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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
conformity | n: the act or process of complying with rules, norms, or expectations; the state of being similar or identical in form or behavior to others in a group or society | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
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 | |
boardroom | n: a room where the board of directors of a company or organization meets | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
inequality | n: the unfairness of a society in which some people have more opportunity, money, etc. than others; (mathematics) relation between two values when they are different | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
pitchfork | n: a long-handled farm tool with two or three prongs at the end, used for turning over hay or other agricultural materials | |
definitely | adv: without any question and beyond doubt; clearly | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
interrelated | adj: closely connected or related to each other | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
courageous | adj: able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | |
humble | adj: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s quality or importance | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
compass | n: a navigational instrument for finding directions with a needle that can move easily and that always points to the north; the limit or range of capability | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
license | n: an official permission or authorization to do, use, or own something; a legal document that grants the holder the right to perform certain activities, such as driving a car, practicing a profession, or using a particular product or service | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
dialogue | n: a conversation in a book, play, or film | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
imminent | adj: coming or likely to happen very soon | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
holistic | adj: relating to or dealing with the whole of something rather than just its parts | |
window-dress | v: to make something appear more attractive or impressive than it is, especially for promotional purposes or to hide its flaws or shortcomings | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
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 | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
balanced | adj: taking all sides or opinions into account equally; being in a state of proper equilibrium | |
executive | n: a person or group of people with top-level management responsibility in a business or other organization; the branch that is responsible for implementing, administering, and enforcing laws, as well as running the day-to-day operations | |
maternal | adj: relating to or characteristic of a mother; having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards her child | |
paternity | n: the state of being a father; the attribution of a specific child to a particular father; the characteristics or traits inherited or passed down from a father | |
corporation | n: a large company or group of companies that are controlled together by law as a single unit | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
risky | adj: involving the possibility of danger, failure, or loss | |
attract | v: to draw or entice someone or something towards them through the qualities they have, especially positive ones | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
disappoint | v: to fail to meet someone or their hopes or expectations; to make someone feel sad | |
striking | adj: attractive and distinctive enough to draw notice; exceedingly appealing, frequently in an odd manner | |
parliament | n: a legislative body, especially the one that represents the people of a country or state | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
disproportionately | adv: in a way that is not reasonably or appropriately balanced, equal, or distributed; in a manner that is unequal or excessive about something else | |
hierarchy | n: a system in which people or things are organized into different levels of importance from highest to lowest | |
vertical | adj: upright or perpendicular to a horizontal surface or line | |
horizontal | adj: parallel to the ground or in a baseline; being at the same level as all members of a group | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
disbeliever | n: a person who does not believe in something, such as a religion or idea | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
masculine | adj: having characteristics or an appearance that are usually regarded as typical or appropriate for men | |
feminine | adj: relating to women; having the features or appearance often associated with women | |
wisdom | n: the quality of being wise, or the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make sensible decisions | |
digital | adj: processing or storing information as a succession of 1 and 0 to show that a signal is present or missing; relating to the use of computer technology, especially the internet | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
hubris | n: excessive pride, arrogance, or overconfidence, often leading to someone’s downfall or ruin | |
syndrome | n: a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and are characteristic of a particular condition or disorder | |
cancer | n: abnormal growth of cells that can invade and destroy surrounding tissues and organs; a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
unleash | v: to suddenly release a strong force, emotion, etc. that cannot be controlled | |
sector | n: a distinct part or division of something often used to refer to a segment of an economy or industry; an area or field of work or activity | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
bold | adj: brave, daring, and confident; not frightened of danger or afraid to say what you feel or to take risks | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
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 | |
top-down | adj: controlled or implemented from the highest level of authority or management | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
infamous | adj: having a reputation for being very bad or wicked | |
meltdown | n: a severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping; a situation in which something fails or weakens suddenly or dramatically | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
courage | n: the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear or despair; the quality of being brave or courageous | |
humility | n: the quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one’s self | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
aspiring | adj: desiring or striving for recognition or advancement; wanting to be successful in life | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
analyst | n: someone whose job is to examine something to learn or understand more about it | |
fantastic | adj: extremely good; excellent | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
employer | n: a person or organization that pays workers to work for them | |
coalition | n: a temporary alliance formed by two or more political parties for combined action; the state of being combined into one body | |
outspoken | adj: frank and candid in speech or expression; not afraid to speak one’s mind or voice one’s opinions, even if unpopular or controversial | |
homeless | adj: without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
voluntary | adj: done of one’s own free will; without being forced or coerced | |
overwhelm | v: to defeat someone or something by using a great deal of force; to have a strong emotional effect on somebody | |
fascination | n: the state of being intensely interested in someone or something, or a powerful attraction | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
barricade | n: a barrier, often improvised or temporary, used to block passage or protect against danger or attack | |
overflow | v: to flow or run over the edge or brim of a container or surface; to be more than enough | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
ceiling | n: a room’s top interior surface | |
salon | n: a place for social gathering, especially for exchanging ideas and discussing artistic or cultural matters; a place of beauty treatment, such as a hair salon | |
spectrum | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
lever | n: a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine; a rigid bar resting on a pivot so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled easily | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
well-being | n: the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
shifting | adj: constantly changing or moving | |
superpower | n: a country or nation that has significant global influence or formidable military, economic, or technological strength; a supernatural ability or force capable of extraordinary feats or feats beyond normal human capabilities | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way |