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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work | |
underemployed | adj: employed in a job that does not fully utilize one’s skills, education, or experience; employed in a job that is below one’s qualifications or aspirations | |
labor | n: productive work, especially physical work done for wages; the people who do manual or physical work in a country or company for wage; (verb) to work hard or to strive and make an effort to reach a goal | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
topic | n: a subject that is being discussed or written about | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
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 | |
android | n: a robot with a human appearance; (operating system) Google’s mobile operating system | |
recession | n: a period of economic decline, typically lasting for six months or more, during which trade and industrial activity decrease, and unemployment increases | |
resume | v: to continue or begin anew after a pause or interruption | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
upward | adv: toward the top or highest point, or a higher position or level; (adjective) extending or moving toward a higher place | |
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 | |
indicator | n: something that shows or points out what a situation is like or how a situation is changing | |
rebound | v: to spring back into a former shape or position after being compressed or stretched | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
gear | n: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion; a set of tools, equipment, or other items for a particular purpose | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
hardware | n: durable tools, machinery, and other equipment; the physical and electronic parts of a computer or other electronic systems | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
checkbook | n: a book containing blank checks that can be used to withdraw money from a bank or to make payments by mail | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
ratio | n: the relative size or amount of one thing to another, typically expressed in the form of a fraction or decimal | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
crater | n: a huge bowl-shaped cavity in the earth or an object in space, usually created by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite | |
bounce | v: to cause to move up or away after hitting a surface; to spring back | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
anemic | adj: relating to or suffering from anemia, a condition marked by a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin, resulting in lower-than-normal levels of oxygen in the body; lacking vitality, energy, or strength | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
calculation | n: the act or process of using numbers to judge an amount of something | |
productivity | n: the state or quality of being productive; the rate at which a company or individual produces goods or services, often measured in terms of output per unit of input, such as labor, capital, or time | |
straightforward | adj: easy to do or understand, or simple; free from ambiguity | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
prediction | n: the act of predicting the future by reasoning; a statement made about the future | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
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 | |
AI | n: (abbreviation for artificial intelligence) the theory and development of computer systems capable of doing activities that would ordinarily need human intelligence, such as object recognition, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation | |
display | v: to exhibit or show something to others, often to attract attention or demonstrate its features, properties, or value | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
instantaneous | adj: occurring or happening immediately or without delay; taking place in an instant or moment | |
automatic | adj: able to work or operate with little or no direct human control; independent of external control | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
smartphone | n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet | |
decent | adj: satisfactory, acceptable, or good in a general sense | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
unpredictable | adj: not capable of being foreseen or calculated; not regular or certain | |
automated | adj: carried out by machines or computers to replace or decrease human labor | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
ken | n: knowledge, perception, understanding, or range of sight; (verb) to be aware of or know | |
jeopardy | n: the state of being in danger or at risk of harm or loss | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; (verb) to propel a boat through the water using oars | |
supercomputer | n: a computer with a high level of computing power and speed, typically used for scientific or engineering computations that require immense amounts of data processing | |
hook | n: a curved device used for suspending, holding, or pulling something, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on; a sharp curve or crook | |
flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
trajectory | n: the curved path followed by an object moving through space | |
flex | v: to show off one’s strength, power, or possessions; to bend or be capable of bending easily | |
autonomous | adj: capable of governing or controlling its affairs | |
vouch | v: to assert or guarantee the truth or accuracy of something; to provide a personal recommendation or endorsement | |
handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
stop-and-go | adj: characterized by frequent starts and stops, interruptions, or pauses; describing a driving style in which a vehicle repeatedly stops and starts, often due to traffic or road conditions | |
traffic | n: the movement of vehicles, people, or goods along a route or through a transport system; the amount of such movement in a particular place or at a particular time | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
humanoid | n: a machine or creature that has a body shape similar to that of a human | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
primitive | adj: of or relating to an early stage of society with no industry or technological development; simple, naive, or old-fashioned in style | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
stimulate | v: to encourage something to develop or become more active; to stir the feelings or emotions | |
encouraging | adj: giving hope, confidence, or support; inspiring | |
entrepreneurship | n: the process or skill of starting and running a business, particularly a new and innovative one | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
transition | n: the process or period of changing from one state or circumstance to another | |
summarize | v: to give a brief statement of the most important facts or ideas about something | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
boredom | n: a state of weariness, restlessness, or impatience that arises from not being interested or engaged in an activity, task, or situation | |
vice | n: wrongdoing or wicked behavior; (in the form of vice versa) with the order reversed; (as a prefix) someone with a job immediately below a particular person | |
optimist | n: a person who tends to expect the best in all things and to be hopeful and confident about the future | |
supreme | adj: highest in rank, level, or importance | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
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 | |
utopian | adj: ideal and perfect; relating to or resembling a utopia (= an ideal and perfect society) | |
dystopia | n: an imaginary place where everything is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror, or a work of fiction describing those place | |
pose | v: to present a risk, problem, or other issues that must be addressed | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
endless | adj: having no end or conclusion; infinitely very large in size or amount | |
debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
countless | adj: too numerous to be counted or very many | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
mod | n: a modification or alteration, typically one made to improve something or increase its functionality; a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s, noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers | |
empire | n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government | |
conquest | n: the act or process of taking control of a country, area, or situation | |
cheer | v: to give a loud shout to show support, praise, or approval | |
plague | n: any epidemic disease with a high death rate; (also called pest) a serious, sometimes fatal, infection spread by rats that causes fever and swellings on the body | |
exploration | n: the activity of searching and finding out about something through a place | |
intellect | n: the ability to think logically and comprehend information, especially at an advanced level | |
achievement | n: a thing that someone has accomplished, primarily through their effort and ability | |
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 | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
flourish | v: to grow or develop vigorously or successfully | |
conclusive | adj: serving to settle an issue or put an end to doubt or uncertainty; irrefutable and leaves no room for doubt | |
geek | n: a person who is highly interested and knowledgeable about a particular subject or field, often to the point of being obsessed | |
advancement | n: the development, improvement, or progress of something | |
plot | n: a secret plan or scheme to achieve a specific goal; the plan or main story of a literary work; (verb) to plan secretly, usually something illegal | |
curve | n: a bend or angle in a line or surface that deviates from a straight or flat path; a gradual or smooth change in direction or shape | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
darn | v: to mend a piece of clothing by sewing over a hole or tear with small, tight stitches | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
mockery | n: the act of ridiculing or making fun of someone or something, often in a contemptuous or mocking manner | |
infinite | adj: unlimited or very great; impossible to measure | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
elite | adj: belonging to the wealthiest, most potent, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
loosen | v: to make something less tight, firm, or fixed; to free from restraint or constraint; to relax | |
facilitate | v: to make something easier or more likely to happen | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
merit | n: the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially to deserve praise or reward | |
grant | v: to agree to give or allow somebody | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
pyramid | n: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex; a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides, begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt | |
nonsense | n: an idea, behavior, or something spoken or written that has no meaning or makes no sense or that is silly or unacceptable | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
quarterly | adj: happening every three months | |
journal | n: a newspaper or magazine specialized in a specific topic or profession | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
circumspect | adj: careful, cautious, and aware of potential consequences; characterized by a willingness to consider all possible outcomes before taking action | |
scream | v: to give a loud, high shout suddenly, especially because of fear, anger, excitement, etc.; to utter or declare in a very loud voice | |
stabilize | v: to become or cause to become steady or unlikely to give way | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
welfare | n: the general health, happiness, and prosperous of a person or group | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
physicist | n: a scientist who specializes in the field of physics | |
freeman | n: a person who is not a serf or enslaved person and has the right to hold property and vote | |
hyperbole | n: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken used to create emphasis or to make a point | |
assess | v: to judge or decide the nature or quality of someone or something | |
fortune | n: a large amount of money or property; chance or luck as an unknown and arbitrary force affecting human affairs | |
broaden | v: to make or become wider or more extensive; to make or become more tolerant or liberal. | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
drudgery | n: hard, menial, and tedious work; a routine, monotonous task that is considered boring or unpleasant | |
misery | n: a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
beneficial | adj: helpful, useful, or sound; promoting or enhancing well-being | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
echo | n: a sound heard after being reflected off a surface, such as a wall or a cliff | |
overlord | n: a person who has great power over many other people, especially in the past |