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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
ash | n: the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance, typically containing minerals and other impurities; the solid remains of a dead person after cremation | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
asphalt | n: a black, sticky substance that is used to surface roads, roofs, and other structures made from a mixture of sand, gravel, and a petroleum-based material called bitumen | |
sizzle | v: to make a hissing or crackling sound, especially when something is cooking in a pan | |
wildfire | n: a large, uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly through a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or mountain slope | |
paradoxical | adj: seemingly contradictory or absurd because of having two opposite features or facts, though it is probably true | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
deadly | adj: likely to cause or capable of causing death | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
overlook | v: to fail to notice something; to watch over someone; to provide a view from above | |
drama | n: a play in a theatre, television, or radio, or performance on a stage | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
absorb | v: to take in a fluid or other substance gradually | |
radiate | v: to spread out or emit something, such as light or heat, in all directions | |
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 | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
correlate | v: to have a connection or relationship in which one thing affects or depends on another | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
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 | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
yield | n: the total output of crops, profits, etc. that are produced; (verb) to produce or supply helpful something, such as a profit, an amount of food, or information | |
inhibit | v: to prevent something, such as an action, process, etc., from happening or make it less likely to happen than normal | |
pollination | n: the transfer of pollen from the male reproductive organs of one flower to the female reproductive organs of another flower, resulting in fertilization and the production of seeds | |
daybreak | n: the time of day when the first light appears in the sky, just before sunrise; dawn | |
harvest | n: yields of plants in a single growing season; the period of the year when gathering occurs on a farm | |
darn | v: to mend a piece of clothing by sewing over a hole or tear with small, tight stitches | |
ingenuity | n: the quality of inventing things or solving problems in clever new ways | |
dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
highway | n: a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities | |
railway | n: a transportation system consisting of tracks and trains, usually used for the transportation of goods or passengers over long distances | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
territory | n: an area under the control of a ruler or state | |
chief | adj: most important or primary; (noun) a person who is in charge | |
awareness | n: the fact or state of knowing something exists and is important | |
redesign | v: to design something again, especially in a different or modified form; (noun) the process of designing something again | |
persuade | v: to convince or induce someone to do something by presenting a reason or argument; to sway or influence someone’s decision or opinion | |
exposure | n: the state of being in a particular situation or place where there is no protection from or guarantee to something harmful; the disclosure of something secret | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
pilot | n: a person who flies an aircraft, especially as a job; a person qualified to guide ships through a difficult area of water | |
methodology | n: a set of ways or principles of doing, teaching, or studying something | |
categorize | v: to put people or things into groups according to their features, types, etc. | |
hurricane | n: a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or over 64 knots (74 miles per hour) | |
delivery | n: the act of taking or sending something to a destination; the bringing of a baby during childbirth | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
slew | v: to turn or slip abruptly and sharply; (past for of) slay; (noun) a large number or amount or extent | |
smartphone | n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
assess | v: to judge or decide the nature or quality of someone or something | |
buddy | n: a close friend; a partner, especially one of a pair or team | |
divert | v: to change the course or direction of something, often away from a specific path or target; to entertain or amuse someone, often to distract them from a problem or concern; to appropriate something for a different purpose | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
sect | n: a group of people who follow a particular religious or philosophical belief system, especially one that is regarded as outside the norm or mainstream | |
residential | adj: relating to, suitable for, or used for living in | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
blackout | n: a loss of electric power for a general region; a suspension of radio or TV broadcasting; a momentary loss of consciousness | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
architecture | n: the art and science of designing and constructing buildings | |
incorporate | v: to include something as a part of a larger entity | |
wisdom | n: the quality of being wise, or the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make sensible decisions | |
fine-tune | v: to make tiny changes or improvements to make it work as well as possible | |
verdant | adj: lush and green, often used to describe plant life; denoting youthfulness or inexperience | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
courtyard | n: an open space surrounded by buildings or walls, often in the center of a building or group of buildings | |
fountain | n: a structure usually consisting of a basin and a jet of water that is sprayed into the air, often used for decoration or as a source of drinking water | |
whitewash | n: a substance made of lime and water used to cover walls or fences; a deliberate attempt to conceal or gloss over unpleasant or controversial facts or events | |
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 | |
steel | n: a strong metal alloy made up of iron with typically a few tenths of a percent of carbon used for making things that need a strong structure | |
sealed | adj: closed or secured with | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
compound | n: an item composed of two or more distinct elements combined; a chemical formed by the combination of two or more elements | |
radical | adj: relating to the essential aspects of anything; far beyond the norm, mainly used of opinions and actions | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
logic | n: a way of thinking or reasoning conducted or evaluated by strict validity principles; the study of correct reasoning or good arguments | |
modernity | n: the quality or condition of being modern; the state or era of being up-to-date in technology, science, and culture | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
paradigm | n: a standard or typical example of something; a pattern or model | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
landscape | n: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; a large area of land, especially in the country and relating to its appearance | |
thermodynamics | n: the area of physics that deals with heat, work, and temperature and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
biodiversity | n: the number and variety of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or the world and make a balanced environment | |
urbanity | n: the quality or state of being refined, courteous, and sophisticated in urban settings; the characteristic features of city life, culture, or manners | |
metabolism | n: the set of chemical reactions in cells or organisms that are necessary for life-sustaining | |
urgently | adv: in a way that requires immediate action or attention, especially before anything else, because of being very important | |
foremost | adj: most important, leading, or prominent | |
fabric | n: cloth or other material produced by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, covering furniture, etc. | |
coverage | n: the reporting or news of an important event, sports, subject, etc.; the amount, range, area, or quality of something that something provides | |
interconnect | v: to connect similar things | |
interdependent | adj: depending on each other; mutually reliant or interconnected | |
redundancy | n: the state of being unnecessary, especially through being able to be replaced by something else | |
flexibility | n: the quality of changing or being changed easily according to new conditions or situations | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
aqueduct | n: a structure constructed to carry water over a long distance, typically consisting of a series of arches or elevated channels supported by pillars or towers | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
masterpiece | n: a work of art that is exceptionally good or highly skilled; a great achievement | |
underground | adj: under the surface of the ground; a secret group organized to achieve a specific purpose, such as overthrowing the government or occupying a force | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
irrigation | n: the agricultural practice of supplying land with water through pipes or channels so that crops grow well | |
sew | v: to join, fasten, or repair two pieces of something by putting the thread through them with a needle | |
monument | n: a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a person or event | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
corridor | n: a hallway or passageway, especially one connecting rooms or areas within a building or structure | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
ecosystem | n: all the plants and living creatures in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
erosion | n: the wearing away of rock, soil, or land by natural processes such as wind or water | |
dismantle | v: to take apart or demolish (a structure, machine, system, or the like); to strip off fittings or equipment | |
lane | n: a narrow road in the countryside; a well-defined track or path for someone such as a swimmer or driver | |
expressway | n: a high-speed divided highway designed for fast traffic, typically with limited access points and no intersections | |
stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
underneath | adv: under or below something else | |
continuous | adj: occurring or existing without a pause or interruption | |
wildlife | n: animals, birds, insects, etc. that grow independently of people and live in natural conditions | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
attract | v: to draw or entice someone or something towards them through the qualities they have, especially positive ones | |
seine | n: a large fishing net that hangs vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom used to enclose and catch fish | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
fungus | n: a type of organism that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they do not produce their food and must consume organic matter to survive | |
insect | n: any small creature that has six legs and a body divided into three sections | |
crank | n: a mechanical device that converts rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa; an eccentric or unpredictable person |