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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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objective | n: a goal, aim, or purpose that is intended or sought after; a goal that is based on facts, evidence, or unbiased reasoning rather than personal opinions, feelings, or beliefs; (adjective) of or relating something that is based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or biases | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
literally | adv: in the real or original meaning of a word or phrase; in a literal sense or way; not figuratively | |
skeptical | adj: doubting that something is accurate or useful | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
bonus | n: an extra amount of money that is added to payment as a present or reward for good work | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
encouraging | adj: giving hope, confidence, or support; inspiring | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
unsolicited | adj: given or sent without being requested or asked for; not invited or desired | |
deathbed | n: a person’s bed, especially one in a hospital or home, on which they are expected to die or have died; a situation or event that occurs shortly before the end of someone’s life | |
pervasive | adj: spreading or existing throughout every part of a thing or place | |
regret | v: to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something you have done or something you have not been able to do | |
cab | n: a taxi or other vehicle that can be hired for transportation; the compartment from which a vehicle, such as a train or truck, is driven | |
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 | |
confer | v: to have a meeting or discussion to come to a decision or agreement or exchange ideas; to bestow something | |
quotation | n: a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
hospice | n: a specialized care facility or service for terminally ill patients intended to provide comfort and support in the final stages of life; any program, organization, or approach focused on end-of-life care and support | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
courage | n: the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear or despair; the quality of being brave or courageous | |
craving | n: a strong desire of wanting something | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
par | n: a state of being equal to someone or something | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
groundbreaking | adj: producing fresh findings; using novel techniques | |
clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
outperform | v: to be or do something compared to others of a similar type | |
pharmaceutical | adj: relating to the production and selling of the medical drugs | |
anxiety | n: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that is happening or might happen in the future | |
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 | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
boost | v: to improve, raise, or increase something | |
mood | n: the way you feel at a particular time; an angry or impatient state of mind | |
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. | |
heroic | adj: courageous and daring; having or displaying qualities appropriate for legendary figures that is courage and daring | |
id | n: a part of the psyche that represents the unconscious desires and instincts of an individual; in psychoanalytic theory, it is believed to be the most basic and primal part of the human psyche; (also ID, short for identification) a document or card that proves a person’s identity, such as a driver’s license, passport, or national ID card | |
alter | v: to cause to change or make different | |
ego | n: a consciousness of your own identity; a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance, especially inflated one | |
portrait | n: a painting, picture; the likeness of a person, especially one showing the face | |
courageous | adj: able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
meantime | n: the interval or period of time between two events; the interim or temporary time period between two actions or stages of something else | |
concussion | n: a violent blow or jolt to the head or body that jars the brain, often resulting in temporary or prolonged unconsciousness, confusion, or memory loss; a shock or upheaval caused by a sudden change or event | |
heal | v: to make a wound or injury to become well again | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
nonstop | adj: without intermediate stops between source and destination | |
headache | n: pain in the head; someone or something that causes anxiety or trouble | |
nausea | n: a feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach that is often accompanied by an urge to vomit; a sensation of loathing or disgust | |
vertigo | n: a feeling of dizziness or disorientation often caused by a disturbance in the inner ear; a sensation or feeling of being unsteady or losing one’s balance | |
fog | n: a thick cloud consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth’s surface; a weather condition in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of water | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
writ | n: a written legal order or command | |
alcohol | n: a clear liquid that can make people drunk and is used in medicines, cleaning products, etc. | |
caffeine | n: a stimulant drug that is found in coffee, tea, and other beverages and that is used to increase alertness and improve mental and physical performance | |
suicide | n: the act of killing yourself intentionally | |
ideate | v: to conceive of and develop an idea or concept in one’s mind, often as part of a creative process or a problem-solving effort | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
persistent | adj: continuing firmly or obstinately in the course of action despite difficulty or opposition; lasting or enduring without fading or being lost over time | |
persuasive | adj: tending to make you want to do or believe a particular thing; convincing | |
legitimate | adj: accordant with or allowed by law; lawful | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
literature | n: written works, such as novels, plays, poems, or short stories that are considered to have artistic or intellectual value | |
tackle | v: to try to deal with a complex problem or situation | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
determination | n: the quality of being persistent and purposeful; the act of finding out the exact nature or essence of something | |
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 | |
trait | n: a particular feature of your nature | |
role-play | v: to act out or play a particular role, situation, or scenario, typically as part of a training or educational process or as a form of entertainment; (noun) an activity in which people act out or assume the roles of characters or situations, often for learning, practicing, or entertainment | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
slay | v: to kill violently, especially with a weapon | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
twin | n: either of two children born at the same time from the same mother | |
identical | adj: being the exact same one | |
ally | n: a country that has officially agreed to assist and support another country, particularly in the event of a war | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
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 | |
activate | v: make something start working, more active or dynamic | |
productive | adj: resulting in or making a lot or a significant amount of something, especially something of value | |
cuddle | v: to hold close and lovingly in one’s arms, often for comfort or affection; to snuggle or nestle against someone or something | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
recruit | v: to persuade someone to work for a company; to find new members for an organization, the armed forces, etc. | |
vanish | v: disappear or stop being present or existing suddenly and completely | |
miracle | n: an act or occurrence that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore believed to be caused by God | |
cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
rename | v: to give a new name to something; to change the name of something | |
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 | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
terminal | n: a building or place where buses, trains, or airplanes stop and where passengers or goods can be picked up or dropped off; (adjective) of or situated at the ends of a delivery route | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
brave | adj: showing courage or fearlessness in the face of danger, difficulty, or adversity | |
trivial | adj: of little value or importance | |
intervene | v: to intentionally get involved in a situation to improve it or prevent it from getting worse | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
doom | n: death, destruction, or some other terrible situation that cannot be avoided | |
indefinitely | adv: without any fixed or definite limit; for an unknown or unspecified period of time | |
springboard | n: a board or device used for jumping or diving into the water or for launching oneself into the air for gymnastics or other acrobatic movements | |
unleash | v: to suddenly release a strong force, emotion, etc. that cannot be controlled | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
unlock | v: to open something, such as a door, window, etc., usually using a key | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
devour | v: to eat or consume something eagerly or ravenously; or to destroy something rapidly | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
scientifically | adv: in a way that relates to science or is connected with science | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
firsthand | adv: from the source; directly; (adjective) received directly from a source | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
fist | n: a hand with the fingers clenched tightly into the palm to form a hard rounded shape; an act of striking someone or something with the fist | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
withstand | v: to resist the effect or impact of something | |
actively | adv: in a way that involves taking action or participating actively; with energy and determination | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
lung | n: either of the two organs in the chest that people and some animals use for breathing | |
snap | v: to record on photographic film; to make a sudden, sharp sound; (noun) the act of catching an object with the hands | |
backward | adv: at, to, or toward the direction or place that is behind or rear | |
interfere | v: to get involved in and prevent a process or activity from continuing | |
discipline | n: the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using and punishments if these are broken; a region of activity, knowledge, or influence | |
willpower | n: the control exerted to do something or restrain impulses | |
absurd | adj: ridiculously silly, unreasonable, or illogical | |
fate | n: the development of events beyond one’s control; destiny; the ultimate outcome or consequence of a situation or person’s actions | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
opt | v: to make a choice from a range of possibilities | |
sloth | n: laziness or lack of energy or motivation to do something; a slow-moving, arboreal mammal found in Central and South America | |
giraffe | n: a tall African mammal with a very long neck and legs, typically with distinctive brownish-yellow fur and dark patches; an animal often found in zoos and wildlife preserves | |
dolphin | n: a marine mammal that typically has a beaklike snout, a streamlined body, and flippers and that feeds on fish and squid | |
llama | n: a domesticated South American mammal with a long, soft, woolly fleece and a long neck and legs, typically used for wool, meat, and as a pack animal | |
clap | v: to hit your hands together and make a short and loud noise, mainly to show your approval or praise | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
provoke | v: to stimulate or give rise to a particular reaction or have a particular effect | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
ratio | n: the relative size or amount of one thing to another, typically expressed in the form of a fraction or decimal | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
gratitude | n: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness | |
oxytocin | n: a hormone secreted by the pituitary which stimulates contractions of the uterus during labor (= the process of pushing out a baby) and the ejection of milk | |
bloodstream | n: the blood flowing through the body | |
hormone | n: a chemical substance made by organs that encourages or influences the development, growth, sex, etc., of an animal and is carried around the body in the blood | |
biochemical | adj: relating to the chemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic; (prime number, noun) a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 and 13) | |
linger | v: to stay in a place or exist longer than expected | |
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 | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
regularly | adv: at regular intervals or times | |
expectancy | n: the anticipation, belief, or likelihood of something happening or occurring in the future; the state of expecting or looking forward to something | |
peer | n: a person who has the same age, status, or ability | |
congratulation | n: the act of expressing that someone has an occasion for celebration or the expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another | |
awesome | adj: inspiring fear, admiration, or respect; very good, nice, fun, etc. | |
genie | n: in Islamic mythology, a supernatural spirit that is usually depicted as being bound to serve a human master and possessing magical powers; a creature or a force that can grant wishes or fulfill desires | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind |