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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
reunite | v: to bring two or more people together again after a period of separation | |
celebrate | v: to acknowledge a memorable or good day or event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity | |
strenuous | adj: requiring or showing great energy, effort, or exertion; physically or mentally demanding; characterized by vigorous activity | |
migrant | n: a traveler who moves from one region or country to another, especially to find work or better living conditions; a bird or an animal that moves from one place to another | |
salary | n: a fixed amount of money that employees, especially those who work in an office, receive for doing their job, usually paid every month | |
handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
festival | n: a celebration or event, usually marking a particular religious or cultural occasion, often involving processions, music, dancing, and the performance of plays or other artistic works | |
queue | n: a line of people or vehicles, especially one that forms outside a place of entertainment or a public building, waiting for something to become available | |
fleece | n: a soft, thick, and fluffy layer of fiber that forms the coat of a sheep or similar animal; (verb) to shear the wool from a sheep or similar woolly animal | |
scalp | n: the skin that covers the top of a person’s head, together with the hair growing on it; also, the part of the body that is most vulnerable to an attack | |
stampede | n: a sudden, frenzied rush or surge of a group of people or animals in a particular direction; a mass panicking movement of a group of animals, especially cattle or a herd of other similar animals | |
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 | |
greatly | adv: to an extraordinary extent or degree; very much | |
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 | |
scan | v: to examine something hastily, with the eyes or with a machine, to get information | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
expedite | v: to accelerate or speed up a process or task to make it happen more quickly or efficiently; to facilitate the progress of something | |
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 | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
optimize | v: to make the best or most effective use of something | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
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 | |
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 | |
hitch | v: to move something into a different position jerkily; to travel by getting free rides from motorists; to hook or entangle | |
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 | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
upgrade | v: to improve the value or usefulness of something such as a machine, computer system, etc., or to replace it with something newer or of a higher standard | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
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 | |
unfamiliar | adj: not known or recognized; not experienced or encountered before | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
seismic | adj: relating to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
whim | n: a sudden idea or desire, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained | |
privilege | n: a special right or advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because they are rich and powerful in a society | |
sprinkler | n: a device that sprays water over a large area used especially for watering crops or gardens or for firefighting | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
acquaint | v: to cause someone to become aware of or familiar with someone or something | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
vantage | n: a position or place that provides a commanding or advantageous view or perspective; a favorable position or advantage | |
observe | v: to watch or notice something carefully, often to gather information or insights; to take note of something or someone; to celebrate or commemorate a special event or occasion | |
propel | v: to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction, often with a lot of force | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
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 | |
underprivileged | adj: lacking resources, opportunities, or advantages that are necessary for success | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
boom | n: a sudden increase in economic activity, or a sudden happening that brings good fortune; a deep, loud, and prolonged sound | |
stark | adj: empty, simple, or apparent; devoid of any qualifications | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
superpower | n: a country or nation that has significant global influence or formidable military, economic, or technological strength; a supernatural ability or force capable of extraordinary feats or feats beyond normal human capabilities | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
observer | n: a person who watches or notices someone or something but has no active part in it | |
cite | v: to refer to something such as a passage, book, etc. as evidence for a theory or as a reason why something has happened | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
pervasive | adj: spreading or existing throughout every part of a thing or place | |
intervention | n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
attractive | adj: immensely appealing in look or sound; having characteristics or qualities that make something appealing and valuable | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
regulation | n: an official rule made and maintained by a government or some other authority; the act of controlling or directing something according to a rule | |
consensus | n: general agreement or accord in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | |
adoption | n: the action or fact of legally taking another’s child as one’s own; the act of accepting with approval | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
abundance | n: a significant amount of something; the situation in which there is too much of something | |
educational | adj: relating to education or providing knowledge or instruction | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
censorship | n: the act or process of suppression or restriction of any portions of books, films, news, etc. that are judged obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security | |
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 | |
monitor | v: to observe, check, and track the progress or quality of something over a period of time | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
creditor | n: a person, company, etc. to whom a debtor owes money | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
restrict | v: to limit someone’s actions or movements, or to limit something to lessen its size or prevent it from increasing | |
qualitative | adj: relating to or involving qualities, such as properties, characteristics, or features, rather than quantities or numbers, often used to describe research or analysis that focuses on subjective or non-measurable factors | |
characteristic | n: a typical feature or quality that can identify, tell apart, or describe something or somebody | |
honesty | n: the quality of being truthful, sincere, and morally upright; adherence to moral and ethical principles | |
integrity | n: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; the state of being whole and undivided | |
facial | adj: of or relating to a person’s face | |
recognition | n: the action or process of recognizing or being recognized, especially by remembering; an agreement that something is true or legal | |
circuit | n: (in electrical engineering) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; a journey or route around a particular place or area | |
artificial | adj: not natural and made by human beings; not real but produced to resemble something | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
province | n: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
surveillance | n: the act of carefully monitoring a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed or expected | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
kingdom | n: the country ruled by a king or queen | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
boast | v: to talk about someone’s accomplishments, wealth, or abilities excessively with undue pride and self-satisfaction | |
on-demand | adj: available as needed or requested, often referring to products or services that can be accessed or delivered instantly or with minimal delay | |
restricted | adj: limited in extent, number, scope, or action, especially by official rules, laws, etc. | |
arguably | adv: used when expressing an opinion or idea that you believe can be proven true | |
manipulate | v: to influence or control something or someone to your advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
imperfectly | adv: in a faulty or incomplete way | |
dismiss | v: to regard something or someone as not important and not worth considering; to terminate someone’s employment | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
communist | adj: relating to or supporting the political ideology of communism (= a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership) | |
birthplace | n: the house, town, etc., where someone was born | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
irrelevant | adj: not connected with or related to something and therefore not important | |
hub | n: the central or main part of a particular place, activity, network, etc.; the central part of a car wheel, fan, propeller, etc., through which the shaft or axle passes | |
migrate | v: to move from one country or region to another and settle there; to move from one place to another periodically or seasonally | |
elderly | adj: (a polite word for) old | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
elevate | v: to raise something from a lower to a higher position; to give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
abject | adj: extremely unpleasant and degrading; physically or emotionally impoverished; miserable, wretched, and hopeless | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
marketplace | n: a physical or virtual venue where goods or services are bought and sold; an economic system that facilitates exchange between buyers and sellers | |
revive | v: to bring back to life, consciousness, or strength; to restore | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
provincial | adj: of or relating to a local government; having characteristics or views that are narrow in scope or limited by a narrow outlook | |
craft | n: an activity that requires a particular skill in making things with one’s hands | |
curd | n: the solid part that is formed when milk is coagulated, used in making cheese, or eaten as a food | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
villager | n: a person who lives in a village or small rural community; a person who is part of a close-knit and traditional community | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
scatter | v: to cause to separate and go in different directions | |
landscape | n: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; a large area of land, especially in the country and relating to its appearance | |
primary | adj: first or highest in rank, order, or importance; most fundamental or essential; pertaining to the initial or introductory stage of something, such as a school year or election cycle | |
ravine | n: a deep, narrow gorge or valley with steep sides, often carved by the flow of water or a landslide | |
isolate | v: to physically or socially separate someone or something from other people or things | |
registration | n: the process of recording or enrolling for a particular course or event; the action or process of officially recording or enrolling something, such as a name or trademark | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
qualify | v: to reach the standard or fulfill the requirement of ability or knowledge needed to do a particular job or receive a particular benefit or privilege | |
furnish | v: to provide a room or building with furniture and fittings; to provide something useful or necessary | |
insulate | v: to protect something by interposing material that prevents heat, noise, electricity, etc. | |
disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
installation | n: the act or process of fixing furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position so that it can be used; the act or process of putting into an office or a position | |
sunshine | n: the direct light and heat that comes from the sun | |
qualified | adj: officially recognized as having completed a training course or passed the exams that are necessary to perform a particular job | |
certify | v: to formally state, especially in writing, that something is true | |
livestream | n: a real-time video or audio broadcast of an event, performance, or activity that is encoded and distributed over the Internet, usually through dedicated apps or websites, allowing distributed viewers to watch it remotely | |
extend | v: to broaden in scope, range, or area | |
recreation | n: the activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; the act or process of making something that existed in the past exists or seems to exist again in a different time or place | |
castle | n: a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat | |
virtually | adv: almost completely | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
terrain | n: the physical features of a piece of land, including hills, valleys, rivers, and forests | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
start-up | n: a newly established company or business | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
kindergarten | n: a school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
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 | |
excess | n: an amount or quantity beyond what is acceptable, expected, or reasonable | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
restriction | n: a limitation or constraint placed on something, or the act of limiting or constraining something | |
irrevocably | adv: in a way that is impossible to be changed, reversed, or recovered | |
curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
penetration | n: the act or process of penetrating or entering something, often forcefully or with difficulty; the depth or extent to which something has been entered or understood | |
offline | adj: not connected to the internet | |
disconnect | v: to unfasten or disjoin something, especially to break the connection between a supply of gas, water, or electricity and a piece of equipment | |
heartland | n: a region or area that is considered central or vital to a particular country, culture, or social or economic system, often characterized by a sense of national identity or pride and a strong attachment to tradition or values associated with that region | |
endeavor | v: to make an earnest attempt or effort; to strive or work hard towards a goal or objective | |
societal | adj: relating to society or social relationships | |
underserved | adj: inadequately or insufficiently provided with help, products, or services |