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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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arrogant | adj: having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s importance or abilities | |
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 | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
bizarre | adj: very strange or unusual | |
marathon | n: a long-distance race of 42.195 kilometers | |
childbirth | n: the act or process of giving birth to a baby | |
retire | v: to withdraw from one’s position or occupation, especially because of age | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
payday | n: the day on which an employee receives wages or a salary for work performed; a specific time period, usually two weeks or a month, during which wages or salaries are earned and paid out | |
marquee | n: a large tent or canopy used as a shelter or exhibition area at a fair, festival, or outdoor event; a sign or canopy over the entrance of a building or theater | |
olympiad | n: a period of four years, originally the time between the ancient Olympic Games and now commonly used to refer to the modern Olympic Games, which are held every four years | |
medal | n: a flat, usually circular piece of metal or other material that is often given as an award or commemoration for an achievement, victory, or honor | |
monster | n: an imaginary creature that is large and has various human and animal parts; someone or something large and powerful | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
unbeatable | adj: unable to be defeated or overcome; having no equal or rival in a particular area or field | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
underdog | n: a person or group in a competition or situation that is expected to lose or be at a disadvantage; a person or group that is seen as less powerful or less favored than others in a social, political, or economic context | |
snatch | v: to take or grab something suddenly or quickly | |
paycheck | n: a check issued to an employee as payment for work or services rendered; the amount of money received in this check | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
grab | v: to take hold of something or someone suddenly with a hand, especially in a violent way | |
crack | v: to break or cause to break without dividing into separate parts; (noun) a line on the surface of something along which it has separated without breaking | |
elbow | n: the joint between the upper arm and the lower arm; the bend in a pipe or tube formed at this joint | |
blaze | v: to burst into flame or light up intensely; to move in a trailblazing manner; to shine brightly or conspicuously | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, | |
script | n: a written text of a film, play, broadcast, or speech; something written by hand | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
fantastic | adj: extremely good; excellent | |
heartwarming | adj: seeming to be something good and therefore causing gladness and pleasure | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
coincidence | n: an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time by chance, in a surprising way | |
competitive | adj: involving competition or competitiveness | |
compassionate | adj: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for the suffering or bad luck of others | |
creature | n: a living being, especially an animal | |
gill | n: a respiratory organ of fish and some other aquatic animals that extracts dissolved oxygen from water and excretes carbon dioxide | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
copper | n: a chemical element that is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity | |
recluse | n: a person who lives in solitude and isolation | |
tribe | n: a social group made up of members who live together, sharing the same language, culture, religion, etc., especially those who do not live in towns or cities | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
unchanged | adj: not altered, modified, or varied in any way | |
Conquistador | n: a Spanish conqueror of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
labyrinth | n: a complicated network of paths or passages, often with twists and turns, making it difficult to find one’s way out | |
spider | n: a small, eight-legged creature that spins webs to catch insects as food; a computer program that systematically browses the World Wide Web for purposes of web indexing | |
canyon | n: a large deep valley with very steep sides of rock and usually formed by a river | |
apparently | adv: based on what you have heard or read | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
cholesterol | n: a type of fat that is found in the blood and cells of the body and that is important for many bodily functions but can also contribute to heart disease and stroke when levels are too high | |
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 | |
warfare | n: the use of military force to achieve political, economic, or social objectives | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
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 | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
ailment | n: a slight but often persistent illness | |
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 | |
wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
microphone | n: a device that converts sound into an electrical signal used for recording sounds or making the voice louder | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
explode | v: to burst or break open violently and noisily; to cause something to burst or break open | |
Australopithecus | n: any of several extinct hominid species that lived in Africa between 4 million and 1 million years ago and are considered to be among the earliest ancestors of modern humans | |
pea | n: a small, round, green vegetable that grows in pods on a climbing plant and is eaten as a vegetable | |
homosexual | adj: sexually attracted to people of one’s own sex | |
erect | v: to construct or build something; to cause to rise; (adjective) upright or vertical | |
melon | n: large fruit with a thick rind and fleshy, juicy interior, typically sweet and fragrant | |
condense | v: to reduce the volume or size of something, often by removing water or other liquid; to make something shorter, more concise, or more concentrated | |
calorie | n: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius at atmospheric pressure, used by nutritionists to measure how much energy food will produce | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
jungle | n: an area of tropical forest where in which trees and plants grow very thickly | |
fang | n: a long, pointed tooth, typically in the upper jaw, used for biting and chewing, as in snakes and some other animals | |
claw | n: a curved, pointed appendage found on the foot or leg of an animal, used for gripping or grasping; a human hand with long, narrow fingers that are curved like a claw; a machine or tool with a claw-like opening used for gripping or lifting objects | |
nimble | adj: quick and light in movement or action | |
bolt | n: a metal bar that slides across to lock a door or window closed; a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder; (verb) to move or jump suddenly | |
squirrel | n: a small to medium-sized rodent with a bushy tail, found in almost every part of the world | |
loose | adj: not securely fixed or fastened in place or able to be detached or separated from something | |
sprint | v: to run at full speed over a short distance or period of time | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
ban | v: to officially or legally forbid or refuse to allow something | |
uterus | n: a hollow muscular organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby or young animal develops before birth | |
reproductive | adj: connected with the process of reproduction; relating to reproducing babies, young animals, or plants | |
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 | |
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 | |
toss | v: to throw something carelessly with a light motion | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
breastfeeding | n: the act of feeding a baby with milk produced by the mother’s breasts | |
progressive | adj: relating to or supporting development or advancement, especially social or political one | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
succumb | v: to fail to oppose something, such as desire, pressure, or some other opposing force; to die or suffer badly from the effect of a disease or injury | |
rigor | n: strictness or severity in opinion, temper, or judgment | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
defy | v: to challenge or dare someone to do something; to resist or disobey a rule, decision, etc. | |
geriatrics | n: a branch of medicine specializing in the healthcare of elderly individuals, including the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and conditions that affect older adults | |
puzzle | n: a situation that is difficult to follow or solve; a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge; (verb) to cause someone to feel confused because of something difficult to understand | |
prehistoric | adj: belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; no longer fashionable | |
hell | n: the place thought to be where bad people go and are punished after death, often depicted as being located beneath the earth; an extraordinarily unpleasant or difficult place | |
submit | v: to give or offer a document, proposal, etc. to a decision-maker for examination or consideration | |
jigsaw | n: a tool with a fine-toothed blade used for cutting intricate curves and patterns in thin material such as wood or metal, typically with the blade being reciprocating; a type of puzzle that consists of irregularly shaped pieces that must be fitted together to form a complete picture | |
coherent | adj: logical and consistent; (noun) the quality of being clear and easy to understand | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
evolve | v: to develop gradually, or to cause the development of something or someone gradually | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
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 | |
sweat | n: the salty liquid that is produced by the glands in the skin, especially when the body is hot or under stress | |
smelly | adj: having a strong, unpleasant, or offensive odor, particularly about something decomposing or otherwise spoiled | |
discomfort | n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain | |
superb | adj: extremely good; excellent in quality; superbly done | |
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 | |
savannah | n: a mixed forest and grassland ecosystem where the trees are far enough apart that the canopy doesn’t close | |
antelope | n: a large, swift-running, African or Asian mammal with horns and hooves, especially one of the gazelle family | |
chase | v: to pursue something or someone to catch or capture them; to go after something vigorously or with determination; (noun) a pursuit or a hunt; a narrow groove or channel cut into a surface, often used for decorative purposes | |
cadaver | n: a dead body, especially one used for scientific study or medical research | |
herd | n: a group of animals of the same type that live or are kept together as livestock | |
adolescent | n: a young person who is in the process of developing from a child into an adult | |
protein | n: a molecule made up of a long chain of amino acids, which is essential for the structure and function of the body’s tissues | |
nurse | n: a healthcare professional who is trained to provide care for the sick or injured; (verb) to try to cure by special care or treatment of an illness or injury | |
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 | |
stud | n: a small object with a head on one end and a sharp point on the other, used for fastening clothing, leather, or other materials; an animal used for breeding, typically a male horse or bull that is of superior breeding stock; (verb) to decorate or adorn with studs; to provide with studs for support | |
materialistic | adj: concerned primarily with material possessions rather than spiritual or intellectual values; adhering to a philosophy that places a high value on material goods or wealth | |
haul | v: to physically drag or pull someone or something with effort | |
grudge | n: a feeling of resentment or ill-will towards someone, often stemming from a past event or perceived wrongdoing | |
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 | |
ego | n: a consciousness of your own identity; a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance, especially inflated one | |
cooperative | adj: involving doing something jointly or working with others to achieve a common goal | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
alien | n: a person who comes from a different country, race, or group; a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | |
punishment | n: a penalty or consequence inflicted for wrongdoing or offense; a means of enforcing discipline or preventing further wrongdoing | |
spoil | v: to ruin the taste, appearance, or quality of something; to become or cause something to become rotten or bad | |
fancy | v: to want to do or have something; (noun) something that many people believe but that is false, or that does not exist; imagination or fantasy | |
cushion | n: a soft, padded object that is used to make a hard surface more comfortable or to protect an object from damage | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
carol | n: a song or hymn typically sung at Christmas, often with a joyful or celebratory theme | |
backstage | adj: relating to or situated in the area behind the stage of a theater, concert, or other performance venues; relating to the private or hidden aspects of something, such as politics, business, or personal life | |
fasciitis | n: inflammation or irritation of the fascia, the connective tissue surrounding muscles, tendons, and other structures, often resulting in pain, swelling, and limited mobility | |
folklore | n: traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and songs of a community, passed down orally | |
mythology | n: a collection of myths (= traditional stories accepted as history) or the study of myths | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
vitality | n: the state of being strong and active; energy | |
eternal | adj: being without beginning or end; lasting forever | |
vigor | n: physical strength and energy; the strength, vitality, or force that is necessary for sustained physical or mental effort | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
triathlon | n: an athletic competition consisting of three different sports activities, usually swimming, cycling, and long-distance running, typically completed in immediate succession as a race | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
slap | v: to strike something or someone with an open palm or flat object, producing a sharp sound or sensation; to place something firmly, suddenly, or unexpectedly | |
leather | n: a material made from the skin of an animal, typically by tanning, and used for clothing, shoes, furniture, and other items | |
tapering | adj: gradually becoming narrower or thinner at one end; (noun) the practice of reducing the intensity and volume of training for a period of time before a race or competition; the reduction of monetary stimulus in an economy by a central bank | |
yoga | n: a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, which is widely practiced for health and relaxation | |
humming | adj: producing a continuous, low, vibrating sound like that of the bee | |
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 | |
ancestor | n: a person from whom one is descended; a forefather | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
stink | v: to emit a strong, unpleasant odor; to have a strong offensive smell; to be corrupt or unethical | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
awesome | adj: inspiring fear, admiration, or respect; very good, nice, fun, etc. | |
qualified | adj: officially recognized as having completed a training course or passed the exams that are necessary to perform a particular job | |
serene | adj: calm, peaceful, and untroubled; free from disturbances or worries | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
relax | v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer | |
rage | n: a strong feeling of anger or violence | |
maniac | adj: behaving in an extremely wild or violent way; (noun) a person who is extremely enthusiastic about or devoted to a particular thing | |
maize | n: a cereal grain that is native to the Americas and cultivated in wide varieties for its large, yellow, edible seed and as a feed for livestock | |
prefer | v: to like, choose, or want one thing or person better than another | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
astound | v: to surprise or shock someone with wonder very much | |
subculture | n: a distinct social group or community within a larger society that shares a set of practices, beliefs, or values that are different from those of the dominant culture | |
barefoot | adj: without shoes or other foot coverings; wearing nothing on the feet | |
uniform | adj: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; (noun) the special set of clothes worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification | |
appreciate | v: to value and acknowledge the worth of someone or something; to be grateful for something or someone |