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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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fundraise | v: to collect or solicit funds or donations, typically for a charity, nonprofit organization, or political campaign, often through events, campaigns, or online platforms | |
galvanize | v: to stimulate or shock someone into taking action; to cover metal containing zinc to protect it from rust | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
vine | n: a climbing plant that produces grapes; any plant with a growth habit of trailing or climbing stems | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
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 | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
visionary | adj: having or showing exceptional foresight and imagination; not practical or realizable; speculative | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
spearhead | v: to lead or initiate an effort or campaign | |
nonprofit | adj: not established for commercial profit | |
privilege | n: a special right or advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because they are rich and powerful in a society | |
bold | adj: brave, daring, and confident; not frightened of danger or afraid to say what you feel or to take risks | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
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. | |
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 | |
newbie | n: a person who is new to a particular activity, field, or community and is inexperienced or unskilled in its practices or customs | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
undergraduate | n: a student who is studying for their first degree at a university or other higher education institution | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
accidentally | adv: by chance or without planning | |
curriculum | n: a series of subjects comprising a course of study in a school, college, etc. | |
overhaul | n: a thorough examination, evaluation, or inspection of something, often with the intent of making necessary improvements; a major reorganization or restructuring of a system or process; (verb) to thoroughly examine, repair, and improve something to ensure that it is functioning properly and up to standard | |
requirement | n: something that is needed or wanted | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
squeamish | adj: easily nauseated or disgusted; readily affected by or sensitive to unpleasant or shocking things; excessively fastidious or scrupulous about one’s actions or behavior | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
baggage | n: the personal belongings that a person carries with them, particularly when traveling; any emotional or psychological issues or problems that a person carries with them | |
mad | adj: insane, especially due to a mental illness; very angry | |
envious | adj: feeling or showing envy, which is the desire to have or possess something that belongs to someone else, often accompanied by a feeling of resentment or discontent; characterized by jealousy | |
guilty | adj: feeling responsible for or having done something wrong or criminal | |
reconcile | v: to find a way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that are opposed to each other to agree and coexist | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
complicate | v: to make something more complex or difficult to understand, often by introducing new elements or factors | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
icky | adj: unpleasant or uncomfortable; causing a feeling of disgust or revulsion | |
embarrass | v: to cause someone to feel awkward, worried, or ashamed | |
ugly | adj: unattractive in appearance; unpleasant to look at | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
distinction | n: a difference or contrast between similar things or people | |
mortgage | n: a loan secured by the collateral of a specific property, such as a house, that is repaid over a set period of time with interest; the legal agreement governing this loan | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
reframe | v: to reinterpret, rephrase, or redefine an issue, situation, or question in a different way | |
venture | n: a business project or activity that is risky or daring | |
shocking | adj: extremely or surprisingly bad, or causing a strong emotional response such as surprise or disgust | |
rough | adj: not quite exact or correct; having or caused by an irregular surface | |
zip | n: a fastener made of interlocking teeth or ridges that is used to join two edges or pieces of fabric; a sound or motion that resembles the sound made by a zipper when it is pulled; (of a computer) a popular file compression and archiving format; (short for Zone Improvement Plan) a system of postal codes used in the United States to help facilitate mail delivery more efficiently | |
transact | v: to carry out or conduct a business or other transaction; to complete or fulfill an agreement, deal, or contract | |
donor | n: a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, food, supplies, etc. to a cause or fund; in medicine, a person who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person | |
awesome | adj: inspiring fear, admiration, or respect; very good, nice, fun, etc. | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
spouse | n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage | |
alumni | n: (the plural form of “alumnus” or “alumna”) former students or graduates of an educational institution or program | |
grand | adj: important and large in size, scope, or extent | |
mercenary | n: a professional soldier who will fight for any country or organization that offers payment | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
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 | |
fluff | n: soft, light particles or fibers that are often shed from fabrics or stuffing materials; excessively or trivially sentimental language or ideas that lack substance or depth; (verb) to make something soft, light, or loose by shaking or stirring it up; to make a mistake or blunder, especially while performing or speaking in public | |
steer | v: to control the direction or movement of a vehicle; to direct a course of action; to guide or motivate someone | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
resonate | v: to be filled with a deep echoing sound | |
philanthropy | n: the practice of voluntarily helping the poor, especially by giving money | |
weed | n: a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants | |
finance | n: the management of money, credit, banking, and investments, especially by a government or commercial organization; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets | |
thumb | n: the short, thick digit of the hand next to the index finger; (verb) to travel by getting free rides from motorists | |
trend | n: a general direction in which something is changing or developing | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
glaze | v: to cover or coat with a thin layer of film, particularly a shiny or glossy layer, such as a layer of protective material on ceramics or a top coat of paint on a surface; to apply a thin, glossy coating to food, often using a sauce or syrup | |
pitch | n: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; the degree of a slope, especially of a roof; short presentation for selling or sharing something | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line | |
congratulation | n: the act of expressing that someone has an occasion for celebration or the expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
despair | n: the feeling that there is no hope and you cannot do anything to improve a difficult situation | |
unbelievable | adj: beyond belief or understanding and extremely surprising | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
rocket | n: a large tube-shaped object that moves very first by a stream of gases let out behind it, used for space travel or as a weapon | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
equation | n: the act of regarding as equal; (mathematics) a statement that expresses the equality of two expressions by connecting them with the equals sign | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
profession | n: an occupation or vocation requiring advanced education or specialized training | |
awkward | adj: making you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed; causing inconvenience or difficulty | |
naturally | adv: as might be expected; by natural manners | |
elevator | n: a mechanical device used for vertical transportation, typically in multi-story buildings, consisting of a compartmentalized platform that moves between floors | |
grocery | n: a shop that sells food and other household items | |
tolerance | n: the willingness to accept or tolerate something, especially something that is different or unpleasant | |
rejection | n: the act of refusing to accept, use, or consider someone or something; in medicine, an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign | |
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 | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
behalf | n: represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone | |
genius | n: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
big-shot | n: a highly important or influential person; someone who is considered to be powerful or successful, especially in a particular field or industry | |
authenticity | n: the quality of being real or genuine | |
phony | adj: not genuine; counterfeit; insincere; pretentious | |
torpedo | n: a weapon that is designed to be launched from a ship, submarine, or aircraft and that is propelled through the water by a motor | |
inviting | adj: having an attractive or tempting quality that draws people in; encouraging or alluring in a way that makes people want to take part or participate | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
execute | v: to kill someone, especially as a legal punishment; to carry out or perform an action, duty, etc. | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something |