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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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protagonist | n: the main character in a literary work, film, or other stories | |
sue | v: to claim a person or organization, especially by filing a legal claim for money or redress | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
viol | n: a stringed instrument, typically with six strings and frets, played with a bow, also called a viola da gamba | |
copyright | n: the legal right to be the only person or organization who can reproduce, publish, and sell a particular piece of work | |
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 | |
consciously | adv: with awareness; in a deliberate manner | |
subconsciously | adv: in a way that is not fully conscious or aware of | |
chiffon | n: lightweight, sheer fabric made from silk, nylon, or rayon, often used for women’s dresses or scarves | |
lord | n: a person who has general authority, control, or power over others; a man of noble rank or high office | |
melody | n: a succession of musical tones forming part of a larger piece of music | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
finite | adj: having a limit or restriction of size, time, etc. | |
pluck | v: to pull or draw something, especially with sudden force or effort; to strip of feathers | |
melodic | adj: having a pleasant or harmonious sound, especially in relation to music | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
wellspring | n: a source of supply, particularly of something abstract or intangible, such as ideas, inspiration, or spiritual energy | |
blank | adj: without any writing or printing; empty or devoid of ideas, information, or meaning; unable to remember or recall information | |
songwriter | n: a person who writes songs, particularly lyrics, and music for popular music or other genres | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
landmine | n: an explosive device hidden underground and designed to be detonated by the presence, proximity, or contact with a person or vehicle | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
litigate | v: to initiate or engage in legal proceedings, typically to settle a dispute or enforce a legal right | |
bachelor | n: an unmarried man; a person who holds an undergraduate degree from a college or university | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
cybersecurity | n: the practice of protecting computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
diagram | n: a simplified illustration of the appearance, structure, or workings of something | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
arrange | v: to plan, prepare for, and carry out something | |
visual | adj: relating to seeing or sight | |
infinite | adj: unlimited or very great; impossible to measure | |
brushstroke | n: the mark or stroke made by a painter’s brush on a canvas or surface; a single movement or action toward a larger project or goal | |
accidentally | adv: by chance or without planning | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
paragraph | n: a distinct section of a piece of writing intended to separate ideas, usually consisting of at least one sentence and beginning on a new line | |
contrast | v: to put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | |
password | n: a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to a place or service | |
hack | v: to hit and cut somebody or something roughly and violently; to find a bug in a computer program and break into their systems or networks | |
brute | n: a violent, wild, or feral animal; a person who is cruel, uncivilized, or lacking in intelligence or sensitivity; a physical force or power | |
exhaust | n: the system in a vehicle that removes waste gases from the engine; (verb) to make someone completely tired | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
disk | n: a flat, circular plate, typically made of metal, glass, or plastic, used for storing data or playing music | |
tangible | adj: real and concrete; able to be perceived, especially able to be touched; (of business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value | |
medium | adj: of a size, amount, or level that is average or intermediate; (noun) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | |
automatically | adv: without needing a direct human control | |
exhausted | adj: extremely tired | |
superimpose | v: to place, layer, or overlay one thing on top of another, typically in such a way that both are still visible; to add or combine something additional into an existing structure, design, or system | |
infringe | v: to violate or break a rule, law, or agreement, often by trespassing or infringing on someone else’s rights or property | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
troll | n: a person who makes inflammatory or off-topic posts on the internet; a supernatural creature often portrayed as a giant or dwarf that lives in isolated areas; (verb) to fish by dragging a baited line through the water behind a boat | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
domain | n: a specific sphere of influence or control; a specific field of knowledge or expertise | |
lyric | n: the words of a pop song | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
dismiss | v: to regard something or someone as not important and not worth considering; to terminate someone’s employment | |
constitute | v: to be the essential or fundamental elements or parts of something; to establish, appoint, or assign someone to a particular office or position; to make up or compose something | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
keyboard | n: device consisting of a set of keys on a piano, typewriter, computer, etc., that you press to make it work | |
octave | n: a musical interval encompassing eight diatonic scale degrees, such as the interval from C to the next C in a C major scale | |
musicology | n: the study of music as a scholarly discipline typically focuses on issues related to the history, theory, and cultural context of music | |
debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
motif | n: a recurring element in an artistic or literary work, typically a particular image or idea; a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
jury | n: a group of people called upon to render a verdict or judgment in a legal trial; a group of people chosen for a special purpose or task | |
parameter | n: a numerical or other measurable factors that characterize a system or set of data | |
chord | n: a straight line connecting two points on a curve; a combination of three or more musical notes played or sung at the same time | |
peter | v: to fail or lose power, efficiency, or value gradually before coming to an end | |
download | v: to transfer data or files from the Internet or computer network to a user’s computer or device; (noun) the process of transferring data or information from a remote or central computer to a local computer or device | |
upload | v: to transfer digital data or files from a local computer or device to a remote server or network; the act of transferring such data or files | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
shrink | v: to become smaller, or to make something smaller in size or amount | |
exponential | adj: becoming more and more rapid; of or involving mathematical exponents | |
basement | n: a room or a part of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level | |
preserve | v: to keep or maintain a particular quality, feature, etc., especially to prevent it from decaying, being damaged, or being destroyed | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
jazz | n: a type of music that originated in the African-American community in the United States and that is characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and a strong emphasis on self-expression | |
rhythmic | adj: having a pattern of regular beats or a regular beat; characterized by rhythm | |
variation | n: the act or state of changing; a difference or change in the way something is done, made or said | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
substantially | adv: to a great extent or degree | |
problematic | adj: full of difficulties; difficult to deal with or solve | |
crystal | n: a solid material with many even sides that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid and has a highly regular atomic structure; clear and colorless glass made of almost pure silica | |
allege | v: to claim or assert that something is true without providing proof or evidence | |
spectrum | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
toy | n: a thing, typically a small model or replica of something that is played with, especially by children | |
swift | adj: happening, moving, or capable of moving quickly | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
sect | n: a group of people who follow a particular religious or philosophical belief system, especially one that is regarded as outside the norm or mainstream | |
resolve | v: to find a suitable answer to the problems or difficulty | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
lawsuit | n: a legal action taken by one party against another in a court of law, typically seeking damages or some other form of remedy for perceived wrongs or harms suffered | |
cease | v: to stop an action or event | |
desist | v: to stop or abstain from doing something, often in response to a request or order | |
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 | |
petty | adj: of little importance, trivial or insignificant; characterized by an undue concern for small details or rules; mean or spiteful in trivial matters | |
prospect | n: the possibility or likelihood of something happening or being successful; a person or thing that is likely to succeed or become popular; a potential customer or client; (verb) to explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals | |
subliminal | adj: existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; not immediately noticeable or perceivable | |
royalty | n: revenue derived from the use of a patent, copyright, or other right; the people who are the family of a king and queen | |
creep | v: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually to avoid being seen or heard | |
weirdo | n: a person who looks strange and behaves strangely | |
dispute | n: a disagreement, argument, or controversy between two people, groups, or countries, especially a formal one | |
hook | n: a curved device used for suspending, holding, or pulling something, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on; a sharp curve or crook | |
accuse | v: to charge or criticize someone with a crime or wrongdoing | |
untenable | adj: cannot be supported or defended against attack or criticism; indefensible | |
evidential | adj: providing or related to facts | |
subconscious | adj: relating to or concerning the part of the mind that is not fully conscious but still influences thoughts, feelings, and behavior | |
minefield | n: an area or situation that contains a hidden danger or risk, particularly a literal minefield of explosives or a figurative minefield of potential problems or missteps | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
defendant | n: a person or party who is accused of a crime or who is being sued in a court of law | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
plaintiff | n: a person or entity that brings a legal action against someone else in a court of law; the person or party that is bringing a lawsuit | |
chill | n: a feeling of coldness that makes one shiver; (verb) to make cool or cooler | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side |