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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
fierce | adj: severe and violent in a way that is frightening | |
opponent | n: a person against whom you are playing or fighting in a game, competition, debate, etc. | |
bully | n: a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker; (verb) to intimidate, harass, or mistreat someone weaker or less powerful | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
hazy | adj: not clear due to a lack of recollection, comprehension, or detail; unsure or perplexed about something | |
denial | n: a statement that something is not true or does not exist | |
apparently | adv: based on what you have heard or read | |
praise | n: an expression that shows approval and admiration of the achievements or characteristics of someone or something | |
liberal | adj: willing to respect or allow many different types of beliefs or behavior; open-minded | |
conservative | adj: holding traditional views and values and opposed to change or innovation | |
hypocrisy | n: the practice of engaging in the same behavior or activity for which one criticizes another or the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s behavior does not conform | |
creep | v: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually to avoid being seen or heard | |
sigh | v: to emit a deep, audible breath or sound, often expressing feelings of tiredness, frustration, or relief; to express longing, wish, or regret; (noun) the act of exhaling audibly in a long, deep, and often melancholy way | |
torment | n: unbearable physical pain or extreme mental distress; (verb) to cause severe physical or mental suffering to someone, or to be the victim of such suffering | |
merciless | adj: showing no pity or compassion, cruel or without mercy; harsh and unforgiving | |
bloody | adj: covered in or smeared with blood; involving or characterized by bloodshed or brutality | |
hygiene | n: the practice of maintaining cleanliness in the home and person to prevent illness | |
plainly | adv: clearly and simply; in a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
sticky | adj: made of or covered with an adhesive substance; hot or warm and humid | |
hallway | n: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
clipboard | n: a flat, rigid board with a clip at the top used to hold papers, documents, or forms in place | |
survey | n: an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, made by asking people questions | |
preference | n: a stronger liking or interest for something or someone than another thing or person | |
pounce | v: to spring or jump on suddenly and aggressively, often to capture or attack; to seize an opportunity quickly and eagerly | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, | |
worthless | adj: having no value or usefulness; not worth considering | |
garbage | n: waste material, especially food waste and kitchen refuse | |
monster | n: an imaginary creature that is large and has various human and animal parts; someone or something large and powerful | |
impulse | n: a sudden strong and unreflective wish or need to do something; the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber | |
admittedly | adv: used to acknowledge a fact or statement, often one that weakens or contradicts an argument or opinion; concededly | |
mushy | adj: soft and pulpy in texture or consistency, often describing food; emotionally sentimental or overly romantic in a way that can be seen as insincere or sickly sweet | |
greedy | adj: having or showing an intense or insatiable desire for wealth, status, power, or food | |
rage | n: a strong feeling of anger or violence | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
undercurrent | n: a concealed or underlying tendency or feeling; a flow below the surface of a fluid | |
bubble | n: a thin, round, and often transparent mass of gas that is surrounded by a thin layer of liquid; a state of economic or social prosperity that is unsustainable and eventually collapses | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
overflow | v: to flow or run over the edge or brim of a container or surface; to be more than enough | |
cruel | adj: feeling or showing pleasure in causing pain or suffering to others | |
unravel | v: undo twisted, knitted, or woven threads by separating it | |
overly | adv: to a greater degree than is appropriate or desirable | |
intellect | n: the ability to think logically and comprehend information, especially at an advanced level | |
spoil | v: to ruin the taste, appearance, or quality of something; to become or cause something to become rotten or bad | |
alert | v: to warn or arouse to a sense of danger; (adjective) paying close attention or being in a state of readiness for action | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
pioneer | n: inventor; explorer; someone who is among the first to achieve 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 | |
prejudice | n: a thought or feeling that is unfair and makes no sense, mainly when it is formed without enough thought or knowledge | |
genocide | n: the intentional killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
superior | adj: better, higher in quality, or more advanced than others | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
accident | n: an unfortunate event, especially one causing damage or injury | |
gay | adj: homosexual; happy, carefree | |
consciously | adv: with awareness; in a deliberate manner | |
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 | |
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 | |
coincidence | n: an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time by chance, in a surprising way | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
chant | n: a simple melody or tune, typically one that is repeated or sung in a monotonous way; (verb) recite with musical intonation | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
inferior | adj: lower in rank, status, or quality | |
implicit | adj: suggested but not directly expressed | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
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 | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
punch | v: to strike someone or something with one’s fist; to make a hole in something | |
enlightened | adj: having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook | |
racist | adj: characterized by or showing discrimination or prejudice against people of other races; (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
abstract | adj: based on general ideas, feelings, or qualities and not on any a physical or concrete existence | |
generic | adj: not specific; not linked to a particular brand or product | |
sanctimonious | adj: characterized by excessive or hypocritical holiness or righteousness, often to show off one’s supposed moral superiority | |
pedestal | n: a base or support on which something, typically a statue, column, etc., is placed | |
manifestation | n: a visible or tangible form of something, especially a particular sign of a disease or condition | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
convoy | n: a group of vehicles, ships, or other vessels that travel together, often for protection or mutual support; (verb) to accompany or escort a person or group while traveling | |
grenade | n: a hand-held explosive device designed to be thrown or projected toward a target and detonate upon impact or after a specified time | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
holocaust | n: the systematic killing of millions of Jews and other minority groups by the Nazis during World War II, or any similar act of mass destruction | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
Jewish | adj: of or relating to people whose traditional religion is Judaism | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
demean | v: to lower or damage someone’s dignity, honor, or reputation; to treat someone disrespectfully, often in a way that makes them feel inferior or humiliated | |
humanize | v: to make something or someone more humane or compassionate; to make something more relatable or understandable to humans | |
destine | v: to determine or set the course of something in advance, often in a way that seems predetermined or inevitable; to specify or choose someone or something for a particular fate or outcome | |
womb | n: the organ of a woman or female mammal in which a baby develops before birth | |
republican | n: a person who supports or advocates for a particular form of government, typically one that has an elected head of state rather than a monarch; a member or supporter of the Republican Party in the United States | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
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 | |
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 | |
lifelong | adj: lasting for the whole of someone’s life | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
literally | adv: in the real or original meaning of a word or phrase; in a literal sense or way; not figuratively | |
integrate | v: to combine one thing with another so that they form a whole or work together; to accept equal participation for members of all races and ethnic groups | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
kindergarten | n: a school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
proactive | adj: acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty or to take advantage of an opportunity. | |
upend | v: to turn or flip over; to overthrow or upset the established order | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
harassment | n: the act of repeatedly annoying, tormenting, or persecuting someone in a way that is threatening or unwelcome, often relating to issues of race, gender, or other identities | |
assault | n: a violent physical attack; the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse against their will | |
imbalance | n: a situation in which two or more things are not equal or equally treated | |
criminal | n: a person who has committed a crime | |
facilitate | v: to make something easier or more likely to happen | |
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 | |
generosity | n: the fact or quality of being willing to do kind things or give somebody money, gifts, or time freely | |
open-minded | adj: willing to listen to or consider new or different ideas | |
compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
ingrained | adj: deeply rooted in someone’s mind or behavior; difficult to change due to being established for a long time | |
inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
apologize | v: to express regret for committing wrongdoing or causing a problem | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
unbelievable | adj: beyond belief or understanding and extremely surprising | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
investigator | n: a person whose job is to conduct an investigation or inquiry into something, often to gather information or evidence | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
apology | n: an act of saying or writing that you are sorry for something that has been done wrong or that causes a trouble | |
forgiveness | n: the act of stopping feeling angry or resentful towards someone for a mistake or offense with compassion | |
conditional | adj: depending on a specific condition or circumstance; imposed or subject to certain conditions or restrictions | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
absolve | v: (especially in religion or law) to declare someone free from guilt, punishment, or responsible for something | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
foster | v: to promoto growth; to take care of another person’s child, usually for a limited time, without becoming their legal parents |