Day 7 Vocabulary

Not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased.

" The kindness of the stranger left an indelible mark on her heart, as she would never forget his generosity."

To cause or bring about something, often a physiological or psychological state.

" The doctor administered a sedative to the patient, which induced a state of deep sleep."

The quality of being certain to happen; unavoidable.

" The inevitability of the company's failure was clear to everyone, given its poor management and financial issues."

Certain to happen; unavoidable.

" It was inevitable that the company would fail, given its poor management and financial issues."

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful and destructive effects.

" The insidious disease slowly attacked his nervous system, making its symptoms appear almost imperceptibly."

To demand or assert something forcefully without accepting any refusal.

" She insisted that he was wrong, refusing to listen to his side of the argument."

The practice of having a company's own employees do a job that was previously done by an outside contractor.

" The company decided to stop outsourcing its customer service and start insourcing it to improve the quality of the service."

A point where two systems, subjects, or organizations meet and interact.

" The new software's interface was designed to be user-friendly and easy to navigate."

To arouse the curiosity or interest of someone; to fascinate.

" The mystery novel was so full of suspense and twists that it was able to intrigue the reader from the very first page."

Overwhelmed with a great number of things; flooded.

" The small company was inundated with orders after their product was featured in a popular magazine."

An acronym for Key Performance Indicator; a quantifiable measure used to evaluate the success of a business.

" The marketing team's primary KPI was the number of new leads generated each month."

The delay before a transfer of data begins following an instruction for its transfer; a delay in a system's response.

" The low latency of the network allowed for a seamless online gaming experience with no lag or delays."

The use of borrowed capital for an investment; to use something to maximum advantage.

" The company was able to leverage its strong brand name to get a better deal in the negotiation."

A collection of pre-written code or functions that can be used by programmers in their own programs.

" The programmer used a library to add a new feature to the software without having to write all the code from scratch."

The availability of liquid assets to a market or company; the ability to easily convert assets into cash.

" The company had a high level of liquidity, allowing it to meet all of its short-term obligations and debts."