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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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participate | v: to take part in something | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
shelter | n: a structure built to protect from poor weather, danger, or attack; (verb) to protect or shield from harm or adversity, particularly relating to environmental conditions or danger | |
apparently | adv: based on what you have heard or read | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
eager | adj: showing enthusiasm and a strong desire or interest to do something | |
thereafter | adv: after that; subsequently | |
paraphrase | v: to restate or reword a passage in one’s own words, often to clarify or simplify the original meaning | |
frustrate | v: to hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires from doing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; to make someone feel upset or annoyed because they are unable to change or achieve something | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
assignment | n: a duty or task given to someone, usually as part of their job or studies | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
misunderstand | v: to interpret or understand something in the wrong way | |
overwhelm | v: to defeat someone or something by using a great deal of force; to have a strong emotional effect on somebody | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
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 | |
wrought | adj: made or fashioned carefully or decoratively; (of materials) beaten out or shaped by hammering | |
devastation | n: the act of causing great destruction or damage, often on a large scale | |
hopeless | adj: having no hope; despairing; having no chance of success | |
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 | |
predictable | adj: capable of being known, seen or declared in advance | |
guilty | adj: feeling responsible for or having done something wrong or criminal | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
sham | n: something that is not as good or true as it seems to be and is intended to deceive people; a person who pretends to be something they are not | |
naturally | adv: as might be expected; by natural manners | |
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 | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
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 | |
relieve | v: to make something burdensome, unpleasant, or painful less severe | |
genuine | adj: real and exactly; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed | |
excitement | n: a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness | |
generosity | n: the fact or quality of being willing to do kind things or give somebody money, gifts, or time freely | |
transaction | n: an instance of buying or selling something; the act or process of doing something | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
bother | v: to disturb, annoy, or cause inconvenience or worry to someone; to take the trouble or effort to do something | |
disembodied | adj: without a physical body; not having a material form | |
commodity | n: a product or a raw material that can be traded, bought, or sold | |
scary | adj: causing fear or fright; frightening; intimidating | |
exchange | v: to give something and receive something else in return, often with the implication that the items being traded are of equal or comparable value; (noun) the act of giving or taking something in return for something else; a place or system where goods or services can be bought, sold, or traded | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
meaningful | adj: having meaning, function, or purpose; serious, significant, or worthwhile | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
gentle | adj: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; soft and mild | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
shorthand | n: a system of rapid handwriting or abbreviation that uses symbols, abbreviations, or other devices to represent words or phrases; a short and simple way of expressing or describing something | |
pioneering | adj: involving new ideas or methods; being the first of their kind; leading the way in a particular field | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
finance | n: the management of money, credit, banking, and investments, especially by a government or commercial organization; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets | |
tailor | n: a person who makes, alters, or repairs clothing professionally, typically working in a tailor shop or boutique; (verb) to customize, modify, or adapt something to suit a particular purpose, need, or individual | |
doll | n: a child’s toy that typically represents a human figure, especially a young girl; an attractive woman; a woman who is subservient or passive | |
microcredit | n: small loans, typically less than $50,000, given to individuals or groups, particularly those who lack access to traditional banking services, to start or expand small businesses or other income-generating activities | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
foremost | adj: most important, leading, or prominent | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
hardworking | adj: tending to work with a lot of effort and care | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
affected | adj: influenced; feeling or showing emotion, especially exaggerated emotion; not natural or sincere | |
quitter | n: a person who gives up easily or does not have the determination to finish what they have started | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
amorphous | adj: without a definite or clear shape or form; lacking a specific structure or organization; shapeless or formless | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
herder | n: a person who takes care of and manages a herd of livestock, such as cows, sheep, or goats | |
trajectory | n: the curved path followed by an object moving through space | |
adjustment | n: a small change or movement made to something to improve it and achieve the desired result | |
mosquito | n: a small flying insect whose female bites people and animals and sucks their blood, and sometimes transmits serious diseases such as malaria | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
security | n: the state of being free from danger, risk, or harm; measures taken to protect against threats or attacks; a financial asset, such as a stock or bond that derives value exclusively from the ownership interest or claim to a particular underlying asset or obligation | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; (verb) to propel a boat through the water using oars | |
touched | adj: affected emotionally or mentally; moved; showing a slight change or alteration | |
humble | adj: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s quality or importance | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
wand | n: a slender rod or stick, especially one used for magic or divination; a rod or staff carried by certain officials as a symbol of authority | |
donation | n: a voluntary gift of money, service, or ideas that are given to a person or an organization, or the act of giving them | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
capability | n: the ability, skill, or competence to do something; the potential or aptitude for a particular task or function | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
poetry | n: poems in general as a genre of literature | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
infuse | v: to fill something with a particular quality, feeling, or influence; to imbue | |
lever | n: a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine; a rigid bar resting on a pivot so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled easily | |
seamstress | n: a woman who sews, especially one who earns her living by sewing | |
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 | |
entrepreneurship | n: the process or skill of starting and running a business, particularly a new and innovative one | |
spam | n: unwanted email, usually of advertising material sent out in bulk | |
overnight | adj: lasting for or occurring during one night; occurring or changing extremely quickly or suddenly; happening or being achieved in a short amount of time | |
matte | adj: having a surface without a shine, luster; non-glossy | |
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 | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
facilitate | v: to make something easier or more likely to happen | |
collective | adj: done or shared by every member of a group of people | |
numb | adj: unable to feel physical sensation and movement; not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
retell | v: to tell someone about something again or differently | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
dignity | n: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; high office or rank or station | |
partnership | n: the state of a cooperative relationship between people or groups, especially in business | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
donor | n: a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, food, supplies, etc. to a cause or fund; in medicine, a person who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person | |
beneficiary | n: a person who receives benefits or advantage from something, especially a financial trust or a will | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
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 | |
forth | adv: forward, outward, or onward in location, direction, or progress; into view or consideration; with confidence, boldness, or in the open | |
blur | n: a faint or indistinct image or sound; something that is not clear or distinct; (verb) to become unclear; to lose clear vision | |
dichotomy | n: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different; a sharp contrast between two opposing and mutually exclusive categories or concepts | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
beg | v: to ask for something urgently or earnestly; to appeal to someone to do something | |
flourish | v: to grow or develop vigorously or successfully | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
productive | adj: resulting in or making a lot or a significant amount of something, especially something of value | |
scratch | v: to cut or damage the surface of something or the skin with a sharp or pointed object | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
abundance | n: a significant amount of something; the situation in which there is too much of something | |
scarcity | n: the state of being in short supply; a small and inadequate amount | |
catalyst | n: a person or thing that causes an important event to happen or changes the current situation rapidly; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without being changed itself | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
seize | v: to catch or take hold of someone or something suddenly and forcibly; to capture the attention or imagination of something | |
connectivity | n: the state or quality of being connected or interconnected; the ability of devices, systems, or networks to communicate with and exchange information with each other | |
excuse | n: a reason or explanation, either true or invented, given to justify a fault or defend your behavior; (verb) to make someone free from blame or clear from guilt | |
ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
dialogue | n: a conversation in a book, play, or film | |
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 | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
incident | n: an event or occurrence, often unexpected or unplanned; something that happens | |
tune | n: a musical composition or set of musical notes that are played or sung; (verb) to adjust or set something to a specific condition or standard | |
venture | n: a business project or activity that is risky or daring | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
fundraise | v: to collect or solicit funds or donations, typically for a charity, nonprofit organization, or political campaign, often through events, campaigns, or online platforms | |
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 | |
awkward | adj: making you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed; causing inconvenience or difficulty | |
intention | n: something you want to do and are going to do | |
harness | v: to control and exploit the power of something, especially natural resources that produce energy; (noun) a set of narrow pieces of leather and metal that are used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
dynamic | adj: having a lot of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm, and a strong personality; of or relating to dynamics (= the branch of physics and engineering concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies) | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
unlimited | adj: without any limits or restrictions | |
accredit | v: to give official recognition or approval to an individual, organization, or educational institution; to attribute something to a particular source or cause | |
unsophisticated | adj: lacking refinement, education, or worldly experience; simple or straightforward in nature or style; not complex or sophisticated | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
heaven | n: (of various religious and mythological traditions) a place or state of existence considered to be the abode of the divine, the afterlife, or a higher realm of being; a state of great happiness, contentment, or beauty | |
forbid | v: to order somebody not to do something, especially officially; to keep something from happening or arising | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
nonprofit | adj: not established for commercial profit | |
palpable | adj: able to be felt or touched; easily perceivable or noticeable; tangible | |
vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
ethics | n: a branch of philosophy that considers what is morally right and wrong conduct; a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
grateful | adj: feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
moving | adj: causing strong emotions or feelings, especially sadness or sympathy | |
shove | v: to push someone or something in a rough way | |
continually | adv: in a way that happens without interruption or repeatedly | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is |