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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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hub | n: the central or main part of a particular place, activity, network, etc.; the central part of a car wheel, fan, propeller, etc., through which the shaft or axle passes | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
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 | |
offshore | adj: situated at or happening in the sea, not far from the shore or land; (of winds) coming from the land | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
collar | n: a band of material worn around the neck, typically forming part of a shirt or jacket; (verb) to grab or catch hold of someone or something | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
considerable | adj: large in size, extent, amount, or significance; noteworthy or substantial in importance | |
angst | n: a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
poll | n: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; the process of voting at an election | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
trend | n: a general direction in which something is changing or developing | |
elite | adj: belonging to the wealthiest, most potent, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society | |
misplace | v: to put something in the wrong place or lose it temporarily | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
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 | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
sophisticated | adj: having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of people’s behavior, culture, and fashion | |
innovative | adj: introducing or using new methods, ideas, etc. | |
drudgery | n: hard, menial, and tedious work; a routine, monotonous task that is considered boring or unpleasant | |
investigate | v: to conduct a systematic or formal inquiry to identify and evaluate the facts of a crime, problem, statement, etc. to establish the truth | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
bloody | adj: covered in or smeared with blood; involving or characterized by bloodshed or brutality | |
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 | |
favored | adj: preferred or supported over anyone or anything else | |
destination | n: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent; the ultimate purpose or goal of a journey or action | |
dismiss | v: to regard something or someone as not important and not worth considering; to terminate someone’s employment | |
polite | adj: showing consideration, respect, or deference towards others; having good manners, civility, or courteous behavior | |
accountant | n: a person whose job is to keep financial records and accounts for a person or organization | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
veneer | n: a thin layer of material applied to the surface of something for decoration or protection; a superficial or deceptive outward appearance that conceals the true nature of something beneath it | |
sophistication | n: the quality or state of having a great deal of worldly experience; the quality or state of being intellectually or culturally refined | |
regiment | n: a large military unit, usually consisting of several battalions and commanded by a colonel or higher-ranking officer; a strict or organized system or routine | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
killing | n: the act of causing death; a sudden and intense force or effect that causes significant damage or destruction; a situation where someone is making a substantial amount of money or experiencing significant financial success | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
educated | adj: having received a high standard of education | |
educational | adj: relating to education or providing knowledge or instruction | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
visible | adj: capable of being seen; or open to easy view | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
novelty | n: the quality of being new, attractive, and unusual | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
organ | n: a part of the body of an animal or plant that has a particular purpose and performs a specific job | |
firm | adj: resolute or unwavering in decision-making or action; strong or secure in structure, make, or composition; reliable, trustworthy, or dependable; (noun) a business or company | |
restrict | v: to limit someone’s actions or movements, or to limit something to lessen its size or prevent it from increasing | |
beneficiary | n: a person who receives benefits or advantage from something, especially a financial trust or a will | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
conceptualization | n: the process of forming or developing an abstract idea or concept, often through the use of language or other symbolic representations | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
multinational | adj: relating to or involving multiple countries or nationalities; having operations or business interests in multiple countries | |
corporation | n: a large company or group of companies that are controlled together by law as a single unit | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
professional | adj: having or showing the skill appropriate to a particular job; competent or skillful | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
headquarter | n: the central office or location from which a business or organization is managed | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
localize | v: to restrict or confine something to a specific area or location; to adapt or translate something for a particular region or market | |
affirmative | adj: indicating agreement, support, or confirmation; positive or assertive in tone | |
patent | n: a legal document that grants an inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a certain period of time; the invention or process for which a patent has been granted | |
subsidiary | adj: of secondary or lesser importance; providing support to a larger or primary organization or entity | |
citation | n: words or lines taken from speech, written passages, legal precedent, etc.; an official or formal notice of a person’s good conduct or work, given as a recognition | |
refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
identical | adj: being the exact same one | |
outsource | v: to contract out or transfer a job, task, or service to an external organization or party, often as a cost-saving measure | |
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 | |
pharmaceutical | adj: relating to the production and selling of the medical drugs | |
molecule | n: a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
collision | n: an instance of two or more objects or entities crashing into each other, usually resulting in damage, impact, or conflict | |
landing | n: the act of coming to rest on the ground or another surface after being in flight or jumping; a platform or area of ground where a plane or spacecraft can come to rest | |
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 | |
injection | n: the act of introducing a liquid, especially a drug, into the body using a needle and a syringe | |
dropout | n: a person who leaves school, college, or a training program before completing it | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
bore | v: to make someone feel weary or uninterested, often by talking at length about uninteresting or mundane topics; to cause someone to feel bored or unengaged; (noun) a hole or tunnel drilled or dug into the ground, either for exploration or extraction of natural resources | |
innovate | v: to introduce new methods, ideas, or products | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
analytical | adj: relating to or using analysis (= the process of breaking down a complex system or concept into smaller, simpler parts to understand it better), or able to analyze | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
significance | n: the importance or value attached to something; the quality of being significant or noteworthy | |
delivery | n: the act of taking or sending something to a destination; the bringing of a baby during childbirth | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
expertise | n: specialized knowledge or skills in a particular field or subject; expert proficiency or knowledge | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
specify | v: to explain or state something clearly and exactly | |
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 | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
iceberg | n: a large piece of ice floating in the sea, detached from a glacier | |
submerge | v: to put something under water or to go under water; to bury or hide something deeply or completely | |
portion | n: one component of a larger entity | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
sink | v: to submerge or go down below the surface of a liquid or substance; to decline or deteriorate; to cause something to go down into a liquid substance or sink into something else | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
posit | v: to suggest or accept something as fact or as a basis for argument or consideration | |
immigration | n: the act or process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
banker | n: a person who is in charge of or has an important job in a bank | |
analyst | n: someone whose job is to examine something to learn or understand more about it | |
consultant | n: a person who provides professional or expert advice | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
leadership | n: the ability, act, or status of leading a group of people or an organization | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
caveat | n: a warning against certain acts; (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until the filer is given a hearing | |
demographic | n: a statistic characterizing that describes people or groups of people based on their age, sex, income, etc. | |
dividend | n: a sum of money paid regularly, typically quarterly, by a company to its shareholders out of its profits or reserves | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
paradoxical | adj: seemingly contradictory or absurd because of having two opposite features or facts, though it is probably true | |
mirage | n: an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction of light in the Earth’s atmosphere, creating a false or distorted image of distant objects or landscapes, often appears as a shimmering or floating appearance, typically seen in deserts or over hot surfaces | |
mighty | adj: very large, powerful, or strong | |
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 | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
exception | n: something that is not included in a general rule or pattern; a person or thing that is excluded or stands apart from others | |
incapable | adj: unable to do, control, or achieve something | |
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 | |
quantity | n: the amount or number of something; magnitude | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
absolve | v: (especially in religion or law) to declare someone free from guilt, punishment, or responsible for something | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
remaining | adj: left over or still present after other parts have been used, removed, or destroyed; existing or persisting in a particular state or condition | |
gentle | adj: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; soft and mild |