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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
nonbinary | adj: someone who does not identify as a man or a woman; not relating to, composed of, or including only two things | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
injustice | n: a violation of the rights of others or the laws of a society | |
cofounder | n: one of several people who establishes an organization or starts a business | |
energize | v: to give energy or vitality to someone or something; to invigorate | |
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 | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
sincere | adj: (of a person, feelings, or behavior) open and genuine; not deceitful | |
utmost | adj: greatest in degree, extent, or intensity; of the highest or greatest importance, significance, or priority | |
gravity | n: the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass; a manner that is solemn | |
reckon | v: to think or believe something | |
authentic | adj: known to be real and what people say it is; not a fake or copy | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
backdrop | n: a painted or photographed scene or setting that is used as a background for a stage, film, or other performance | |
protest | n: a strong expression of disagreement, disapproval, or opposition | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
echo | n: a sound heard after being reflected off a surface, such as a wall or a cliff | |
premature | adj: occurring or done too early; happening before the appropriate time; born before the end of a full-term pregnancy | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
misunderstand | v: to interpret or understand something in the wrong way | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
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 | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
dictionary | n: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words and their definitions, as well as information about their origins, usage, and pronunciation | |
resolve | v: to find a suitable answer to the problems or difficulty | |
debt | n: something, especially money, goods, or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something | |
settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
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 | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
generator | n: a machine that produces electricity | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
reproductive | adj: connected with the process of reproduction; relating to reproducing babies, young animals, or plants | |
endanger | v: to put someone or something in a risky situation | |
regard | v: to think about or consider somebody or something in a specified way | |
autonomy | n: the right of an organization, country, or region to govern itself independently | |
disenfranchise | v: to prevent someone from having the right to vote or from having an equal opportunity to vote | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
confine | v: to restrict the movement of someone or something | |
harassment | n: the act of repeatedly annoying, tormenting, or persecuting someone in a way that is threatening or unwelcome, often relating to issues of race, gender, or other identities | |
flourish | v: to grow or develop vigorously or successfully | |
abate | v: to lessen, reduce, or diminish in intensity or severity; to decline or wane in amount or strength over time | |
trafficking | n: the illegal trade in goods, services, or people, often across national borders | |
prostitute | n: a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity in exchange for payment | |
exploitation | n: the process of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
endangered | adj: at risk of extinction because it is facing significant threats | |
assault | n: a violent physical attack; the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse against their will | |
unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception | |
malign | v: to speak or write about someone or something in a harmful or critical way; (adjective) evil or harmful in nature or influence | |
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 | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
dominate | v: to have or control a lot of power and influence over somebody or something | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
instigate | v: to initiate, start or incite something, often to cause trouble, conflict, or violence; to urge or stir someone to take a particular action or behavior | |
inaccurate | adj: not completely correct or exact; not conforming to the truth or a standard | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
chubby | adj: having a plump or rounded body shape, often used to describe children or pets | |
repeatedly | adv: again and again; many times | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
ingrained | adj: deeply rooted in someone’s mind or behavior; difficult to change due to being established for a long time | |
display | v: to exhibit or show something to others, often to attract attention or demonstrate its features, properties, or value | |
prowess | n: exceptional or superior skill or ability, particularly in a physical or athletic context; valorous bravery or courage | |
intimidation | n: the act of instilling fear or anxiety in someone, often to make them feel inferior or submissive; the use of threats or coercion to deter someone from taking a certain course of action | |
indoctrinate | v: to teach a person or group of people to accept a set of beliefs uncritically | |
refuse | v: to show that one is not willing to do or accept something | |
escalate | v: to increase in intensity, size, or severity; to make something greater, worse, or more serious | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
archetype | n: a very typical example of a certain person or thing; a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology that represents a universal pattern of human nature | |
survivor | n: a person who remains alive after an event in which others have died | |
dialysis | n: a medical treatment that removes waste and excess fluids from the blood of a patient with kidney failure | |
kidney | n: either of a pair of small organs in the body that filter waste products, especially urea, from the blood and excrete them and water in urine | |
transplant | v: to move or transfer something from one place or person to another; to take living tissue or an organ from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
external | adj: belonging to or situated outside of someone or something | |
affirmation | n: a statement declaring something to be true strongly | |
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 | |
spectrum | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
lifelong | adj: lasting for the whole of someone’s life | |
secondly | adv: used to introduce the second point or item in a list or series of statements, considerations, etc. | |
consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
oppress | v: to treat people in a cruel and authoritarian way, especially by denying them the same freedoms, rights, etc. as other people | |
queer | adj: strange or odd, typically in an interesting or attractive way | |
well-being | n: the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | |
criminal | n: a person who has committed a crime | |
reciprocal | adj: given or felt by each toward the other; mutual; corresponding or interchangeable | |
intercommunity | adj: involving or connecting two or more different communities or groups | |
maternal | adj: relating to or characteristic of a mother; having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards her child | |
inequity | n: a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair or unequal situation or practice | |
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 | |
disparity | n: a significant difference or inequality between two or more things | |
supreme | adj: highest in rank, level, or importance | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
silent | adj: without any or little sound | |
misogyny | n: a dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women | |
complicity | n: the state of being involved with others in an illegal, harmful, or shameful act; the act of assisting or collaborating with someone else in wrongdoing or crime | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
bold | adj: brave, daring, and confident; not frightened of danger or afraid to say what you feel or to take risks | |
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 | |
earthquake | n: a sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of rock beneath the earth’s surface | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
displacement | n: the act of forcing someone or something to leave their home or place of origin, especially as a result of conflict, natural disaster, or manipulation | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
profession | n: an occupation or vocation requiring advanced education or specialized training | |
advocacy | n: the act of supporting or promoting a particular cause or point of view, often through public campaigning or lobbying | |
unabashed | adj: not embarrassed or ashamed; bold and without shame | |
advocate | n: a person who supports or suggests an idea, development, or way of doing something | |
catalyst | n: a person or thing that causes an important event to happen or changes the current situation rapidly; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without being changed itself | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live |