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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
| subtitle | n: a secondary title or alternate title that is displayed below the primary title often used to provide additional information or translation for a movie or video; a text that appears at the bottom of a movie, TV show, or video to provide a written translation or transcription of the spoken dialogue in another language | |
| rabbi | n: a Jewish religious leader or a Jewish scholar or teacher | |
| refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
| balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
| negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
| remark | n: a comment or observation, or something said or written about a particular subject or situation; (verb) to give a spoken statement on a particular subject or 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 | |
| evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
| decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
| sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
| preserve | v: to keep or maintain a particular quality, feature, etc., especially to prevent it from decaying, being damaged, or being destroyed | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| millennium | n: a span of 1000 years, or the 1000th anniversary (plural: millennia) | |
| indifferent | adj: having no strong feelings or preferences one way or the other, neutral | |
| claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
| preposterous | adj: absurd, ridiculous, or contrary to reason or common sense | |
| existence | n: the state or fact of someone or something existing | |
| obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
| purported | adj: claimed or alleged, usually without proof or confirmation; rumored or supposed; asserted but not verified or substantiated | |
| definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
| satisfy | v: to make somebody pleased by giving them what they want or need | |
| dictionary | n: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words and their definitions, as well as information about their origins, usage, and pronunciation | |
| involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
| spiritual | adj: relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things | |
| anthropology | n: the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics in both the present and past, including past human species | |
| modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
| primitive | adj: of or relating to an early stage of society with no industry or technological development; simple, naive, or old-fashioned in style | |
| animism | n: the belief that objects, places, and creatures possess a spiritual essence or soul; a belief system that emphasizes the interconnectedness of all living things and the natural world | |
| spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
| novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
| tuff | adj: (an informal variant spelling of “tough”) resilient, durable, or strong; having a rough or rugged appearance; (noun, of geology) a type of rock that’s made up of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption | |
| Jewish | adj: of or relating to people whose traditional religion is Judaism | |
| counterintuitive | adj: contrary to what common sense would suggest | |
| conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
| argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
| discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
| belong | v: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member or part of a group; to be in the proper or appropriate place | |
| atheist | n: a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a deity or deities | |
| branch | n: a division of a tree or woody shrub that grows out from the trunk or a main stem; a division of some larger or more complex organization | |
| tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
| capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
| atheistic | adj: pertaining to or characterized by atheism, which is the belief or doctrine that there is no God or higher power | |
| concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
| paradigm | n: a standard or typical example of something; a pattern or model | |
| purport | v: to claim or suggest that something is true or has a particular character or quality; (noun) the intended meaning of a communication | |
| exclude | v: to deny someone or something enter to a place or taking part in an activity | |
| crude | adj: being in an unrefined or natural state; (noun) the unprocessed form of oil | |
| contentious | adj: likely to cause people to disagree and argue; liking to argue | |
| disagree | v: to have or express a different opinion, idea, etc. | |
| roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
| Christ | n: the man that Christians believe is the prophet and the son of God, and whose life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | |
| essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
| construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
| consist | v: to be composed or made up of | |
| difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
| proceeding | n: an event or series of events that happen as part of a larger process or action; an official record of legal or administrative action or meeting | |
| specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
| specify | v: to explain or state something clearly and exactly | |
| creed | n: a system of beliefs or principles | |
| internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
| largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
| 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 | |
| infidelity | n: the quality or state of being unfaithful, especially having sex with someone who is not your partner | |
| offensive | adj: rude in a way that causes someone to feel anger, annoyance, or resentment; for the purpose of attack rather than defense | |
| advert | v: an advertisement; (verb) to make reference to something in speaking or writing | |
| statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
| intellect | n: the ability to think logically and comprehend information, especially at an advanced level | |
| morality | n: principles of right and evil or good and bad behavior | |
| frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
| 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 | |
| historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
| proceed | v: to move forward or to continue with a process or action; to advance or progress | |
| similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
| geologist | n: a scientist or specialist who studies geology | |
| increasingly | adv: more and more | |
| consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
| imply | v: to indicate the truth or existence of something without referring to it | |
| genesis | n: the origin or beginning of something; the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and humankind | |
| geology | n: a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | |
| division | n: the act or outcome of splitting into separate parts; a critical organizational unit or sector | |
| 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 | |
| solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
| philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
| constrain | v: to restrict or limit someone or something’s freedom or ability to do something | |
| captain | n: the leader of a group of people, especially who is in charge of a ship or aircraft | |
| government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
| disk | n: a flat, circular plate, typically made of metal, glass, or plastic, used for storing data or playing music | |
| ancestor | n: a person from whom one is descended; a forefather | |
| whiskey | n: a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grains, typically barley, corn, rye, or wheat, aged in barrels and often consumed straight or with mixers | |
| ceremonial | adj: of or relating to a ceremony (= a formal event performed on a special occasion) or ritual, especially a formal or elaborate one | |
| military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
| warfare | n: the use of military force to achieve political, economic, or social objectives | |
| tomb | n: a large stone structure or underground chamber in which the dead are buried | |
| stool | n: a seat without a back or arms, typically used by one person; a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by one or more legs, used for working at or eating from; a piece of feces excreted from the body | |
| royal | adj: relating to or belonging to the king or queen or a member of their family | |
| ancestral | adj: related to or connected with members of your family from the past | |
| temple | n: a place of worship, especially one that is associated with a particular religion or faith; the flat area on either side of the forehead | |
| cult | n: a small religious group, especially one that is not part of a larger religion and that is regarded as outside the norm; followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices | |
| conscious | adj: being aware of and able to respond to what is happening around you | |
| separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
| crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
| crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
| appeal | n: a serious, earnest, or urgent request for money, information, or help; a quality that makes somebody or something attractive or interest | |
| entity | n: something that exists independently and has its own identity | |
| mere | adj: used to emphasize how insignificant or minor someone or something is | |
| curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something | |
| privilege | n: a special right or advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because they are rich and powerful in a society | |
| throne | n: a chair or seat of state for a monarch or other high-ranking person; the position of being a king or queen | |
| isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
| nevertheless | adv: in spite of that; yet | |
| ceremony | n: a formal event or ritual, often religious or solemn | |
| pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
| generic | adj: not specific; not linked to a particular brand or product | |
| groom | v: to clean, brush, and care for the fur or feathers of an animal; to prepare oneself or someone else for a special event or occasion; to make something neat; (noun, also “bridegroom”) a man who is about to be married or has recently been married | |
| figurative | adj: using figures of speech, especially metaphors, to create a special effect; not literal | |
| chase | v: to pursue something or someone to catch or capture them; to go after something vigorously or with determination; (noun) a pursuit or a hunt; a narrow groove or channel cut into a surface, often used for decorative purposes | |
| fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
| occupy | v: to consume all of someone’s space, attention, or time | |
| vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity |
