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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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garrulous | adj: excessively talkative, especially about trivial or irrelevant matters; verbose or long-winded | |
roam | v: to move about or travel aimlessly or without a fixed destination; to wander | |
bandit | n: a person who robs or steals, often while using violence or threats; a criminal who operates outside the law and steals from others | |
dirt | n: soil, dust, or any substance that makes a surface not clean; the part of the earth’s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | |
bible | n: the sacred writings of the Christian religions, consisting of the Old and New Testaments; a book regarded as authoritative in its field | |
salesperson | n: a person whose job is to sell goods in a shop or directly to customers | |
lure | v: to tempt or persuade someone to do something | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
barn | n: a large farm building used for storage of crops or housing livestock | |
handyman | n: a person who is skilled at a variety of tasks related to home repair, maintenance, and improvement, typically performed on a part-time or freelance basis | |
deaf | adj: lacking the ability to hear, or having impaired hearing; unresponsive or unaware of certain sounds or signals | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
flock | n: a gathering of sheep, goats, or birds | |
pet | n: an animal that you have at home as a companion and treated kindly | |
scribble | v: to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
outcast | adj: excluded or rejected from a society or a particular group; (noun) a person who is excluded or rejected from a society or a home | |
intruder | n: someone who enters a place or situation without permission or invitation; someone who interrupts or interferes in something | |
misfit | n: a person who does not fit in with others or with society, especially because their behavior is strange or unusual | |
novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
sting | v: to cause a sharp, painful sensation or injury with a poison, venom, or other substance or by a physical action such as a bite or prick | |
offbeat | adj: unusual or unconventional in a way that is often humorous or amusing; not following the expected rhythm or tempo in music or speech | |
humor | n: the quality of being amusing or funny; the liquid parts of the body | |
delight | n: a feeling of great pleasure or happiness | |
savory | adj: pleasing to the taste, especially by being salty, sour, or spicy rather than sweet | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
spare | adj: additional to what is necessary for ordinary use; (verb) to give time, money, space, etc. to someone | |
cartoon | n: a simple drawing depicting a humorous or critical situation, often accompanied by a caption | |
brim | n: the top edge of a cup, bowl, or other containers; a circular projecting edge at the bottom of a hat | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
innocent | adj: not guilty of a crime, offense, etc.; not having an evil mind or knowledge | |
cab | n: a taxi or other vehicle that can be hired for transportation; the compartment from which a vehicle, such as a train or truck, is driven | |
urn | n: a large, typically rounded container, often made of ceramic, metal, or glass, used for storing the ashes of a cremated person or pet or for decorative purposes | |
sly | adj: having or showing a secretive or deceptive nature; cunning or crafty in achieving one’s goals | |
drift | v: to move smoothly and slowly in water or air, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over the direction | |
wander | v: to walk around slowly or to a place, often without any clear purpose or direction | |
crater | n: a huge bowl-shaped cavity in the earth or an object in space, usually created by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite | |
mute | adj: silent; not speaking or unable to speak; not expressed or articulated | |
assured | adj: confident and sure; having no doubts or worries | |
isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
suspicious | adj: making you feel that someone has done something wrong, illegal, or dishonest without any evidence | |
motif | n: a recurring element in an artistic or literary work, typically a particular image or idea; a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
scheme | n: an organized and often large-scale plan or arrangement for doing something | |
unexpected | adj: not anticipated or regarded as likely to happen | |
rattle | v: to make or cause to make short, successive, sharp, and loud sounds | |
presumption | n: an idea or belief taken to be true without proof or confirmation; an assumption or hypothesis based on incomplete evidence or understanding; a forward or audacious attitude or behavior that assumes too much authority or familiarity | |
devout | adj: deeply committed to a specific religious faith or practice, often showing great reverence or piety | |
Catholic | adj: universal and including many different types of things; related to or associated with the part of the Christian Church that has the Pope as its leader | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
pious | adj: deeply religious, having or showing a strong devotion to God or religious beliefs and practices | |
coexist | v: to live or exist together at the same time in the same place | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
grapple | v: to make a strenuous effort to solve a problem; to engage in a close fight or conflict without weapons | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
reluctant | adj: unwilling or hesitant to do something because of doubts or fears | |
prophet | n: a person believed to have an extraordinary power that can understand God’s will. | |
compromise | v: to settle a problem or disagreement by mutual concession | |
grave | n: a place where a dead body is buried, typically marked by a headstone or other memorial; a very serious, solemn, or important matter; (verb) to carve, cut, or etch a design, inscription, or mark onto a hard surface, such as stone or metal; (adjective) serious, solemn, or weighty in nature | |
passerby | n: a person who is walking by or happens to be in the vicinity of a particular place or event, often without necessarily being involved in it in any way | |
drag | v: to pull or haul with force | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
fiction | n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true | |
attune | v: to make receptive or aware; to bring into harmony or alignment | |
racism | n: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people based on their membership in a particular ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized | |
converge | v: to move or draw together at a specific location; (of lines) to move towards the same point where they join or meet | |
depict | v: to illustrate someone or something in a photograph | |
rage | n: a strong feeling of anger or violence | |
bigotry | n: intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
exempt | adj: free from or not subject to a particular requirement or restriction; (verb) to excuse someone or something from an obligation, payment, etc. | |
scrutiny | n: careful and detailed examination | |
probe | n: a tool used for testing or examining, especially for medical or scientific purposes, or an exploratory mission to a planet or other celestial body; (verb) to investigate, examine, or search into something | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
redemption | n: the act of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil, or the process of regaining or earning something of value | |
crack | v: to break or cause to break without dividing into separate parts; (noun) a line on the surface of something along which it has separated without breaking | |
redeem | v: to compensate for the faults or bad aspects of something; to regain possession or assume ownership of something by paying a sum of money or fulfilling a condition; to rescue or save someone from a difficult or hopeless situation | |
insufferable | adj: intolerable or unbearable; causing excessive annoyance, irritation, or discontent | |
forgiveness | n: the act of stopping feeling angry or resentful towards someone for a mistake or offense with compassion | |
criminal | n: a person who has committed a crime | |
balk | v: to hesitate or stop abruptly before completing an action, often due to fear, uncertainty, or opposition; to refuse to comply with or agree to something | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
nuance | n: a subtle or slight degree of difference in appearance, meaning, sound, someone’s feeling, etc. | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
mastery | n: complete control or power of something to dominate or defeat; great skill or knowledge in a particular subject or activity | |
grotesque | adj: bizarre or fantastic in shape, appearance, or character; fantastic; bizarre | |
insularity | n: the state of being isolated or separated from others, often due to cultural, geographical, or ideological differences; a narrow or parochial viewpoint or mentality | |
superstition | n: a belief or practice that is not based on science or reason and that is often connected with a religion | |
Gothic | adj: of or relating to a style of architecture and art characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses, popular in Europe in the 12th-16th centuries | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
frightening | adj: causing fear or alarm, or very surprising and alarming | |
characteristic | n: a typical feature or quality that can identify, tell apart, or describe something or somebody | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
genre | n: a particular type or style of literature, art, music, or film that involves a particular set of characteristics | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
acquire | v: to buy or obtain something such as an asset, object, knowledge, etc., for oneself | |
lupus | n: an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, and internal organs, and is characterized by inflammation and tissue damage | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
confine | v: to restrict the movement of someone or something | |
imaginative | adj: having or showing new and creative ideas | |
flit | v: to move quickly and lightly from place to place, often without purpose or direction; to flutter or dart quickly, like a bird or insect | |
revulsion | n: a strong feeling of disgust, loathing, or aversion; an intense reaction that is often triggered by something unpleasant or offensive | |
revelation | n: a fact that has been disclosed to others, especially a surprising one; the act of revealing or telling the fact or truth to others; communication of knowledge to humans by a divine or supernatural agency | |
endlessly | adv: in a way that continues for a long time or seems to have no end or limit | |
fictional | adj: imaginary and not real; of or related to literary fiction | |
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 | |
automobile | n: a road vehicle that has four wheels and is powered by an engine, used for transporting people or goods |