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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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subversive | adj: intended to undermine or overthrow a system, authority, or established order through an intentional effort to cause disruption or to challenge the existing norms or beliefs; (noun) a person or thing intended to undermine the power or authority of an established system or institution | |
plot | n: a secret plan or scheme to achieve a specific goal; the plan or main story of a literary work; (verb) to plan secretly, usually something illegal | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
secrecy | n: the state or quality of being kept hidden or private; the act of keeping something confidential or unknown to others | |
revolutionary | adj: relating to or characterized by a complete or dramatic change | |
patch | n: a small piece of material or fabric used to repair or reinforce a tear, hole, or damaged area; a small plot of land used for cultivation or a specific purpose | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
encouraging | adj: giving hope, confidence, or support; inspiring | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
pocketbook | n: a small bag or purse usually carried in a pocket or worn on the wrist or shoulder for carrying money and other small personal items; a book or guide that contains information or tips on a particular subject, such as travel or fashion | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
gateway | n: an entrance, door, or other openings that lead to a larger space, particularly one that serves as an entry point or access point to a larger area or system; a route, means, or method used to gain access to or acquire something | |
preservation | n: the act of keeping something in its original state or of preventing it from being damaged | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
lawn | n: a stretch of ground covered with grass, typically attached to a house, and often used for recreation or aesthetics | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
league | n: an association of sports teams who compete against each other; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length, equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 meters | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or something | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
bold | adj: brave, daring, and confident; not frightened of danger or afraid to say what you feel or to take risks | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
aspiring | adj: desiring or striving for recognition or advancement; wanting to be successful in life | |
modest | adj: having or showing a humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
divine | adj: of, from, or like a god; holy or sacred | |
whatsoever | adv: not at all; no matter what | |
facial | adj: of or relating to a person’s face | |
pound | n: the standard unit of money in the UK; the standard unit of weight equal to 16 ounces | |
squash | v: to forcefully crush or flatten something; to suppress, stifle, or defeat an idea or opposition forcefully | |
gastronomy | n: the art or science of preparing and serving good food; the study of food and its relationship to culture and society | |
clip | n: a small metal or plastic device used for holding an object or objects together or in place; a short part of electronic media, either an audio clip or video clip | |
tragic | adj: causing great sadness or suffering; very unfortunate | |
midst | n: the middle part of people or things | |
obesity | n: the condition of being significantly overweight, typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
parallel | adj: being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
primarily | adv: mainly | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
fan | n: a person who admires and supports a person, group, sport, sports team, etc.; a device for creating a current of air by the movement of a surface or surfaces | |
scary | adj: causing fear or fright; frightening; intimidating | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
reputable | adj: having a good reputation or standing; trustworthy, reliable, or respected | |
geologist | n: a scientist or specialist who studies geology | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
calorie | n: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius at atmospheric pressure, used by nutritionists to measure how much energy food will produce | |
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 | |
industrialize | v: to organize the production of something into an industry | |
catastrophic | adj: extremely harmful; causing physical or financial destruction | |
drought | n: a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain, leading to a shortage of water and often causing damage to crops and other vegetation | |
farmland | n: land used for farming or agricultural purposes | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
suburb | n: an outlying district or residential area of a city or town, typically comprising middle-class and affluent neighborhoods | |
sprawl | v: to sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
stability | n: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
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 | |
insure | v: to provide coverage in the event of loss or damage | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
tick | n: a light, sharp, repetitive sound or action; a mark indicating that something is correct or has been done; any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
decent | adj: satisfactory, acceptable, or good in a general sense | |
arbitrary | adj: based on chance, or individual whim rather than any reason | |
unwavering | adj: not changing or becoming weaker in any way; remaining steadily fixed or resolute in purpose or commitment | |
thereof | adv: of or about the thing mentioned | |
vitamin | n: any of a group of organic compounds that are essential in small quantities to the diet and are present in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced within the body | |
immunity | n: the ability of an organism to resist infection or disease, often due to the presence of antibodies | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
cereal | n: a type of grain used for food, such as wheat, oats, or corn that is typically ground into flour, cooked into porridge, or used to make breakfast cereals | |
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 | |
troublesome | adj: causing difficulty or annoyance for someone | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
coli | n: a bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the human gut and is used as a model organism in molecular biology and biochemistry | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
sprout | v: to grow or develop new parts typically leaves or shoots, from a plant; to emerge, develop, or arise gradually or suddenly | |
dilemma | n: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more options, especially that are equally unfavorable ones | |
grocery | n: a shop that sells food and other household items | |
redefine | v: to change the meaning or interpretation of something; to make people think about something in a new or different way | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
grocer | n: a person who owns a shop that sells foodstuffs and some household supplies | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
gorgeous | adj: wonderful and attractive | |
delicious | adj: exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
crunch | n: a loud, crackling noise made by something being crushed or broken; a difficult or critical situation | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
lever | n: a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine; a rigid bar resting on a pivot so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled easily | |
visionary | adj: having or showing exceptional foresight and imagination; not practical or realizable; speculative | |
residence | n: the fact or condition of living in a particular place; a home | |
celebrity | n: someone who is well-known, particularly in the entertainment industry | |
chef | n: a cook, especially the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
symbol | n: something visible that is used to represent something else | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
amaze | v: to fill with wonder, surprise, or admiration | |
backyard | n: a whole space behind and belonging to a house | |
victory | n: success in a game, competition, election, or battle, or the knowledge that you have won | |
inspiration | n: something that motivates or encourages someone to create or achieve something, or a feeling of excitement or creativity | |
snapshot | n: an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
representation | n: the act of speaking, acting, or being present on behalf of someone officially; a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
diagram | n: a simplified illustration of the appearance, structure, or workings of something | |
transpose | v: to change the position, order, or arrangement of something, especially in music, by changing the key or pitch; to transfer or move something from one place or context to another | |
commodity | n: a product or a raw material that can be traded, bought, or sold | |
scandalous | adj: causing public outrage or offense by being morally or socially unacceptable; involving shameful or improper behavior | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
shelter | n: a structure built to protect from poor weather, danger, or attack; (verb) to protect or shield from harm or adversity, particularly relating to environmental conditions or danger | |
stimulus | n: something that causes growth or arouses action | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
jail | n: a facility where criminals are kept to be punished for their crimes; a prison | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
sovereignty | n: supremacy or authority, especially supreme authority over a country | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
composition | n: the different parts of something’s elements or ingredients; the way in which the different components are organized; a piece of music written by someone | |
flick | v: to make a sudden sharp movement or hit something quickly with a sharp movement | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
suit | n: a set of clothes that are made from the same material; a claim or complaint that a person or organization can file in court against another party; (verb) to be fit or acceptable for | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
grange | n: a farmhouse or a country house with outbuildings often used to store agricultural equipment or as a residence for a farm manager or worker, historically associated with rural farming communities or organizations | |
recreate | v: to make something that existed previously happen or appear to exist again | |
vibe | n: an atmosphere or feeling that is conveyed through a place, situation, or group of people; characteristic energy or mood | |
revisit | v: to go to a place again, especially after a long period | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice |