science fiction	a kind of story about an imagined future
in the not-too-distant future	soon, in a time not far from now
dystopian	describes the future which is very unpleasant
downside	disadvantage, bad point
utopian	describes the future which is ideal
optimistic	positive about the tuture
plausible	with a good possibility of happening
environmentalists	poeple who fight to protect the environment
rally around	come together in support of a cause
invisible	unable to be seen
a bright future	a good, positive future
time will tell	things will become clear as time passes
word-for-word	literal, accurate translation
leaked	passed on the public in spite of being secret, stealing
cloud	virtual cloud, huge computers store user's files
privacy	free from public attention
password	a word or alphanumeric sequence which is required to gain access
hackers	poeple who use flaws in software to gain illegally access
savvy	well-informed and shrewd
authentication	conformation that sth or so is what or who they say they are
personality	the collection of thoughts, behaviours and feelings which make you who you are
observant	quick at noticing things
adaptable	so who gets used to new things and situations very easily
astrologers	they can find out about you by analising the position of atars and planetes the day you were born
astronomers	scientists who study the stars and planets
insignificant	of little importance
domestication	process of putting sth under human control
evidence	an indication that sth you believe is true
belief	sth you think is true without proof
right	sth that you are morally or legally allowed to do or have
restricted	limited by rules or laws
democracy	a system of government in which poeple vote in elections to choose the poeple who will govern them
free speech	the right to say anything you want about anything
equality	having the same rights and opportunities regardless of colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion
apartheid	the political system in which only white poeple had political rights and power
forced labour	being made to do hard physical work
surveillance	the careful watching of a person or palce, often secretly
confidential	secret, only for certain poeple to see
campaigned	tried to achieve political or social change by persuading in authority to do something
regime	metod of government that controls the country in a strict and unfair way
civil rights	the basic rights that all poeple in a society should have without their race, sex
cause	idea, aim, belief or way of thinking that group of poeple share and try to persuade others to suppor
open-plan office	big office which has few or no low walls or rooms inside it
industrialist	owner of factories who is influential in business
collaboration	working together for the same goal exchanging information and ideas
staff	group of poeple who work for a company or arganisation
to take root	to become acceptable and popular
per person	share for each individual
flow	movement that is smooth and continous, uniform motion
productivity	rate (pace, tempo) at which goods are made
artificial	made by poeple, copying sth made in nature
genetically modified	having its genetic structure changed for a particular purpose
genes	parts of the DNA in a cell that control the physical development or characteristics
resist	fight against
pests	insects or small animals that damage crops
cultivated	developed to be grown on farms
pigment	natural substance that gives colour
antioxidant	a natural chemical that slows down the decaying
significant	important or noticeable
affordable	not expensive
distrust	nor trusting or bilieving so or sth
ripening	becoming fully grown or ready for eating
body image	how you feel about your physical appearance or how you think other poeple view you
workout	a period of physical exercice
handsome	physically attractive (often used for men)
vanity	being too interested in yourself and your appearance
perception	a particular way of how you think or understand sth
pecs	large chest muscles
beer belly	fat stomach, often caused by drinking too much of beer over a long period of time
muscle-enhancing	making muscles appear bigger
obese	being overweight or fat in a way that causes health problems
gimmick	sth that is meant to impress but is not very usefull
beauty is only skin deep	so's character is more important than how they look