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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
willow | n: a deciduous tree or shrub that is often found near water, characterized by long, flexible, and slender branches and narrow leaves | |
garage | n: a building or part of a building used to store a vehicle or vehicles, typically a car | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
hallway | n: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | |
blank | adj: without any writing or printing; empty or devoid of ideas, information, or meaning; unable to remember or recall information | |
spin | v: to cause something to rotate rapidly; to cause someone to feel dizzy or disoriented | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
opposed | adj: being completely different from something or disagreeing strongly with something | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
navigate | v: to plan and direct the way that a ship, plane, etc. will travel, often by using a map | |
obstacle | n: a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
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 | |
argue | v: to express differing opinions or points of view, often in a heated or contentious manner; to present a case or reasoning to persuade or convince others | |
vacuum | n: a space empty of matter; a device or tool used for cleaning or removing debris by creating suction | |
kitty | n: a sum of money or a collection of funds that is pooled together by a group of people for a specific purpose, usually for a common expense, such as a shared meal, gambling, or other group activities | |
mow | v: to cut down and trim grass or other vegetation, usually with a machine such as a lawnmower; to cut down or harvest crops | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
plain | adj: without being decorated in any way; (Noun) a vast expanse of flat land with few trees | |
sight | n: the ability to see; anything that is seen | |
darn | v: to mend a piece of clothing by sewing over a hole or tear with small, tight stitches | |
mundane | adj: very ordinary and therefore lacking interest or excitement | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
thermostat | n: a device that automatically regulates temperature by controlling the heating or cooling system based on the temperature in a room or building | |
cringe | v: to move back or away from someone or something because you are afraid or shocked; to shrink as in fear, disgust, or embarrassment | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
machinery | n: a group of large machines or the components of a machine that make it work; social institution functions or structure for doing something | |
steer | v: to control the direction or movement of a vehicle; to direct a course of action; to guide or motivate someone | |
automatic | adj: able to work or operate with little or no direct human control; independent of external control | |
brake | n: a device used to slow or stop a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels | |
transmission | n: the act or process of sending something from one person or place to another; the process of broadcasting over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
adaptive | adj: capable of adjusting to new situations or changing conditions | |
cruise | n: a voyage on a large ship for pleasure; driving or traveling at a leisurely pace | |
autonomous | adj: capable of governing or controlling its affairs | |
autonomy | n: the right of an organization, country, or region to govern itself independently | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
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 | |
tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
coworker | n: a person who works with another in the same company or organization | |
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 | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
afterward | adv: after the time mentioned | |
buddy | n: a close friend; a partner, especially one of a pair or team | |
curt | adj: rudely brief or abrupt in speech or manner; blunt | |
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 | |
techie | n: a person who is highly skilled or knowledgeable in the field of technology, particularly with computers or electronic devices | |
toy | n: a thing, typically a small model or replica of something that is played with, especially by children | |
doorway | n: an opening in a wall for a door to fit into | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
all-hands | adj: involving or including all members of a group or organization; a meeting or event where all members are expected to attend and participate | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
breakdown | n: a failure or collapse of a system or organization | |
component | n: one of several parts that combines with others to form something bigger | |
poke | v: to push or prod with a sharp object or the finger | |
volume | n: the amount of space occupied by an object or substance; the magnitude of sound | |
awkward | adj: making you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed; causing inconvenience or difficulty | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
cocktail | n: a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by mixing one or more spirits (= strong alcoholic drinks) and fruit juice; an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | |
spectrum | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
empathy | n: the ability to share another person’s feelings or experiences by imagining that person’s situation | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
laboratory | n: a workplace for doing scientific research or teaching science; a lab | |
persuasive | adj: tending to make you want to do or believe a particular thing; convincing | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
credible | adj: capable of being trusted or believed | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
cliff | n: a steep rock face, especially one at the edge of the sea or a river | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
catch-up | v: to try to make progress by working harder or faster, especially to make up for lost time or a disadvantage | |
attribute | v: to say or regard that something is the result of a particular thing; (noun) a quality or feature that someone or something possesses; | |
reinvent | v: to change something so drastically that it looks to be completely new | |
extend | v: to broaden in scope, range, or area | |
heckler | n: a person who interrupts or jeers at a public speaker, performer, or event, typically to be disruptive or critical; someone who engages in the act of harassing | |
bond | n: a close emotional connection between two or more people; a certificate of debt that a government or corporation issues to raise money | |
neat | adj: clean or tidy, with everything in its place | |
trash | n: discarded material, refuse, or waste | |
eyeball | n: the round part of the eye of a vertebrate that is usually inside the head and, therefore, cannot be seen | |
bash | v: to strike or hit hard, often with a blunt object or a fist; to criticize harshly or with force; to hold a social gathering or party, often involving loud music or revelry; (noun) a lively, informal party or gathering, often characterized by loud music, dancing, and socializing | |
embarrass | v: to cause someone to feel awkward, worried, or ashamed | |
mute | adj: silent; not speaking or unable to speak; not expressed or articulated | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
laser | n: a device that emits powerful and narrow light that can be used as a tool to cut metal through a process of optical amplification | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
dimension | n: a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as width, height, or length | |
locus | n: a central or focal point; a place where something happens or is centered around | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
destiny | n: the events that will inevitably happen to a particular person or thing in the future | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
assist | v: to help someone in doing anything | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
grapple | v: to make a strenuous effort to solve a problem; to engage in a close fight or conflict without weapons | |
monolithic | adj: characterized by massiveness, rigidity, and uniformity | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
interface | n: (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user and that allows the user to interact with the system; (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things | |
chase | v: to pursue something or someone to catch or capture them; to go after something vigorously or with determination; (noun) a pursuit or a hunt; a narrow groove or channel cut into a surface, often used for decorative purposes | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
robotic | adj: of or relating to mechanical robots; (robotics) the interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering with the practical use of robots | |
intersection | n: a point where two or more roads, lines, etc., cross each other | |
coexist | v: to live or exist together at the same time in the same place | |
collaborate | v: to work with someone else to produce or achieve something | |
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 | |
scholar | n: professor; a person who studies a topic in considerable depth, particularly in a university | |
sociologist | n: a person who studies the institutions and development of human society | |
anthropology | n: the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics in both the present and past, including past human species | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing |