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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
preschool | adj: relating to or denoting the period before a child begins primary school; (noun) the activities or education provided during this time | |
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 | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
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 | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
appeal | n: a serious, earnest, or urgent request for money, information, or help; a quality that makes somebody or something attractive or interest | |
legislator | n: a member of a group of people who has the power to make or enact laws | |
magical | adj: produced by or containing supernatural powers | |
thereby | adv: as a result; consequence of a particular action or set of conditions | |
capita | n: a Latin word meaning “head,” used to express the amount for each person; any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
childcare | n: a service involving care for other people’s children | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
creditor | n: a person, company, etc. to whom a debtor owes money | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or something | |
vigorously | adv: in a way that is very energetic and enthusiastic | |
attract | v: to draw or entice someone or something towards them through the qualities they have, especially positive ones | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
induce | v: to persuade someone to do something; to cause to act in a specific manner | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
correspond | v: to match or be similar to something else almost exactly; to exchange messages | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
indirect | adj: happening in addition to the main or intended aim, cause or result, often in a way that is not obvious; not following the shortest or straight way | |
workforce | n: all the people who work in a company, industry, country, etc. | |
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 | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
extensive | adj: covering a large area; having a wide range | |
educational | adj: relating to education or providing knowledge or instruction | |
attainment | n: the act of achieving or accomplishing something; the state of having achieved a specific level of skill or ability; a goal that has been reached or accomplished | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
salient | adj: most noticeable or important; striking | |
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 | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
polite | adj: showing consideration, respect, or deference towards others; having good manners, civility, or courteous behavior | |
misunderstand | v: to interpret or understand something in the wrong way | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
interdependent | adj: depending on each other; mutually reliant or interconnected | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
spillover | n: the occurrence of a disease or infection spreading from one species to another, often from animals to humans; (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure | |
prosperity | n: the state of being successful and having the good fortune | |
numerous | adj: amounting to a large indefinite number | |
metropolitan | adj: of or relating to a large city or a city that is considered to be the cultural or economic center of a region or country | |
proxy | n: a person or entity that is authorized to act on behalf of another person or entity | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
metro | n: a mass transit system in an urban area, such as a subway or light rail system; (short for “metropolitan”) a large city, either a capital or a major urban area, often characterized by densely populated areas with significant economic, cultural, and political importance | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
firm | adj: resolute or unwavering in decision-making or action; strong or secure in structure, make, or composition; reliable, trustworthy, or dependable; (noun) a business or company | |
employer | n: a person or organization that pays workers to work for them | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
competitive | adj: involving competition or competitiveness | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
arbor | n: a shady place or a shelter formed by trees, vines, or climbing plants; a lattice framework or trellis that supports climbing plants; a seating area or shelter made of woven branches or vines; (of medicine, also “arbor vitae”) the white matter of the cerebellum in the brain | |
wolverine | n: a carnivorous mammal native to the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
depressed | adj: sad and without any hope | |
boom | n: a sudden increase in economic activity, or a sudden happening that brings good fortune; a deep, loud, and prolonged sound | |
calculate | v: to judge or find out the amount or number of something by using mathematics | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
logic | n: a way of thinking or reasoning conducted or evaluated by strict validity principles; the study of correct reasoning or good arguments | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
corresponding | adj: similar to, connected with, or accompanying something, especially in position or purpose | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
tuition | n: the act of teaching something, especially when given to a small group or one person; fees charged by education institutions for instruction or other services | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
tangible | adj: real and concrete; able to be perceived, especially able to be touched; (of business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
sweatshop | n: a factory or workshop where workers are employed at very low wages and under poor conditions, often characterized by long hours, low pay, and hazardous working conditions | |
oriented | adj: referring to someone or something that is focused or directed toward a particular goal or objective; organized around a specific principle or approach | |
remedial | adj: intended to correct or improve a deficiency or weakness; providing basic skills and knowledge to overcome a learning or developmental difficulty | |
migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
voter | n: a person who votes or has a legal right to vote in a political election |