Compact - adj. Joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense;solid
The soil here is nice and compact. Perfect for growing vegetables.
Competence - n. The quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity
He hired her because of her competence as an accountant.
Defensible - adj. Capable of being defended against assault or injury
The troops were cornered in a defensible position.
Discrete - adj. Apart or detached from others; separate; distinct
Six discrete parts were found in a lab fifty miles away from the town.
Elegant - adj. Tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.
She likes the fancy elegant things in life.
Exponential - n. Any positive constant raised to a power.
3X^2
Extracting - v. To get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force
The dentist is extracting my tooth as we speak!
Fluctuation - n. Continual change from one point or condition to another
The electricity fluctuates from rod to rod.
Frailties - n. The quality or state of being frail.
The frailty of human flesh as we age in life.
Genuine - adj. Possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real
A genuine smile is what she gave me when I held out flowers.
Infused - v. To introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill
The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
Innate - adj. Existing in one from birth; inborn; native
He has innate musical talent.
Innovation - n. Something new or different introduced
There are numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
Interrelated - adj. Reciprocally or mutually related
There was an interrelated series of experiments.
Paradox - n. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
There are many paradoxes in this world.
Pessimistically - adj. Pertaining to or characterized by pessimism; gloomy
That man had a pessimistic outlook on life.
Practical - adj. Of or pertaining to practice or action
Practical mathematics.
Relevance - n. The condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand
Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.
Tessellate - v. To form of small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.
Have students make predictions about which shapes will tessellate.
Transistor - n. Electronics: a semiconductor device that amplifies, oscillates, or switches the flow of current between two terminals by varying the current or voltage between one of the terminals and a third: although much smaller in size than a vacuum tube, it performs similar functions without requiring current to heat a cathode.
In your paper, you write that the main driver of increased performance has been reducing transistor sizes.
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