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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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royal | adj: relating to or belonging to the king or queen or a member of their family | |
coronation | n: a ceremony at which a person becomes king or queen | |
thunderous | adj: producing or accompanied by a loud, deep, rumbling sound, like that of thunder; intense, forceful, or impressive | |
applause | n: a demonstration of approval or praise by clapping the hands together | |
ornate | adj: elaborately or excessively decorated | |
crown | n: a circular ornamental headdress, worn as a symbol of authority by a king, usually made of gold and precious stones | |
scepter | n: a ceremonial staff or rod that represents authority or power, often carried by monarchs or other high-ranking officials; a symbol of royalty or sovereignty | |
ascend | v: to go or move upward; to become king or queen; to inherit something, such as a power | |
throne | n: a chair or seat of state for a monarch or other high-ranking person; the position of being a king or queen | |
towering | adj: very tall or high, often to an impressive or intimidating degree; powerful or dominant in influence or stature | |
cheer | v: to give a loud shout to show support, praise, or approval | |
onlooker | n: a person who watches an event or situation without directly participating, often as a spectator or bystander | |
enslave | v: to make someone a slave; to deprive someone of their freedom of choice or action | |
accompany | v: to go somewhere or travel with someone or something | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
revolutionary | adj: relating to or characterized by a complete or dramatic change | |
savannah | n: a mixed forest and grassland ecosystem where the trees are far enough apart that the canopy doesn’t close | |
prolong | v: to extend the duration or length of something, particularly a period of time or an event | |
siege | n: the surrounding of a place and isolating it by an army to defeat those defending it | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
mason | n: a skilled worker who builds structures with stone, brick, or concrete | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
slave | n: a person who is, either legally or illegally, owned by someone; a person entirely dominated by some influence or a person | |
rebellion | n: an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
rebel | n: someone who resists or opposes authority or control, especially by fighting against it | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
rank | n: a position in a hierarchy of status or authority; (verb) to take or have a position relative to others | |
liberate | v: to set free; to release or rescue from captivity or oppression | |
autonomous | adj: capable of governing or controlling its affairs | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
slavery | n: the practice or system of owning, buying, and selling people as property and forcing them to work | |
empire | n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
reinstate | v: to restore or bring back to a previous position, status, or condition; to return someone to a former job or position which they previously held | |
fierce | adj: severe and violent in a way that is frightening | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
occupation | n: a person’s job or profession; the act of taking possession | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
withdraw | v: to remove or take back something; to stop participating in something | |
casualty | n: a person who has been killed or injured in a war, accident, or other disasters; a victim | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
prominent | adj: important, well-known, or noticeable | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
proclaim | v: to announce or state something publicly and forcefully | |
emperor | n: the male ruler of an empire | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
exclusive | adj: not divided or shared with others | |
alienated | adj: feeling isolated, estranged, or disconnected from others, often due to a sense of difference or lack of belonging | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
incite | v: to encourage, stir up, or provoke someone to do something; to urge, instigate, or stimulate someone to take action, often negative or aggressive | |
conspiracy | n: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform something harmful or illegal | |
assassination | n: the act of killing a public figure, especially a political leader, usually for political or religious motives | |
subsequent | adj: happening or occurring later or after something else | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
republic | n: a state or country in which the people and their elected representatives hold supreme power and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
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 | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
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 | |
endear | v: to make someone loved or appreciated or to cause someone to feel fondness or affection for someone or something | |
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 | |
converse | v: to talk informally | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
redistribute | v: to share something among people in a different way | |
retain | v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
pledge | v: to make a formal promise to give or do something | |
interference | n: the act or process of getting involved in and trying to influence a specific situation; the state of being affected and influenced with | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
citadel | n: a fortress, typically on high ground, used to protect and defend a city, town, or other strategic location | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
accomplish | v: to finish or achieve something successfully | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
mandatory | adj: required by a rule or law, compulsory | |
labor | n: productive work, especially physical work done for wages; the people who do manual or physical work in a country or company for wage; (verb) to work hard or to strive and make an effort to reach a goal | |
strengthen | v: to become stronger or more effective; to make someone or something stronger or more effective | |
reign | n: the period of time during which a monarch or government holds power; (verb) to be the king or queen | |
elegant | adj: pleasing and graceful in appearance or manner, or showing good taste and refinement | |
palace | n: the residence of a high-ranking official such as a king, queen, etc. | |
kingdom | n: the country ruled by a king or queen | |
oversee | v: to watch and direct someone or something to make sure that it is being done correctly | |
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 | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
renowned | adj: famous and respected for great achievements, qualities, etc. | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
mandate | n: an official or authoritative instruction or command; a commission or authority to carry out a particular task | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
authoritarian | adj: characterized by strict, absolute control and obedience to authority or rules; dictatorial and lacking in personal freedoms or individual rights | |
opponent | n: a person against whom you are playing or fighting in a game, competition, debate, etc. | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
tragic | adj: causing great sadness or suffering; very unfortunate | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
debilitating | adj: weakening or damaging; causing a loss of strength, energy, or success | |
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. | |
defect | n: an imperfection, shortcoming, or lack of something or someone | |
despondent | adj: in low spirits; feeling or showing extreme discouragement or gloom | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
suicide | n: the act of killing yourself intentionally | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
crumble | v: to break or fall apart into small pieces or fragments, especially due to age, decay, or lack of support | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
abolish | v: to do away with completely; to put an end to |