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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
warrior | n: a person who engaged in or experienced warfare, especially in the past | |
virtually | adv: almost completely | |
indestructible | adj: impossible to destroy or damage beyond repair | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
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 | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
proportion | n: a part, share, or amount of something considered in comparative relation to a whole | |
recycle | v: to sort and collect things to process them and produce valuable materials that can be used again | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
medal | n: a flat, usually circular piece of metal or other material that is often given as an award or commemoration for an achievement, victory, or honor | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
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 | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
spite | n: feelings of anger and resentment; (in spite of, also despite) a phrase that is used to indicate that something happened or exists even though there is a particular obstacle or difficulty | |
ubiquitous | adj: being or existing everywhere at once | |
extensive | adj: covering a large area; having a wide range | |
intricate | adj: having many different parts and small details that all work together | |
scenery | n: the natural features of a landscape or environment, viewed particularly in terms of their aesthetic appeal; the visual elements that constitute a play’s backdrop or setting | |
dominate | v: to have or control a lot of power and influence over somebody or something | |
filth | n: dirt, grime, or other disgusting or offensive material; an act or state of being extremely dirty or foul | |
squalor | n: a state of extreme dirtiness, poverty, and overall unclean living conditions; a condition of squalid or miserable living | |
perception | n: a belief, opinion, or image you have based on how you regard, understand, or interpret something; the ability to see, hear, or notice something through the senses | |
virgin | n: a person who has never had sex; (adjective) being used or worked for the first time | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
compromise | v: to settle a problem or disagreement by mutual concession | |
reuse | v: to use something again or more than once | |
discard | v: to throw something away or get rid of something that you no longer wanted or need | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
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 | |
exhaustible | adj: capable of being used up or consumed completely; not infinite or unlimited | |
mismanagement | n: the act of managing something poorly, incompetently, or ineffectively, resulting in negative consequences | |
leak | v: to allow liquid or gas to get in or out from a hole or crack in a pipe or container | |
cofounder | n: one of several people who establishes an organization or starts a business | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
marginal | adj: of, relating to, or situated at the edge or outer limit; of secondary or minor importance; barely satisfactory or effective | |
cow | n: a domesticated mammal with characteristic features such as a hump, large udders, and curved horns that is raised for its milk or meat | |
buffalo | n: a large wild ox with shaggy hair found in Asia and North America | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
ape | n: a large animal with long arms, no tail, and usually a lot of body hair, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons | |
champion | n: someone who has won first place in a competition; someone who fights for a specific group of people or a belief | |
cooperative | adj: involving doing something jointly or working with others to achieve a common goal | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
deficit | n: the total amount by which money spent is greater than money earned in a particular period of time; the property of being an amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is less than expected or required | |
export | v: to send goods or services to another country for sale; to transfer electronic data out of a database or document in a format that other programs can use | |
dawn | n: the time of day when the sun’s light starts to show in the sky | |
deficiency | n: the state of lack, or not having enough of, something that is essential | |
inspiration | n: something that motivates or encourages someone to create or achieve something, or a feeling of excitement or creativity | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
astound | v: to surprise or shock someone with wonder very much | |
luxury | n: a state of great comfort or sophistication, mainly provided by expensive and beautiful things | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
straightforward | adj: easy to do or understand, or simple; free from ambiguity | |
segregate | v: to separate or set apart from others, often based on race, gender, or some other characteristic | |
specification | n: a detailed description of the characteristics, features, or requirements of something, typically a product or system; a written statement that outlines the standards, procedures, or requirements for a project or job | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
comprise | v: to include or consist of something; the act of making up or forming something | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
digital | adj: processing or storing information as a succession of 1 and 0 to show that a signal is present or missing; relating to the use of computer technology, especially the internet | |
parallel | adj: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations | |
proprietor | n: a person who owns and runs a business, especially a hotel, a shop, or a company | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
contaminate | v: to make something impure, unclean, or poisonous by contact or mixture | |
granule | n: a small particle, fragment, or grain, often found in groups or clusters; a tiny, solid piece of matter | |
undergo | v: to go through something unpleasant or that involves a change | |
stringent | adj: strict, severe, or demanding; requiring close attention to rules or regulations; extreme or excessive in some way | |
certify | v: to formally state, especially in writing, that something is true | |
automotive | adj: of or relating to motor vehicles | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
aspire | v: to have an ambition or a desire to achieve something, typically something high or great | |
repurpose | v: to use something again for a different purpose than it was originally intended | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
terrestrial | adj: of or relating to the Earth; relating to or inhabiting the land or the ground as opposed to the sea or air | |
marine | adj: relating to the sea and the creatures and plants that live there | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
compel | v: to force or require someone to do something; to exert a strong, irresistible force or pressure that makes someone act in a certain way | |
mainstream | n: the ideas, opinions, beliefs, etc., that are considered normal or accepted by most people | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
wisdom | n: the quality of being wise, or the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make sensible decisions | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
reverse | v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear | |
vend | v: to sell or offer for sale, especially as a street vendor or in a small shop | |
trash | n: discarded material, refuse, or waste | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
youngster | n: a young person, typically a child or teenager; a creature that is still in its youth or early stages of development | |
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 | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
contract | n: a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, setting out their rights and obligations to each other, typically in writing and enforceable by law | |
inflection | n: a change in the pitch or tone of one’s voice; a change in the form of a word to indicate tense, mood, gender, or other grammatical categories | |
greedy | adj: having or showing an intense or insatiable desire for wealth, status, power, or food | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
applause | n: a demonstration of approval or praise by clapping the hands together |