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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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storytelling | n: the act or art of narrating or writing stories | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
exchange | v: to give something and receive something else in return, often with the implication that the items being traded are of equal or comparable value; (noun) the act of giving or taking something in return for something else; a place or system where goods or services can be bought, sold, or traded | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
campfire | n: an outdoor fire used for cooking, warmth, or light, often made by camping or in rural areas; a gathering or social event around such a fire | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
preparation | n: the activity of getting ready for something or making something ready | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
entertainment | n: public shows, films, television, or other performances or activities of enjoying people | |
anatomy | n: the scientific study that deals with the physical structure of humans, animals, or plants | |
indelible | adj: cannot be removed, erased, or forgot | |
cast | v: to cause light or shadow to appear on a surface; to assing or choose someone such as an actor or representative, especially by selection process | |
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 | |
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 | |
script | n: a written text of a film, play, broadcast, or speech; something written by hand | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
retrain | v: to teach or learn a new or different set of skills or knowledge, usually to adapt to a new job, situation, or technology | |
studio | n: a room or building where creative or artistic work is produced; a television or radio production company | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
lens | n: a transparent optical device with curved sides, used in an optical instrument that makes objects seem larger, smaller, clearer, etc.; (metaphor) the basic thoughts or mindsets through which someone sees or understands the environment or situation | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
greatly | adv: to an extraordinary extent or degree; very much | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
advertise | v: to draw attention to something such as a product, service, or event in public to encourage people to buy, use, or attend it | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
panic | n: a sudden strong feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and prevents reasonable thought and action | |
palpable | adj: able to be felt or touched; easily perceivable or noticeable; tangible | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
scary | adj: causing fear or fright; frightening; intimidating | |
drama | n: a play in a theatre, television, or radio, or performance on a stage | |
ferret | n: a small, carnivorous mammal with a long slender body and a pointed snout, often used for hunting rats or other small animals; (verb) to search persistently and relentlessly for something, often in a secretive or concealed manner, as if hunting with a ferret | |
gem | n: a precious or semiprecious stone, usually of high quality and often used as jewelry; something that is considered to be a highly prized and valuable possession or attribute of a person or thing | |
episode | n: a happening or story that is distinctive in a series of related events; an abrupt short period during which someone suffers from the effects of a physical or mental illness | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
winnow | v: to separate or remove the undesirable or unnecessary parts of a group or collection; to narrow down or sift through something to find what is useful or valuable | |
genius | n: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
appealing | adj: attractive or exciting; evoking a positive response or desire; having qualities that are likely to encourage someone to like or enjoy something | |
shove | v: to push someone or something in a rough way | |
opposed | adj: being completely different from something or disagreeing strongly with something | |
pioneer | n: inventor; explorer; someone who is among the first to achieve something | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
scandal | n: an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage | |
swell | v: to become larger or more inflated; to become more intense or important | |
sleeve | n: a part of a garment that covers all or part of an arm | |
regard | v: to think about or consider somebody or something in a specified way | |
tweet | n: a short, high sound made by a small bird; a message sent using Twitter, the social media application | |
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 | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
subscribe | v: to agree to receive or support something, often through payment or regular participation; to sign up for or enroll in something, such as a publication, service, or program | |
passport | n: an official document issued by a government used to verify the identity and nationality of a person for international travel | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
binge | n: a period of excessive or uncontrolled consumption, often of food or alcohol; a spree or bout of reckless behavior or indulgence | |
fast-forward | v: to advance or move forward in time or progress, particularly in a rapid or accelerated manner; to increase the playback speed of a recording | |
demonstration | n: a display or show, often of a particular skill or product, intended to convince or persuade others | |
intimacy | n: close familiarity or friendship; a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
grant | v: to agree to give or allow somebody | |
heartfelt | adj: genuine, sincere, and expressing deep feelings or emotions | |
huck | v: to throw or toss something quickly or carelessly; to promote or sell something aggressively or persistently | |
execute | v: to kill someone, especially as a legal punishment; to carry out or perform an action, duty, etc. | |
closet | n: a small room or cabinet with a door used for storing things, especially clothes | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
adventure | n: a journey or a series of events that is unusual, exciting, or dangerous | |
soprano | n: the highest-pitched voice or vocal range of a female or child singer; a female or child singer with a soprano voice; the highest-pitched member of an instrumental family, such as a violin or clarinet | |
satisfy | v: to make somebody pleased by giving them what they want or need | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
shark | n: a long-bodied, mostly predatory marine fish that has sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its back; a person who is ruthless, greedy, and dishonest | |
debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
argue | v: to express differing opinions or points of view, often in a heated or contentious manner; to present a case or reasoning to persuade or convince others | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
discount | n: a reduction in the original price of an item, product, or service; a deduction from the usual cost or value of something; (verb) to disregard or minimize the importance of something; to offer a lower price for a product or service than its original price | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
sponsor | v: to provide funds for a particular event, program, individual, etc. as a way of advertising | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
overlord | n: a person who has great power over many other people, especially in the past | |
well-rounded | adj: having knowledge, skill, or experience in a wide range of areas or subjects; not limited or restricted to one area of expertise or focus | |
speculate | v: to form a theory or conjecture or guess about a subject without solid evidence | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
electron | n: a tiny particle with the negative electrical charge | |
scream | v: to give a loud, high shout suddenly, especially because of fear, anger, excitement, etc.; to utter or declare in a very loud voice | |
settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
discern | v: to see, perceive, or understand something that is not obvious | |
disturb | v: to interrupt someone who is trying to work, sleep, etc. | |
explode | v: to burst or break open violently and noisily; to cause something to burst or break open | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
idiot | n: a foolish or stupid person who lacks common sense or judgment; a derogatory term used to describe someone who is mentally deficient | |
fictional | adj: imaginary and not real; of or related to literary fiction | |
educate | v: to provide or receive instruction or training over a period of time at a school, university, etc. | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
guilty | adj: feeling responsible for or having done something wrong or criminal | |
entertain | v: to keep a group of people interested or excited; to take into consideration an idea or feeling | |
creepy | adj: causing an uneasy feeling of fear or unease | |
intelligent | adj: having the capacity for thought and reason, especially to a high degree | |
fiction | n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true | |
prediction | n: the act of predicting the future by reasoning; a statement made about the future | |
mad | adj: insane, especially due to a mental illness; very angry | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
specification | n: a detailed description of the characteristics, features, or requirements of something, typically a product or system; a written statement that outlines the standards, procedures, or requirements for a project or job | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
mystery | n: something difficult to understand or explain; a secret or enigmatic quality that adds to the fascination or interest of something; a genre of fiction that involves the solution of a crime or a puzzle | |
extrapolate | v: to guess or think about what might happen or estimate something using the facts that you have now | |
creep | v: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually to avoid being seen or heard | |
crown | n: a circular ornamental headdress, worn as a symbol of authority by a king, usually made of gold and precious stones | |
throne | n: a chair or seat of state for a monarch or other high-ranking person; the position of being a king or queen | |
fascinate | v: to attract and hold the attention of someone deeply and irresistibly | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
fantasy | n: a fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen | |
pantry | n: a small room, closet, or cupboard used for the storage of food, particularly non-perishable items such as canned goods, dry goods, and spices; a supply of food stored in this manner | |
medium | adj: of a size, amount, or level that is average or intermediate; (noun) a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | |
magical | adj: produced by or containing supernatural powers | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
endless | adj: having no end or conclusion; infinitely very large in size or amount | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
bible | n: the sacred writings of the Christian religions, consisting of the Old and New Testaments; a book regarded as authoritative in its field | |
beforehand | adv: ahead of time; in advance | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
grocery | n: a shop that sells food and other household items | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
arc | n: the shape of a portion of a circle or other curved line | |
novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
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 | |
pitch | n: the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; the degree of a slope, especially of a roof; short presentation for selling or sharing something | |
pluck | v: to pull or draw something, especially with sudden force or effort; to strip of feathers | |
extent | n: the point or degree or area to which something extends |