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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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drag | v: to pull or haul with force | |
noughties | n: a colloquialism or nickname for the first decade of the 21st century (2000-2009), often used to describe cultural, political, or social trends of that era | |
savage | adj: extremely wild, ferocious, or uncivilized | |
bargain | n: an agreement between two parties regarding the terms of a purchase or a transaction; a deal or a negotiation that results in a product or a service being acquired for a lower price than usual or expected | |
bin | n: a container, usually that has a lid and used for waste | |
dizzy | adj: having or causing a whirling sensation and not able to keep balance | |
mere | adj: used to emphasize how insignificant or minor someone or something is | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
gay | adj: homosexual; happy, carefree | |
Catholic | adj: universal and including many different types of things; related to or associated with the part of the Christian Church that has the Pope as its leader | |
comp | v: short for “compensate,” meaning to give goods or services to someone without asking for payment | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
judgment | n: the ability to form valuable opinions and make reasonable decisions | |
sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
intern | v: to put someone in prison, especially for political or military reasons; (noun) a student or trainee who works, sometimes for free, to get work experience or to fulfill qualification criteria | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
spectrum | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
honor | n: high regard or great respect for someone; the quality of having and doing based on a keen sense of morality; (verb) to show respect towards someone | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
monster | n: an imaginary creature that is large and has various human and animal parts; someone or something large and powerful | |
hatred | n: intense dislike or hatred towards someone or something, often based on differences in beliefs, values, or identity | |
feminine | adj: relating to women; having the features or appearance often associated with women | |
spotty | adj: characterized by irregular or uneven distribution or coverage; of or relating to temporary blemishes or discolorations on the skin; inconsistent or unreliable in quality or performance | |
ginger | n: a plant (Zingiber officinale) that is widely cultivated for its aromatic underground stem (rhizome), which is used as a spice, especially in Asian cooking | |
overcompensate | v: to take excessive or extreme measures to make up for a perceived deficiency or lack, often resulting in an overcorrection | |
barb | n: a sharp projection or point, often on a plant or animal; a cutting remark or criticism that is meant to hurt or insult; a type of fishing lure that has small hooks and a brightly colored feather or hair | |
lick | v: to pass the tongue over something to moisten, taste, or eat | |
beg | v: to ask for something urgently or earnestly; to appeal to someone to do something | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
reproduce | v: to make a copy of something such as a picture, piece of text, music, etc.; to produce offspring through a sexual or asexual process | |
swallow | v: to make food, drink, pills, etc., pass down your throat into your stomach; (noun) small long-winged songbird noted for swift, graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
hometown | n: the town or city where one was born or grew up | |
posh | adj: elegant, fashionable, or luxurious, often to an excessive or ostentatious degree; associated with the upper classes or a high level of social status | |
celebrated | adj: renowned for possessing admirable attributes | |
glee | n: a feeling of great happiness, joy, or pleasure, often accompanied by laughter or exuberance; a sense of delighted satisfaction from a positive result or accomplishment | |
upbringing | n: the conditions and experiences in which a child is cared for and taught, especially in relation to their moral and social development | |
vowel | n: a speech sound pronounced with an open vocal tract, typically made by vibrating the vocal cords and without any constriction or obstruction of airflow in the lungs or mouth | |
gentry | n: a class of people who are wealthy, influential, and hold high social status, typically characterized by their ownership of land or history of inherited titles or estates; a subset of the aristocracy or privileged class | |
neat | adj: clean or tidy, with everything in its place | |
storyline | n: the central narrative or plot of a story, often involving a series of events or conflicts that move the story forward; the overall structure or arc of a story | |
swath | n: a strip of land, especially a long, narrow one; a large amount or quantity of something | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
terrify | v: to frighten someone very much | |
cast | v: to cause light or shadow to appear on a surface; to assing or choose someone such as an actor or representative, especially by selection process | |
ensue | v: to happen or follow as a result or consequence of something | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
vile | adj: highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable; morally reprehensible or wicked; characterized by cruelty or violence | |
gout | n: a form of arthritis characterized by sudden and severe pain, tenderness, and inflammation in the joints, particularly in the big toe, caused by an accumulation of uric acid in the blood | |
monstrous | adj: extremely large or evil, or having a frightening appearance | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
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 | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
denial | n: a statement that something is not true or does not exist | |
judge | n: a person who makes decisions in a court of law; (verb) to determine the result of or form a critical opinion of something | |
recall | v: to remember something | |
consent | n: permission or agreement to do something, especially given by somebody in authority | |
breach | n: a break or opening, often in a wall or barrier, which enables passage or entry; a violation or infraction of a law, agreement, or duty, often resulting in legal action or punishment | |
consensus | n: general agreement or accord in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | |
pickle | n: vegetables or fruit preserved in salty water or vinegar served cold with meat, salads, etc.; informal terms for a difficult situation | |
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 | |
repress | v: to restrain or control by force; to suppress feelings or memories | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
liberate | v: to set free; to release or rescue from captivity or oppression | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
tangible | adj: real and concrete; able to be perceived, especially able to be touched; (of business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
fade | v: to vanish; to fade away; to lose color; to lose freshness | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
gown | n: a long, flowing garment worn on formal occasions, especially by women | |
suit | n: a set of clothes that are made from the same material; a claim or complaint that a person or organization can file in court against another party; (verb) to be fit or acceptable for | |
uplift | n: the process of raising land to a higher elevation, or the result of this process; (verb) fill with high spirits | |
savior | n: a person who rescues a people from harm or danger; (in Christianity) Jesus Christ who is a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth | |
lean | adj: having a noticeably small amount of body fat; (verb) to bend or move from a straight to a sloping posture | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
queer | adj: strange or odd, typically in an interesting or attractive way | |
motherland | n: a term used to refer to one’s country of birth or origin, especially in a patriotic or emotional context; the land where one’s ancestors or family originated | |
worship | v: to have or show a strong feeling of profound respect and admiration for a religious entity such as God or a god | |
deride | v: to ridicule or mock someone or something, often contemptuously or scornfully; to criticize or attack severely | |
shameless | adj: without shame or embarrassment; showing no remorse or guilt for one’s actions or behaviors | |
embedded | adj: fixed firmly into the surface of something | |
circuit | n: (in electrical engineering) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; a journey or route around a particular place or area | |
untangle | v: to separate or straighten out something that is tangled, confused, or complicated; to clarify or make sense of something difficult to understand or explain | |
bubble | n: a thin, round, and often transparent mass of gas that is surrounded by a thin layer of liquid; a state of economic or social prosperity that is unsustainable and eventually collapses | |
gig | n: a performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music or jazz; a work that someone undertakes on a temporary basis | |
hospitalize | v: to admit someone to a hospital for medical treatment | |
homophobia | n: a strong fear, aversion, or hostility towards people who are homosexual or towards homosexuality itself; discrimination or prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
loathe | v: to feel strong hatred or disgust for someone or something; to be unwilling or reluctant to do something | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
spar | v: to engage in boxing or other combat sports with a partner for practice or training purposes; to practice fighting or defending oneself using light blows or drills | |
nonetheless | adv: in spite of what has just been said or done; nevertheless | |
awareness | n: the fact or state of knowing something exists and is important | |
plain | adj: without being decorated in any way; (Noun) a vast expanse of flat land with few trees | |
blend | v: to mix or combine two or more substances | |
latter | adj: situated nearer to the end of something than the beginning; recent | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
sin | n: the offense against a religious or moral law or against God | |
obsess | v: to fill the mind of someone continually so that one can’t think of anything else | |
silent | adj: without any or little sound | |
masculinity | n: the qualities or attributes traditionally associated with men, such as physical strength, courage, assertiveness, and so on; the state of being male or manly | |
lash | v: to strike or hit someone with a whip or other flexible instrument; to criticize or rebuke someone severely; to bind or tie something tightly with a cord or strap | |
fist | n: a hand with the fingers clenched tightly into the palm to form a hard rounded shape; an act of striking someone or something with the fist | |
reimagine | v: to imagine or conceive of something in a new or different way | |
pebble | n: a small, smooth, rounded rock, especially one worn by the action of water | |
attach | v: to fasten, join, or connect one thing to another | |
rucksack | n: a type of backpack or knapsack that is typically used for hiking, camping, or other outdoor activities, which has shoulder straps and a compartment for storing gear or personal items | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
outward | adj: relating to the external appearance or surface of something; visible | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
interplay | n: the way in which two or more things interact or influence each other | |
narcissist | n: a person who is excessively self-absorbed, especially regarding their appearance or achievements | |
passerby | n: a person who is walking by or happens to be in the vicinity of a particular place or event, often without necessarily being involved in it in any way | |
shave | v: to remove body hair with a razor; to cut the price of something |