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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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desperately | adv: in a way that shows a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation; with great urgency | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
breath | n: the air that is taken into and expelled from your lungs; the process of taking into and expelling air from your lungs | |
premature | adj: occurring or done too early; happening before the appropriate time; born before the end of a full-term pregnancy | |
exposure | n: the state of being in a particular situation or place where there is no protection from or guarantee to something harmful; the disclosure of something secret | |
wipe | v: to clean or dry something by rubbing with a piece of cloth or paper or one’s hand and removing dirt, food, or liquid | |
disclose | v: to make something, such as secret or new information, known publicly | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
regularly | adv: at regular intervals or times | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
lung | n: either of the two organs in the chest that people and some animals use for breathing | |
inhale | v: to breathe in air or a different substance, such as smoke | |
toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
pollutant | n: a substance or agent that pollutes or contaminates the environment, typically through release into the air, water, or soil | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
mixture | n: a combination of different elements, substances, or entities, usually in non-uniform proportions, resulting in a homogeneous or heterogeneous blend of physical or chemical properties | |
solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
particle | n: a small piece of something; a word or piece of a term with grammatical function but little or no significance | |
liquid | n: a substance, such as water or oil that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas | |
droplet | n: a small drop of liquid | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
traffic | n: the movement of vehicles, people, or goods along a route or through a transport system; the amount of such movement in a particular place or at a particular time | |
indoor | adj: located, happened, or used inside a building | |
outdo | v: to do better than someone; to surpass | |
toxin | n: a poisonous substance produced by a living organism, such as a plant, animal, or microorganism; a chemical compound that can cause harm or illness to a living organism | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
particulate | adj: consisting of small particles, especially those that are suspended in a fluid or air | |
cocktail | n: a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by mixing one or more spirits (= strong alcoholic drinks) and fruit juice; an appetizer served as a first course at a meal | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
diesel | n: a type of heavy oil used as fuel; a vehicle or engine that uses diesel fuel | |
smog | n: a type of air pollution that forms a mixture of smoke and fog resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels, industrial activity, and motor vehicle emissions in urban areas | |
nit | n: the egg of a louse (= that is a tiny insect that lives in human hair) or some other insect; a foolish person | |
sulfur | n: (also sulphur) a chemical element with the symbol S and atomic number 16, found in many minerals and sulfur compounds, often used in the production of fertilizers, rubber, paper, and other industrial applications | |
poison | n: a substance that can cause illness, injury, or death when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin; something harmful, malicious, or toxic; the act of damaging or ruining a relationship; (verb) to introduce a substance into something or someone harmful and potentially deadly | |
delicious | adj: exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
exposed | adj: having no protection or shield from something, such as bad weather, attack, or criticism | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
panic | n: a sudden strong feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and prevents reasonable thought and action | |
calm | adj: not excited, angry, or nervous; free from wind, large waves | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
disaster | n: an unexpected event or series of events that cause widespread damage, destruction, or loss of life | |
emergency | n: a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
regard | v: to think about or consider somebody or something in a specified way | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
pollute | v: to make an area or substance, such as land, air, water, etc., dirty or harmful to living things by adding waste matter or harmful chemicals | |
bloodstream | n: the blood flowing through the body | |
pump | v: to cause water, air, gas, etc. to move from one place to another by using mechanical equipment; to get or supply something such as money, information, etc. in significant quantities | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
placenta | n: a temporary organ that feeds a fetus (= unborn and developing baby) inside its mother’s womb | |
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 | |
fetus | n: an unborn or unhatched animal in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | |
cerebral | adj: relating to the brain or intellect; intellectual or studious rather than emotional or physical | |
cortex | n: the outermost layer of an organ, especially the brain | |
prenatal | adj: of, relating to, or occurring in the period before birth | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
neural | adj: of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system that includes the brain | |
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 | |
cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
autism | n: a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication | |
deficit | n: the total amount by which money spent is greater than money earned in a particular period of time; the property of being an amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is less than expected or required | |
hyperactive | adj: excessively or abnormally active, restless, or easily excitable, particularly about children or animals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | |
expose | v: to show something by uncovering it; to make something accessible to some action or influence | |
reaction | n: a response that reveals a person’s feelings or attitude; (in chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | |
inflammation | n: a physical condition in which a part of the body becomes red, painful, hot, and often swollen, especially as a reaction to infection or injury | |
protein | n: a molecule made up of a long chain of amino acids, which is essential for the structure and function of the body’s tissues | |
plaque | n: a flat, often rectangular, piece of metal, wood, or other material, inscribed or carved with commemorative text or designs and used as a decoration or award; a soft, sticky film of bacteria that coats teeth and can cause tooth decay | |
accumulate | v: to collect or acquire a large number of things over a long period of time | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
Alzheimer | n: a neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral issues; is the most common cause of dementia in older adults | |
ironic | adj: using words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal or usual meaning, often for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
silent | adj: without any or little sound | |
stroke | n: a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death; the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club, racket, etc. | |
epidemiology | n: the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events, including diseases, in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems | |
dementia | n: a severe decline in cognitive function, especially memory, as a result of disease or injury | |
sustained | adj: lasting for a long time or continuing for a long time without becoming weaker or less intense | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
dedicate | v: to give all of your energy, time, etc., entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; to set apart for a particular purpose or use | |
awareness | n: the fact or state of knowing something exists and is important | |
organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
polluted | adj: contaminated with harmful or poisonous substances | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
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 | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
commute | v: to regularly travel a particular journey, especially between one’s home and place of work; (noun) a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work | |
postpone | v: to delay or reschedule something to a later time or date | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
delay | v: to cause something to happen at a later time than originally intended or expected | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
engaging | adj: attracting, pleasant, or charming | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
intelligent | adj: having the capacity for thought and reason, especially to a high degree |