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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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humid | adj: having a high amount of moisture or water vapor in the air; damp; muggy | |
breeze | n: a gentle wind that is not very strong or forceful, typically cool and refreshing | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
hover | v: to stay in one place in the air | |
centigrade | n: a system of temperature measurement in which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees; also known as the Celsius scale | |
bungalow | n: a small, single-story house, often with a front porch or veranda that is typically made of wood or adobe; a type of dwelling that is popular in warm climates, particularly in locations near water | |
nowhere | adv: not in, at, or to any place; not anywhere | |
fan | n: a person who admires and supports a person, group, sport, sports team, etc.; a device for creating a current of air by the movement of a surface or surfaces | |
relief | n: a feeling of happiness and relaxation that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | |
chill | n: a feeling of coldness that makes one shiver; (verb) to make cool or cooler | |
cabinet | n: a piece of furniture with doors, shelves, and drawers used for storage or display; a small group of senior members of a government who act as official advisers for the President or Prime Minister | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
headline | n: a heading at the top of a newspaper or magazine story or page | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
inefficient | adj: lacking the ability or skill and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc. | |
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 | |
refrigerant | n: a substance used to transfer heat from one place to another in a refrigeration (the act of making or keeping things cold) system, usually in the form of a liquid or gas | |
fluorocarbon | n: any of a group of synthetic organic compounds containing carbon, fluorine, and sometimes other elements used as refrigerants, solvents, propellants, and lubricants | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
alley | n: a narrow lane or way between buildings, often used as a passage or a shortcut; a small street that runs between two other streets | |
convenience | n: the state of being suitable or opportune | |
blast | n: explosion, or a strong current of air, usually caused by an explosion; a sudden, thunderous noise | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
financing | n: the process of providing funds for running a business, activity, or project; the money for a business, activity, or project | |
large-scale | adj: involving many people or things and involving a lot of change or activity | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
twin | n: either of two children born at the same time from the same mother | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
leafy | adj: covered with or having many leaves; of or relating to plants that produce many leaves, especially those that are broad and flat | |
suburb | n: an outlying district or residential area of a city or town, typically comprising middle-class and affluent neighborhoods | |
generator | n: a machine that produces electricity | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
jungle | n: an area of tropical forest where in which trees and plants grow very thickly | |
void | n: an empty space; a feeling of emptiness; (adjective) lacking any legal or binding force | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
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.) | |
reliable | adj: worthy of being relied on; trustworthy | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
comfort | n: a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
virtue | n: high moral standards in behavior or attitudes | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
framework | n: the structural components of a building or object that support its weight and give it form; the underlying structure of a system, concept, or text | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
architecture | n: the art and science of designing and constructing buildings | |
geoengineering | n: the study of finding ways to change the Earth’s climate system, primarily to reduce global warming; deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate system | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
prioritize | v: to assign a higher level of importance to something compared to other things | |
regulate | v: to control something, especially by means of rules or laws | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
hermetic | adj: completely sealed or airtight, often used to describe a container or space; having a mysterious or hard-to-understand quality, often used to describe a text or idea that is difficult to interpret or decode | |
sealed | adj: closed or secured with | |
rattle | v: to make or cause to make short, successive, sharp, and loud sounds | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
insulate | v: to protect something by interposing material that prevents heat, noise, electricity, etc. | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
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 | |
wastewater | n: water that contains waste substances from homes, farms, factories, etc. | |
groundwater | n: water that is present beneath the surface of the ground, especially in soil or in pores and crevices in rock | |
sunlight | n: the light emitted by the sun; the rays of the sun | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
roofing | n: the material used in the construction of roofs | |
modular | adj: consisting of distinct or separable parts or units that can be joined together and form a complete whole | |
panel | n: a square or rectangular and flat piece of something that forms a distinct section or component of something; a small group of specialists who discuss particular topics or give their advice or opinion about something | |
union | n: a group of employees who have banded together to advocate for their rights and better their working conditions; the act or the state of joining together or being joined together | |
daylight | n: the natural light produced by the sun during the day, especially in contrast to artificial light or darkness | |
transmission | n: the act or process of sending something from one person or place to another; the process of broadcasting over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
thermal | adj: relating to heat or temperature; designed for or capable of producing or maintaining heat | |
insulation | n: the act or process of covering something to stop heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through; the materials used for this | |
transparency | n: the condition or quality of being easy to see through | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
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 | |
high-end | adj: of the highest quality or luxury, often used to describe expensive or exclusive products or services | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
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 | |
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 | |
radical | adj: relating to the essential aspects of anything; far beyond the norm, mainly used of opinions and actions | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
synergy | n: the interaction of elements that, when combined, produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
amendment | n: the act or the process of changing something, especially a document or proposed new law | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
suit | n: a set of clothes that are made from the same material; a claim or complaint that a person or organization can file in court against another party; (verb) to be fit or acceptable for | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
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 | |
insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
membrane | n: a soft, thin layer that forms animal or vegetable tissue | |
humidity | n: the amount of water vapor in the air, typically as a percentage of the maximum that the air could hold at that temperature | |
compress | v: to press or squeeze together to make something take up less space | |
ban | v: to officially or legally forbid or refuse to allow something | |
export | v: to send goods or services to another country for sale; to transfer electronic data out of a database or document in a format that other programs can use | |
import | v: to bring goods or services into a country from another country; to transfer electronic data into a database or document; | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
solar | adj: of, from, or relating to the sun | |
toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
refrigerator | n: an appliance or device used for preserving and cooling food and beverages by maintaining a low temperature within a closed compartment | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
grid | n: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines; a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
storage | n: the act or process of putting in and keeping something in a particular place for use in the future; an electronic memory device that can store information | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
monitor | v: to observe, check, and track the progress or quality of something over a period of time | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
drone | n: a low continuous humming noise; someone who takes more time than necessary; a pilot-less aerial vehicle that is operated by remote control | |
portray | v: to depict or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work | |
scary | adj: causing fear or fright; frightening; intimidating | |
affordable | adj: not expensive and able to pay | |
clinic | n: a building or hospital department where people can go for medical care or advice, especially of a particular condition | |
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 | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
beak | n: the hard and pointed or curved mouse of a bird | |
shape-shifter | n: a mythical or fictional being that can change its form or appearance, particularly about animals or supernatural creatures |