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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
devote | v: to commit or dedicate oneself or one’s time, effort, or energy to a particular task or purpose | |
yearn | v: to strongly desire or long for something | |
poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
county | n: an administrative division of a country or state, typically one of several comprising a larger division | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
flock | n: a gathering of sheep, goats, or birds | |
increment | n: a regular increase in the amount of something, such as money; a process of becoming larger, longer, or more important | |
mortgage | n: a loan secured by the collateral of a specific property, such as a house, that is repaid over a set period of time with interest; the legal agreement governing this loan | |
wall-to-wall | adj: covering or extending from one wall to another; all-encompassing; including everything; continuous and unbroken | |
feces | n: waste matter eliminated from the bowels; excrement | |
ammonia | n: a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen that forms a gas with a strong smell, used as cleaning substances, fertilizers, and explosives | |
laden | adj: heavily loaded or burdened | |
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 | |
indenture | n: a legal agreement between two parties, typically a contract of apprenticeship or a deed of conveyance, that is written in duplicate or triplicate and separated by indentations to prevent fraud or alteration and is often used to bind a person to a specific job or service | |
servant | n: a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic duties or as a personal attendant | |
despair | n: the feeling that there is no hope and you cannot do anything to improve a difficult situation | |
unjust | adj: not fair or equitable; lacking in justice or impartiality; morally unacceptable or wrong | |
unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception | |
filthy | adj: dirty or unclean, often to an extreme or offensive degree; morally offensive or obscene | |
cruel | adj: feeling or showing pleasure in causing pain or suffering to others | |
slaughter | n: the killing of a large number of animals or people brutally and indiscriminately; a violent and bloody event that results in the death of many individuals | |
cage | n: a structure made of metal bars or wire in which birds or animals can be kept | |
warehouse | n: a large building for storing goods and merchandise, especially before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
greenhouse | n: a building with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, for growing plants in | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
automobile | n: a road vehicle that has four wheels and is powered by an engine, used for transporting people or goods | |
arable | adj: relating to land that is suitable for growing crops; capable of being plowed and used for agriculture | |
spray | n: a fine mist of liquid that is dispersed into the air; flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage | |
immeasurable | adj: too great to be measured or calculated; vast or incalculable in extent or degree; impossible to quantify or express in numerical terms | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
ecology | n: the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
polar | adj: relating to, or close to, the North or South Pole; characterized by complete opposites | |
orangutan | n: a large long-armed ape with red-brown hair that lives in Borneo and Sumatra and has arboreal habits | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
amphibian | n: a cold-blooded animal that can live both on land and in water | |
reptile | n: a cold-blooded animal that has dry, scaly skin and lays eggs on land, such as snakes, lizards, and turtles | |
mammal | n: any animal of which the female gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds her young on milk from her own body | |
halve | v: to divide something into two equal parts; to reduce something by half its original amount or size | |
culprit | n: someone who is responsible for a crime or wrongdoing | |
appetite | n: a natural desire or craving for food or drink; a strong desire or liking for something | |
dairy | n: a room, building, or establishment where milk and milk products are produced and processed; milk and milk products, such as butter and cheese | |
villain | n: a character in a story, movie, or play which often opposes the hero, typically characterized as immoral, evil, or cruel | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
midday | n: noon; twelve o’clock in the middle of the day | |
dusk | n: the period of the day just before nightfall when the light begins to fade; the darker part of twilight | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
overpower | v: to conquer or establish complete control over someone by using superior strength | |
tense | adj: unable to relax because of being nervous or worried; stretched tight or rigid | |
cough | v: to expel air from the lungs suddenly and noisily, often as a reaction to irritation, illness, or some other physical condition; (noun) a sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the lungs, often accompanied by a distinctive sound | |
overwhelm | v: to defeat someone or something by using a great deal of force; to have a strong emotional effect on somebody | |
discomfort | n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain | |
hatch | v: to cause an egg to break to allow a young animal to come out; to produce and expand something that is in an early stage | |
chick | n: a baby bird, especially a young chicken | |
nowhere | adv: not in, at, or to any place; not anywhere | |
filmmaker | n: a person who makes films, typically as a profession | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
risky | adj: involving the possibility of danger, failure, or loss | |
sue | v: to claim a person or organization, especially by filing a legal claim for money or redress | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
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 | |
poultry | n: domesticated birds kept by humans for their eggs, meat, or feathers | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
negotiate | v: to have formal discussions with someone to reach an agreement | |
firsthand | adv: from the source; directly; (adjective) received directly from a source | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
headquarter | n: the central office or location from which a business or organization is managed | |
corridor | n: a hallway or passageway, especially one connecting rooms or areas within a building or structure | |
peek | n: a quick or furtive look; (verb) to take a quick and secret look at something | |
cubicle | n: a small, partitioned area or booth intended for working or studying, often in an office or educational setting | |
boardroom | n: a room where the board of directors of a company or organization meets | |
flip | v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion | |
laptop | n: a portable computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and used on your lap | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
tilt | v: to incline or bend from a vertical position; (noun) the act of inclining or the state of being inclined or leaning to one side | |
lean | adj: having a noticeably small amount of body fat; (verb) to bend or move from a straight to a sloping posture | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
babble | n: the sound of many people speaking simultaneously; meaningless talk or speech | |
adoption | n: the action or fact of legally taking another’s child as one’s own; the act of accepting with approval | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
hemp | n: a plant related to marijuana that is grown for its fiber, seed, and oil and has many industrial and medicinal uses; the fiber from this plant is used to make rope, paper, textiles, and other products | |
mushroom | n: a type of fungus that grows on dead or decaying organic matter and typically has a stalk and an umbrella-shaped cap | |
expose | v: to show something by uncovering it; to make something accessible to some action or influence | |
quitter | n: a person who gives up easily or does not have the determination to finish what they have started | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
vegan | n: a person who does not eat or use any animal products, typically for ethical or environmental reasons | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
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 | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
premium | n: an amount of money paid periodically; the price or cost of something, especially when it is considered to be of high quality or value; (adjective) having or reflecting superior quality or value | |
nugget | n: a small piece of gold or other precious metal or mineral found ready-formed in the earth; a small round piece of some food | |
insane | adj: extremely stupid, crazy, or dangerous; mentally ill | |
wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
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 | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
in-law | n: a relative by marriage, such as a mother-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law | |
exploitation | n: the process of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | |
oppress | v: to treat people in a cruel and authoritarian way, especially by denying them the same freedoms, rights, etc. as other people | |
misogyny | n: a dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women | |
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 | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
pathway | n: a track that constitutes or serves as a path; an approach or a way of doing something | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
compassionate | adj: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for the suffering or bad luck of others | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable |