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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
reception | n: the act of receiving or the state of being received, especially warmly or kindly; a formal party of people | |
groom | v: to clean, brush, and care for the fur or feathers of an animal; to prepare oneself or someone else for a special event or occasion; to make something neat | |
unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
toy | n: a thing, typically a small model or replica of something that is played with, especially by children | |
rub | v: to move one’s hand or an object over the surface of something with pressure | |
rage | n: a strong feeling of anger or violence | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
upset | adj: causing or marked by anxiety, uneasiness, trouble, or grief; (verb) to make someone anxious, unhappy, or angry | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
straight | adj: extending or moving in one direction without bending or curving; having no deviations | |
suspicious | adj: making you feel that someone has done something wrong, illegal, or dishonest without any evidence | |
antenna | n: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals; (biology) one of one or more pairs of appendages used for sensing in insects | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
polarization | n: the division or separation of something into two opposing or contrasting groups or factions; the condition of being polarized or having poles | |
defensive | adj: used or intended to protect someone or something against attack or aggression | |
disengage | v: to withdraw or separate oneself from a situation or relationship | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
bonus | n: an extra amount of money that is added to payment as a present or reward for good work | |
underperform | v: to perform less successfully or effectively than expected, needed, or desired; to fail to meet one’s own or others’ expectations or standards | |
salary | n: a fixed amount of money that employees, especially those who work in an office, receive for doing their job, usually paid every month | |
lifelong | adj: lasting for the whole of someone’s life | |
toolkit | n: a set of tools, materials, or resources that are designed to be used together for a specific purpose or task; a collection of information or techniques that can be used to address a problem or achieve a goal | |
frustrate | v: to hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires from doing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; to make someone feel upset or annoyed because they are unable to change or achieve something | |
excellence | n: the quality of being extremely good | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
competitive | adj: involving competition or competitiveness | |
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 | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
genius | n: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
sauce | n: a liquid or semi-solid food served on or used in preparing other foods | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
relax | v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
greedy | adj: having or showing an intense or insatiable desire for wealth, status, power, or food | |
gamble | v: to take risky action in the hope of being successful; to play or game for money or other stakes | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
confess | v: to admit to having done something wrong or to reveal something personal or private | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
convenient | adj: useful, helpful, or quick to do | |
ingredient | n: one of the things used to make something, especially one of the foods used to make a particular dish | |
motivate | v: to make someone want to do something, especially something that requires tremendous work and effort | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
qualification | n: an official record of an exam showing that you have completed | |
spoil | v: to ruin the taste, appearance, or quality of something; to become or cause something to become rotten or bad | |
dare | v: to have the courage to do something | |
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 | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
headhunt | v: to search for and recruit talented individuals for a company | |
neuroscience | n: the scientific study of the function, structure, and disorder of the brain and the nervous system | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
triangle | n: a three-sided polygon with three angles; something that has three sides or parts | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
primitive | adj: of or relating to an early stage of society with no industry or technological development; simple, naive, or old-fashioned in style | |
reptile | n: a cold-blooded animal that has dry, scaly skin and lays eggs on land, such as snakes, lizards, and turtles | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
motivation | n: the reason or enthusiasm for acting or behaving in a particular way | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
teamwork | n: the combined action of a group of people working together towards a common goal | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
helpless | adj: unable to take care of oneself or to do things without help | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
lizard | n: a reptile that has a relatively long body, two pairs of legs, and a tapering tail | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
contaminate | v: to make something impure, unclean, or poisonous by contact or mixture | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
motto | n: a phrase or slogan that expresses a guiding principle or goal | |
crusade | n: a series of wars fought by Christians in the middle ages to recover the holy land from the Muslims; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | |
equation | n: the act of regarding as equal; (mathematics) a statement that expresses the equality of two expressions by connecting them with the equals sign | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
procedure | n: a way of doing something, especially the official or well-known way | |
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 | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
allocate | v: to give or distribute something, such as resources or duties, to someone or something for a particular purpose | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
transfer | v: to move, pass, or change from one person, place, or situation to another | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
spreadsheet | n: a computer program that is used for displaying and dealing with numbers by arranging them in rows and columns | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
decision-maker | n: a person who makes important decisions, especially at a high level in an organization | |
keystone | n: the central stone at the top of an arch, which holds all other stones in place | |
chief | adj: most important or primary; (noun) a person who is in charge | |
inertia | n: the quality or state of being inactive, sluggish, or slow to move or act | |
judgment | n: the ability to form valuable opinions and make reasonable decisions |