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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
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 | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
magnitude | n: the extent, level, importance, or amount of something | |
smokestack | n: a vertical pipe or chimney, usually of brick or metal, through which smoke or exhaust gases from a fire or engine are discharged into the air | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
urbanize | v: to make an area more urban in character or nature, often through the development and expansion of cities or towns | |
extent | n: the point or degree or area to which something extends | |
urbanization | n: the process of population growth and physical expansion of cities, often involving increased migration from rural areas and the development of urban infrastructure and culture | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
astonishing | adj: surprising or shocking; difficult to believe | |
tackle | v: to try to deal with a complex problem or situation | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
inhabitant | n: a person or an animal that lives in a particular place | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
destine | v: to determine or set the course of something in advance, often in a way that seems predetermined or inevitable; to specify or choose someone or something for a particular fate or outcome | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
spew | v: to eject forcefully and abundantly; to flow out rapidly and in large amounts | |
correlation | n: a statistical relationship between two variables in which one variable is affected by the other; a reciprocal relation between two or more facts, numbers, etc. | |
substitute | n: a person or thing acting or serving instead of another one; (verb) to act as a something or someone instead of another one | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
mobility | n: the ability to move or be moved freely or easily from one place, job, or social class to another | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
instantly | adv: immediately | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
weave | v: to make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc., by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads at a right angle to them | |
fabric | n: cloth or other material produced by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, covering furniture, etc. | |
infill | v: to fill in or complete a space, usually by adding material to fill gaps or voids; (noun) the act of filling in or adding material to a space or gap, often used in construction or architecture to describe the process of filling in open spaces in a building or development | |
retrofit | v: to put a new component or accessory into a machine that did not initially have it when manufactured | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
densify | v: to make something denser or more compact; to increase the concentration, intensity, or density of something; to bring things closer together | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
pole | n: one of two antipodal points where the Earth’s axis of rotation intersects the Earth’s surface; a long, slender, rounded rod, typically of wood or metal, used as a support or to hang 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 | |
threshold | n: the floor or ground that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway; the smallest detectable sensation | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
dispose | v: to put things or people in a particular manner or position; to incline someone towards a specific activity or mood; throw or cast away | |
freeway | n: a major highway designed for high-speed traffic, with no stoplights or grade crossings and having interchanges or access roads to other highways | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
ubiquitous | adj: being or existing everywhere at once | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
suffuse | v: to spread or diffuse through something, typically about quality such as light or color; to permeate or fill with a particular emotion or feeling | |
pedestrian | n: a person who is in the street, especially in an area where vehicles go | |
crowdsourcing | n: the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the internet | |
navigation | n: the act of directing a ship or airplane from place to place; advice or information intended to resolve a problem or challenge, especially as given by someone in authority | |
dumb | adj: lacking the power of speech, unable to speak; stupid, or lacking intelligence | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
stockpile | n: a large quantity or reserve of goods or materials that are accumulated and stored for future use, often used for emergency or contingency purposes; (verb) to accumulate or gather a large quantity of something, usually for future use or as a reserve | |
surplus | n: an amount of something more than what is needed or required; excess or extra supply | |
sculpture | n: the art of creating three-dimensional objects or forms, typically by carving, modeling, or casting in a variety of materials such as stone, wood, metal, or clay | |
mafia | n: a secret criminal organization that engages in illegal activities such as gambling, extortion, racketeering, prostitution, and drug trafficking, typically maintains a strict code of loyalty, secrecy, and omertà (= silence or non-cooperation with authorities) | |
vacant | adj: not occupied or in use; empty; showing no indication of thought or life, lacking expression or animation | |
bundle | n: a group of things that are tied or wrapped together; a large amount or quantity of something; a package or parcel of things | |
mechanical | adj: operated by a machine, relating to or concerned with machinery or tools | |
daylight | n: the natural light produced by the sun during the day, especially in contrast to artificial light or darkness | |
breeze | n: a gentle wind that is not very strong or forceful, typically cool and refreshing | |
sunshine | n: the direct light and heat that comes from the sun | |
furnace | n: an enclosed chamber for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures | |
dump | v: to deposit or dispose of something, such as trash, waste, etc., carelessly or hurriedly | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
slash | v: to cut with a sharp object using a quick and robust movement | |
propaganda | n: information, ideas, or claims spread to influence public opinion or promote a particular cause or ideology | |
greenery | n: plant life, especially lush and flourishing vegetation | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
rainwater | n: water that falls from the clouds in the form of rain and is collected | |
intensive | adj: involving a lot of work or activity in a short time | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
runoff | n: the occurrence of surplus liquid such as water that exceeds the limit or capacity; another competition, election, race, etc., following a tie or inconclusive outcome | |
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 | |
ecosystem | n: all the plants and living creatures in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment | |
pollination | n: the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organs of one flower to the female reproductive organs of another flower, resulting in fertilization and the production of seeds | |
pollinator | n: an animal or insect, such as bees, butterflies, birds, etc., that carries pollen from a male part of a flower to a female part of a flower, fertilizing it and allowing it to produce seeds | |
pathway | n: a track that constitutes or serves as a path; an approach or a way of doing something | |
butterfly | n: a diurnal insect typically has a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad, colorful wings | |
fiber | n: thread or filament used to make a vegetable tissue, mineral material, or textile | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
sequester | v: to take temporary possession of someone’s property until a debt is paid. | |
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 | |
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 | |
submit | v: to give or offer a document, proposal, etc. to a decision-maker for examination or consideration | |
darn | v: to mend a piece of clothing by sewing over a hole or tear with small, tight stitches | |
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 | |
unlimited | adj: without any limits or restrictions | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true |