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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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assault | n: a violent physical attack; the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse against their will | |
scary | adj: causing fear or fright; frightening; intimidating | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
humiliate | v: to cause someone to feel ashamed, embarrassed, or degraded, especially in public or through revealing personal information | |
genuine | adj: real and exactly; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
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 | |
abuse | n: the use of something in an incorrect or harmful manner | |
mainstream | n: the ideas, opinions, beliefs, etc., that are considered normal or accepted by most people | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
silent | adj: without any or little sound | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
countless | adj: too numerous to be counted or very many | |
sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
agonize | v: to spend a long time thinking about a difficult problem and trying to make a decision, especially through worrying | |
judge | n: a person who makes decisions in a court of law; (verb) to determine the result of or form a critical opinion of something | |
deep-rooted | adj: firmly established or ingrained at a fundamental or fundamental level; deeply ingrained or deeply seated | |
overcompensate | v: to take excessive or extreme measures to make up for a perceived deficiency or lack, often resulting in an overcorrection | |
exhibit | v: to show something in public for people to enjoy or to provide them with information | |
chaos | n: a state of complete confusion or disorder, often characterized by a lack of predictability or control | |
orchestrate | v: to plan, coordinate, or arrange something, especially skillfully or cleverly; (noun) the act of organizing or directing the elements of a composition, especially in music | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
prone | adj: inclined or likely to do something or to show a particular characteristic, especially something bad; lying face downward | |
discriminate | v: to treat a person or particular group of people worse or better than another, especially in an unfair way; to recognize or perceive the difference between people or things | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
haunted | adj: inhabited, visited, or frequented by ghosts or spirits; disturbed or troubled by persistent or disturbing memories or emotions | |
paralyze | v: to cause a person or part of the body to become unable to move or feel | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception | |
perpetrator | n: a person who carries out a harmful or illegal act, particularly one that involves violence or deception | |
ashamed | adj: feeling guilt, embarrassment, or remorse about something because of something you have done | |
prey | n: the object of a hunt; an animal hunted or trapped for eating | |
manipulate | v: to influence or control something or someone to your advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way | |
viol | n: a stringed instrument, typically with six strings and frets, played with a bow, also called a viola da gamba | |
knot | n: a tight interlacing of something such as rope or thread | |
torture | n: the act of causing intense pain or suffering to someone to punish them, extract information from them, or for some other reason | |
unthinkingly | adv: without careful thought or consideration; reflexively or automatically; in a manner that lacks mindfulness or awareness | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
realistic | adj: having or showing a sensible and practical idea that is possible to achieve | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
unintentional | adj: not done or made on purpose; accidental | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
inadvertently | adv: unintentionally; accidentally; without purpose or deliberate intent | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
survivor | n: a person who remains alive after an event in which others have died | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
beneath | adv: in or to a lower place than someone or something | |
intention | n: something you want to do and are going to do | |
moth | n: an insect with wings similar to a butterfly that travels at night and is attracted to light | |
instinct | n: an inborn behavioral pattern that is often responsive to specific stimuli; an innate feeling that causes you to act or believe that something is true | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
prolong | v: to extend the duration or length of something, particularly a period of time or an event | |
inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
grand | adj: important and large in size, scope, or extent | |
illusion | n: a false idea or belief, especially about somebody or about a situation | |
compound | n: an item composed of two or more distinct elements combined; a chemical formed by the combination of two or more elements | |
guilt | n: the fact of having committed something illegal; the negative feelings caused by believing or knowing that you have done something wrong | |
guilty | adj: feeling responsible for or having done something wrong or criminal | |
scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
vacuum | n: a space empty of matter; a device or tool used for cleaning or removing debris by creating suction | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
misogyny | n: a dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women | |
ever-present | adj: always existing or noticeable; constant, ubiquitous, or pervasive | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
persevere | v: to persist in the course of action, despite opposition or difficulty; to continue with determination despite setbacks, obstacles, or discouragement | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
obstacle | n: a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress | |
dissipate | v: to disperse or scatter widely | |
courage | n: the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear or despair; the quality of being brave or courageous | |
courageous | adj: able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
abduct | v: to take someone away illegally to an undisclosed location by force, usually to extract a ransom | |
mall | n: a large, enclosed shopping center that typically contains many stores, restaurants, and other businesses | |
intentional | adj: done, made or performed with purpose and intent | |
shifting | adj: constantly changing or moving | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
bow | v: to bend your knee or body, or lower your head; (noun) a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material, strung with a cord and used to shoot arrows | |
ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
forbid | v: to order somebody not to do something, especially officially; to keep something from happening or arising |
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