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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
juvenile | adj: relating to or characteristic of youth or young people; immature | |
detention | n: the act of holding someone in custody, especially as a punishment for a crime they are suspected of having committed | |
checkpoint | n: a designated location or point along a route or journey where travelers are required to stop and undergo a security or documentation check | |
brick | n: a rectangular block of baked clay used as a building material | |
hallway | n: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | |
basement | n: a room or a part of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level | |
observe | v: to watch or notice something carefully, often to gather information or insights; to take note of something or someone; to celebrate or commemorate a special event or occasion | |
intake | n: the act or process of taking food, air, etc., into your body through the mouth; the amount of food, air, or another substance that you take into your body | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
impoverished | adj: reduced to poverty or destitution; lacking in resources, means, or vitality; depleted or exhausted | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
idealist | n: a person who is guided by ideals or principles rather than practical considerations or reality; a person who seeks to achieve a particular vision or goal for the betterment of society or humanity | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
controversial | adj: causing a lot of hot public discussion and dispute | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
achievement | n: a thing that someone has accomplished, primarily through their effort and ability | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
obsolete | adj: no longer in use or helpful because something newer or better has been invented and introduced | |
homeless | adj: without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets | |
shelter | n: a structure built to protect from poor weather, danger, or attack: | |
misplace | v: to put something in the wrong place or lose it temporarily | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
desperate | adj: feeling or showing a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation | |
cheat | v: to act dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage or to deceive someone; to break the rules or laws | |
jail | n: a facility where criminals are kept to be punished for their crimes; a prison | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
pantry | n: a small room, closet, or cupboard used for the storage of food, particularly non-perishable items such as canned goods, dry goods, and spices; a supply of food stored in this manner | |
criminal | n: a person who has committed a crime | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
bribe | v: to try to make someone do something to gain one’s favors or influence by giving a gift of money or other inducements | |
elite | adj: belonging to the wealthiest, most potent, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
mood | n: the way you feel at a particular time; an angry or impatient state of mind | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
standing | adj: existing or remaining upright; having a vertical position; (noun) social, financial, or professional status or reputation | |
ethnic | adj: relating or belonging to a group of people who share a cultural tradition | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
untapped | adj: not yet used or exploited | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
deprive | v: to take away something from someone | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
pride | n: a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s achievements | |
predetermine | v: to decide or determine in advance; to establish or influence beforehand | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
broaden | v: to make or become wider or more extensive; to make or become more tolerant or liberal. | |
leaky | adj: having a hole or crack that allows liquids or gases to pass through it | |
faucet | n: a device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe | |
radiate | v: to spread out or emit something, such as light or heat, in all directions | |
devalue | v: to reduce the value or worth of something | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
privatize | v: to transfer ownership or control of a business or industry from government or public control to private ownership or control; to make something into a private enterprise or organization | |
charter | n: a document that grants certain rights or privileges; a contract to hire or lease transportation | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
reclaim | v: to take back something previously lost, given, or paid, or ask to have it back | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
counselor | n: a person trained to give advice and help people deal with personal or emotional problems | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
daring | adj: brave and taking risks | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
enact | v: to make a law; to put something into practice | |
stigma | n: a mark of shame or disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
attendance | n: the act of being present at an event or gathering; the number of people present at an event or gathering | |
recruit | v: to persuade someone to work for a company; to find new members for an organization, the armed forces, etc. | |
scholarship | n: a grant or payment made to support a student’s education usually awarded based on academic or other achievements | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
debt | n: something, especially money, goods, or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something | |
partnership | n: the state of a cooperative relationship between people or groups, especially in business | |
intern | v: to put someone in prison, especially for political or military reasons; (noun) a student or trainee who works, sometimes for free, to get work experience or to fulfill qualification criteria | |
finance | n: the management of money, credit, banking, and investments, especially by a government or commercial organization; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
naive | adj: showing unaffected simplicity and lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment | |
grad | n: (informal for graduate) a student who has recently graduated or is about to graduate from a school, college, or university | |
cult | n: a small religious group, especially one that is not part of a larger religion and that is regarded as outside the norm; followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
diamond | n: a precious stone made from pure carbon, typically transparent and colorless but possibly tinted in various colors; a shape or arrangement resembling the geometric form of a diamond | |
miner | n: a person who works in a mine (= excavation in the Earth from which ores and minerals are extracted), especially one who extracts coal, minerals, or precious metals from the Earth | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress |