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extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
Arabic | n: the Semitic language of the Arab people, widely spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa; of or relating to Arab peoples, culture, or language | |
difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
foresee | v: to perceive or predict; to anticipate or expect something to happen in the future | |
nativism | n: a political ideology or belief system that prioritizes the interests and rights of people considered native or indigenous to a particular country or region, often involving advocation for policies that restrict immigration or limit the rights of non-native residents and associated with fears of cultural or economic displacement | |
futurist | n: a person who studies or predicts trends and developments, particularly in science, technology, or social systems, to anticipate what the future may hold | |
shout-out | n: a public expression of appreciation or acknowledgment, often given to an individual or group of people, typically used in social media, advertising, or broadcast media | |
multigenerational | adj: involving or encompassing multiple generations, particularly within a family or community; relating to or affecting people of different age groups or life stages | |
humanize | v: to make something or someone more humane or compassionate; to make something more relatable or understandable to humans | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
chattel | n: personal property, especially that which is movable and not fixed to land | |
slavery | n: the practice or system of owning, buying, and selling people as property and forcing them to work | |
expedite | v: to accelerate or speed up a process or task to make it happen more quickly or efficiently; to facilitate the progress of 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 | |
Renaissance | n: a new growth in activity or enthusiasm in anything, particularly art, literature, or music | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
survivor | n: a person who remains alive after an event in which others have died | |
assault | n: a violent physical attack; the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse against their will | |
martial | adj: relating to soldiers or the military; warlike or inclined towards war | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
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. | |
accomplished | adj: having completed a task or achieved a goal successfully; skilled or proficient at something | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
consult | v: to seek or get advice or information from a person, book, or other source having special knowledge on a particular subject | |
memoir | n: a historical account or biography written from the writer’s knowledge of famous people, places, or events | |
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 | |
insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
fiance | n: a person who is engaged to be married | |
suburb | n: an outlying district or residential area of a city or town, typically comprising middle-class and affluent neighborhoods | |
scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
flash | n: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy; a momentary brightness | |
indicate | v: to show, point out, or make known something, often through a sign or a symbol; to suggest or imply something without stating it directly | |
compliance | n: the act of following rules or regulations, often willingly or voluntarily; the act of conforming to a set of standards or guidelines | |
witness | n: a person who sees something happen, especially a crime or an accident | |
identification | n: the act or process of recognizing, proving, or designating someone or something | |
registration | n: the process of recording or enrolling for a particular course or event; the action or process of officially recording or enrolling something, such as a name or trademark | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
steer | v: to control the direction or movement of a vehicle; to direct a course of action; to guide or motivate someone | |
headline | n: a heading at the top of a newspaper or magazine story or page | |
unarmed | adj: without weapons or arms; not carrying any form of weapon or ammunition, or engaging in physical conflict with weapons | |
expire | v: to come to the end of the period of validity of a document, authorization, agreement, etc. | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
inspect | v: to look at someone or something closely, usually to examine their condition or to detect flaws | |
paperwork | n: administrative tasks that involve writing or typing documents | |
courtesy | n: polite behavior or remark that shows respect for other people | |
enforcement | n: the act of ensuring that rules, regulations, or laws are obeyed or implemented; the act of applying force or pressure to compel compliance with rules or laws | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
scroll | n: a long roll of paper containing writing; (verb) to move through text or graphics on a screen to view different parts of them | |
announcement | n: a public statement or declaration, often made in writing or through the media, that conveys important information or news | |
whisper | v: to speak very quietly to somebody using the breath rather than the voice so that only those close to you can hear you | |
millennial | adj: relating to a period of a thousand years or the year 2000; (noun) a person born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, also called Generation Y | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
avocado | n: a pear-shaped fruit with a hard skin and buttery flesh, commonly eaten raw in salads, sandwiches, or as guacamole | |
toast | n: slices of bread browned on both sides that have been put near a high heat; a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or even | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
permit | v: to allow for something to happen or be done; (noun) the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization | |
infamous | adj: having a reputation for being very bad or wicked | |
contend | v: to struggle to win or surmount something | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
extrajudicial | adj: occurring outside of or beyond the bounds of the regular judicial system; not authorized by law or established legal procedures | |
upstream | adj: in the direction against a stream’s current; (adverb) toward the source or beginning of a stream, river, or process | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
database | n: a large amount of data stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be searched and updated easily | |
diagram | n: a simplified illustration of the appearance, structure, or workings of something | |
consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
lawmaker | n: a politician or legislator who is responsible for making and changing laws | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
supremacy | n: the state, condition, or position of being superior to all others in authority, power, or status | |
pause | v: to take a short break from talking or doing something before continuing | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
definitely | adv: without any question and beyond doubt; clearly | |
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 | |
structural | adj: associated with the way on construction or organization of anything | |
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 | |
arena | n: a large, flat area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events | |
justice | n: the quality of being fair and reasonable and treating people equally according to their due | |
initiative | n: the ability to act or make decisions independently and with confidence; a plan or action proposed or taken to address a problem or need | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
incarceration | n: the state of being confined in prison or jail | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
exposure | n: the state of being in a particular situation or place where there is no protection from or guarantee to something harmful; the disclosure of something secret | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
fake | adj: not genuine; fraudulent or counterfeit | |
Catholic | adj: universal and including many different types of things; related to or associated with the part of the Christian Church that has the Pope as its leader | |
librarian | n: a person who works in a library and is responsible for organizing and managing the collection of books and other materials | |
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 | |
clap | v: to hit your hands together and make a short and loud noise, mainly to show your approval or praise | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
reverse | v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear | |
believable | adj: able to be accepted or easily believed; convincing or plausible | |
absurd | adj: ridiculously silly, unreasonable, or illogical | |
oat | n: a species of cereal grain that seed is grown for making porridge and other dishes or being fed to animals | |
unicycle | n: a vehicle consisting of a single wheel, typically with pedals and a seat affixed to the axle | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
injustice | n: a violation of the rights of others or the laws of a society | |
vengeance | n: the act of punishing or harming someone in return for something harmful that they have done | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
estate | n: a large piece of land with an impressive house on it, often owned by a wealthy family; all of a person’s possessions and assets at the time of their death; an area of land considered as a unit in terms of ownership, use or taxation | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
Don | n: a Spanish gentleman; a university lecturer, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge | |
homeless | adj: without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets | |
barbecue | n: a cooking method or apparatus that uses open flames or heated coals to grill or smoke meat, fish, or vegetables; a social gathering or meal characterized by outdoor grilling or barbecuing of food | |
nap | n: a short sleep, especially during the day | |
agitated | adj: characterized by a state of anxiety, nervous excitement, or restlessness; stirred up or disturbed in a physical or emotional way | |
hump | n: a rounded lump or bump, especially on an animal’s back | |
interpret | v: to explain or assign the meaning of information, actions, etc. | |
obligatory | adj: required by a rule, law, or social convention; compulsory | |
resolve | v: to find a suitable answer to the problems or difficulty | |
preliminary | adj: serving as a preparation for something more important or extensive; introductory; taking place before the main event or decision | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
initiate | v: to begin or start something; to teach the basics or fundamentals of something to somebody; to formally admit someone into a group or organization | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
gentrify | v: to renovate, revitalize, or develop a deteriorated, predominantly urban area, often leading to the displacement of low-income or minority residents and the influx of more affluent residents and businesses | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
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 | |
eggshell | n: the hard, outer layer of an egg, typically thin and fragile, and has a slightly rough texture | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
comfort | n: a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint | |
unaccountable | adj: not able to be explained or justified, often in a way that suggests something suspicious or dishonest is going on; not responsible or answerable for one’s actions or behavior | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
drone | n: a low continuous humming noise; someone who takes more time than necessary; a pilot-less aerial vehicle that is operated by remote control | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
discomfort | n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain | |
lynch | v: to put to death or punish (usually by hanging) without legal authorization or due process, often as an act of mob justice or vigilante action; (noun) a violent punishment, often extrajudicial, in which a mob or group of people seize and kill someone, usually by hanging, as a form of punishment or vengeance | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
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 | |
sharecropper | n: a farmer who cultivates a piece of land owned by someone else, usually in exchange for a share of the crops produced | |
county | n: an administrative division of a country or state, typically one of several comprising a larger division | |
frightening | adj: causing fear or alarm, or very surprising and alarming | |
refuse | v: to show that one is not willing to do or accept something | |
mob | n: a large and disorderly crowd of people; a large horde of animals | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
civic | adj: of or relating to a town, city, or the people who live in it | |
credible | adj: capable of being trusted or believed | |
inventory | n: a complete list of all the items or goods held in stock by a business or organization; the act of making such a list | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
damn | v: to express disapproval of or disappointment in something or someone; to condemn or to curse; (a swear word) an expression of anger | |
bonus | n: an extra amount of money that is added to payment as a present or reward for good work | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
odd | adj: strange or unexpected; not divisible by two | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
joint | adj: shared, held, or made between two or more people; (noun) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton | |
venture | n: a business project or activity that is risky or daring | |
doe | n: a mature female of mammals of which the male is called a buck, such as a deer or a rabbit | |
misogyny | n: a dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
abuse | n: the use of something in an incorrect or harmful manner | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
meditation | n: the act of focusing one’s mind on a particular object or thought; activity to train attention and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry |