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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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rebellion | n: an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler | |
triumph | n: a great victory or achievement | |
downfall | n: a sudden or catastrophic decline or failure | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
ethnic | adj: relating or belonging to a group of people who share a cultural tradition | |
linguistic | adj: relating to language or the study of language | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
disbeliever | n: a person who does not believe in something, such as a religion or idea | |
storytelling | n: the act or art of narrating or writing stories | |
medium | adj: of a size, amount, or level that is average or intermediate; (noun) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | |
stumble | v: to miss a step and fall or nearly fall; to walk unsteadily | |
graphic | adj: relating to visual art or involving the use of diagrams or illustrations; very clear and powerful | |
Arabic | n: the Semitic language of the Arab people, widely spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa; of or relating to Arab peoples, culture, or language | |
overthrow | v: to defeat or remove a leader or a government from a position of power by force | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
dictator | n: a political leader who has complete power over a country, especially one who has obtained control by force | |
undeniable | adj: not possible to deny; true or certain | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
grassroots | adj: of or relating to the ordinary people in a society or an organization as constituting a fundamental political and economic group | |
overnight | adj: lasting for or occurring during one night; occurring or changing extremely quickly or suddenly; happening or being achieved in a short amount of time | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
graffiti | n: writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place | |
visual | adj: relating to seeing or sight | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
suppress | v: to bring something under control by force or authority; to put an end by force | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
suppression | n: the act of stopping or preventing something from being expressed or revealed | |
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 | |
erode | v: to gradually wear away or break down (rock, soil, or other material) through the action of wind, water, or other natural agents; to gradually weaken or undermine (something) over time | |
script | n: a written text of a film, play, broadcast, or speech; something written by hand | |
colonial | adj: of or relating to a colony (= a territory that is controlled by a more powerful country); to the period of time during which a country or region was a colony | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
alarm | n: a loud noise or an automatic signal that warns people of danger; a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event or particular danger | |
digest | v: to transform food into absorbable substances; break down | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
ache | v: to experience a dull, persistent pain or discomfort, typically of moderate or low intensity; to feel a continuous dull pain | |
portray | v: to depict or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
renowned | adj: famous and respected for great achievements, qualities, etc. | |
icon | n: a picture or statue of a holy person considered to be a sacred thing; a little icon on the screen of a computer or smartphone that denotes an application or a file | |
poet | n: a person who writes poetry | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
deem | v: to consider or decide something in a particular way | |
redundant | adj: unnecessarily repetitive or excessive; exceeding what is necessary or essential; characterized by unnecessary repetition or duplication of efforts | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
impart | v: to expose or inform; to provide a portion of | |
contemporary | adj: belonging to the same or present time | |
discourse | n: any form of communication in speech or writing | |
glimpse | n: a brief or partial view; the act of seeing something or someone for a very short time or only partly | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
symbol | n: something visible that is used to represent something else | |
innocent | adj: not guilty of a crime, offense, etc.; not having an evil mind or knowledge | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
resonate | v: to be filled with a deep echoing sound | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
toy | n: a thing, typically a small model or replica of something that is played with, especially by children | |
endless | adj: having no end or conclusion; infinitely very large in size or amount | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
eureka | n: exclamation of triumph on discovering something; realization or sudden insight | |
bilingual | n: a person who speaks two languages fluently; (adjective) involving or relating to two languages or language groups | |
tolerant | adj: accepting different views, beliefs, or practices without judgment or interference | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
upward | adv: toward the top or highest point, or a higher position or level; (adjective) extending or moving toward a higher place | |
downward | adj: moving towards a lower position or a lower level | |
stroke | n: a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death; the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club, racket, etc. | |
baseline | n: a starting point or minimum for comparing facts; the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court | |
calligraphy | n: the art of writing letters, especially an elegant or decorative one | |
articulate | v: to express oneself clearly and effectively in spoken or written language | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
punctuate | v: to insert punctuation marks (= comma, period, colon, etc.) in the text; to interrupt periodically | |
diacritical | adj: relating to or concerned with markings, such as accents or other symbols, used to distinguish one character from another in written or printed language; highlighting distinctions or differences | |
initial | adj: of or happening at the beginning; (noun) the first letter of a word, especially a person’s name | |
medial | adj: referencing or situated in the middle of something; pertaining to or located near the axis of the body | |
isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
introductory | adj: intended as an introduction or preliminary; serving as a base or starting point | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
integrate | v: to combine one thing with another so that they form a whole or work together; to accept equal participation for members of all races and ethnic groups | |
engaging | adj: attracting, pleasant, or charming | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
dictionary | n: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words and their definitions, as well as information about their origins, usage, and pronunciation | |
transliterate | v: to write or spell out words or text in a different script or alphabet while retaining the pronunciation and meaning of the original words | |
underneath | adv: under or below something else | |
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 | |
studio | n: a room or building where creative or artistic work is produced; a television or radio production company | |
photograph | n: a picture or image that is produced by a camera; a visual representation or record of a person, object, or scene that has been captured electronically or on film | |
retouch | v: to touch up or make small changes to a photograph, painting, or other images using digital or manual tools | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
typewriter | n: a mechanical device used for writing, consisting of type keys that, when pressed, imprint ink onto paper or other writing material, mainly used before modern computers, printers, and word processors took over | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
meditation | n: the act of focusing one’s mind on a particular object or thought; activity to train attention and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state | |
pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
metaphor | n: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not denote to suggest a similarity | |
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 | |
tumble | v: to fall suddenly, often uncontrollably; to topple or turn over; to decline sharply and quickly in value, quality, or performance | |
ugly | adj: unattractive in appearance; unpleasant to look at | |
discotheque | n: a nightclub or restaurant where recorded music is played, and people dance | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
goddess | n: a female god, especially in ancient mythology; a woman who is worshipped or adored |