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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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den | n: a wild animal’s lair or hiding places, such as a fox or bear | |
fond | adj: having affection or liking for someone, particularly someone you’ve known for a long time | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
morality | n: principles of right and evil or good and bad behavior | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
wane | v: to decrease in size, strength, or intensity | |
interpret | v: to explain or assign the meaning of information, actions, etc. | |
humanity | n: all people living on the earth; the quality or state of being human rather than an animal, a machine, etc. | |
zoology | n: the scientific study of animals, including their classification, habits, behavior, physiology, and evolution | |
chimpanzee | n: a small, very intelligent ape found in west and central Africa with black or brown fur | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
aggression | n: the act of attacking or assaulting; hostile or violent behavior | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
kingdom | n: the country ruled by a king or queen | |
competitor | n: a person who participates in a sporting contest; a person or organization that competes with others, particularly in business | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
dominance | n: the state or quality of being the most powerful or influential person or group | |
reconcile | v: to find a way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that are opposed to each other to agree and coexist | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
bonobo | n: a species of great ape that is native to the Congo Basin in Africa, known for its intelligence, social behavior, and peaceful temperament | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
humming | adj: producing a continuous, low, vibrating sound like that of the bee | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
nasty | adj: very bad, unpleasant, or offensive | |
unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception | |
cooperative | adj: involving doing something jointly or working with others to achieve a common goal | |
characteristic | n: a typical feature or quality that can identify, tell apart, or describe something or somebody | |
empathy | n: the ability to share another person’s feelings or experiences by imagining that person’s situation | |
creditor | n: a person, company, etc. to whom a debtor owes money | |
pillar | n: a tall, vertical column or support structure that helps to hold up other parts of a building or structure; a person or thing regarded as providing essential support or core strength to something | |
reciprocity | n: a mutual exchange of help and advantages; privileges granted in return for similar privileges | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
justice | n: the quality of being fair and reasonable and treating people equally according to their due | |
compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
remaining | adj: left over or still present after other parts have been used, removed, or destroyed; existing or persisting in a particular state or condition | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
primate | n: any mammal of the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans | |
cooperate | v: to work together with one or more people or organizations to achieve a goal | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
cooperation | n: the act or situation of working together with someone towards a shared purpose, benefit, etc. | |
synchronize | v: to happen or cause to happen at the same time or rate | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
convey | v: to express ideas, feelings, etc. so that it is known or understood by other people; to carry something from one place to another | |
gesture | n: a movement of the hands, head, or face that express a particular meaning | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
apparatus | n: the equipment, materials, or tools that are used to perform a specific task, often in a scientific, technical, or industrial setting | |
clumsy | adj: lacking in grace or skill; awkward; cumbersome | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
fairly | adv: to a certain extent or degree; without favoring one party in an evenhanded manner | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
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 | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
approve | v: to think that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or appropriate; to officially accept a plan, request, etc. | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
expression | n: the act of conveying thoughts, feelings, or ideas using words, facial expressions, body language, or art; a look or gesture that conveys a particular emotion or mood | |
posture | n: the position in which a person holds their body when standing or sitting; (verb) to behave affectedly or unnaturally to impress others | |
mammal | n: any animal of which the female gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds her young on milk from her own body | |
cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
ape | n: a large animal with long arms, no tail, and usually a lot of body hair, including gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gibbons | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
yawn | v: to involuntarily open one’s mouth wide and exhale due to tiredness, boredom, or a lack of oxygen; (noun) an involuntary reflex act of opening one’s mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness, boredom, or a lack of oxygen | |
contagion | n: the spread of a disease or harmful influence from one person or thing to another | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
activate | v: make something start working, more active or dynamic | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
autism | n: a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication | |
animate | v: to make something full of interest and energy | |
animation | n: the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence; enthusiasm and energy in the way you look or behave | |
underlie | v: to be the support, basis, hidden cause of something; to be located under or below | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
consolation | n: the comfort received by a person after misfortune or disappointment | |
scream | v: to give a loud, high shout suddenly, especially because of fear, anger, excitement, etc.; to utter or declare in a very loud voice | |
juvenile | adj: relating to or characteristic of youth or young people; immature | |
calm | adj: not excited, angry, or nervous; free from wind, large waves | |
instruct | v: to teach someone practical skills or knowledge; to formally order or tell someone to do something | |
distress | n: a feeling of great worry, sadness, pain, or discomfort | |
altruism | n: the belief or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish devotion to the welfare of others often expressed as acts of kindness or charity | |
welfare | n: the general health, happiness, and prosperous of a person or group | |
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 | |
side-by-side | adj: describing two or more things that are positioned next to each other, in close proximity, and typically in a parallel manner; (adverb) next to each other, with one thing positioned close to the other | |
bucket | n: an open container with a handle made of metal or plastic, often used for carrying liquids | |
token | n: something that serves as a symbol, sign, or expression of something else; a physical object representing a particular idea or concept | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
selfish | adj: concerned primarily with one’s profit or pleasure without regard for others; forming or arising from a person’s self or interest | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
whatsoever | adv: not at all; no matter what | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
prefer | v: to like, choose, or want one thing or person better than another | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
spit | v: to eject saliva or other liquid from the mouth | |
intimidate | v: to make someone fearful or uneasy so that they will do something that you want them to do | |
well-being | n: the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
chamber | n: a large room used for a formal, public, or particular purpose; one of the parts of a parliament | |
cucumber | n: a long and green fruit with thin skin and crisp, refreshing flesh, typically eaten as a vegetable | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; (verb) to propel a boat through the water using oars | |
preference | n: a stronger liking or interest for something or someone than another thing or person | |
correspond | v: to match or be similar to something else almost exactly; to exchange messages | |
inequity | n: a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair or unequal situation or practice | |
recreation | n: the activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; the act or process of making something that existed in the past exists or seems to exist again in a different time or place | |
videotape | n: a type of magnetic tape used for recording and storing video images and sound; a recording made on such tape | |
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 | |
protest | n: a strong expression of disagreement, disapproval, or opposition | |
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 | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
chapter | n: a separate section of a written work usually numbered and titled | |
refuse | v: to show that one is not willing to do or accept something | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
summarize | v: to give a brief statement of the most important facts or ideas about something | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
ingredient | n: one of the things used to make something, especially one of the foods used to make a particular dish | |
tendency | n: an inclination or predisposition towards a particular behavior, attitude, or course of action; a natural or prevailing tendency or characteristic | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else |