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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
footprint | n: a mark of a foot, shoe, or animal’s foot left on a surface | |
benign | adj: kind and gentle; not harmful or malicious | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
portray | v: to depict or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work | |
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 | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
oversea | adj: situated or operating beyond national boundaries; in, from, or to foreign countries | |
utterly | adv: completely or absolutely | |
distress | n: a feeling of great worry, sadness, pain, or discomfort | |
displace | v: to force someone or something to leave their home or place of origin, especially as a result of conflict, natural disaster, or manipulation | |
laborer | n: a person who works hard physically, typically doing unskilled or manual labor; a worker or employee who performs physically demanding tasks | |
exotic | adj: originating from or characteristic of a foreign country or culture; strikingly unusual, uncommon, or intriguing | |
photograph | n: a picture or image that is produced by a camera; a visual representation or record of a person, object, or scene that has been captured electronically or on film | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
observe | v: to watch or notice something carefully, often to gather information or insights; to take note of something or someone; to celebrate or commemorate a special event or occasion | |
ethics | n: a branch of philosophy that considers what is morally right and wrong conduct; a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
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 | |
forge | v: to fashion or shape metal by heating it and hammering it into shape; to create or develop something new or original; to form strong bonds or relationships with others | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
fuzzy | adj: having a soft and indistinct outline or covered with fine, soft, and hairlike fibers | |
boundary | n: a real or imaginary line that marks the limit or extent of something and separates it from other things or places | |
observation | n: the act or activity of carefully examining or monitoring something or someone | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
journalism | n: the profession or activity of writing or reporting news for publication or broadcast | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
layoff | n: the temporary or permanent dismissal of employees from a company or organization due to a lack of work or financial difficulties; involuntary termination of employment | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
beg | v: to ask for something urgently or earnestly; to appeal to someone to do something | |
humanitarian | adj: something relating to the promotion of human welfare or someone who works to promote human welfare | |
embed | v: to fix or set firmly in a surrounding mass | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or something | |
compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
freelance | adj: doing particular pieces of work for different organizations rather than being employed by one specific organization | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
academy | n: a school for special training; a type of official organization that aims to encourage and develop standards in its particular field | |
collaborate | v: to work with someone else to produce or achieve something | |
adviser | n: a person who gives advice about a particular subject | |
sterling | n: a British coin and unit of currency, equivalent to 100 pence; British money; something of excellent quality or genuine value | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
confusion | n: the state of being mixed up or unclear, or the state of disorder or uncertainty | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
conflicting | adj: incompatible or inconsistent with something else; in disagreement | |
contradictory | adj: containing or consisting of conflicting or incompatible elements | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
cousin | n: the child of your aunt or uncle | |
storytelling | n: the act or art of narrating or writing stories | |
analyst | n: someone whose job is to examine something to learn or understand more about it | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
classic | adj: judged or deserving to be regarded as one of the best or most important of its kind over a period of time; of a well-known type | |
procedure | n: a way of doing something, especially the official or well-known way | |
escort | n: a person or group of people accompanying someone for protection, guidance, or courtesy; a companion or attendant; a service or a person providing a service for accompanying someone or something to or from a destination | |
disaster | n: an unexpected event or series of events that cause widespread damage, destruction, or loss of life | |
decidedly | adv: in a manner that is beyond doubt or question; in a way that is clear and unmistakable; in an emphatic or determined manner | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
finance | n: the management of money, credit, banking, and investments, especially by a government or commercial organization; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets | |
terrific | adj: causing terror or fear; extremely great or intense; very good or excellent | |
identifiable | adj: capable of being recognized | |
representative | n: someone who speaks or acts officially on behalf of another person or group of people | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
mandate | n: an official or authoritative instruction or command; a commission or authority to carry out a particular task | |
strict | adj: strongly limiting someone’s freedom; allowing no deviation from a standard, rule, belief, etc. | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
confidential | adj: intended to be kept secret | |
acquire | v: to buy or obtain something such as an asset, object, knowledge, etc., for oneself | |
consent | n: permission or agreement to do something, especially given by somebody in authority | |
microphone | n: a device that converts sound into an electrical signal used for recording sounds or making the voice louder | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
checkbook | n: a book containing blank checks that can be used to withdraw money from a bank or to make payments by mail | |
discotheque | n: a nightclub or restaurant where recorded music is played, and people dance | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
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 | |
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 | |
wart | n: a small, hard, benign growth on the skin caused by a viral infection and typically found on the hands or feet; a defect or drawback in something or someone | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
intimate | adj: having a very close friendship, personal | |
embedded | adj: fixed firmly into the surface of something | |
odd | adj: strange or unexpected; not divisible by two | |
odious | adj: arousing intense dislike or disgust | |
negotiate | v: to have formal discussions with someone to reach an agreement | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
imagery | n: the use of words or pictures in books, photographs, paintings, etc., that produces pictures in the minds of people; the ability to form mental images of things or events | |
narrator | n: a person who tells a story, especially in a book or film | |
soda | n: a carbonated soft drink containing a sweetened syrup or flavoring, often used interchangeably with “pop” or “soda pop” in different regions of the world | |
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 | |
nourishing | adj: providing the necessary nutrients or sustenance to support health and growth | |
attend | v: to be present at an event, to go to a place | |
sally | n: a sudden, impulsive outing or excursion; a witty or clever remark | |
famine | n: a severe shortage of food, often caused by drought, war, or economic reasons | |
madonna | n: a representation of the Virgin Mary, especially in art | |
one-note | adj: characterized by a lack of variety or nuance; monotone or unvarying in tone or expression; one-dimensional or predictable | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
perpetrator | n: a person who carries out a harmful or illegal act, particularly one that involves violence or deception | |
refuge | n: the state of being safe or protected from danger, trouble, or difficulty, or a place providing shelter or protection from them | |
inconvenient | adj: causing trouble or difficulty; not convenient or suitable | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
aim | v: to try or plan to get or achieve something | |
inadvertently | adv: unintentionally; accidentally; without purpose or deliberate intent | |
privacy | n: someone’s right to keep their personal matters and relationships not watched or interrupted by other people | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
waive | v: to give up or relinquish a claim or right voluntarily; to refrain from insisting on or enforcing a requirement or rule | |
documentary | n: a film or a radio or television program that gives facts and information about a subject; of or derived from official documents | |
filmmaker | n: a person who makes films, typically as a profession | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
haul | v: to physically drag or pull someone or something with effort | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
vaporize | v: to convert a substance into vapor or gas, often by heating or applying intense pressure; to disappear or become dispersed as if by evaporating; to destroy or eliminate completely | |
graphic | adj: relating to visual art or involving the use of diagrams or illustrations; very clear and powerful | |
monolithic | adj: characterized by massiveness, rigidity, and uniformity | |
homogeneous | adj: consisting of or composed of parts that are similar or identical in nature, kind, or character; uniform in structure or composition | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
reduction | n: a decrease in size, amount, or degree | |
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 | |
drought | n: a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain, leading to a shortage of water and often causing damage to crops and other vegetation | |
horn | n: a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows on the top of the heads of some animals, such as sheep and cows; a noisemaker or musical instrument that makes a loud noise when you blow through it | |
appetite | n: a natural desire or craving for food or drink; a strong desire or liking for something | |
pornography | n: materials such as films, photographs, or written descriptions that depict or describe sexual activity graphically or explicitly, often intended to be sexually arousing | |
genocide | n: the intentional killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | |
destitute | adj: lacking basic material necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing; impoverished | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
insurrection | n: an organized uprising or rebellion against an established government or authority | |
ethic | n: a set of moral or philosophical principles or values that guide the behavior or actions of an individual, group, or society; the study or inquiry into the nature of morality and moral systems | |
pander | v: to provide gratification or cater to someone’s desires, often in an unprincipled or unscrupulous manner; to encourage or indulge in immoral or unacceptable behavior | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
stereotype | n: a fixed and unvarying idea or image that people have about what someone or something is like, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offense | |
complacent | adj: satisfied with the status quo and not wishing to make changes | |
complicit | adj: involved in or responsible for a wrongful or unethical act, often through inaction or silence; in cooperation with another person or group |