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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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marine | adj: relating to the sea and the creatures and plants that live there | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
laboratory | n: a workplace for doing scientific research or teaching science; a lab | |
woods | n: a dense area of trees and shrubs, typically forming a forest or woodland; a place of natural beauty and tranquility; a golf club used for hitting long shots, also known as a driver | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
eel | n: a type of elongated, snake-like fish that lives in freshwater or saltwater and has a slimy, scaleless body and no pelvic fins | |
pond | n: a small, shallow lake | |
vineyard | n: a farm where grapes are grown to produce wine | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
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 | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
peer | n: a person who has the same age, status, or ability | |
Atlantic | adj: relating to or located near the Atlantic Ocean, which is the second-largest ocean on Earth, located between the continents of North and South America to the west and Europe and Africa to the east | |
depth | n: the distance between the top and bottom of something; between the top surface and a distance below it | |
arguably | adv: used when expressing an opinion or idea that you believe can be proven true | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
plankton | n: tiny forms of plant and animal life that live in water or air on which other animals feed | |
jellyfish | n: a marine creature with a soft, jelly-like body and tentacles for stinging | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
asexual | adj: lacking sexual organs or characteristics; not involving or characterized by sexual activity; neither male nor female in gender identity; not operating in a sexual manner or with sexual connotations | |
progeny | n: the descendants or offspring of a person, animal, or plant | |
reproduce | v: to make a copy of something such as a picture, piece of text, music, etc.; to produce offspring through a sexual or asexual process | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
extensive | adj: covering a large area; having a wide range | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
ancestry | n: the family or the ethnic descent that you come from | |
invertebrate | n: a class of animals that do not have a backbone; they include insects, worms, and mollusks | |
cousin | n: the child of your aunt or uncle | |
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 | |
reunion | n: a social occasion or party for a group of people who have not seen each other for a long time; the act of coming together again | |
profoundly | adv: to a great or complete degree; deeply | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
derision | n: contemptuous ridicule or mockery | |
expedition | n: a journey or voyage for a specific purpose | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
gaze | v: to stare at something or someone for an extended time, usually out of surprise or adoration, or because you are thinking about something else | |
magnificent | adj: extremely beautiful and impressive; grand or noble in thought or deed | |
vista | n: a pleasing or expansive view, most often of a landscape or a cityscape; a broad and extensive view or outlook | |
ignorance | n: lack of knowledge or information about a particular subject or fact | |
crave | v: to have a strong desire for something; to long for or want intensely | |
baffle | v: to bewilder or perplex someone completely and to be unable to understand or explain something | |
ego | n: a consciousness of your own identity; a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance, especially inflated one | |
satisfaction | n: a pleasant feeling you have when you have fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation or have achieved something | |
aggrandize | v: to make someone or something appear more important, powerful, or successful than they are; to exaggerate or embellish someone or something’s achievements, reputation, or status | |
enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
idiot | n: a foolish or stupid person who lacks common sense or judgment; a derogatory term used to describe someone who is mentally deficient | |
deck | n: a flat surface that is usually made of wood or other material and is attached to a building, vehicle, or other structure | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
vantage | n: a position or place that provides a commanding or advantageous view or perspective; a favorable position or advantage | |
illuminate | v: to light something or to make something lighter or brighter; to make something free from confusion or ambiguity | |
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 | |
inroad | n: an advance, progression, or incursion into unfamiliar territory, typically involving force or aggression; a significant or detrimental effect or invasion on a person, organization, or situation | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
optimism | n: a feeling or the belief that good things will happen, or the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the positive aspects of a situation | |
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 | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
strive | v: to try very hard to do, achieve, or obtain something | |
utilize | v: to use something for a practical purpose in an effective way | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
cancer | n: abnormal growth of cells that can invade and destroy surrounding tissues and organs; a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells | |
degenerate | v: (of a person, animal, or plant) to become worse in health or physical condition | |
undesirable | adj: not wanted or looked upon favorably; unwanted or unpleasant in nature, character, or appearance | |
tame | v: to make wild animals domesticated or controlled, especially through specific training; (adjective) not dangerous or afraid of people, either naturally or because of specific training | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
summarize | v: to give a brief statement of the most important facts or ideas about something | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
representative | n: someone who speaks or acts officially on behalf of another person or group of people | |
immense | adj: extremely large or great | |
biodiversity | n: the number and variety of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or the world and make a balanced environment | |
occupy | v: to consume all of someone’s space, attention, or time | |
unremarkable | adj: ordinary and not particularly interesting | |
homosexual | adj: sexually attracted to people of one’s own sex | |
sapiens | n: the species of modern humans, Homo sapiens | |
disparage | v: to describe or represent as being of little worth or value; to belittle, degrade, or criticize unfairly | |
accomplishment | n: the successful completion of a task or goal; an ability that has been acquired by training | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
relentless | adj: persistent and determined; continuing despite difficulties or setbacks | |
quantify | v: to express or measure something in numerical terms | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
invaluable | adj: extremely useful, important, or valuable; describing something that cannot be measured in terms of monetary or material worth | |
emphasis | n: particular importance or significance that is given to something | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
restrict | v: to limit someone’s actions or movements, or to limit something to lessen its size or prevent it from increasing | |
interrogate | v: to examine someone with questions over a lengthy period, especially in an aggressive manner | |
unacceptably | adv: in a way that is not acceptable or satisfactory | |
confine | v: to restrict the movement of someone or something | |
unsatisfying | adj: not fulfilling someone’s desires, expectations, or needs; incomplete or inadequate. | |
astonishing | adj: surprising or shocking; difficult to believe | |
sliver | n: a small, thin, narrow piece or fragment of something, often characterized by its length or its sharpness or thinness; a small portion or amount of something, often used in a metaphorical sense to describe a trace or a hint of something | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
oceanic | adj: relating to or characteristic of the ocean or its inhabitants; having to do with the vast expanse of saltwater that covers most of the Earth’s surface | |
atmospheric | adj: about or located in the earth’s atmosphere | |
administer | v: to oversee and control the operation or arrangement of something | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
unexplored | adj: not yet examined, investigated, or studied; lacking in knowledge or information; unknown or undiscovered | |
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 | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
branch | n: a division of a tree or woody shrub that grows out from the trunk or a main stem; a division of some larger or more complex organization | |
tragic | adj: causing great sadness or suffering; very unfortunate | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
sorely | adv: to a great extent; greatly or severely; in a way that causes pain, distress, or hardship | |
starfish | n: marine invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Echinodermata, characterized by a five-armed body shape that resembles a star, typically found on or near the seafloor | |
astound | v: to surprise or shock someone with wonder very much | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
flatworm | n: a type of simple, soft-bodied invertebrate animal with a flat, ribbon-like shape, including tapeworms and planarians | |
Mediterranean | n: the sea encircled by southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia | |
grab | v: to take hold of something or someone suddenly with a hand, especially in a violent way | |
fragment | n: a small piece or part broken off or detached | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
magician | n: a person who performs magic tricks or illusions to entertain an audience; typically involves sleight of hand or deception to create seemingly impossible or supernatural effects | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
chin | n: the lowermost part of a person’s face, below the mouth and above the neck | |
scratch | v: to cut or damage the surface of something or the skin with a sharp or pointed object | |
amputation | n: the act of cutting off a part of the body surgically | |
characteristic | n: a typical feature or quality that can identify, tell apart, or describe something or somebody | |
memo | n: a short written message or communication intended for internal use within an organization or company | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
biomedical | adj: relating to the application of the natural sciences, especially biology, and physiology, to clinical medicine and healthcare | |
brunt | n: the force or impact of something, often used to describe the full force of an attack or criticism | |
garner | v: to acquire or accumulate something through effort or attention | |
litany | n: a prolonged or repetitive recitation or listing of something, often with a negative connotation; a repetitive series or list of complaints, criticisms, or requests | |
intractable | adj: difficult to manage or control; stubborn or obstinate | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
correspond | v: to match or be similar to something else almost exactly; to exchange messages | |
inhabit | v: to live in a specific location; to reside | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
impede | v: to obstruct or block someone or something to slow down or prevent progress | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
astray | adv: away from the right path or direction | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
multicellular | adj: characterized by the presence of multiple or many cells, as opposed to unicellular (having only one cell) | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
ancestral | adj: related to or connected with members of your family from the past | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
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 | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
desiccate | v: to remove moisture and liquids from something thoroughly | |
gravity | n: the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass; a manner that is solemn | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
renew | v: to begin or resume something again after an interruption | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
majestic | adj: impressive or grand in appearance, size, or manner; stately | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
armament | n: weapons and other military equipment that a country or organization possesses or maintains for defense or offense | |
attribute | v: to say or regard that something is the result of a particular thing; (noun) a quality or feature that someone or something possesses; | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
clueless | adj: lacking knowledge, understanding, or awareness about a particular subject or situation | |
assign | v: to give a specific job or piece of work to a someone | |
endless | adj: having no end or conclusion; infinitely very large in size or amount | |
paraphrase | v: to restate or reword a passage in one’s own words, often to clarify or simplify the original meaning | |
inquiry | n: the act or process of asking a question or asking for information; an official process of investigating a matter of public interest | |
inextricable | adj: unable to be separated or escaped from | |
weave | v: to make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc., by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads at a right angle to them | |
beckon | v: to gesture or signal someone to come nearer or follow; to encourage or entice someone to do something; to seem attractive or desirable | |
millennium | n: a span of 1000 years, or the 1000th anniversary (plural: millennia) |