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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
irony | n: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
trimester | n: approximately three months, especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is traditionally divided; one of three divisions of an academic year | |
pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
antenatal | adj: relating to or occurring during the period before birth; prenatal | |
clinic | n: a building or hospital department where people can go for medical care or advice, especially of a particular condition | |
reside | v: to live in a particular place, typically for a prolonged period of time | |
sweat | n: the salty liquid that is produced by the glands in the skin, especially when the body is hot or under stress | |
dingy | adj: dark, gloomy, and dirty | |
overcrowded | adj: containing too many people or things in a particular space, making it cramped or uncomfortable | |
harry | v: to persistently harass, badger, or bother someone or something; to persistently attack or pursue an opposing force or target | |
overwork | v: to work excessively hard or too much; the condition of working excessively or beyond one’s capacity, leading to fatigue, stress, and illness | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
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 | |
wrack | n: wreckage or debris from a destroyed structure; (verb) to cause destruction or great pain | |
guilt | n: the fact of having committed something illegal; the negative feelings caused by believing or knowing that you have done something wrong | |
counsel | n: advice or guidance given by a person with specialized knowledge or experience, particularly in a professional or legal context; the act of providing advice or guidance | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
terminal | n: a building or place where buses, trains, or airplanes stop and where passengers or goods can be picked up or dropped off; (adjective) of or situated at the ends of a delivery route | |
underlying | adj: significant as a cause or basis of something but not immediately apparent or stated clearly | |
anemia | n: a medical condition in which the body lacks enough red blood cells or hemoglobin, causing fatigue, weakness, or difficulty breathing; a lack of vitality or liveliness in something | |
treatment | n: the way in which someone deals with or behaves towards someone or something; medical care provided to a patient for an injury or illness. | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
unjust | adj: not fair or equitable; lacking in justice or impartiality; morally unacceptable or wrong | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
urogynecology | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the female urinary tract and reproductive system | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
scalable | adj: capable of being easily expanded or increased in size, number, or scale to meet changing demands | |
toilet | n: a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture with a seat for defecation and urination, or a room or building containing one or more of this fixture | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
yawn | v: to involuntarily open one’s mouth wide and exhale due to tiredness, boredom, or a lack of oxygen; (noun) an involuntary reflex act of opening one’s mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness, boredom, or a lack of oxygen | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
lifesaving | n: the act or process of rescuing someone else’s life, especially from drowning | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
infancy | n: the state or period of being a baby or very young child | |
slot | n: a long, narrow opening or groove, typically one that is cut into a hard material, that is designed to receive and hold an object in place | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
absorption | n: a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid | |
tackle | v: to try to deal with a complex problem or situation | |
adverse | adj: unfavorable or harmful | |
constipation | n: a condition in which bowel movements occur less frequently or with difficulty, often resulting in hard, dry stools and discomfort or pain during elimination | |
query | n: a question or inquiry, often used in the context of research, information-gathering, or data analysis; a request for information | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
unexpected | adj: not anticipated or regarded as likely to happen | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
upend | v: to turn or flip over; to overthrow or upset the established order | |
patriarchal | adj: relating to or characteristic of a society or system in which men hold the dominant roles and positions of power; male-dominated | |
dynamics | n: the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of bodies under the action of forces, including the particular case in which a body remains at rest; forces that produce or stimulate movement, growth, or change | |
entrenched | adj: established firmly and securely | |
conservative | adj: holding traditional views and values and opposed to change or innovation | |
preach | v: to deliver a religious or moral message to an audience | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
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 | |
intergenerational | adj: relating to, involving, or affecting different generations | |
medium | adj: of a size, amount, or level that is average or intermediate; (noun) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
underprivileged | adj: lacking resources, opportunities, or advantages that are necessary for success | |
psychosocial | adj: relating to the interplay between psychological and social factors, especially when it comes to mental health, personality development, and social behavior | |
stimulation | n: the act of arousing interest or activity in something; the action of providing a stimulus | |
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 | |
womb | n: the organ of a woman or female mammal in which a baby develops before birth | |
enroll | v: to officially register or sign up for something, particularly a course of study, an organization, or a service | |
testament | n: a thing that proves the existence or truth of something else | |
replica | n: an exact copy of something such as a work of art | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
frontline | adj: in the most critical or dangerous position; in the military line or part of an army closest to the enemy | |
academy | n: a school for special training; a type of official organization that aims to encourage and develop standards in its particular field | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
extend | v: to broaden in scope, range, or area | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
scaffold | n: a temporary platform or structure used to support workers and materials during construction or maintenance work | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
multimedia | adj: relating to or involving the use or combination of several different media or communication formats, such as text, graphics, audio, and video | |
AI | n: (abbreviation for artificial intelligence) the theory and development of computer systems capable of doing activities that would ordinarily need human intelligence, such as object recognition, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
analytics | n: the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics; information resulting from this analysis | |
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 | |
nimble | adj: quick and light in movement or action | |
lockdown | n: an emergency policy for people, communities, or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks, such as COVID-19 | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
overnight | adj: lasting for or occurring during one night; occurring or changing extremely quickly or suddenly; happening or being achieved in a short amount of time | |
slum | n: a heavily populated urban area characterized by poor, run-down housing and infrastructure, often associated with poverty and social neglect | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
zone | n: a specific area, region, or section that is marked off or defined in some way | |
emergency | n: a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
repurpose | v: to use something again for a different purpose than it was originally intended | |
virtual | adj: being actually such in almost every respect; existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact | |
pediatrics | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the care and treatment of children | |
qualified | adj: officially recognized as having completed a training course or passed the exams that are necessary to perform a particular job | |
arrange | v: to plan, prepare for, and carry out something | |
logistics | n: the detailed organization and implementation of a complicated operation or task, often involving the movement of people, equipment, materials, or supplies | |
ambulance | n: a vehicle specifically designed and equipped to transport sick or injured people to and from hospitals and other medical facilities | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
implacable | adj: incapable of being appeased or pacified; relentless, unstoppable, or unyielding | |
robust | adj: sturdy and healthy in form, constitution, or construction; strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
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 | |
maternal | adj: relating to or characteristic of a mother; having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards her child | |
horizontal | adj: parallel to the ground or in a baseline; being at the same level as all members of a group | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
ripple | n: a small wave on the surface of a liquid, typically caused by an object falling into it or a slight wind | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
childhood | n: the state or time of being a child | |
ailment | n: a slight but often persistent illness | |
dye | v: to color a textile or hair by immersing it in a colored liquid or substance | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
implore | v: to beg earnestly or desperately; to plead urgently for assistance or mercy | |
amplify | v: to enhance something, particularly sound or brightness |