Vocabulary Unit 7

4. motivates or encourages someone to take action or feel creative
5. printers, machines that create three-dimensional objects by adding material layer by layer
7. able to adapt to different situations easily
10. turn away, to reject or refuse to accept something or someone
13. a person who introduces new ideas or methods
15. to find an answer to a problem
17. continuing to do something despite difficulties
18. a way of dealing with a problem or situation
20. a furnace or oven used for baking, burning, or drying materials like clay
21. an idea or principle
22. discourage, to make someone less confident or willing to do something
24. around with, to explore or try out something in a casual way
25. to make a choice or come to a conclusion
26. to test or try new ideas to see what happens

1. able to find quick and clever ways to solve problems
2. not too expensive; reasonably priced
3. software programs designed for specific tasks
6. software or hardware whose design is freely available for anyone to modify and distribute
8. making or repairing things by oneself instead of buying them or hiring someone
9. a small, compressed block of material used for fuel
11. a lack of success in achieving a goal
12. amount to, to add up to or result in something
14. the physical components of a computer or electronic device
16. to successfully deal with or defeat a problem or obstacle
19. the programs and instructions that run on a computer or electronic device
23. involving active participation rather than just theory