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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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redundant | adj: unnecessarily repetitive or excessive; exceeding what is necessary or essential; characterized by unnecessary repetition or duplication of efforts | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
contract | n: a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, setting out their rights and obligations to each other, typically in writing and enforceable by law | |
employer | n: a person or organization that pays workers to work for them | |
automated | adj: carried out by machines or computers to replace or decrease human labor | |
no-brainer | n: a decision or a problem that requires little or no thought because it is obvious what you should do | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
hypothesis | n: a proposed idea or explanation that is based on a few known facts but has not yet been proven to be true or accurate | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
scribe | n: a person who writes out copies of documents or manuscripts, especially in ancient times | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
competent | adj: having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully | |
chump | n: a foolish or easily deceived person; a clumsy or stupid person | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
virtue | n: high moral standards in behavior or attitudes | |
mere | adj: used to emphasize how insignificant or minor someone or something is | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
morality | n: principles of right and evil or good and bad behavior | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
collaborate | v: to work with someone else to produce or achieve something | |
attach | v: to fasten, join, or connect one thing to another | |
regardless | adv: not paying attention or considering something or someone even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties | |
widget | n: a small device or component of a larger system or software that performs a specific function or provides information or control, often displayed on a computer screen or mobile device | |
cooperation | n: the act or situation of working together with someone towards a shared purpose, benefit, etc. | |
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 | |
moralize | v: to express or teach a moral lesson or principle, often in a self-righteous or didactic way; to reflect on the ethical or moral aspects of a situation or behavior | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
protestant | adj: a member of a Western Christian church that is separate from the Roman Catholic Church and that is based on the teachings of Martin Luther and other Reformers | |
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 | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
generosity | n: the fact or quality of being willing to do kind things or give somebody money, gifts, or time freely | |
intuitive | adj: obtained through feelings rather than facts or proof | |
quirk | n: a peculiar behavior, habit, or characteristic that is distinctive to an individual or group | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
meaningless | adj: having no meaning, direction, or purpose | |
uncommon | adj: not occurring or seen very often; rare | |
charismatic | adj: having a strong and magnetic personality that attracts and influences others | |
denim | n: a sturdy cotton fabric, typically blue or black, used for making jeans or other clothing | |
jean | n: a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typically blue, used for jeans and other clothing | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
sleek | adj: smooth and glossy in appearance or texture; streamlined and elegant in design or form; characterized by a polished or refined style or appearance | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
stride | v: to walk with long steps in a particular direction; (noun) an important and positive progress | |
elegant | adj: pleasing and graceful in appearance or manner, or showing good taste and refinement | |
hobble | v: to walk with difficulty, often due to injury or disability; to hamper or impede someone’s progress or movement | |
grotesque | adj: bizarre or fantastic in shape, appearance, or character; fantastic; bizarre | |
grimace | v: to make a facial expression that shows pain, disgust, or discomfort; (noun) a facial expression that shows pain or disgust, marked by wrinkling of the forehead, tightness of the face, and twisting of the mouth | |
annoy | v: to make someone angry, anxious, or irritating slightly | |
agony | n: extreme physical or mental pain or suffering, often prolonged or intense | |
inspiration | n: something that motivates or encourages someone to create or achieve something, or a feeling of excitement or creativity | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
pinch | v: to grip something such as someone’s skin and press it tightly between the finger and thumb; (noun) a painful or straitened circumstance | |
slack | adj: lacking in tension or firmness; loose or not tight; having a relaxed or lazy attitude | |
heuristic | adj: relating to a trial-and-error method of problem-solving, often involving learning from one’s mistakes and using feedback to improve one’s approach; also used to describe a problem-solving method or approach that is practical, efficient, or intuitive | |
donate | v: to give money, food, clothes, etc. to help a person or organization | |
pledge | v: to make a formal promise to give or do something | |
marathon | n: a long-distance race of 42.195 kilometers | |
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 | |
problematic | adj: full of difficulties; difficult to deal with or solve | |
societal | adj: relating to society or social relationships | |
intuition | n: the ability to understand or know something without reasoning or evidence; a feeling that guides a person to do or believe something without fully understanding why | |
sake | n: purpose; reason for wanting something done | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
perverse | adj: showing a deliberate and stubborn desire to go against what is expected or desired; contrary; willfully disobedient or immoral | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
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 | |
steep | adj: having a sharp inclination or slope | |
volcano | n: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth’s crust. | |
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 | |
contrived | adj: created or arranged in an artificial, forced, or deliberate way; not natural or spontaneous | |
leisure | n: the freedom provided by the absence of pressures or responsibilities | |
workaholic | n: a person who is addicted to work; a person who works excessively | |
badge | n: a small emblem or token worn as a symbol of belonging or rank, often used by law enforcement or military organizations | |
honor | n: high regard or great respect for someone; the quality of having and doing based on a keen sense of morality; (verb) to show respect towards someone | |
reassure | v: to cause someone to feel sure; to give or restore confidence | |
anthropology | n: the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics in both the present and past, including past human species | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
blunt | adj: having a dull or rounded edge or point; not sharp; straightforward in speech or manner, often to the point of being rude or insensitive | |
pointless | adj: having no purpose or reason; serving no useful function; meaningless or senseless | |
accomplish | v: to finish or achieve something successfully | |
inefficiency | n: the lack of ability or effectiveness in producing the desired results or outcomes; the quality of being wasteful or unproductive | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
paycheck | n: a check issued to an employee as payment for work or services rendered; the amount of money received in this check | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
pathway | n: a track that constitutes or serves as a path; an approach or a way of doing something | |
actualize | v: to make real or concrete; to bring into existence or implementation; to fulfill or realize a potential or intention | |
keen | adj: having or showing quick and eager intelligence or interest | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
one-upmanship | n: the practice of gaining an advantage or showing superiority over others, often through competitive or aggressive behavior | |
slacker | n: a person who is lazy or avoids work and responsibilities; someone who lacks motivation or ambition | |
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 | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
laborious | adj: requiring a lot of effort and time to complete; characterized by tedious or difficult work | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
appreciate | v: to value and acknowledge the worth of someone or something; to be grateful for something or someone | |
labor | n: productive work, especially physical work done for wages; the people who do manual or physical work in a country or company for wage; (verb) to work hard or to strive and make an effort to reach a goal | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
reputation | n: the general opinion that people have about someone or something, especially when this is based on their previous experiences or behaviors | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
admire | v: to have regard for or respect for someone’s qualities or the actions they have performed | |
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 | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
adolescent | n: a young person who is in the process of developing from a child into an adult | |
schedule | n: a list of planned activities, tasks, or things that must be completed showing when they are intended to happen or be done | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
delay | v: to cause something to happen at a later time than originally intended or expected | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
circuit | n: (in electrical engineering) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; a journey or route around a particular place or area | |
stubborn | adj: refusing to change one’s mind or behavior despite persuasion or evidence to the contrary; unyielding; difficult to move or change | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
resist | v: to refuse to accept something and attempt to prevent it from happening | |
ingrained | adj: deeply rooted in someone’s mind or behavior; difficult to change due to being established for a long time | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
apocryphal | adj: of doubtful or questionable authenticity; well known, but probably not true | |
desperate | adj: feeling or showing a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation | |
cobra | n: a venomous snake found in Africa and Asia that can raise its head and spread a hood when threatened | |
overrun | v: to invade or occupy a place or territory by force, especially in large numbers; (noun) the act of taking control or overwhelming something or someone | |
colonial | adj: of or relating to a colony (= a territory that is controlled by a more powerful country); to the period of time during which a country or region was a colony | |
bounty | n: a reward offered for capturing or killing someone or for accomplishing a specific task | |
backfire | v: to have an opposite and undesirable effect to what was intended; to make a sudden noise like an explosion | |
enterprising | adj: marked by a willingness to take on new opportunities or risks in business or other ventures; characterized by resourcefulness, initiative, and innovation | |
breed | v: to keep animals for producing offspring in a regulated manner | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
abandon | v: to leave a place, thing, or person with no intention of returning; (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
awry | adv: in a wrong or crooked position; out of order; amiss | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
imperfectly | adv: in a faulty or incomplete way |