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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
incentivize | v: to make someone want to do in a particular way by offering them a reward | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
frustrate | v: to hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires from doing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; to make someone feel upset or annoyed because they are unable to change or achieve something | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
continuously | adv: without being interrupted or paused; repeatedly | |
fine-tune | v: to make tiny changes or improvements to make it work as well as possible | |
duopoly | n: a market or industry that is dominated by two large companies or organizations, often to the detriment of competition and innovation | |
surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
dissatisfy | v: to fail to satisfy someone | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
partisan | adj: biased or prejudiced in favor of a particular cause, group, or political party; displaying strong support or allegiance to a particular side or viewpoint | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
champion | n: someone who has won first place in a competition; someone who fights for a specific group of people or a belief | |
politically | adv: in a way that relates to the government or public affairs of a nation | |
homeless | adj: without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets | |
resonate | v: to be filled with a deep echoing sound | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
dysfunction | n: a problem or fault in a system, organism, or part of the body or machine | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
administer | v: to oversee and control the operation or arrangement of something | |
pervert | v: to change the inherent purpose or function of something; to influence somebody to behave in morally unacceptable ways; to corrupt or lead astray; (noun) a person who engages in sexual behavior or has sexual interests that are considered abnormal or deviant by society | |
senator | n: a member of a legislative body, especially a member of the U.S. Senate | |
representative | n: someone who speaks or acts officially on behalf of another person or group of people | |
lockstep | n: a way of walking in which people’s strides are perfectly synchronized; rigid conformity to a particular plan or set of actions | |
allegiance | n: loyalty or faithfulness to a person, country, cause, or belief; a pledge or oath of loyalty | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
congress | n: a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups | |
gerrymander | v: to manipulate the boundaries of an electoral district or voting constituency to gain political advantage for a particular party or group | |
elector | n: a person who has the right to vote in an election | |
absence | n: the fact or condition of being away from a place where they are typically anticipated to be | |
lens | n: a transparent optical device with curved sides, used in an optical instrument that makes objects seem larger, smaller, clearer, etc.; (metaphor) the basic thoughts or mindsets through which someone sees or understands the environment or situation | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
obstacle | n: a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
plain | adj: without being decorated in any way; (Noun) a vast expanse of flat land with few trees | |
sight | n: the ability to see; anything that is seen | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
ballot | n: a piece of paper used to cast a vote in an election | |
turnout | n: the number of people who are present at an event or vote at an election | |
dominate | v: to have or control a lot of power and influence over somebody or something | |
ideological | adj: relating to or concerned with ideas and theories rather than practical matters | |
voter | n: a person who votes or has a legal right to vote in a political election | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
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 | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
bipartisan | adj: involving or supported by both of the main political parties in a country | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
constituent | n: one of the parts of the whole; a person represented by an elected official | |
consensus | n: general agreement or accord in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | |
illustrate | v: to provide pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book or something for explanation | |
flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
diagram | n: a simplified illustration of the appearance, structure, or workings of something | |
virtually | adv: almost completely | |
intersection | n: a point where two or more roads, lines, etc., cross each other | |
likelihood | n: the probability or chance that something will happen or be the case | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
plurality | n: the state of being plural or multiple; a majority of votes or shares held by one group in a multi-candidate or multi-party system | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
phenomenal | adj: extremely good or impressive; outstanding | |
competitor | n: a person who participates in a sporting contest; a person or organization that competes with others, particularly in business | |
competitive | adj: involving competition or competitiveness | |
fancy | v: to want to do or have something; (noun) something that many people believe but that is false, or that does not exist; imagination or fantasy | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
spoil | v: to ruin the taste, appearance, or quality of something; to become or cause something to become rotten or bad | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
libertarian | n: a person who believes that people should be free to think and behave as they want and the government should only have a minimal level of control, and a person who advocates those beliefs | |
trump | n: a playing card with a picture of a trumpeter on it, used in certain card games | |
traction | n: the action or ability to pull something along a surface without sliding | |
regularly | adv: at regular intervals or times | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
foresee | v: to perceive or predict; to anticipate or expect something to happen in the future | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
dread | v: to be very afraid of or worried about something that is going to happen or that might happen | |
division | n: the act or outcome of splitting into separate parts; a critical organizational unit or sector | |
republic | n: a state or country in which the people and their elected representatives hold supreme power and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch | |
arrange | v: to plan, prepare for, and carry out something | |
concert | n: a musical performance given in public by one or more players or singers | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
regardless | adv: not paying attention or considering something or someone even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties | |
behalf | n: represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone | |
doe | n: a mature female of mammals of which the male is called a buck, such as a deer or a rabbit | |
constitution | n: the set of fundamental principles or established precedents that a state, a country, or an organization is governed by; the act of forming or establishing something | |
instruction | n: detailed direction, order, etc., on how to do or use something | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
instant | adj: happening immediately, with no delay | |
runoff | n: the occurrence of surplus liquid such as water that exceeds the limit or capacity; another competition, election, race, etc., following a tie or inconclusive outcome | |
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 | |
burr | n: a rough, prickly particle or piece, often found on the surface of certain plants and materials; a humming or buzzing sound, usually produced by an engine or machine | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
scrap | n: a small piece or amount of something, especially leftover from a larger whole | |
rank | n: a position in a hierarchy of status or authority; (verb) to take or have a position relative to others | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
slice | n: a flat, often thin, piece of bread, meat, cheese, etc., that has been cut from a larger piece; a wound made by cutting | |
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 | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
cast | v: to cause light or shadow to appear on a surface; to assing or choose someone such as an actor or representative, especially by selection process | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
innovate | v: to introduce new methods, ideas, or products | |
aisle | n: a passage between rows of seats in a theater, airplane, or other public building, typically one of two or more running parallel with the main body of the structure | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
naive | adj: showing unaffected simplicity and lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment | |
attain | v: to achieve or reach a goal or level of success | |
utopia | n: an ideal and perfect society in which all social and political problems have been solved, and all members live in harmony and prosperity | |
clarify | v: to make something, such as a statement or situation, less confusing and more understandable | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
achievable | adj: possible to accomplish or attain | |
proof | n: a fact or piece of information that shows something is true or exists | |
devastating | adj: causing a great deal of destruction or damage | |
complain | v: to say dissatisfaction or annoyance about something or somebody | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
remake | v: to create a new version of a work of art, such as a film, song, or play, using the same or similar material as the original; to adapt or update something for a new audience or purpose; (noun) a new version or adaptation of a previously existing movie, song, TV show, or other creative work | |
urgency | n: the quality of being very important and needing to be dealt with immediately | |
fatigue | n: a feeling of tiredness or weariness, especially as a result of physical or mental exertion; the reduction in the strength or efficiency of a material or structure due to repeated use or stress | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
reclaim | v: to take back something previously lost, given, or paid, or ask to have it back | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge |