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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
palm | n: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers; any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves | |
clammy | adj: unpleasantly damp, moist, sticky, or sweaty to the touch; often used to describe a cold, damp sensation on the skin | |
sweat | n: the salty liquid that is produced by the glands in the skin, especially when the body is hot or under stress | |
breath | n: the air that is taken into and expelled from your lungs; the process of taking into and expelling air from your lungs | |
shallow | adj: not having much distance from the top to the bottom | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
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 | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
hormone | n: a chemical substance made by organs that encourages or influences the development, growth, sex, etc., of an animal and is carried around the body in the blood | |
cortisol | n: a hormone produced by the adrenal gland that is involved in regulating the body’s metabolism, immune system, and blood pressure | |
adrenaline | n: (also “epinephrine”) a substance secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress, which makes the heart beat faster and prepares the body to react to danger | |
bloodstream | n: the blood flowing through the body | |
oxygen | n: the chemical element with the symbol O that is present in air and water and is necessary for people, animals, and plants to live | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
activate | v: make something start working, more active or dynamic | |
stressor | n: something that causes stress or emotional tension | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
extended | adj: longer than usual or anticipated | |
overload | v: to put too much a load in or on something | |
infrequent | adj: occurring rarely or irregularly; happening at long intervals; not happening often or in large numbers | |
well-being | n: the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
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 | |
interfere | v: to get involved in and prevent a process or activity from continuing | |
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 | |
pregnant | adj: having a baby or young animal developing in the uterus | |
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 | |
fetus | n: an unborn or unhatched animal in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | |
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 | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
womb | n: the organ of a woman or female mammal in which a baby develops before birth | |
infant | n: a baby or very young child | |
cascade | n: a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages or operations or processes or units | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
relax | v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
discriminate | v: to treat a person or particular group of people worse or better than another, especially in an unfair way; to recognize or perceive the difference between people or things | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
pioneer | n: inventor; explorer; someone who is among the first to achieve something | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
maternal | adj: relating to or characteristic of a mother; having feelings that are typical of a caring mother towards her child | |
premed | n: (an abbreviation for “pre-medical”) a course of study or preparation undertaken by students planning to enter medical school or pursue a career in medicine | |
trajectory | n: the curved path followed by an object moving through space | |
doula | n: a trained professional who provides emotional, physical, and informational support to individuals, typically women, before, during, and after childbirth | |
childbirth | n: the act or process of giving birth to a baby | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
gig | n: a performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music or jazz; a work that someone undertakes on a temporary basis | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
outline | v: to describe the main facts or aspects involved in something | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
approximate | adj: nearly accurate or correct, but not completely so | |
sub-Saharan | adj: of or relating to or situated in the area south of the Sahara Desert | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
skinny | adj: having a very thin or slim body; referring to clothing that is tightly fitting and reveals the shape of the body; referring to information or details that are kept secret or confidential | |
insufficient | adj: not enough for a particular purpose | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
alarm | n: a loud noise or an automatic signal that warns people of danger; a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event or particular danger | |
appalling | adj: causing horror or shock; deeply disturbing or offensive; extremely bad or unpleasant | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
counterpart | n: a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
widen | v: to become or make something broader, wider, more extensive | |
definitely | adv: without any question and beyond doubt; clearly | |
recommend | v: to suggest that someone or something would be a suitable fit for a particular purpose or role | |
prenatal | adj: of, relating to, or occurring in the period before birth | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
racism | n: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people based on their membership in a particular ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
grandparent | n: a parent of one’s father or mother | |
paradox | n: a statement, situation, or person that has two opposite facts or features and therefore seems impossible, is difficult to understand, or is strange; | |
illustrate | v: to provide pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book or something for explanation | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
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 | |
midwife | n: a person trained to assist women during childbirth and to provide care for the mother and baby | |
clinic | n: a building or hospital department where people can go for medical care or advice, especially of a particular condition | |
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 | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
full-term | adj: referring to the period of a pregnancy that is approximately 37 to 42 weeks long, when the fetus has fully developed and is ready for birth | |
deceptive | adj: tending to mislead or deceive either deliberately or inadvertently; causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | |
appointment | n: a formal arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place, especially for a reason connected with their work; the act of putting a person into a job or position of responsibility | |
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 | |
hurdle | n: a barrier or obstacle that must be overcome | |
chastise | v: to criticize or reprimand severely; to discipline or punish for wrongdoing or mistake | |
belittle | v: to speak or write about someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect | |
disguise | v: to hide or alter someone’s appearance to deceive or mislead others | |
plush | adj: having a soft or luxurious texture, often with a long, dense pile or nap | |
arrange | v: to plan, prepare for, and carry out something | |
educator | n: a person who teaches or educates people | |
greet | v: to say hello to someone; to express welcome on meeting someone | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
assistant | n: someone who helps or supports someone else to do a job | |
casual | adj: relaxed and informal in manner or dress, not planned or expected; not involving commitment or seriousness | |
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 | |
soon-to-be | adj: used to describe someone or something that will soon become something else or will soon be in a different state or position | |
nausea | n: a feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach that is often accompanied by an urge to vomit; a sensation of loathing or disgust | |
deflation | n: a decrease in the general price level of goods and services; the act of letting the air out of something | |
cuff | n: a band or strip of material, usually worn around the wrist or ankle, often used to secure or fasten something in place; a blow or hit delivered with an open hand, typically to the head or ear | |
prescription | n: a written or spoken instruction that directs a medical practitioner to prescribe a specific treatment or medication for a patient | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
provider | n: a person or an organization that supplies somebody with something needed or wanted | |
medication | n: a drug or other form of medicine that treats, prevents, or alleviates the symptoms of the disease | |
prescribe | v: (of a doctor) to advise and order the use of particular medicine or treatment for someone, especially in writing; to issue commands or orders for something | |
departure | n: the act of leaving, especially to start a journey | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
recommendation | n: an official suggestion that something is good or suitable for a particular purpose or job | |
buffer | n: a device, material, or person that reduces the impact or effect of an external force or provides protection against harm or damage | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
complication | n: something that makes a situation or condition that is complex or confused | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
chunky | adj: characterized by being thick and heavy; containing or consisting of large, solid pieces; having a stocky, muscular build | |
demographic | n: a statistic characterizing that describes people or groups of people based on their age, sex, income, etc. | |
headway | n: forward movement or progress made despite obstacles or resistance; clearance or space in which to move forward | |
intractable | adj: difficult to manage or control; stubborn or obstinate | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
stratify | v: to arrange or divide into layers or strata based on characteristics such as social, economic, or cultural status | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
elaborate | adj: containing a lot of carefully prepared and organized or many complicated and detailed parts | |
physiological | adj: relating to the normal functioning of living organisms and their organs and systems; concerning the physical or biochemical processes and activities that occur within the body | |
stimulate | v: to encourage something to develop or become more active; to stir the feelings or emotions | |
unconditional | adj: not subject to any conditions; absolute or complete; not limited by any qualifications or restrictions | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad | |
overnight | adj: lasting for or occurring during one night; occurring or changing extremely quickly or suddenly; happening or being achieved in a short amount of time | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
shifting | adj: constantly changing or moving |