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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
irrational | adj: not based on, or not using reason or clear thinking; (mathematics) a real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers | |
illogical | adj: not making sense or not based on sound reasoning | |
egocentric | adj: centered on oneself or one’s interests to the exclusion of others; overly focused on one’s own needs, desires, or opinions and disregarding those of others | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
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 | |
overturn | v: to turn something upside down; to upset | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
aft | adj: (the opposite of “forward”) located at or towards the rear or back of a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle | |
testify | v: to provide evidence or give a statement under oath, often in a legal or formal setting, such as a court of law; to bear witness to or affirm the truth of something based on personal knowledge or experience | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
conscious | adj: being aware of and able to respond to what is happening around you | |
monologue | n: a solo speech or performance given by one person, typically in a theatrical or storytelling context, and often used to reveal aspects of the speaker’s thoughts, feelings, or backstory | |
pony | n: a small horse | |
broccoli | n: a green vegetable with a bunch of small, tight florets on a thick stem that belongs to the cabbage family | |
stud | n: a small object with a head on one end and a sharp point on the other, used for fastening clothing, leather, or other materials; an animal used for breeding, typically a male horse or bull that is of superior breeding stock; (verb) to decorate or adorn with studs; to provide with studs for support | |
delicious | adj: exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell | |
goldfish | n: a small, freshwater fish with bright scales and a round body, often kept as a pet or used as a decorative element in ponds or aquariums | |
cracker | n: a crisp, dry baked food usually made from flour and served as a snack or with soup or cheese; a person who breaks into computer systems or networks without authorization, commonly known as a hacker; a small firework that is designed to make a loud noise when ignited | |
sane | adj: mentally sound or normal; having a rational mind | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
barely | adv: just enough; hardly; with great difficulty or effort | |
stare | v: to gaze or look fixedly and intently at someone or something, often in a questioning, curious, or suspicious manner; (noun) a fixed, intense, and prolonged gaze or look | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
demonstrate | v: to display something or give an exhibition to an interested audience | |
superficially | adv: in a manner that is concerned only with surface appearances or lacks depth or thoroughness; on the surface but not in-depth or detail | |
useless | adj: not serving any useful purpose; having no practical result | |
evolution | n: a gradual process of transformation of living things | |
puzzle | n: a situation that is difficult to follow or solve; a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge; (verb) to cause someone to feel confused because of something difficult to understand | |
primate | n: any mammal of the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans | |
mammal | n: any animal of which the female gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds her young on milk from her own body | |
marsupial | adj: relating to or characteristic of mammals of the order Marsupialia, which typically carry their newborn offspring in a pouch on their abdomen; referring to animals such as kangaroos, koalas, and opossums | |
kangaroo | n: a large marsupial native to Australia with powerful hind legs for jumping and carrying young in a pouch on the mother’s belly | |
womb | n: the organ of a woman or female mammal in which a baby develops before birth | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
childhood | n: the state or time of being a child | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
flexible | adj: able to change or be changed to suit new conditions or situations; able to bend easily | |
raven | n: a large, glossy black bird that is a species of a crow; a person with jet-black hair, sometimes used as an adjective to describe such hair | |
rookie | n: a newcomer or beginner, specifically in a particular profession, sport, or activity; an inexperienced or naive person | |
forth | adv: forward, outward, or onward in location, direction, or progress; into view or consideration; with confidence, boldness, or in the open | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
chimpanzee | n: a small, very intelligent ape found in west and central Africa with black or brown fur | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
chick | n: a baby bird, especially a young chicken | |
turkey | n: (of an animal) a large bird with a fan-shaped tail native to North America, widely grown for food; (of a country) a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans | |
dumb | adj: lacking the power of speech, unable to speak; stupid, or lacking intelligence | |
dump | v: to deposit or dispose of something, such as trash, waste, etc., carelessly or hurriedly | |
peck | v: to strike or bite someone or something repeatedly, usually with the beak or bill; to give a quick, small kiss or nibble | |
grain | n: wheat or any other small hard seeds used as a food; a relatively small granular particle of a substance | |
fledgling | n: water creatures that live in shells, especially one of the types that can be eaten | |
worm | n: a long, thin creature with a soft and long cylindrical tube-like body, no limbs, and a lack of eyes | |
explanation | n: the information or arguments that someone provides to make something understandable or clear | |
suited | adj: appropriate, fitting, or acceptable for a particular purpose or occasion; matched or corresponding to a specific person, dress, or circumstances | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
migrate | v: to move from one country or region to another and settle there; to move from one place to another periodically or seasonally | |
dependent | adj: relying on someone or something else for support or aid | |
correlation | n: a statistical relationship between two variables in which one variable is affected by the other; a reciprocal relation between two or more facts, numbers, etc. | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
helpless | adj: unable to take care of oneself or to do things without help | |
mastodon | n: a large, extinct elephant-like mammal that lived during the Pleistocene epoch, characterized by its long curved tusks and massive size | |
slingshot | n: a Y-shaped stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones or other projectiles | |
spear | n: a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp metal point used for battle, hunting, and fishing in the past | |
division | n: the act or outcome of splitting into separate parts; a critical organizational unit or sector | |
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 | |
defective | adj: having a flaw or fault that prevents proper functioning or usability; broken or imperfect in some way | |
caterpillar | n: the wormlike larva of a butterfly or moth | |
butterfly | n: a diurnal insect typically has a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad, colorful wings | |
flit | v: to move quickly and lightly from place to place, often without purpose or direction; to flutter or dart quickly, like a bird or insect | |
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 | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
revere | v: to feel deep and profound respect or admiration for someone or something; to hold in high esteem | |
statistician | n: a person who studies or is an expert in statistics | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
probabilistic | adj: characterized by the influence of chance or probability; involving the use of statistical models or methods to estimate likelihoods or risks | |
characterize | v: to describe the distinctive nature or features of someone or something; to be a distinguishing feature of | |
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 | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
underneath | adv: under or below something else | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
calculation | n: the act or process of using numbers to judge an amount of something | |
conditional | adj: depending on a specific condition or circumstance; imposed or subject to certain conditions or restrictions | |
revise | v: to examine and make corrections or alterations to the idea, piece of writing, etc. to improve it | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
activate | v: make something start working, more active or dynamic | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
unconscious | adj: in the state of lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception, especially as the result of a head injury or illness | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
experimental | adj: relating to or based on new ideas, forms, methods, etc. that have not been tried before, usually to find out what effect they have | |
anomaly | n: something or someone that deviates from what is expected or normal, often in a way that is difficult to explain or understand | |
falsify | v: to alter or manipulate information, data, or evidence to deceive or mislead; to prove to be false or incorrect | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
expression | n: the act of conveying thoughts, feelings, or ideas using words, facial expressions, body language, or art; a look or gesture that conveys a particular emotion or mood | |
despair | n: the feeling that there is no hope and you cannot do anything to improve a difficult situation | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
adorable | adj: inspiring love, affection, or fondness; charming or delightful; cute, lovable | |
articulate | v: to express oneself clearly and effectively in spoken or written language | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
spotlight | n: a beam of light used to illuminate a particular area or person | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
attend | v: to be present at an event, to go to a place | |
vivid | adj: producing very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind | |
prefrontal | adj: in or about the foremost part of the frontal lobe of the brain | |
cortex | n: the outermost layer of an organ, especially the brain | |
executive | n: a person or group of people with top-level management responsibility in a business or other organization; the branch that is responsible for implementing, administering, and enforcing laws, as well as running the day-to-day operations | |
lantern | n: a portable source of lighting, typically featuring a protective enclosure for the light source | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
neurotransmitter | n: a chemical that carries nerve impulses between neurons or between neurons and muscles | |
induce | v: to persuade someone to do something; to cause to act in a specific manner | |
plasticity | n: the quality or state of being easily molded, shaped, or modified; the capacity for change, adaptability, or flexibility, particularly about a material substance, biological process, or psychological trait | |
inhibit | v: to prevent something, such as an action, process, etc., from happening or make it less likely to happen than normal | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
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 | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
faculty | n: an inborn or natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.; a department or group of the university concerned with a major division of knowledge | |
zombie | n: a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force; someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way | |
downstairs | adv: on or to a lower or ground floor of a building | |
mimic | v: to imitate someone’s speech, movement, or behavior, especially to make others laugh | |
espresso | n: a strong, concentrated, and finely ground coffee beverage, typically served in a small cup or demitasse originating in Italy, which is characterized by its rich, dark flavor and thick, foamy crema on top | |
fantastic | adj: extremely good; excellent | |
lace | n: a delicate fabric made of interlacing thread or other material; a cord used to fasten or adorn clothing, often with a pattern of holes or spaces; a decorative netting or interlaced design | |
open-minded | adj: willing to listen to or consider new or different ideas | |
imaginary | adj: existing only in someone’s mind | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation |