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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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buzz | v: to make a continuous, low humming sound such as the one bee makes; an exciting and active atmosphere | |
lunar | adj: of or pertaining to the moon | |
module | n: a self-contained unit or component of a larger system or structure; a standardized unit of computer hardware or software designed to perform a specific function | |
descend | v: to move downward and lower; to come from, or to be connected by a relationship of blood | |
tranquility | n: a state of calmness or peacefulness; absence of agitation, disturbance, or turbulence; a peaceful or serene environment | |
presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
culmination | n: the peak highest point or climax of something, especially happening after a long time | |
convulse | v: to experience a sudden and violent contraction of the muscles, often caused by pain, illness, or emotional distress, or to make someone or something do this | |
peacetime | n: the state of a country or the world during a period when there is no war | |
mobilize | v: to make something ready for action or use; to organize people or resources for a particular purpose | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
crew | n: a group of people who work together, especially on a ship or airplane | |
pound | n: the standard unit of money in the UK; the standard unit of weight equal to 16 ounces | |
emphasize | v: to give or show particular importance to something | |
fragility | n: the quality of being easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; the state of being delicate or vulnerable | |
cynical | adj: believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
rocket | n: a large tube-shaped object that moves very first by a stream of gases let out behind it, used for space travel or as a weapon | |
clue | n: an object, a piece of evidence, or some information that helps someone to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery | |
Atlantic | adj: relating to or located near the Atlantic Ocean, which is the second-largest ocean on Earth, located between the continents of North and South America to the west and Europe and Africa to the east | |
contemporary | adj: belonging to the same or present time | |
victory | n: success in a game, competition, election, or battle, or the knowledge that you have won | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
transcendent | adj: going beyond the limits of ordinary experience or knowledge; surpassing the usual or expected; exalted or sublime | |
landing | n: the act of coming to rest on the ground or another surface after being in flight or jumping; a platform or area of ground where a plane or spacecraft can come to rest | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
triumph | n: a great victory or achievement | |
assembly | n: a group of people who have been elected, especially one that meets regularly and makes decisions or laws for a specific region or country | |
penicillin | n: an antibiotic drug derived from mold and used to treat bacterial infections | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
tuberculosis | n: an infectious disease usually caused by tubercle bacteria that can attack many parts of a person’s body, especially their lungs | |
polio | n: an acute infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain, leading to paralysis, muscle weakness, and potentially lifelong disability | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad | |
smallpox | n: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, spots on the skin, and often death | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
possess | v: to have or own something or to have as an attribute, knowledge, skill, etc. | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
thrust | v: to push or drive forcibly; to impose or insert; (noun) the force used in pushing | |
blithe | adj: lighthearted, carefree, and unconcerned; showing a casual or cheerful indifference to things that may cause concern or worry | |
optimism | n: a feeling or the belief that good things will happen, or the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the positive aspects of a situation | |
evaporate | v: to turn a liquid into a gas; to become less intense and disappear gradually | |
mar | v: to damage or spoil the appearance or surface of something | |
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 | |
intractable | adj: difficult to manage or control; stubborn or obstinate | |
liftoff | n: the moment when a spacecraft or other vehicle takes off and lifts off the ground; the act or process of launching or beginning an endeavor | |
fiery | adj: very intense; like or suggestive of fire | |
exhaust | n: the system in a vehicle that removes waste gases from the engine; (verb) to make someone completely tired | |
vague | adj: not clearly expressed or understood | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
commonplace | adj: occurring very often; lacking originality or interest | |
divert | v: to change the course or direction of something, often away from a specific path or target; to entertain or amuse someone, often to distract them from a problem or concern; to appropriate something for a different purpose | |
enrich | v: to make better or improve in quality by adding something else | |
trivial | adj: of little value or importance | |
toy | n: a thing, typically a small model or replica of something that is played with, especially by children | |
smartphone | n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
automated | adj: carried out by machines or computers to replace or decrease human labor | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
parochial | adj: related to or characteristic of a small or narrow-minded community, often referring to a geographic location or mindset; having limited or narrow knowledge or experience of the world outside one’s immediate surroundings | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
venture | n: a business project or activity that is risky or daring | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
increment | n: a regular increase in the amount of something, such as money; a process of becoming larger, longer, or more important | |
fake | adj: not genuine; fraudulent or counterfeit | |
prefer | v: to like, choose, or want one thing or person better than another | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
profitable | adj: making or likely to make material gain or profit | |
requirement | n: something that is needed or wanted | |
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 | |
lengthy | adj: tediously continuing for a long time; very long in time or size | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
outline | v: to describe the main facts or aspects involved in something | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
appeal | n: a serious, earnest, or urgent request for money, information, or help; a quality that makes somebody or something attractive or interest | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
biofuel | n: a fuel produced from organic matter, such as crops or waste material, that can be used to replace or supplement traditional fossil fuels | |
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 | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
petroleum | n: a flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occurs naturally in certain rock formations and can also be refined to produce fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or something | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
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 | |
treaty | n: a formal agreement or pact between two or more countries or other international entities | |
spur | n: a thing that encourages someone to do something; any sharply pointed projection; (verb) to incite or stimulate someone or something | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
consensus | n: general agreement or accord in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | |
famine | n: a severe shortage of food, often caused by drought, war, or economic reasons | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
catastrophic | adj: extremely harmful; causing physical or financial destruction | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
yield | n: the total output of crops, profits, etc. that are produced; (verb) to produce or supply helpful something, such as a profit, an amount of food, or information | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
elude | v: to escape or avoid capture or detection, often by being clever or cunning | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
fiend | n: an evil or wicked person or supernatural being; someone who is excessively devoted or addicted to something | |
resistant | adj: not affected by something, especially changes or new ideas; of or relating to immunity to disease or infection | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
viable | adj: capable of being done as intended; able to succeed | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
metaphor | n: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not denote to suggest a similarity | |
criteria | n: (plural of criterion) standards or conditions by which something may be judged or decided | |
reproducibility | n: the ability of an experiment, study, or result to be replicated or repeated by different researchers or laboratories, often seen as a key aspect of scientific rigor | |
galvanize | v: to stimulate or shock someone into taking action; to cover metal containing zinc to protect it from rust | |
contest | n: a competition in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity; a struggle between rivals | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
hero | n: a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities; a character in literature or history who is central to the plot and who exhibits heroic qualities | |
fictional | adj: imaginary and not real; of or related to literary fiction | |
mythology | n: a collection of myths (= traditional stories accepted as history) or the study of myths | |
arguably | adv: used when expressing an opinion or idea that you believe can be proven true |