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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
summon | v: to order someone to come to or be present at a specific place such as a court, or to arrange a meeting formally | |
rig | v: to prepare or set up something in a certain way, typically in a carefully planned or fraudulent manner; to equip with sails or masts | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
megafarm | n: a large-scale agricultural operation that covers an extensive acreage and produces crops, livestock, or both on a commercial level | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
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 | |
sector | n: a distinct part or division of something often used to refer to a segment of an economy or industry; an area or field of work or activity | |
warehouse | n: a large building for storing goods and merchandise, especially before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
spreadsheet | n: a computer program that is used for displaying and dealing with numbers by arranging them in rows and columns | |
mystery | n: something difficult to understand or explain; a secret or enigmatic quality that adds to the fascination or interest of something; a genre of fiction that involves the solution of a crime or a puzzle | |
advertise | v: to draw attention to something such as a product, service, or event in public to encourage people to buy, use, or attend it | |
consultant | n: a person who provides professional or expert advice | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
lobby | n: a large area inside the entrance of a public building where people can meet and wait; a group of people who try to persuade a politician, the government, or an official group to influence legislation | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
footprint | n: a mark of a foot, shoe, or animal’s foot left on a surface | |
kindergarten | n: a school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six | |
solver | n: a thinker who finds an answer to a problem or a difficult situation; a piece of software or the algorithm that solves a mathematical problem | |
storytelling | n: the act or art of narrating or writing stories | |
grease | n: a thick, oily substance used to lubricate machines, surfaces, or moving parts; fat or oil used in cooking | |
outsize | adj: larger or more extensive than what is considered average or normal; of an unusually large size or amount | |
likelihood | n: the probability or chance that something will happen or be the case | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
firsthand | adv: from the source; directly; (adjective) received directly from a source | |
adviser | n: a person who gives advice about a particular subject | |
exploration | n: the activity of searching and finding out about something through a place | |
proposal | n: a formal suggestion or offer, sometimes a written one | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
regulatory | adj: having the power to control or restrict something such as business or industry according to rules or principles | |
approval | n: the belief that someone or something is good or acceptable | |
pump | v: to cause water, air, gas, etc. to move from one place to another by using mechanical equipment; to get or supply something such as money, information, etc. in significant quantities | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
onside | adj: pertaining to being in a position that is not offside; in a position that is not in violation of the rules of a sport or game | |
squash | v: to forcefully crush or flatten something; to suppress, stifle, or defeat an idea or opposition forcefully | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
craft | n: an activity that requires a particular skill in making things with one’s hands | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
outsource | v: to contract out or transfer a job, task, or service to an external organization or party, often as a cost-saving measure | |
publicize | v: to make information or news publicly known or communicated, to promote or spread awareness of | |
horizon | n: the line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet; the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | |
disaster | n: an unexpected event or series of events that cause widespread damage, destruction, or loss of life | |
polluted | adj: contaminated with harmful or poisonous substances | |
gulf | n: a large ocean inlet or deep bay that is partially enclosed by land | |
barrel | n: a large round container made of wood, metal, or plastic, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides; one of several units of volume | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
arguably | adv: used when expressing an opinion or idea that you believe can be proven true | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
scope | n: the range of one’s perceptions, thoughts, or actions, or a subject that | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
fleet | n: a group of military ships, aircraft, etc., operating together under the same ownership; (adjective) moving very fast | |
association | n: a people or groups of people who have joined in a single organization together for a particular purpose; a social or business connection or relationship | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
indirect | adj: happening in addition to the main or intended aim, cause or result, often in a way that is not obvious; not following the shortest or straight way | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
headache | n: pain in the head; someone or something that causes anxiety or trouble | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
dial | v: to adjust or set the controls of a machine or device by turning a controller called dial; (noun) a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called | |
award | n: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
generate | v: to produce or create something; to make offspring by reproduction | |
increment | n: a regular increase in the amount of something, such as money; a process of becoming larger, longer, or more important | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
ratio | n: the relative size or amount of one thing to another, typically expressed in the form of a fraction or decimal | |
murky | adj: dark and gloomy or difficult to see through | |
disclose | v: to make something, such as secret or new information, known publicly | |
dominate | v: to have or control a lot of power and influence over somebody or something | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
inventive | adj: able to come up with novel and unique ideas | |
knowledgeable | adj: having or showing extensive knowledge, expertise, or understanding of a particular subject or field | |
influential | adj: having significant impact or power on someone or something | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
vaunt | v: to boast or brag excessively about something, often in a self-promoting manner; to praise or speak highly of something or someone, often to an exaggerated degree | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
circular | adj: shaped like a circle; having a round form | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
equitable | adj: fair and impartial; treating everyone fairly | |
desperately | adv: in a way that shows a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation; with great urgency | |
framework | n: the structural components of a building or object that support its weight and give it form; the underlying structure of a system, concept, or text | |
chief | adj: most important or primary; (noun) a person who is in charge | |
solutionist | n: a person who is skilled at finding solutions to problems, particularly those related to business or technology, by using creative and innovative approaches | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
default | v: to fail to fulfill an obligation or pay a debt when it is due; to fail to meet expectations or perform as required; to choose or accept a predetermined option or condition without making a deliberate selection or choice; (noun) a failure to fulfill an obligation or to meet a requirement; the pre-set or automatic settings that a system or program uses when the user has selected no other options | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
neutral | adj: not helping or assisting either side in a conflict, argument, etc. | |
league | n: an association of sports teams who compete against each other; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length, equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 meters | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
intangible | n: not having physical form or substance; difficult to touch or grasp | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely |