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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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digital | adj: processing or storing information as a succession of 1 and 0 to show that a signal is present or missing; relating to the use of computer technology, especially the internet | |
avatar | n: (the concept in Hinduism) a god appearing in human or superhuman or animal form; a graphical representation of a user or the user’s character or persona in online games, chat rooms, etc. | |
fascist | adj: relating to or supporting fascism, which is a political ideology that emphasizes authoritarian government, nationalism, and suppression of political opposition and individual liberties | |
abuse | n: the use of something in an incorrect or harmful manner | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
nationalist | adj: relating to or supporting a political ideology that emphasizes a strong sense of national identity and devotion to one’s own country | |
clarify | v: to make something, such as a statement or situation, less confusing and more understandable | |
benevolent | adj: well-meaning and kind; serving a charitable or philanthropic purpose | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
citizenship | n: the status of being a member of a particular country | |
cooperate | v: to work together with one or more people or organizations to achieve a goal | |
peaceful | adj: not involving violence, conflict, or war | |
paradise | n: a place or state of perfect happiness; a heaven on earth | |
tribal | adj: relating to a social group or tribe, especially a preliterate society | |
chaos | n: a state of complete confusion or disorder, often characterized by a lack of predictability or control | |
prosperous | adj: successful financially or materially; bringing success or good fortune | |
contrast | v: to put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
obligation | n: the state of being morally or legally bound to do or pay something | |
supreme | adj: highest in rank, level, or importance | |
exclusive | adj: not divided or shared with others | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
loyalty | n: the quality of being devoted or faithful to someone or something | |
patriot | n: a person who loves their nation and would fight for it if required | |
loyal | adj: giving or remaining firm and constant support to a person, institution, product, etc.; | |
profession | n: an occupation or vocation requiring advanced education or specialized training | |
humankind | n: the whole of the living human inhabitants of the earth | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
complication | n: something that makes a situation or condition that is complex or confused | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
deny | v: to state that one refuses to admit the existence or truth of something | |
insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
betray | v: to reveal or deliver to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty; to reveal something unintentionally | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
yardstick | n: a long, narrow strip of wood or metal that is marked with measurements, typically used to measure or compare the length, height, or width of something; a standard against which something can be compared or judged | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
horror | n: intense fear or disgust, especially at something shocking or terrifying | |
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 | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
ineffective | adj: not producing any significant or intended effect or result | |
depict | v: to illustrate someone or something in a photograph | |
monster | n: an imaginary creature that is large and has various human and animal parts; someone or something large and powerful | |
seductive | adj: tempting or alluring attractively or persuasively; often used to describe a person, behavior, or idea that is intended to lure or entice someone into a specific action or belief | |
ugly | adj: unattractive in appearance; unpleasant to look at | |
cruel | adj: feeling or showing pleasure in causing pain or suffering to others | |
tempt | v: to make someone want to do or have something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong | |
disgust | n: a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval | |
creep | v: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually to avoid being seen or heard | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
Christ | n: the man that Christians believe is the prophet and the son of God, and whose life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | |
opposed | adj: being completely different from something or disagreeing strongly with something | |
gorgeous | adj: wonderful and attractive | |
hunk | n: a large, strong, attractive man; a large piece or chunk, especially meat | |
resist | v: to refuse to accept something and attempt to prevent it from happening | |
temptation | n: the desire to do or have something that you know you should not do or have; the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire | |
belong | v: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member or part of a group; to be in the proper or appropriate place | |
germ | n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one | |
rerun | n: the act of repeating or replaying a previously aired episode of a television show or a past event or performance; (verb) to broadcast or play again an item, especially a television or radio program; to run a race or other sporting event again | |
dictator | n: a political leader who has complete power over a country, especially one who has obtained control by force | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
asset | n: something or someone that is useful or valuable quality, skill, etc.; valuable property | |
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 | |
oligarch | n: a member of a small group of people who hold disproportionate power or influence, often in a political or economic context | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
concentration | n: the ability to focus all your time and energy on one thing without thinking about anything else. | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
elite | adj: belonging to the wealthiest, most potent, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
liberal | adj: willing to respect or allow many different types of beliefs or behavior; open-minded | |
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 | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
communist | adj: relating to or supporting the political ideology of communism (= a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership) | |
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 | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
inefficient | adj: lacking the ability or skill and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc. | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
feasible | adj: capable of being or likely to be made, done, or achieved | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
efficiently | adv: in a way that produces maximum output with minimum effort or expense | |
handicap | n: a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities | |
authoritarian | adj: characterized by strict, absolute control and obedience to authority or rules; dictatorial and lacking in personal freedoms or individual rights | |
regime | n: the organization, a system, or method that is the governing authority of a political unit | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
merger | n: the process of two or more companies joining together and becoming one entity, often to improve their competitive position or achieve synergies in operations or distribution | |
biotechnology | n: the application of technological processes and methods to biological systems to develop new products or techniques, such as genetically modified organisms or biopharmaceuticals | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
external | adj: belonging to or situated outside of someone or something | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
manipulate | v: to influence or control something or someone to your advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
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 | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
referendum | n: a general vote in which all the people of a country can vote on an important political or social issue | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
puppet | n: a doll or figure that is manipulated by strings, wires, or hands to represent a person or animal; a person who is controlled or manipulated by someone else | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
safeguard | v: to protect something or someone from harm, damage, or loss | |
hack | v: to hit and cut somebody or something roughly and violently; to find a bug in a computer program and break into their systems or networks | |
polarize | v: to cause or become divided into two contrasting or opposite groups, opinions, or positions; to create or intensify a sharp division or conflict | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
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 | |
pioneer | n: inventor; explorer; someone who is among the first to achieve something | |
preexist | v: to exist or occur before something else, especially referring to a time period or event; to predate or come before | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
exploit | v: to make full use of and gain an advantage from resources, opportunities, etc. | |
seduce | v: to entice someone to engage in sexual behavior or to enter into a romantic relationship | |
flatter | v: to praise or compliment someone insincerely or excessively to gain favor or manipulate them; to make someone feel pleased or proud by praising or complimenting them, often genuinely | |
alert | v: to warn or arouse to a sense of danger; (adjective) paying close attention or being in a state of readiness for action | |
resurgence | n: the return or growth of something after a period of decline or disappearance | |
corporation | n: a large company or group of companies that are controlled together by law as a single unit | |
apparent | adj: able to see or understand easily or clearly | |
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 | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
authentic | adj: known to be real and what people say it is; not a fake or copy | |
homosexual | adj: sexually attracted to people of one’s own sex | |
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 | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
prospect | n: the possibility or likelihood of something happening or being successful; a person or thing that is likely to succeed or become popular; a potential customer or client; (verb) to explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
greatly | adv: to an extraordinary extent or degree; very much | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
scrape | v: to draw something along a rough or hard surface, typically to remove dirt or other matter | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
underestimate | v: to think or suppose that a quantity, price, or size is smaller than it is | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
delight | n: a feeling of great pleasure or happiness | |
virtual | adj: being actually such in almost every respect; existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact |