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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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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 | |
acrimonious | adj: marked by bitterness, harshness, or a sharp tone; full of resentment or anger; hostile | |
divorce | n: the legal dissolution of a marriage | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
infidelity | n: the quality or state of being unfaithful, especially having sex with someone who is not your partner | |
disaster | n: an unexpected event or series of events that cause widespread damage, destruction, or loss of life | |
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 | |
redundant | adj: unnecessarily repetitive or excessive; exceeding what is necessary or essential; characterized by unnecessary repetition or duplication of efforts | |
miscarriage | n: the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week; the failure of an effort or plan to come to fruition | |
abortion | n: the intentional termination of a pregnancy at an early stage | |
infertile | adj: unable to grow crops or sustain life; not able to produce offspring or offspring that are viable | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
dementia | n: a severe decline in cognitive function, especially memory, as a result of disease or injury | |
impair | v: to damage something or make it weaker or worse | |
suicide | n: the act of killing yourself intentionally | |
adversity | n: difficulties or hardships that someone faces | |
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 | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
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 | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind | |
skeptical | adj: doubting that something is accurate or useful | |
discerning | adj: able to make good judgments about what is true or right | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
sergeant | n: a rank of non-commissioned officer in the armed forces, typically above corporal but below staff sergeant or sergeant first class | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
inspiring | adj: stimulating and motivating you to want to do something | |
earthquake | n: a sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of rock beneath the earth’s surface | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
quake | v: to shake or vibrate violently and for a short time | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
depart | v: to go away or leave, especially to start a journey | |
boost | v: to improve, raise, or increase something | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
instantly | adv: immediately | |
blink | v: to shut and open the eyes quickly; to gleam or glow in a regular or intermittent way | |
fling | v: to throw or push something or someone with force or recklessness, especially because you are angry | |
equation | n: the act of regarding as equal; (mathematics) a statement that expresses the equality of two expressions by connecting them with the equals sign | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
grieve | v: to feel or show great sadness or sorrow, especially for someone who has died | |
wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
unthinkable | adj: too unlikely or shocking to imagine or accept | |
smashing | adj: very successful or impressive; causing something to be broken or destroyed | |
smithereens | n: small fragments, pieces, or splinters resulting from the breaking or smashing of something | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
estrangement | n: the state of being separated or distant, especially in a relationship or between family members or friends | |
leaflet | n: a small, thin piece of paper or other material, often used for advertising or informational purposes; a small branch or part of a leaf | |
grief | n: a very great sadness, especially when somebody dies | |
bargain | n: an agreement between two parties regarding the terms of a purchase or a transaction; a deal or a negotiation that results in a product or a service being acquired for a lower price than usual or expected | |
denial | n: a statement that something is not true or does not exist | |
depression | n: a mental condition in which a person feels very unhappy and without hope for the future; a severe recession in an economy or market | |
overwhelm | v: to defeat someone or something by using a great deal of force; to have a strong emotional effect on somebody | |
powerless | adj: lacking power, strength, or authority; unable to act or affect change | |
exert | v: to put forth effort; to put into action; to bring into play | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
whatsoever | adv: not at all; no matter what | |
anguish | n: severe physical or emotional pain or suffering; distress or mental agony | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
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 | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
confess | v: to admit to having done something wrong or to reveal something personal or private | |
parental | adj: of or relating to parent or parents | |
bereavement | n: the state of having lost a relative or close friend; grief or sadness caused by the loss of someone or something | |
acknowledged | adj: recognized or admitted as being true or valid | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
utterly | adv: completely or absolutely | |
navigate | v: to plan and direct the way that a ship, plane, etc. will travel, often by using a map | |
monumental | adj: great in importance or influence, size, extent, or solidity; massive | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
underpin | v: to support or strengthen the foundations of something | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
delusion | n: a false belief or impression that is firmly held despite evidence to the contrary | |
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 | |
tragedy | n: an event or situation causing great loss, misfortune, or destruction; a play or literature that deals with a severe and sad event and often ends with the death of the main character | |
entitle | v: to give someone the right to have or do something; to give a title to someone or something | |
shiny | adj: reflecting light and having a bright and smooth surface | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
demonstrate | v: to display something or give an exhibition to an interested audience | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
appraise | v: to assess or evaluate the value, quality, or condition of something or someone, often in a professional or organized manner | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
vital | adj: necessary for the success or continued existence of something | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
hardwired | adj: built-in or innate, often referring to behavior or traits that are instinctive or automatic, as if pre-programmed in the brain or genetics | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
bounce | v: to cause to move up or away after hitting a surface; to spring back | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
cave | n: a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, mountain, or under the ground | |
saber | n: a type of sword with a curved blade, typically used in cavalry or fencing | |
rainbow | n: an arch of colors in the sky caused by the refraction and dispersion of sunlight through rain | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
bombard | v: to attack a place with bombs or gunshots continuously; to address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
dial | v: to adjust or set the controls of a machine or device by turning a controller called dial; (noun) a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called | |
diminish | v: to reduce or be reduced in size, extent, or importance; to make something smaller, weaker, etc. | |
tune | n: a musical composition or set of musical notes that are played or sung; (verb) to adjust or set something to a specific condition or standard | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
distinctly | adv: in a way that is clearly or noticeably different or separates from something else; in a way that is unmistakably or unequivocally defined or identifiable | |
swallow | v: to make food, drink, pills, etc., pass down your throat into your stomach; (noun) small long-winged songbird noted for swift, graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
grateful | adj: feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful | |
wee | adj: very small or tiny; referring to a short amount of time | |
drawn-out | adj: extended in time or length; prolonged; protracted | |
sparing | adj: characterized by using or giving very little of something; frugal or economical in the use of resources or materials | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
gratitude | n: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness | |
permit | v: to allow for something to happen or be done; (noun) the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization | |
neon | n: a chemical element of atomic number 10 that is a gas with no smell or color, does not react with other chemicals, and shines with a bright light when electricity is passed through it | |
frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
intentional | adj: done, made or performed with purpose and intent | |
deliberate | adj: done with full consciousness of nature and effects rather than by accident | |
ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
no-brainer | n: a decision or a problem that requires little or no thought because it is obvious what you should do | |
pore | n: a tiny hole in the skin of people or other animals that sweat can pass through; (verb) to read carefully or study attentively | |
upset | adj: causing or marked by anxiety, uneasiness, trouble, or grief; (verb) to make someone anxious, unhappy, or angry | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
prompt | v: to make someone decide to or try to do something, or to make something happen | |
forgiveness | n: the act of stopping feeling angry or resentful towards someone for a mistake or offense with compassion | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
transgression | n: the violation of a law, duty, or moral principle | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
troll | n: a person who makes inflammatory or off-topic posts on the internet; a supernatural creature often portrayed as a giant or dwarf that lives in isolated areas; (verb) to fish by dragging a baited line through the water behind a boat | |
decision-maker | n: a person who makes important decisions, especially at a high level in an organization | |
rocket | n: a large tube-shaped object that moves very first by a stream of gases let out behind it, used for space travel or as a weapon | |
trait | n: a particular feature of your nature | |
elusive | adj: difficult to find, define, achieve, or remember | |
ordinary | adj: not different, exceptional, or unexpected in any way, especially in quality, ability, size, or degree | |
willingness | n: the state of being ready or inclined to do something | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
veer | v: to change direction suddenly or sharply; to turn or swerve from one course or direction to another | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
awful | adj: causing fear, dread, or terror; very bad or unpleasant | |
urge | v: to spur on or encourage someone, especially by cheers and shouts; (noun) a strong desire or impulse, especially one that is difficult to control or resist | |
lean | adj: having a noticeably small amount of body fat; (verb) to bend or move from a straight to a sloping posture | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition |