Offer given

hereby: (in legal documents, etc.) as a result of this statement, and in a way that makes something legal

"Coursing through" means to flow, run, or move rapidly and powerfully, often used for liquids like blood or emotions (joy, fear, adrenaline) moving through the body, or for ideas/energy moving through a system, like news or excitement through people. It implies a strong, energetic, and often unstoppable flow, like water in a stream or a wave of feeling.

skit: a short piece of humorous writing or a performance that makes fun of somebody/something by copying them

deadpan: without any expression or emotion; often pretending to be serious when you are joking

absurd: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous

monologue: a long speech in a play, film, etc. spoken by one actor, especially when alone

wacky: funny in a slightly crazy way

prom: (especially in the US) a formal dance, especially one that is held at a high school

low-key: quiet and not attracting a lot of attention or excitement

pomp: the impressive clothes, decorations, music, etc. and traditional customs that are part of an official occasion or ceremony

dashing: (usually of a man) attractive and full of confidence

quad: an open square area that has buildings all around it, especially in a school or college

straggler: a person or an animal that is among the last or the slowest in a group to do something, for example, to finish a race or leave a place

assertion: a statement saying that you strongly believe something to be true

exhilarating: very exciting and great fun

orthodontist: a dentist who treats problems relating to the position of the teeth and jaws

grinding: (of a sound) rough and unpleasant to listen to

vow: to make a formal and serious promise to do something or a formal statement that is true

toggle: to press a key or set of keys on a computer keyboard in order to turn a feature on or off, or to move from one program, etc. to another

subsist: to manage to stay alive, especially with limited food or money

tease: to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy them or make them embarrassed

oddball: behaving in a strange or unusual way

overlook: to fail to see or notice something

bunch: (informal, especially North American English) a large amount of something; a large number of things or people

subroutine: a set of instructions which perform a task within a program

peerless: better than all others of its kind

relentlessly: in a way that continues strongly, without stopping, giving up or getting less strong

prod: to try to make somebody do something, especially when they are unwilling

leapfrog: to get to a higher position or rank by going past somebody else or by missing out some stages

hotshot: a person who is extremely successful in their career or at a particular sport

notion: an idea, a belief or an understanding of something

stature: the importance and respect that a person has because of their ability and achievements

upstart: a person who has just started in a new position or job but who behaves as if they are more important than other people, in a way that is annoying

laud: to praise somebody/something

visionary: original and showing the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence

"Bonneville" refers to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), where a teenage Bill Gates and Paul Allen did one of their first major software jobs in 1973, writing code for the power grid's control system for defense contractor TRW.

forgo: to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do

nascent: beginning to exist; not yet fully developed

Bill Gates "Source Code"

Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

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