Testing a mainframe computer

commute: to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home

carpool: a group of car owners who take turns to drive everyone in the group to work, so that only one car is used at a time

cram: to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam

convertible: (of a car) having a roof that you can fold down or take off

savior: a person who rescues somebody/something from a dangerous or difficult situation

The French Resistance was a collection of groups that fought the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist Vichy regime in France during the Second World War.

decoy: a thing or a person that is used to trick somebody into doing what you want them to do, going where you want them to go, etc.

divert: to take somebody’s thoughts or attention away from something

jolt: to give somebody a sudden shock, especially so that they start to take action or deal with a situation

talk down to: to speak to somebody as if they were less important or intelligent than you

mainframe computer: a large, powerful computer, usually the center of a network and shared by many users

upmarket: in a way that involves buying or selling goods and services that are expensive and of high quality

entice: to persuade somebody/something to go somewhere or to do something, usually by offering them something

venture: a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks

upperclassman: (in the US) a male student in the last two years of high school or college

dealership: a business that buys and sells products, especially cars, for a particular company; the position of being a dealer who can buy and sell something

within earshot: near enough to hear somebody/something or to be heard

self-proclaimed: giving yourself a particular title, job, etc. without the agreement or permission of other people

anarchist: a person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary

hippie: a person who rejects the way that most people live in Western society, often having long hair, wearing brightly colored clothes and taking illegal drugs. The hippie movement was most popular in the 1960s.

hangout: a place where somebody lives or likes to go often

pepperoni: a type of spicy sausage

rigor: the fact of being strict or severe

afterthought: a thing that is thought of, said or added later, and is often not carefully planned

assurance: a statement that something will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it

stipulation: a clear and definite statement that something must be done, or about how it must be done

paradoxically: in a way that seems strange, impossible or unlikely because it has two opposite features or contains two opposite ideas

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Online Dictionaries Used:

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