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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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widow | n: a woman whose spouse has died and who has not remarried | |
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 | |
accuse | v: to charge or criticize someone with a crime or wrongdoing | |
skip | v: to move along lightly and quickly, making a step from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce; to intentionally fail to do something which would normally do | |
promiscuous | adj: having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; not selective of a single class or person | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
juvenile | adj: relating to or characteristic of youth or young people; immature | |
delinquent | n: a person who regularly engages in minor criminal or antisocial activities, especially a young person; a person who has failed to neglect one’s duty | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
administer | v: to oversee and control the operation or arrangement of something | |
assign | v: to give a specific job or piece of work to a someone | |
verdict | n: an official opinion or decision made in a civil or criminal case or an inquest (= an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death); the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision | |
sterilize | v: to make something free of all forms of life, especially bacteria or viruses, by using heat, chemicals, or radiation | |
deficiency | n: the state of lack, or not having enough of, something that is essential | |
horrific | adj: causing horror or disgust; gruesome and terrifying | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
authoritarian | adj: characterized by strict, absolute control and obedience to authority or rules; dictatorial and lacking in personal freedoms or individual rights | |
regime | n: the organization, a system, or method that is the governing authority of a political unit | |
relentless | adj: persistent and determined; continuing despite difficulties or setbacks | |
eugenic | adj: relating to or promoting the improvement of the human genetic stock, particularly through controlled breeding, to enhance desirable traits among offspring | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
reproduction | n: the process by which organisms create offspring; the production of something similar to an original work | |
retain | v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something | |
trait | n: a particular feature of your nature | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
evolution | n: a gradual process of transformation of living things | |
genetics | n: the branch of biology that studies genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
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 | |
dedicate | v: to give all of your energy, time, etc., entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; to set apart for a particular purpose or use | |
endeavor | v: to make an earnest attempt or effort; to strive or work hard towards a goal or objective | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
prominent | adj: important, well-known, or noticeable | |
progressive | adj: relating to or supporting development or advancement, especially social or political one | |
reformer | n: a person who makes changes to a system or law to improve it | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
desirable | adj: worth having or achieving; pleasing, attractive, or sought after | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
prejudice | n: a thought or feeling that is unfair and makes no sense, mainly when it is formed without enough thought or knowledge | |
unfit | adj: not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose or standard | |
immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
disability | n: a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
descent | n: the act or process of moving downward; a person’s family origins | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
restricted | adj: limited in extent, number, scope, or action, especially by official rules, laws, etc. | |
immigration | n: the act or process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | |
outlaw | v: to make something illegal; (noun) a person who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
union | n: a group of employees who have banded together to advocate for their rights and better their working conditions; the act or the state of joining together or being joined together | |
hygiene | n: the practice of maintaining cleanliness in the home and person to prevent illness | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
gay | adj: homosexual; happy, carefree | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
brutality | n: the quality or state of being cruel or savage | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
enact | v: to make a law; to put something into practice | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
forcibly | adv: done by physical power or violence; against someone’s will | |
enforce | v: to make sure that people obey a particular law, rule, or situation | |
mandate | n: an official or authoritative instruction or command; a commission or authority to carry out a particular task | |
deem | v: to consider or decide something in a particular way | |
defective | adj: having a flaw or fault that prevents proper functioning or usability; broken or imperfect in some way | |
label | n: a small piece of paper, fabric, or other material attached to an object and giving information about it; (verb) to assign to a category | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
superficial | adj: existing or occurring only at or on the surface; appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
linguist | n: a person who speaks several foreign languages; a person who studies or teaches languages or linguistics | |
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 | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
racist | adj: characterized by or showing discrimination or prejudice against people of other races; (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | |
problematic | adj: full of difficulties; difficult to deal with or solve | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
fame | n: the condition of being well-known and discussed by a large number of people as a result of one’s accomplishments, abilities, and so on | |
argue | v: to express differing opinions or points of view, often in a heated or contentious manner; to present a case or reasoning to persuade or convince others | |
viol | n: a stringed instrument, typically with six strings and frets, played with a bow, also called a viola da gamba | |
constitution | n: the set of fundamental principles or established precedents that a state, a country, or an organization is governed by; the act of forming or establishing something | |
deprive | v: to take away something from someone | |
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 | |
oversee | v: to watch and direct someone or something to make sure that it is being done correctly | |
spare | adj: additional to what is necessary for ordinary use; (verb) to give time, money, space, etc. to someone | |
impending | adj: about to happen or occur; close in time; imminent | |
surgery | n: medical treatment of injuries or diseases involving an incision with instruments and often removing or replacing some parts of the body; the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
acquire | v: to buy or obtain something such as an asset, object, knowledge, etc., for oneself | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
connote | v: to suggest or imply something in addition to its literal or primary meaning; to imply something beyond the literal or primary meaning | |
horror | n: intense fear or disgust, especially at something shocking or terrifying | |
nuanced | adj: characterized by subtle differences in appearance, meaning, sound, etc. | |
bioethics | n: the study of ethical issues related to life sciences and healthcare, particularly those related to the moral implications of scientific advances in medicine and biology | |
blunt | adj: having a dull or rounded edge or point; not sharp; straightforward in speech or manner, often to the point of being rude or insensitive | |
pursue | v: to do something or attempt to attain something over time; to follow or seek someone or something, especially in trying to catch them | |
involuntary | adj: acting or done without or against one’s will | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
lawsuit | n: a legal action taken by one party against another in a court of law, typically seeking damages or some other form of remedy for perceived wrongs or harms suffered | |
protest | n: a strong expression of disagreement, disapproval, or opposition | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
galvanize | v: to stimulate or shock someone into taking action; to cover metal containing zinc to protect it from rust | |
lawmaker | n: a politician or legislator who is responsible for making and changing laws | |
repeal | n: the act of officially canceling or making something no longer in force; (verb) to officially cancel or make something no longer in force | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
oppress | v: to treat people in a cruel and authoritarian way, especially by denying them the same freedoms, rights, etc. as other people | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use |