Important (Read me first!)
This post is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source.
We strongly recommend accessing/buying the reference source at the same time.
Reference Source
You can understand each word more deeply by utilizing the following YouTube Posts and PDF files.
Also, see how to use Englist.me?
All Words (139 Words)
You can learn all the words from basic to advanced levels in the order they appear in the contents.
If you want learn all words quickly, you can use Quick Look Video.
Quick Look
Podcast
YouTube Post
Advanced Words (38 Words)
If you are confident in your vocabulary, you may prefer to study with content that covers only advanced-level words.
YouTube Post
Word List
You can quickly review the words in this content from the list below.
Word | Meaning | Advanced |
---|---|---|
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
transit | n: the act or process of passing through or across a place or state; transportation | |
attend | v: to be present at an event, to go to a place | |
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 | |
scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
exchange | v: to give something and receive something else in return, often with the implication that the items being traded are of equal or comparable value; (noun) the act of giving or taking something in return for something else; a place or system where goods or services can be bought, sold, or traded | |
glance | v: to give a quick or brief look; to hit something at an angle | |
hallway | n: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | |
tense | adj: unable to relax because of being nervous or worried; stretched tight or rigid | |
comfort | n: a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint | |
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 | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
constitute | v: to be the essential or fundamental elements or parts of something; to establish, appoint, or assign someone to a particular office or position; to make up or compose something | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
whiteboard | n: a smooth, hard writing surface, typically white, that can be written on with dry-erase markers and easily erased | |
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 | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
plausible | adj: seeming reasonable or likely to be true, and therefore convincing | |
Don | n: a Spanish gentleman; a university lecturer, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge | |
mask | v: to conceal something; (noun) a covering that you wear over your face to hide it | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
heroism | n: great courage or bravery, especially in the face of danger or adversity; the act of sacrificing oneself for a noble cause | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
collide | v: to hit something violently when moving | |
coagulate | v: to become thickened or solidified, usually as a result of a chemical reaction or change in temperature; to cause a liquid to become thick or solid | |
intention | n: something you want to do and are going to do | |
schedule | n: a list of planned activities, tasks, or things that must be completed showing when they are intended to happen or be done | |
speckle | n: a small, irregular spot or marking, often caused by the presence of dust, dirt, or other particles; (verb) to mark or cover something with small, irregular spots or flecks of color | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
frontline | adj: in the most critical or dangerous position; in the military line or part of an army closest to the enemy | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
makeshift | adj: serving as a temporary substitute or solution; improvised | |
childcare | n: a service involving care for other people’s children | |
provider | n: a person or an organization that supplies somebody with something needed or wanted | |
insecure | adj: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way, or not assured of safety | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
par | n: a state of being equal to someone or something | |
fumble | v: to handle something awkwardly; to make mistakes or errors in attempting something | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
strip | v: to remove the surface from something; (noun) a sizeable narrow piece of something such as paper, metal, cloth, etc., or area of land, sea, etc. | |
rigor | n: strictness or severity in opinion, temper, or judgment | |
grit | n: very small pieces of stone or sand; mental toughness and determination or perseverance in the face of challenges or obstacles | |
educational | adj: relating to education or providing knowledge or instruction | |
hashtag | n: a word or phrase preceded by the symbol #, used on social media websites and applications to identify messages on a specific topic | |
clarity | n: the quality of being coherent and understandable; the quality of transparency or purity | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
inequity | n: a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair or unequal situation or practice | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
echo | n: a sound heard after being reflected off a surface, such as a wall or a cliff | |
outline | v: to describe the main facts or aspects involved in something | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
assess | v: to judge or decide the nature or quality of someone or something | |
foremost | adj: most important, leading, or prominent | |
engaging | adj: attracting, pleasant, or charming | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
influential | adj: having significant impact or power on someone or something | |
intersect | v: to meet or cross one another | |
depth | n: the distance between the top and bottom of something; between the top surface and a distance below it | |
confer | v: to have a meeting or discussion to come to a decision or agreement or exchange ideas; to bestow something | |
stem | n: the central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow; the part of a word common to all its inflected variants; (verb) to grow out of, have roots in, or originate in | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
regret | v: to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something you have done or something you have not been able to do | |
inadvertently | adv: unintentionally; accidentally; without purpose or deliberate intent | |
eavesdrop | v: to listen to someone else’s conversation without their knowledge or permission | |
workspace | n: a designated area or physical setting where work is performed, often in a business or office setting | |
algebra | n: a type of mathematics in which signs and letters represent numbers | |
awkward | adj: making you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed; causing inconvenience or difficulty | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
rubric | n: a set of established guidelines or instructions, particularly for academic or assessment purposes; a title or heading that indicates the nature or purpose of a particular section of a text | |
empathy | n: the ability to share another person’s feelings or experiences by imagining that person’s situation | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
introspect | v: to look inward and examine one’s thoughts, feelings, or motives; to engage in self-reflection | |
boredom | n: a state of weariness, restlessness, or impatience that arises from not being interested or engaged in an activity, task, or situation | |
prioritize | v: to assign a higher level of importance to something compared to other things | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
instability | n: the state of being unstable or uncertain and likely to change suddenly | |
immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
refuse | v: to show that one is not willing to do or accept something | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
pit | n: a hole in the ground or a cavity in a surface; a place for storing or holding something; a section of a theater or sports arena where people can sit | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
formula | n: a group of symbols, letters, or numbers that represent a rule, law, or mathematical statement | |
pun | n: a humorous play on words or use of words that sound similar but have different meanings, often for a comedic effect; a form of wordplay | |
zip | n: a fastener made of interlocking teeth or ridges that is used to join two edges or pieces of fabric; a sound or motion that resembles the sound made by a zipper when it is pulled; (of a computer) a popular file compression and archiving format; (short for Zone Improvement Plan) a system of postal codes used in the United States to help facilitate mail delivery more efficiently | |
segregate | v: to separate or set apart from others, often based on race, gender, or some other characteristic | |
inception | n: the beginning or start of something; the point in time when something comes into existence | |
exhausted | adj: extremely tired | |
playground | n: an area where many people go for recreation, especially at a school or in a park | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
nurse | n: a healthcare professional who is trained to provide care for the sick or injured; (verb) to try to cure by special care or treatment of an illness or injury | |
counselor | n: a person trained to give advice and help people deal with personal or emotional problems | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
grief | n: a very great sadness, especially when somebody dies | |
adequate | adj: enough, acceptable, satisfactory for a particular purpose or need | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
wade | v: to walk through water that is not deep enough to swim in; to struggle or proceed slowly and laboriously through something, such as a difficult situation or a crowd of people | |
conspiracy | n: a secret agreement between two or more people to perform something harmful or illegal | |
librarian | n: a person who works in a library and is responsible for organizing and managing the collection of books and other materials | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
dial | v: to adjust or set the controls of a machine or device by turning a controller called dial; (noun) a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called | |
elementary | adj: relating to the first principles or fundamental parts of a subject; fundamental or basic, often used to refer to a school or level of education that covers the fundamental principles of various subjects | |
preparation | n: the activity of getting ready for something or making something ready | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
obsessive | adj: relating to or characterized by an obsession or excessive interest in a particular thing or activity; tending to dwell on or repeat certain thoughts or behaviors | |
quantify | v: to express or measure something in numerical terms | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
compliance | n: the act of following rules or regulations, often willingly or voluntarily; the act of conforming to a set of standards or guidelines | |
reinforce | v: to strengthen or support something, especially by adding another material to it; to make emotion, idea, etc. stronger | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
proficiency | n: expertise or ability in a particular area or skill; skillfulness or adeptness in performing tasks or duties | |
optional | adj: left to one’s own choice or judgment; not required or mandatory; available as a possibility but not obligatory or necessary | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
authentic | adj: known to be real and what people say it is; not a fake or copy | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
chorus | n: a group of singers or speakers who perform together, typically in a musical or dramatic production; the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
pivot | n: a change in direction or focus, especially in a business or political strategy; a fixed point that supports something that turns or balances | |
humming | adj: producing a continuous, low, vibrating sound like that of the bee | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
sophomore | n: a student in their second year of college or high school; used more broadly to refer to someone who is experienced in a particular activity or field | |
exhaustion | n: the state of being extremely tired and lacking energy or strength | |
gutsy | adj: displaying courage, determination, or boldness; characterized by a willingness to take risks or face challenges | |
mantra | n: a word or phrase, often repeated, that is used as a focus for the mind during meditation | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
stake | n: a share or financial investment in something such as a business; a wooden or metal post set up to mark something |