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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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superpower | n: a country or nation that has significant global influence or formidable military, economic, or technological strength; a supernatural ability or force capable of extraordinary feats or feats beyond normal human capabilities | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
twin | n: either of two children born at the same time from the same mother | |
squander | v: to spend or use something wastefully; to waste by spending or using too freely | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
open-minded | adj: willing to listen to or consider new or different ideas | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
nationality | n: the legal status or right of belonging to a particular country | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
hairstyle | n: the way in which a person’s hair is cut, styled, or arranged on their head | |
precipice | n: a steep cliff, especially one that is high and has a vertical or nearly vertical face | |
clique | n: a narrow, exclusive group of people who share similar backgrounds or interests and who tend to be socially or politically powerful | |
sociologist | n: a person who studies the institutions and development of human society | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
redundant | adj: unnecessarily repetitive or excessive; exceeding what is necessary or essential; characterized by unnecessary repetition or duplication of efforts | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
awful | adj: causing fear, dread, or terror; very bad or unpleasant | |
intentional | adj: done, made or performed with purpose and intent | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
imperfectly | adv: in a faulty or incomplete way | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
predictable | adj: capable of being known, seen or declared in advance | |
footpath | n: a narrow path or track for pedestrians, usually separate from the road or main pathway, designed for walking or hiking | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
staircase | n: a set of stairs inside a building, usually with posts and bars that are fixed at the side | |
elevator | n: a mechanical device used for vertical transportation, typically in multi-story buildings, consisting of a compartmentalized platform that moves between floors | |
stall | v: to stop or cause to stop making progress; (noun) small area or booth set off for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area | |
gym | n: a place equipped for exercise and other physical training | |
schedule | n: a list of planned activities, tasks, or things that must be completed showing when they are intended to happen or be done | |
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 | |
slightly | adv: in a small degree or extent; a little | |
inefficient | adj: lacking the ability or skill and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc. | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
automatically | adv: without needing a direct human control | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
irritating | adj: causing annoyance, frustration, or exasperation; provoking impatience or irritation | |
widen | v: to become or make something broader, wider, more extensive | |
accidental | adj: happening or existing by chance or unintentionally | |
bump | v: to hit or knock against something hard, often with a dull sound; to meet with by accident | |
intervention | n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so | |
freshman | n: a first-year student, typically in college or high school | |
ethnicity | n: the cultural characteristics of a particular group, such as language, religion, and traditions, that distinguish them from other groups | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
initial | adj: of or happening at the beginning; (noun) the first letter of a word, especially a person’s name | |
discomfort | n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain | |
takeaway | n: a message or conclusion that can be taken away from a situation or piece of information | |
subtle | adj: not readily apparent or visible | |
hub | n: the central or main part of a particular place, activity, network, etc.; the central part of a car wheel, fan, propeller, etc., through which the shaft or axle passes | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
paradox | n: a statement, situation, or person that has two opposite facts or features and therefore seems impossible, is difficult to understand, or is strange; | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
faculty | n: an inborn or natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.; a department or group of the university concerned with a major division of knowledge | |
traffic | n: the movement of vehicles, people, or goods along a route or through a transport system; the amount of such movement in a particular place or at a particular time | |
injection | n: the act of introducing a liquid, especially a drug, into the body using a needle and a syringe | |
unpredictable | adj: not capable of being foreseen or calculated; not regular or certain | |
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 | |
pickup | n: a type of vehicle with an open-air cargo bed at the back used for transporting goods or equipment; the act of collecting or gathering someone or something from a particular location; a warrant to take someone into custody | |
imprecise | adj: not exact or accurate; not clearly stated or defined; lacking in specificity or detail | |
courageous | adj: able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | |
oversea | adj: situated or operating beyond national boundaries; in, from, or to foreign countries | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
despise | v: to feel strong dislike or contempt for someone or something, often because of a perceived fault or failing; to have a low or unfavorable opinion of something | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
socioeconomic | adj: relating to the social and economic factors that shape an individual, group, or community, particularly in terms of income, occupation, education, and social class | |
baseline | n: a starting point or minimum for comparing facts; the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court | |
constrain | v: to restrict or limit someone or something’s freedom or ability to do something | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way | |
inward | adj: directed or facing towards the inside; inside or inward-looking | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
bounce | v: to cause to move up or away after hitting a surface; to spring back | |
setback | n: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; a reversal or check in progress | |
spontaneously | adv: in a way that is natural, not planned or forced, and often sudden | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
compress | v: to press or squeeze together to make something take up less space | |
harass | v: to annoy, torment, or pester persistently; to subject someone to repeated or chronic attacks or unwelcome attention | |
bully | n: a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker; (verb) to intimidate, harass, or mistreat someone weaker or less powerful | |
isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
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 | |
affirmation | n: a statement declaring something to be true strongly | |
affirm | v: to assert that something is true or real; to state positively | |
inbox | n: an electronic folder on a computer or phone where new emails, text messages, etc., that are sent to you are kept | |
obligated | adj: legally or morally bound or compelled to do something; having a sense of duty or responsibility to fulfill a certain obligation | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
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 | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
transaction | n: an instance of buying or selling something; the act or process of doing something | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
transact | v: to carry out or conduct a business or other transaction; to complete or fulfill an agreement, deal, or contract | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
impose | v: to officially force a new law, tax, duty, etc. to be obeyed or received | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
grace | n: a quality of being pleasing, especially in appearance or manner; a temporary exemption, especially an extended period granted as a special favor; a short prayer of thanks before a meal | |
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 | |
persuade | v: to convince or induce someone to do something by presenting a reason or argument; to sway or influence someone’s decision or opinion | |
emphasize | v: to give or show particular importance to something | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
strengthen | v: to become stronger or more effective; to make someone or something stronger or more effective | |
collaborate | v: to work with someone else to produce or achieve something | |
linear | adj: of, relating to, or consisting of lines or length; able to be expressed as a straight line, especially on a graph | |
destination | n: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent; the ultimate purpose or goal of a journey or action | |
atom | n: the smallest unit of ordinary matter that forms a chemical element, composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus | |
transfer | v: to move, pass, or change from one person, place, or situation to another | |
bond | n: a close emotional connection between two or more people; a certificate of debt that a government or corporation issues to raise money |