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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
industrialize | v: to organize the production of something into an industry | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
regard | v: to think about or consider somebody or something in a specified way | |
aim | v: to try or plan to get or achieve something | |
charitable | adj: giving money, food, or help free to those who are poor or in need; full of love and generosity | |
sympathetic | adj: feeling, showing, or expressing kindness or compassion to somebody who is hurt, sad, or in a problematic situation | |
intercourse | n: communication between individuals; the sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man’s penis into a woman’s vagina | |
irrespective | adv: without taking something into account; regardless of | |
actuate | v: to cause a machine or equipment to start to work | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
stimulate | v: to encourage something to develop or become more active; to stir the feelings or emotions | |
outcast | adj: excluded or rejected from a society or a particular group; (noun) a person who is excluded or rejected from a society or a home | |
harmony | n: the combination of simultaneous musical notes to produce a pleasing effect; an attractive combination of related things and their properties | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
obtain | v: to get something, especially by making a great effort | |
dwelling | n: a house or place that someone is living in | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
wholesome | adj: good for or likely to improve your health; conducive to or characterized by physical or moral well-being | |
inhabit | v: to live in a specific location; to reside | |
wanton | adj: causing harm or damage deliberately and showing no care at all; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | |
malicious | adj: intended to do harm or upset other people; having the nature of the harm | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
neglect | v: to not give enough care or attention to something; to leave something undone | |
apathy | n: lack of emotion, concern, or enthusiasm | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
prefer | v: to like, choose, or want one thing or person better than another | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
reformer | n: a person who makes changes to a system or law to improve it | |
alter | v: to cause to change or make different | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
clergy | n: the official leaders of the religious activities, especially of the Christian Church | |
denomination | n: a religious group or branch, usually including many local churches; a value or size of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
uniform | adj: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; (noun) the special set of clothes worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification | |
thrifty | adj: careful and diligent in the use of resources or the spending of money | |
unswervingly | adv: in a constant and steadfast manner; without turning aside | |
sober | adj: not drunk or affected by alcohol; dignified in manner or character and committed to keeping promises | |
savior | n: a person who rescues a people from harm or danger; (in Christianity) Jesus Christ who is a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth | |
individuality | n: the qualities or characters that distinguish a particular person or thing from others of the same kind | |
regenerate | v: to improve or renew an area, institution, system, etc., especially by making it more active or successful | |
fabric | n: cloth or other material produced by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, covering furniture, etc. | |
noble | adj: having or showing excellent personal qualities or high moral principles that people admire | |
cooperation | n: the act or situation of working together with someone towards a shared purpose, benefit, etc. | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
welfare | n: the general health, happiness, and prosperous of a person or group | |
readjust | v: to change or set something again after an initial failure | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
unrestricted | adj: not limited or confined in any way | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
monopoly | n: exclusive control or possession of something, especially an area of business; a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate | |
arrangement | n: a plan or preparation for the future event; the action or process of placing things in a particular order | |
restricted | adj: limited in extent, number, scope, or action, especially by official rules, laws, etc. | |
quantity | n: the amount or number of something; magnitude | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
indispensable | adj: so good or important that you could not be omitted or remitted; absolutely necessary | |
parcel | n: something wrapped in paper so that it can be carried or sent by post | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
continually | adv: in a way that happens without interruption or repeatedly | |
redistribute | v: to share something among people in a different way | |
equate | v: to consider or describe one thing as similar, equal, or analogous | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
accrue | v: (of a benefit or sum of money) to increase or accumulate in number or amount over a period of time | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
substitute | n: a person or thing acting or serving instead of another one; (verb) to act as a something or someone instead of another one | |
hive | n: a structure for the reception and habitation of bees, either built by people or made by the bees themselves; a place swarming people | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
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 | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
landlord | n: a person or organization that rents a room, a house, an office, etc. | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
degradation | n: the condition or process of changing to a lower state, or a less respected state | |
inevitably | adv: in a manner that cannot be avoided or prevented | |
devotion | n: great loyalty and love or deep consideration for someone or something | |
controversy | n: a lot of discussion and argument about something, often involving strong feelings of anger or disapproval | |
volume | n: the amount of space occupied by an object or substance; the magnitude of sound | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
adjustment | n: a small change or movement made to something to improve it and achieve the desired result | |
consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
undeserved | adj: not warranted, justified, or earned; unjustifiable or unfair | |
unavoidable | adj: impossible to avoid or evade; inevitable | |
reap | v: to harvest a grain crop from a field; to obtain something beneficial as a consequence of something that you have done | |
conscious | adj: being aware of and able to respond to what is happening around you | |
intentional | adj: done, made or performed with purpose and intent | |
fraud | n: the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by deceiving people; a person who makes deceitful pretenses | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
unearned | adj: gained or earned without labor, service, or skill | |
subtle | adj: not readily apparent or visible | |
inimical | adj: harmful or limiting to something or someone; not friendly | |
well-being | n: the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
outweigh | v: to be heavier, more significant, or more critical than something | |
handout | n: giving money, food, or clothing to those who are poor or in need | |
instruct | v: to teach someone practical skills or knowledge; to formally order or tell someone to do something | |
imply | v: to indicate the truth or existence of something without referring to it | |
evenly | adv: in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
strict | adj: strongly limiting someone’s freedom; allowing no deviation from a standard, rule, belief, etc. | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
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 | |
generalize | v: to make something, such as a theory, idea, etc., more widespread or widely applicable based on what is true in some cases | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
realistic | adj: having or showing a sensible and practical idea that is possible to achieve | |
trend | n: a general direction in which something is changing or developing | |
offensive | adj: rude in a way that causes someone to feel anger, annoyance, or resentment; for the purpose of attack rather than defense | |
applicable | adj: fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance to a person or thing | |
undertake | v: to do or begin to do something, such as an enterprise or responsibility | |
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 | |
stopgap | n: something intended for temporary use while you are looking for something more suitable | |
unsuccessful | adj: failing to accomplish an intended result or having an unfavorable outcome; not successful | |
drastic | adj: radical and extreme; likely to have a significant or far-reaching impact | |
mindset | n: the established set of attitudes or fixed ideas held by someone | |
irrelevant | adj: not connected with or related to something and therefore not important | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
lift | v: to raise something to a higher position or level; to pick up something or somebody and move them to a different position | |
regulation | n: an official rule made and maintained by a government or some other authority; the act of controlling or directing something according to a rule | |
ineffective | adj: not producing any significant or intended effect or result | |
minister | n: a person appointed to or a job of a head of a government department | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
exhibit | v: to show something in public for people to enjoy or to provide them with information | |
sufficient | adj: adequate; enough for a particular purpose or requirement | |
unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work |