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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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coup | n: a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government; an impressive or successful action or achievement | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
vivid | adj: producing very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind | |
belong | v: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member or part of a group; to be in the proper or appropriate place | |
bullet | n: a metal projectile that is shot from a gun | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
fiber | n: thread or filament used to make a vegetable tissue, mineral material, or textile | |
optic | adj: relating to vision or the eyes; relating to or involving light or optics | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
jail | n: a facility where criminals are kept to be punished for their crimes; a prison | |
apartheid | n: a system of racial segregation and discrimination that was enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994; any similar system of discrimination or segregation based on race, ethnicity, or other factors | |
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 | |
refuse | v: to show that one is not willing to do or accept 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 | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
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 | |
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 | |
graduated | adj: having received a degree from a school, college, or university; marked with or divided into levels or degrees | |
emigrate | v: to leave one’s country or region to settle in another | |
shambles | n: a state of complete disorder, chaos, or ruin; an utter mess or failure | |
wipe | v: to clean or dry something by rubbing with a piece of cloth or paper or one’s hand and removing dirt, food, or liquid | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
single-handed | adj: done or accomplished by one person alone | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
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 | |
corruption | n: dishonest, harmful, or illegal behavior, especially of people in positions of power | |
contrast | v: to put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
judiciary | n: persons who administer or enforce justice | |
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 | |
thumb | n: the short, thick digit of the hand next to the index finger; (verb) to travel by getting free rides from motorists | |
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 | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
congress | n: a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
Senate | n: a legislative body, especially the upper house of a parliament | |
stimulus | n: something that causes growth or arouses action | |
governor | n: the person who holds the highest executive office in a state or province | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
impeach | v: to bring formal charges against a public official for misconduct in office | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
colon | n: the punctuation mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, summary, explanation, etc., or before reporting what someone has said; a significant part of the large intestine, the final section of the digestive system | |
creditor | n: a person, company, etc. to whom a debtor owes money | |
havoc | n: widespread destruction or devastation, often caused by natural disasters, war, or other violent events | |
warfare | n: the use of military force to achieve political, economic, or social objectives | |
abuse | n: the use of something in an incorrect or harmful manner | |
stereotype | n: a fixed and unvarying idea or image that people have about what someone or something is like, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offense | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
stabilize | v: to become or cause to become steady or unlikely to give way | |
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 | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
prosperity | n: the state of being successful and having the good fortune | |
tackle | v: to try to deal with a complex problem or situation | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
workforce | n: all the people who work in a company, industry, country, etc. | |
tick | n: a light, sharp, repetitive sound or action; a mark indicating that something is correct or has been done; any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
rear | adj: at, toward, or near the back part of something; (verb) to look after a child until it is an adult | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
educate | v: to provide or receive instruction or training over a period of time at a school, university, etc. | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
fertilizer | n: a natural or chemical substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully | |
bat | n: a nocturnal animal with wings that flies and feeds at night, similar to a mouse; a piece of wood with a handle used for hitting the ball in sports including baseball, cricket, and table tennis | |
nutrient | n: any substance that is essential for the maintenance and growth of living things | |
quitter | n: a person who gives up easily or does not have the determination to finish what they have started | |
charter | n: a document that grants certain rights or privileges; a contract to hire or lease transportation | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
ransom | n: a large amount of money that is paid for being made to secure the release of a person being held captive | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
systematic | adj: done or acting according to a determined set of systems or plans: | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
leadership | n: the ability, act, or status of leading a group of people or an organization | |
academy | n: a school for special training; a type of official organization that aims to encourage and develop standards in its particular field | |
groom | v: to clean, brush, and care for the fur or feathers of an animal; to prepare oneself or someone else for a special event or occasion; to make something neat; (noun, also “bridegroom”) a man who is about to be married or has recently been married | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
satisfy | v: to make somebody pleased by giving them what they want or need | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
extension | n: a thing that is added to something to make it longer, larger, or wider; an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students; an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
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 | |
cultivate | v: to prepare and foster land for growing crops or plants | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
nonprofit | adj: not established for commercial profit | |
sector | n: a distinct part or division of something often used to refer to a segment of an economy or industry; an area or field of work or activity | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
ivy | n: an evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plant that often grows up trees or buildings | |
league | n: an association of sports teams who compete against each other; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length, equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 meters | |
criteria | n: (plural of criterion) standards or conditions by which something may be judged or decided | |
blossom | n: the reproductive structure on a flowering plant that consists of usually colorful petals and a typically green calyx (merging of sepals); the state or time of flowering; the peak of a person’s or thing’s development or success |