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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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cousin | n: the child of your aunt or uncle | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
scare | v: to frighten a person or animal, or to become frightened | |
scary | adj: causing fear or fright; frightening; intimidating | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
offset | v: to compensate for or counterbalance one influence against an opposing influence | |
sequester | v: to take temporary possession of someone’s property until a debt is paid. | |
grid | n: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines; a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
geothermal | adj: relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth; often used to refer to energy produced by tapping into the natural heat of the earth | |
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 | |
panel | n: a square or rectangular and flat piece of something that forms a distinct section or component of something; a small group of specialists who discuss particular topics or give their advice or opinion about something | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
occupant | n: a person who lives or works at a particular place for a long time or who was born there | |
panacea | n: a remedy or solution that is believed to be a cure for all illnesses or problems; something that is seen as a universal cure-all | |
induce | v: to persuade someone to do something; to cause to act in a specific manner | |
oriented | adj: referring to someone or something that is focused or directed toward a particular goal or objective; organized around a specific principle or approach | |
sprawl | v: to sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out | |
autonomous | adj: capable of governing or controlling its affairs | |
wetland | adj: land that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such as swamps, marshes, and bogs | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
boom | n: a sudden increase in economic activity, or a sudden happening that brings good fortune; a deep, loud, and prolonged sound | |
tower | n: a structure that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and either forms part of a building or stands alone | |
skyscraper | n: a very tall building, typically one in a city | |
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 | |
intensive | adj: involving a lot of work or activity in a short time | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
turbine | n: a machine that rotates to generate power from fluids such as water or gas | |
dent | v: to make a depression or indentation in the surface of something; (noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface | |
steel | n: a strong metal alloy made up of iron with typically a few tenths of a percent of carbon used for making things that need a strong structure | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
embody | v: to represent or exemplify something; to give tangible form to an abstract idea | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
timber | n: the wood of trees cut and prepared for construction | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
retardant | n: a substance used to slow or prevent the spread of fire; a chemical added to a material to make it less flammable; (adjective) of or relating to something that slows down or inhibits a process or action | |
sink | v: to submerge or go down below the surface of a liquid or substance; to decline or deteriorate; to cause something to go down into a liquid substance or sink into something else | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
adoption | n: the action or fact of legally taking another’s child as one’s own; the act of accepting with approval | |
harness | v: to control and exploit the power of something, especially natural resources that produce energy; (noun) a set of narrow pieces of leather and metal that are used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object | |
affordable | adj: not expensive and able to pay | |
nascent | adj: in the process of emerging, becoming apparent, or coming into existence; recently formed or developed | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
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; | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
attain | v: to achieve or reach a goal or level of success | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
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 | |
beloved | adj: loved very much | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
fabric | n: cloth or other material produced by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, covering furniture, etc. | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
suburb | n: an outlying district or residential area of a city or town, typically comprising middle-class and affluent neighborhoods | |
banal | adj: lacking originality, creativity, or freshness; uninteresting or dull due to being overused or overly familiar | |
hint | n: an indirect suggestion; a slight but appreciable amount of something | |
framework | n: the structural components of a building or object that support its weight and give it form; the underlying structure of a system, concept, or text | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
brick | n: a rectangular block of baked clay used as a building material | |
supplement | n: something that is added to something else to make it better or complete it | |
state-of-the-art | adj: characterized by the use of the latest and most advanced technology or methods; cutting-edge | |
battery | n: a device that is placed inside a car, gadget, equipment, etc. and that provides electrical power to them | |
thermal | adj: relating to heat or temperature; designed for or capable of producing or maintaining heat | |
storage | n: the act or process of putting in and keeping something in a particular place for use in the future; an electronic memory device that can store information | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
compost | n: a mixture of organic matter, such as food scraps, yard waste, and manure, that is allowed to decompose and is used as fertilizer for plants and garden soil | |
scrap | n: a small piece or amount of something, especially leftover from a larger whole | |
solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
protein | n: a molecule made up of a long chain of amino acids, which is essential for the structure and function of the body’s tissues | |
equitable | adj: fair and impartial; treating everyone fairly | |
dire | adj: extremely serious or urgent; critical, grave, or disastrous | |
emphasize | v: to give or show particular importance to something | |
template | n: a pre-designed file or document used as a starting point for a particular application so that the format does not have to be created from scratch | |
appealing | adj: attractive or exciting; evoking a positive response or desire; having qualities that are likely to encourage someone to like or enjoy something | |
visual | adj: relating to seeing or sight | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
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 | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
transit | n: the act or process of passing through or across a place or state; transportation | |
rail | n: a long, thin piece of metal or wood that is used to make fences or as a support for something; (verb) to complain bitterly | |
destination | n: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent; the ultimate purpose or goal of a journey or action | |
compact | adj: closely and firmly united or packed together, using very little space; smaller than is usual | |
stormwater | n: water that accumulates during and after rainfall or snowmelt, usually flowing into waterways, sewers, or drainage systems | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
collaborate | v: to work with someone else to produce or achieve something | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
assured | adj: confident and sure; having no doubts or worries | |
footprint | n: a mark of a foot, shoe, or animal’s foot left on a surface | |
deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
downtown | adv: in or towards the central area of a town or city | |
outskirt | n: the part of a town or city away from the center, typically the suburbs; the fringe or border of something. | |
manifest | v: to show something such as feeling, attitude, quality, etc. clearly through signs or actions | |
modest | adj: having or showing a humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions | |
landmass | n: a large area of land, especially one that is distinct from surrounding areas by its topography, geology, or biota | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
residential | adj: relating to, suitable for, or used for living in | |
voracious | adj: having a very strong appetite or desire for something, especially for food or activity; extremely eager or enthusiastic for something | |
staggering | adj: so shocking as to stun or overwhelm | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see |