Science
Technology
Prepositions
Pronounce this word
100

A scientific way to say there is a "connection" between X and Y:

there is a link between X and Y

100

A fake, replacement limb for someone who lost part of their arm/leg:

a prosthetic

100

__ the beginning (happened first, not true any more):

AT

100

meme

meem

200

A special liquid diet some people do when they believe they need to "flush out the toxins" from their body (this is not scientifically true):

a cleanse / detox

200

Companies that make drugs and medication:

pharmaceutical companies / Big Pharma

200

__ the beginning (happened first, still true):

FROM

200

yawn

yon

300

A situation where some knowledge or data is withheld (typically online), and you have to pay to see it:

sth is behind a paywall

300

A situation where someone is supposed to make an official decision, but they or someone they know can benefit (financially) if they choose one thing instead of the other:

a conflict of interest

300

to discourage someone __ sth

FROM

300

elderly

el-d'-lee

400

An adjective that means "not trustworthy", "doesn't seem solid", when referring to claims, data, methods, etc.:

questionable

400

The "old" group of energy sources, typically not good for the environment:

fossil fuels

400

to impact __ sth

-
400
mortgage

mor-g-dg

500

An idiomatic expression that means someone picks and chooses to show some things but not others, to "prove" or strengthen the point they want to make:

to be cherry-picking / sth is cherry-picked

500

An idiomatic expression we use to say that someone is trying to "discover" something really obvious, something that already exists:

to be trying to reinvent the wheel

500

to take __ a loan

OUT

500

entrepreneur

ent-re-p'r-noor