Ada Lovelace

tutor teacher (at university)

to be inclined to to want to do something

to plunge into to get involved in

series one after the other

countess wife of an earl

utterly totally

to grasp to understand

essential absolutely necessary

considerably greatly, by a notably large amount

to extend to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer

general-purpose having a variety of uses

substantial large in amount

appendix extra information at the end of a book or article

an account of a report of

table figures arranged in columns and rows

remarkable special, unusual

correctness truth, accuracy

abstraction general idea

notoriety be well-known for something bad

to overshadow to appear more prominent or important than

noted well-known

accompanied by together with

to pursue to follow

crops plants such as wheat

quadratic related to squares

linear a process that runs straight from one stage to another

to relate to put something in connection with something

amateur when you do something as a hobby and not as a job

phenomenon (pl. -a) occurrence, something you observe

annual yearly

backlash strong negative reaction

hostility unfriendliness, opposition

claim assertion, declaration

quantum mechanics a theory used for describing the behaviour of atoms

to defy to refuse to obey

constraint restriction, limitation

potential possibility, having the capacity to develop into something in the future

challenge something that requires effort and determination

intense passionate

to obscure to hide, overshadow

collaboration cooperation

humanities the study of the arts, languages and literature

context a situation in which something exists

emergence coming into existence

pioneer developer, innovator, groundbreaker

transformative causing a noteworthy change in something

on the brink of very close to

to forge to make, to create

brass a yellow alloy of copper and zinc

to prophesize to say that a specified thing will happen in the future

lady-in-waiting a woman who assists a queen

senior older

crossroads intersection

blueprint a design plan or other technical drawing

layout design, pattern, structure

manifesto declaration

strand an element that forms part of a complex whole

philanderer a man who frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women, a womanizer

to loom large to have great importance or influence

to spurn to reject, to treat with contempt

acrimonious angry and bitter

to purge to cleanse, to remove

volatile unpredictable, impulsive

zeal energy, enthusiasm

reserve a sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular group

application hard work

to covet to desire

rigor precision

approximation a value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct

simultaneous happening at the same time

engineering the branch of science and technology concerned with engines and machines

navigation the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route

curiosity a strange or unusual object or fact

vigor strength

state-of-the-art having or using the latest techniques or equipment

to exact to demand and obtain

to shelve to decide not to proceed with a project

to supersede to replace

daunting intimidating

prodigy child genius

versatile flexible

jacquard a fabric with an intricate variegated pattern

loom an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread

to pay dividends to cause good results in the future

to turn the tables to change from being in a weaker position in relation to someone else to being in a stronger position

to churn out to produce something routinely or mechanically

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