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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
elicit | v: to obtain information or a reaction from someone, usually with difficulty | |
vibe | n: an atmosphere or feeling that is conveyed through a place, situation, or group of people; characteristic energy or mood | |
laid-back | adj: relaxed and easygoing in manner or attitude | |
beanbag | n: a small bag filled with dried beans or similar materials, used in games and as a low seat | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
knit | v: to make a garment or fabric by interlocking loops of yarn with needles or a machine | |
intent | n: a strong determination or attention to do or achieve something; (adjective) having a strong determination to do or achieve something | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
detrimental | adj: causing harm or damage | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
explore | v: to travel to or penetrate an area or a country to learn about it; to thoroughly examine a subject or a possibility to learn more about it | |
catchphrase | n: a memorable or easily recognized sentence or phrase that is repeatedly used, especially in advertising or entertainment | |
breed | v: to keep animals for producing offspring in a regulated manner | |
burnout | n: the state of being exceedingly exhausted or unwell, either physically or mentally, as a result of overworking | |
educator | n: a person who teaches or educates people | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
problematic | adj: full of difficulties; difficult to deal with or solve | |
baseline | n: a starting point or minimum for comparing facts; the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
infer | v: to form an opinion or conclude that something is true based on existing facts | |
blur | n: a faint or indistinct image or sound; something that is not clear or distinct; (verb) to become unclear; to lose clear vision | |
betray | v: to reveal or deliver to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty; to reveal something unintentionally | |
boundary | n: a real or imaginary line that marks the limit or extent of something and separates it from other things or places | |
entity | n: something that exists independently and has its own identity | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
bound | v: to move forward by leaps and bounds; to form the boundary of something | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
mole | n: small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet; a spy who works against enemy espionage; a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin | |
pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
belly | n: the front part of the body below the chest, containing the stomach and bowels; the rounded or curved part of an object, such as a ship or aircraft | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
freak | n: an abnormality that is not typical or expected | |
giggle | v: to laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly, nervous, or childlike way | |
buzzy | adj: having a feeling of slight intoxication or light-headedness; generating a lot of interest or discussion on social media or the Internet | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
advantageous | adj: providing a benefit or advantage; favorable or beneficial | |
delay | v: to cause something to happen at a later time than originally intended or expected | |
prioritize | v: to assign a higher level of importance to something compared to other things | |
beneficial | adj: helpful, useful, or sound; promoting or enhancing well-being | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
unhealthy | adj: not conducive to good health; detrimental to physical or mental well-being | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
unknowingly | adv: without intention or being aware of what is happening | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
repress | v: to restrain or control by force; to suppress feelings or memories | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
autopilot | n: a system that automatically controls the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft | |
subconscious | adj: relating to or concerning the part of the mind that is not fully conscious but still influences thoughts, feelings, and behavior | |
diminish | v: to reduce or be reduced in size, extent, or importance; to make something smaller, weaker, etc. | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
overwork | v: to work excessively hard or too much; the condition of working excessively or beyond one’s capacity, leading to fatigue, stress, and illness | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
consult | v: to seek or get advice or information from a person, book, or other source having special knowledge on a particular subject | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
brunch | n: a meal that is typically eaten in the late morning or early afternoon, combining elements of breakfast and lunch, often including eggs, meat, pastries, and salads | |
scope | n: the range of one’s perceptions, thoughts, or actions, or a subject that | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
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 | |
debilitating | adj: weakening or damaging; causing a loss of strength, energy, or success | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
migraine | n: a severe headache typically felt as a throbbing pain on one side of the head | |
medication | n: a drug or other form of medicine that treats, prevents, or alleviates the symptoms of the disease | |
treatment | n: the way in which someone deals with or behaves towards someone or something; medical care provided to a patient for an injury or illness. | |
devastating | adj: causing a great deal of destruction or damage | |
haunt | v: to frequent or visit repeatedly, often in a way that is disturbing or unsettling; to occupy or fill the mind, often in a way that is unpleasant or persistent | |
grab | v: to take hold of something or someone suddenly with a hand, especially in a violent way | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
poignant | adj: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; emotionally moving; deeply affecting or touching | |
rough | adj: not quite exact or correct; having or caused by an irregular surface | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
discern | v: to see, perceive, or understand something that is not obvious | |
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 | |
pleasing | adj: giving pleasure or enjoyment; satisfying; pleasant in appearance or manner | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
lean | adj: having a noticeably small amount of body fat; (verb) to bend or move from a straight to a sloping posture | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something | |
sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
discipline | n: the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using and punishments if these are broken; a region of activity, knowledge, or influence | |
overly | adv: to a greater degree than is appropriate or desirable | |
self-reliant | adj: able to rely on oneself or one’s abilities; not needing or depending on others for support or guidance | |
caretaker | n: a person employed to take care of a large building such as a school and who deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc.; a person employed to look after a house or land while the owner is away | |
accolade | n: an expression of praise, honor, or approval, often in the form of an award or ceremonial gesture; a sign of recognition or achievement | |
adaptation | n: the action or process of changing to suit different conditions | |
stability | n: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | |
breath | n: the air that is taken into and expelled from your lungs; the process of taking into and expelling air from your lungs | |
gentle | adj: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; soft and mild | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
schema | n: an outline or framework of a plan or theory; a mental structure that organizes knowledge and assists in the understanding of new information | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
slate | n: a flat piece of rock or stone that is typically used as a roofing or flooring material; a list of candidates for an election arranged in a specific order | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
outdated | adj: no longer useful or valid because of being old-fashioned | |
invalid | adj: not legally or officially recognized or acceptable; (verb) to remove someone from active duty; (noun) a person who is weakened or disabled by illness or injury | |
diligence | n: careful and persistent effort or work; conscientiousness in performing one’s duties or responsibilities | |
blueprint | n: a photographic print of an early plan for a building or machine | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
employer | n: a person or organization that pays workers to work for them | |
plot | n: a secret plan or scheme to achieve a specific goal; the plan or main story of a literary work; (verb) to plan secretly, usually something illegal | |
twist | v: to bend or turn something into a certain shape | |
equation | n: the act of regarding as equal; (mathematics) a statement that expresses the equality of two expressions by connecting them with the equals sign | |
overlook | v: to fail to notice something; to watch over someone; to provide a view from above | |
individually | adv: separately or apart from others | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
external | adj: belonging to or situated outside of someone or something | |
unclear | adj: poorly stated or described and therefore not easy to understand; not easy to perceive | |
clarify | v: to make something, such as a statement or situation, less confusing and more understandable | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
camaraderie | n: a feeling of trust and good fellowship among people who spend much time together | |
sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
repetition | n: the act of doing or saying something many times | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
scare | v: to frighten a person or animal, or to become frightened | |
stigmatize | v: to accuse, condemn, or openly or formally consider somebody or something as not deserving respect | |
psychotherapy | n: the treatment of mental or emotional problems by talking with a therapist | |
reframe | v: to reinterpret, rephrase, or redefine an issue, situation, or question in a different way | |
stigma | n: a mark of shame or disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person | |
adviser | n: a person who gives advice about a particular subject | |
propensity | n: a natural inclination, preference, or tendency toward a particular activity, behavior, or opinion | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time |