way that is clear to the senses "I ____ remember, asking you to do this."

lying around

left there instead of being put in the correct place. "there's plenty ____ at work"

turn the floor over

let somebody else speak. "Before I ____ to Josh, I'll answer two more questions."

disaccharides,lactose,maltose,sucrose

link any two monosaccharide sugars together and you get one of the three ____: ____,____ or ____

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine,rectum,anus

list the parts of the digestive system that food goes through until its expulsion from the body

on-prem

local/inside the organization not remote. "they have their own local data centers ____"

whereabouts

location. "insects, such as bees and ants, know how to communicate in sophisticated ways, informing one another of the ____ of food"

NASDAQ

looks at over 3000 stocks, used to be exclusively for tech stock but now includes companies like Starbucks.

homebrew

made at home, rather than in a shop or factory. "a ____ computer"

staple

main, principal, chief "rice was the ____crop grown in most villages"

alleviate

make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe. Example: ____ the pain.

catalogue

make a systematic list of (items of the same type). "try and ____ the type of faults you encounter"

soured

make it unpleasant "a number of negative experiences during that period which ____ him on the whole idea of commercial software."

heartening

making you feel happier and more positive. "It was ____ to see so many people dancing"

make do

manage with the limited or inadequate means available. "since the weather is so bad, we're just going to have to ____ with what we have."

a whole lot of other things

many things. "there is ____ you can do with this, I'm just gonna mention a few."

disparate

markedly distinct in quality or character. "The two cultures were so utterly ____ that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other."

unit growth

math.e is just ____ like a unit circle is.

2.718281828459045

math.e=

3.141592653589793

math.pi=

peak theoretical performance

maximally optimized. "there are very few things in life that are at ____"

incredulously,incredulously

means ____ in a manner indicating disbelief. "People are actually using this?!" he ____ asked

fighting the last war

means believing in and using a strategy that has been successful in the past but is no longer a relevant tactic in the present.

far out

means bizarre. "I've seen the video - it's pretty ____"

correct for

means to adjust for something "When drawing maps, cartographers have to ____ the fact that the Earth is not flat."

critical acclaim

means to be looked upon very favorably by the Critics of any given industry.

one false move

means very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one. "____ and you can lose all your money".

without further ado

means without any fuss or delay; immediately. "____ he hurried down the steps"

gauge

measure "I need to ____ what extra benefit do we get by adding these layers."

year over year

measures performance in one time period vs performance in a previous time period, it's often applied to recurring performance over the same quarter from year to year. "we're seeing ____ unit declines in PC sales"

arbitration

mediation by an impartial third party, whose decision the contending parties agree to accept. "There needs to be some kind of ____ that decides who goes first"

target segmentation + differentiation (image,price,service)

positioning (marketing)=

kudos

praise and honour received for an achievement. "she was looking for ____ rather than profit"

3,paleolithic,neolithic,bronze age

pre-history is divided into ____ different periods the ____,____ and the ____.

on hand

present, especially for a specified purpose. "these are the ones we have ____"

count,on a 5-point scale

present,point system "your daily assignments are going to ____ about 20% of your grade, the TAs are gonna be grading it ____."

pervasive,entrenched

prevalent and established "ageism is ____ and ____ in our society"

precluded

prevent from happening; make impossible. "Bad weather ____ any further attempts to reach the summit."

somewhat further back

previous frames. "if you use frames from ____, it sort of turns into motion blur on there."

Price gouging

pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available, usually by monopolies.

went on

proceeded. "She ____ to help Ray work out a solution to this problem"

spur

promote the development of; stimulate. "governments cut interest rates to ____ demand"

no-go theorem/impossibility result

proof or theorem that states that a particular situation is not possible

thriving

prosperous and growing; flourishing "____ community of people who loved programming."

amino acids

proteins are made of smaller building blocks called ____.

retrofitted,retrofit

provide (something) with a component or accessory not fitted during manufacture. "buses have been ____ with easy-access features" "____ the story for a new audience"

jolted

push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly. "a surge in the crowd behind him ____ him forwards"

Acid rain

rainfall made so acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, chiefly to forests and lakes.

dawn on

realize it for the first time. "and it began to ____ them, that they haven't been doing effective advocacy."

temporal lobe

receiving area for auditory information

debase

reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade. "the love episodes ____ the dignity of the drama"

counteract

reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect. "should we deliberately intervene in the climate system to ____ global warming?"

H-Shares

refer to the shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

A-shares

refer to the shares of companies listed on the Shanghai or Shenzhen stock exchanges

put out

release. "They very frequently ____ RFPs, which are requests for proposals."

put off by

repelled by something unpleasant. "We tried to visit the Abbey but were ____ the queues"

do justice

represent someone or something with due fairness or appreciation. "this brief menu does not ____ to the food"

I would like you

request. "____ to do them on one page, I think it's better that they be done individually."

commands,premium

requires,market value "specialize in something that ____ a very large ____"

autoimmune response

response when the immune system acts against its own cells and destroys healthy tissue in the body.

lying in bed

resting "I was ____ when I heard the door knock."

stifled growth

restrained/reduced growth. these changes ____.

encumbered

restricted or impeded (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult. "open source is a way of people collaborate on software, without being ____ by all the problems of intellectual property."

cost of capital

the rate of return a company must earn in order to meet the demands of its lenders and expectations of its equity holders. (debt holders in terms of interest and equity holders in terms of dividends)

EEG (Electroencephalography)

the recording of brain activity by the detection of electrical activity in specific areas on the surface of the cortex by several surface electrodes placed on a person's scalp. Brain activity is recorded as waves, different rhythmic waves for different activities.

proper way

the right way. "what is the ____ to set this it up to work."

modus ponens

the rule of logic which states that if a conditional statement ('if p then q ') is accepted, and the antecedent ( p ) holds, then the consequent ( q ) may be inferred.

metallurgy

the science of working with metals, a classical human accomplishment.

headroom

the space above the subjects head. "And there is so much ____ to improve things"

from the outset

the start or beginning of something. "the project was flawed ____"

confidentiality

the state of keeping or being kept secret or private.

omniscience,omniscience (omneh-see-yenc)

the state of knowing everything. "the notion of divine ____" "Economists mostly recognise that normal people—their friends and family—fall short of ____ and perfect rationality in making day-to-day decisions."

ontology

the study of being, existence and what things are and are not.

etymology

the study of word origins

syllabus

the subjects in a course of study or teaching. "there isn't time to cover the ____"

land tenure

the terms under which land or buildings are held or occupied.

tubers

the thick, fleshy parts of underground stems, such as potatoes

epidermis

the top layer of the skin called the ____, consists mostly of hardened cells called keratinocytes and provides protection.

subtlety lies

the tricky part. "The ____ in whether or not a given source of entropy in fact behaves like a biased coin or not."

hydrolysis,nutrients

the two main functions of the small intestine: ____ and absorption of ____ into the blood to feed the body's organs and tissues

basis

the underlying support "and the ____ of my thinking was this;"

efficient market hypothesis

theory in financial economics that states that asset prices fully reflect all available information. ie impossible to "beat the market".

glycogenesis,glycogen,liver,lipogenesis,triglyceride,adipose

there are two ways to store glucose: ____, where glucose is stored as ____ in ____ and ____, where glucose is stored as ____/fat in the ____ tissue.

slimy

thick and slippery

best had

this is a conversation ____ over dinner.

come in handy

this will be useful later. "This will ____ later"

whereby

through which. "a system ____ users can login without a password."

connects to

ties back. "this ____ what I was saying earlier."

took on,take,on,taking on water

to assume or acquire as or as if one's own. "The freighter ____ 1,000 tons of wheat." "The bus can't ____ any more passengers ____." "We hit an iceberg, and the ship is ____."

eschew,eschewed

to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds: Shun "Some academics ____ the simple title "professor" and call themselves economists, astronomers, historians, philosophers" "When introduced to a stranger, he ____ formalities"

incumbent on

to be someone's duty or responsibility to do something. "It is ____ the users of this forum, to evaluate the utility and appropriateness of the content shared"

as a starting point

to begin with. "____, let's say you simply incremented the value"

set him back

to cost someone a particular amount of money, especially a large amount "Jim's new car must have ____ 30,000 dollars".

pushed back

to delay something; postpone: the meeting was ____ till Wednesday.

superseded

to displace in favor of another "the older models of car have now been ____,completely replaced"

gorge

to eat until you are unable to eat any more: "If you ____ yourself on snacks like that, you won't eat your dinner."

expound

to explain in detail; to clarify "if you would just _____ a little a bit upon how you want this implemented"

pay homage

to honor "His paintings ____ to artists of the past."

straightened up

to make (something) organized or tidy : to put (something) in order "They ____ the house after the party."

folded into

to make a smaller business part of a larger one by joining them together. "The company's investment-banking arm will be ____ a new larger group later this year."

tighten up

to make something become firmer, or less easy to move: "Now ____ the screws."

brought about,bring about

to make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation "social changes that have been ____ by new technology" "Major spending is required to ____ substantial improvements in housing."

pass this around

to offer or show something to each person in a group "OK, here is the paper, let me ____"

put forward,put forward

to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider: "The proposals that you have ____ deserve serious consideration." "I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he ____."

stave off

to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily. "We were hoping to ____ these difficult decisions until later"

so much so

to such a great degree: "It was a great project, ____ that the beta version won first prize."

insofar

to the degree that "None of the film was shot in Baltimore, at least ____ as the Film Commission is aware."

went out of their way

to try very hard to do something, especially for someone else. "They really ____ to make us feel welcome."

dilate upon

to write or speak about a subject for a long time "He likes to ____ what he thinks is wrong with the world."

full-fledged,little bit on the tiny side

total/completebut very small. "it looks like a ____ laptop computer, it's just a ____."

stumped

totally bewilder or perplex. "an unexplained occurrence that ____ everyone""

scarcity tokens

tradable units of exchange. "handing them ____, as wealth."

customary

traditional or conventional "it is ____ to mark an occasion like this with a toast"

segue

transition to a new subject. "a great ____ into the next section"

palm trees

type of trees

1,ketones,ketone test strip

type-____ diabetes which causes ____ to be produced as an alternative energy source can be tested using a urine sample and a ____.

on that note

typically comes at the end of a speech and means in that way or in that spirit. The speaker will say something amusing, profound or sombre and then say "And ____, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to end my address to you tonight."

Private equity

typically refers to investment funds organized as limited partnerships that are not publicly traded and whose investors are typically large institutional investors, university endowments, or wealthy individuals.

see past these

unable to see further. "it's a little bit difficult to ____ lights but I'll try my best."

arcane

understood by few; mysterious or secret. "____ procedures for electing people"

panacea

universal cure. "The law will improve the lives of local farmers, but it is no ____."

inexorable (in-X-ruble)

unstoppable. "the seemingly ____ march of new technology".

hitherto (pronounced hezer-too)

until now or until the point in time under discussion. "at the talent show Kyle revealed his ____ unknown gift for doing impressions"

intransigent

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.UNCOMPROMISING. "her friend had tried persuasion, but she was ____"

swindled

use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions. "a businessman ____ investors out of millions of pounds"

to the effect

used for showing that you are giving a general idea of what someone said instead of their actual words "He said something ____ that they would all meet Steven soon enough."

had,respective

used only once in the past, particular "The ingredients they ____ used to form their ____ works, are almost identical."

as of,clear out,personal belongings

used to indicate a time or date at which something begins or ends "all this will change ____ this meeting, you can go ahead and ____ your ____"

sure enough

used to introduce a statement that confirms something previously predicted. "____, it was right there in the second row"

far from it

used to tell someone that something is certainly not true. "She's not selfish, ____ - she's probably one of the kindest people I know."

get a grip on

verb To get a good physical hold on something. "In order to remove the bolt, I needed to ____ the wrench."

go hand in hand

very closely connected or related. "Engineering and design ____"

primordial

very early time in the history of the world. "____ commonsense magical thinking"

fervently

very enthusiastically or passionately. "he ____ supported the communist party"

heavily weighed,here and now.

very influenced,by what was happening at that time "his view of the future was ___ by what's happening in his ____."

Mundane

very ordinary and therefore not interesting "____ matters such as paying bills and shopping for food"

flimsy

very thin, or easily broken or destroyed: "We spent the night in an easily broken, ____ wooden hut."

archetypal

very typical of a certain kind of person or thing. "the ____ country doctor"

good deal

very. "it was a ____ more stable than what are now called production operating systems."

ever so much

very; extremely "it makes it ____ easier to actually go ahead and find the solution yourself."

walking along

walking "everybody else is just ____ the river bank."

glycogenolysis,glycogen,anabolic,glycogenesis,glucose,glucose,glycogen

when glucose levels are too high, beta cells in your pancreas release insulin which stops ____ which is the breaking down of ____ in your liver and muscles to release glucose for energy and switch the body to ____ reactions in the form of ____ which is the process of storing ____ or more precisely the linking together of extra ____ to form ____.

sugar,muscle,fat,glucose,energy

when insulin detects ____ in the body, it prompts ____ and ____ cells to let ____ in,and jumps starts the conversion of sugar to ____.

amygdala

when smelling sweat from a scared person the ____ lights up it doesn't light up when smelling sweat from exercise.

handoff procedure

when the phone is moving away from the area covered by one cell and entering the area covered by another cell the call is transferred to the second cell in order to avoid call termination when the phone gets outside the range of the first cell

amino acids,enzymes,amino acids,proteins

when we eat our food we break down the proteins that we ate into ____ using ____ (which are also proteins), we can then recombine the produced ____ to make lots of different type of other ____ to do jobs in the cell.

polymers,catabolic

when your body needs new building blocks or you need to release some energy, stored ____ or new ones in your food get broken down by ____ reactions.

omnipresent,omnipresent

widely or constantly encountered; widespread. "the ____ threat of natural disasters" "Music in all its forms is ____ in our society"

pathogens,white blood cells

with bleeding under control and the barriers secured, the body sends special cells to fight any ____ that may have gotten through, among the most important of these are ____ known macrophages which devour bacteria and damaged tissue.

Solemnly

with deep sincerity. " We ____ apologize to consumers"

painstakingly

with great care and thoroughness. "the property has been ____ restored by its current owners"

seceded

withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization. "the kingdom of Belgium ____ from the Netherlands in 1830"

unmediated

without anyone or anything intervening or acting as an intermediate; direct. "The World Wide Web would give people free, ____ access to the world's information."

inadvertently

without intention; accidentally. "his name had been ____ omitted from the list"

insulin

without proper functioning of ____, blood glucose levels skyrocket.

tackle

work on, solve or deal with. "we're not ready to ____ that problem yet."

custom permits

you're allowed to, or agreed upon rules allow you to "____ you to ask questions if necessary."

Triglyceride,glycerol,fatty acids

your body breaks down ____ (lipids/fats) into ____and ____

amino-acids,nine

your cells can convert some ____ into others, if they're missing an ingredient to make protein, but there are ____ essential ones that you cannot make from others and have to eat.

retroactive

اثر رجعي "a big ____tax increase"

iron

حديد

raisins

زبيب

steel

صلب

pottery

صناعة الفخار

copper

نحاس

gross profit/net sales

Gross Margin=

Freshman

A first-year student at a university, college, or high school.

Net Sales - COGS

Gross Profit =

gross profit - operating expenses

Operating Profit =

Net Income

Revenues - Expenses

synthetic

(of a substance) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

Income Statement

A financial statement showing the revenue, costs and profits for a given fiscal period, say a quarter.

Sophomore

A second-year university or high-school student.

Short squeeze

A situation in which a heavily shorted stock or commodity moves sharply higher, forcing more short sellers to close out their short positions and adding to the upward pressure on the stock.

Scientific Management

A theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labour productivity. It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineering of processes and to management (precursor of industrial engineering). Scientific management is sometimes known as Taylorism after its founder, Frederick Winslow Taylor.

Jackson Pollock

A twentieth-century American drip painter, famous for creating abstract paintings by dripping or pouring paint on a canvas in complex swirls and spatters.

Sedimentary rock

A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

Fiscal Year

A year a company or government uses for accounting purposes and preparing financial statements. May not be the same as a calendar year.

hedge fund

Actively managed fund, allows leverage and short selling. Only available to a specific group of sophisticated investors with high net worth.

Operating Expenses

All business costs other than the cost of goods sold (R&D, SG&A etc.)

A/R (Accounts Receivable)

Cash owed to you by your customers.

A/P (Accounts Payable)

Cash you owe other businesses as opposed to debt (that you own to banks or investors)

post hoc ergo propter hoc

Is a logical fallacy that states "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X."

Cash settled contracts

Is a method of settling forward contracts or futures contracts by cash rather than by physical delivery of the underlying asset

FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board)

Is a private, non-profit organization standard setting body[1] whose primary purpose is to establish and improve Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) within the United States in the public's interest.

Limestone

Is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms. Many landmarks across the world, including the Great Pyramid and its associated complex in Giza, Egypt, were made of limestone.

Goliath

Is described in the biblical Book of Samuel as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat.

Capital Structure

Is the composition of the firm's liabilities. For example, a firm that has $20 billion in equity and $80 billion in debt is said to be 20% equity-financed and 80% debt-financed.

Gross Profit

Is the income earned by a company after deducting the >>DIRECT<< costs of producing its products. Does not deduce R&D and SG&A

Evolutionary Biology

Is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth, starting from a single common ancestor. These processes include natural selection, common descent, and speciation.

Notional Value

Is the total value of a position, how much value a position controls. For futures contracts it equals : contract_size * current_spot_price_per_unit

Exaptation

Many complex traits evolved from earlier traits that had served different functions. For example primitive versions of bird wings were used to regulate temperature then more evolved wings were used for gliding, then flying. It can be seen as evolution "playing the hand it's dealt ", repurposing what's already there. This is important, because one of the challenges to Darwin's theory of evolution was explaining how complex structures could evolve gradually, given that their incipient forms may have been inadequate to serve any function.

Operating Margin

Measures how much profit a company makes on a dollar of sales, after paying for variable costs of production such as wages and raw materials, but before paying interest or tax.

Disintermediation

Reduction in the use of intermediaries between producers and consumers, for example by investing directly in the securities market rather than through a bank.

Physarum polycephalum

Slime mold can solve the shortest path problem, researchers were able to use it to optimise the routes between Japanese cities.

W.I.P

Stands for work in process/Half finished products on a balance sheet.

Initial Margin

The money deposited in a futures account before trading begins; typically around one day's maximum expected price movement.

Counterparty risk

The risk to each party of a contract that the other party will not live up to its contractual obligations.

GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)

The standards and rules that accountants follow while recording and reporting financial activities.

checks and balances

The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches.

COGS (cost of goods sold)

What costs a business to make a product. Only costs associated with the actual creation of the product are included. Example electricity,labor,raw material,machines. But not say, transportation, marketing or sales, which are not directly associated with the actual creation.

Bond holders

Who gets first dibs when a company defaults, bond holders or equity holders?

Balance Sheet

a "snapshot" of an organization's financial position at a given moment. Includes Assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity.

Deferred revenue (unearned revenue)

a liability created when a business collects cash from customers in advance of providing goods or services.

risk free rate + risk premium

discount rate = (Michael Jordan)

Operating Profit

gross profit - operating expenses

Forwards Contract

like futures contracts, except with more credit risk, since you don't exchange any money until the settlement date. (as opposed to daily progressive settlement of any price fluctuations through an intermediary/futures exchange , like the Futures Clearing Corp)