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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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drag | v: to pull or haul with force | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
tease | v: to make fun of someone or make jokes about them, either in a playful way or to upset them; to separate the fibers of something; to ruffle a person’s or animal’s hair by combing | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
ethnic | adj: relating or belonging to a group of people who share a cultural tradition | |
racism | n: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people based on their membership in a particular ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized | |
doozy | n: something outstanding or unique; something exceptionally large, difficult, or complex | |
magical | adj: produced by or containing supernatural powers | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
extracurricular | adj: outside the regular curriculum or program of courses | |
purity | n: the state of being undiluted or unmixed with anything else; the state of being free from immorality, especially of a sexual nature | |
perseverance | n: steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success | |
heal | v: to make a wound or injury to become well again | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
beg | v: to ask for something urgently or earnestly; to appeal to someone to do something | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
essay | n: a short piece of writing on a particular topic, usually written by a student as a port of a course of study | |
copyright | n: the legal right to be the only person or organization who can reproduce, publish, and sell a particular piece of work | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
regurgitate | v: to bring back partially digested food from the stomach to the mouth; to repeat or recite something without understanding or adding anything new or original | |
platter | n: a large, flat dish used for serving food; a variety of food items presented together, often arranged in an aesthetically pleasing manner | |
prestigious | adj: having a high reputation or status; respected or honored; widely recognized as being of high quality or importance | |
chew | v: to crush or grind something, especially food, with the teeth and then swallow it | |
spit | v: to eject saliva or other liquid from the mouth | |
immigration | n: the act or process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
racist | adj: characterized by or showing discrimination or prejudice against people of other races; (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
applicant | n: a person who applies, especially for a job or position; someone who applies for a grant, loan, or other benefits | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
storytelling | n: the act or art of narrating or writing stories | |
reinforce | v: to strengthen or support something, especially by adding another material to it; to make emotion, idea, etc. stronger | |
inequity | n: a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair or unequal situation or practice | |
amplify | v: to enhance something, particularly sound or brightness | |
counselor | n: a person trained to give advice and help people deal with personal or emotional problems | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
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 | |
honor | n: high regard or great respect for someone; the quality of having and doing based on a keen sense of morality; (verb) to show respect towards someone | |
affair | n: event, situation, or subject that is significant from a political or public perspective; a secretive or illicit sexual relationship | |
librarian | n: a person who works in a library and is responsible for organizing and managing the collection of books and other materials | |
arrange | v: to plan, prepare for, and carry out something | |
striking | adj: attractive and distinctive enough to draw notice; exceedingly appealing, frequently in an odd manner | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
humble | adj: having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s quality or importance | |
likable | adj: having qualities that make a person or thing well-liked or attractive; pleasant, friendly, or enjoyable | |
confession | n: a formal statement in which one admits that they have done something wrong or illegal | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
minoritize | v: to treat or consider someone or something as less important or significant than they are; to subordinate or diminish the value or status of a group or individual | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way | |
highlight | v: to make something prominent, mainly so that people give it more attention | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
counterpart | n: a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing | |
casual | adj: relaxed and informal in manner or dress, not planned or expected; not involving commitment or seriousness | |
championship | n: a contest to decide who is the best player or team in a particular sport; the act of providing approval and support | |
reliable | adj: worthy of being relied on; trustworthy | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
merit | n: the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially to deserve praise or reward | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
harrowing | adj: causing distress or suffering; extremely distressing | |
cliche | n: a phrase or expression that has become overused to the point that it has lost its original impact or meaning; a trite or unoriginal idea or statement | |
overused | adj: used too often or too much, to the point of becoming cliched; lacking originality | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
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 | |
relive | v: to experience again or bring back the memory of a past event or time | |
suppress | v: to bring something under control by force or authority; to put an end by force | |
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 | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
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 | |
confess | v: to admit to having done something wrong or to reveal something personal or private | |
faceless | adj: lacking distinctive or individual features or characteristics; anonymous and impersonal | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
adolescent | n: a young person who is in the process of developing from a child into an adult | |
impose | v: to officially force a new law, tax, duty, etc. to be obeyed or received | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
appointment | n: a formal arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place, especially for a reason connected with their work; the act of putting a person into a job or position of responsibility | |
rejection | n: the act of refusing to accept, use, or consider someone or something; in medicine, an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
trajectory | n: the curved path followed by an object moving through space | |
therapeutic | adj: relating to or involved in the treatment of illness or injury | |
secondly | adv: used to introduce the second point or item in a list or series of statements, considerations, etc. | |
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 | |
problematic | adj: full of difficulties; difficult to deal with or solve | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
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 | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
prey | n: the object of a hunt; an animal hunted or trapped for eating | |
toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
posit | v: to suggest or accept something as fact or as a basis for argument or consideration | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
resentment | n: bitterness or indignation at being treated unfairly | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
decent | adj: satisfactory, acceptable, or good in a general sense | |
sanitize | v: to clean or disinfect something to make it safe or hygienic; to remove potentially harmful or sensitive information from a document or communication | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
scrub | v: to clean something thoroughly, typically with a brush and soap or detergent | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
palatable | adj: having a pleasant or acceptable taste; pleasing or agreeable to the mind or senses; easily tolerated or accepted | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
contradiction | n: the assertion of the opposite of what has been said; opposition; denial | |
reign | n: the period of time during which a monarch or government holds power; (verb) to be the king or queen | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
sympathy | n: the feeling of being sorry for someone who is experiencing a difficult or unpleasant situation; understanding or sharing someone else’s feelings or emotions | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
discomfort | n: a feeling of being uncomfortable physically or mentally or being embarrassed; a slight pain | |
protagonist | n: the main character in a literary work, film, or other stories | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
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 | |
instill | v: to impart, introduce, or cause to be absorbed gradually | |
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 | |
unequal | adj: different in amount, size, degree, or value; not fair | |
rank | n: a position in a hierarchy of status or authority; (verb) to take or have a position relative to others | |
ism | n: a specific doctrine, theory, or ideology; a suffix used to form nouns indicating a practice, doctrine, or theory | |
settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
stink | v: to emit a strong, unpleasant odor; to have a strong offensive smell; to be corrupt or unethical | |
devoid | adj: completely lacking or free from something | |
ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
disenfranchise | v: to prevent someone from having the right to vote or from having an equal opportunity to vote | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
belong | v: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member or part of a group; to be in the proper or appropriate place | |
haunt | v: to frequent or visit repeatedly, often in a way that is disturbing or unsettling; to occupy or fill the mind, often in a way that is unpleasant or persistent | |
grammar | n: the set of structural constraints on speakers’ or writers’ composition of clauses, phrases, and words | |
pronounce | v: to say or speak (a word or words) correctly or in a particular way | |
tuck | v: to push a stray piece of clothing or material into a particular area or position, especially to make it more orderly or comfortable | |
linear | adj: of, relating to, or consisting of lines or length; able to be expressed as a straight line, especially on a graph | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
explicit | adj: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt | |
dump | v: to deposit or dispose of something, such as trash, waste, etc., carelessly or hurriedly | |
discotheque | n: a nightclub or restaurant where recorded music is played, and people dance | |
blameless | adj: without fault or guilt | |
ubiquitous | adj: being or existing everywhere at once | |
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 | |
dilemma | n: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more options, especially that are equally unfavorable ones | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
horror | n: intense fear or disgust, especially at something shocking or terrifying | |
dignity | n: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; high office or rank or station | |
hinder | v: to make it difficult for someone to do something; to limit the development of something | |
causal | adj: relating to or indicating a cause or the relationship between causes and effects; resulting from a cause | |
correlate | v: to have a connection or relationship in which one thing affects or depends on another | |
speculate | v: to form a theory or conjecture or guess about a subject without solid evidence | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
resolute | adj: firm in purpose or belief; determined | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
indirectly | adv: not going straight to the point; implying or suggesting something | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
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 | |
obsession | n: the state in which a person’s mind is filled with thoughts of one single object or particular person | |
appropriate | adj: suitable or proper in the circumstances; fitting | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
token | n: something that serves as a symbol, sign, or expression of something else; a physical object representing a particular idea or concept | |
oppress | v: to treat people in a cruel and authoritarian way, especially by denying them the same freedoms, rights, etc. as other people | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
guideline | n: a general rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior; a piece of advice or instructions that tell you how something should be done or what something should be | |
sake | n: purpose; reason for wanting something done | |
forthcoming | adj: likely to happen or be available soon | |
restructure | v: to organize a company, business, or system in a new and different way to make it work more effectively | |
prompt | v: to make someone decide to or try to do something, or to make something happen | |
adversity | n: difficulties or hardships that someone faces | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
unofficial | adj: not authorized or recognized by an authority or organization; informal; not having an official status or position | |
gatekeeper | n: a person, organization, or system that controls or monitors access to something, often a website, database, or institution; a person or group that controls or regulates access to information, especially for a particular perspective or interest | |
wield | v: to possess and exercise power, authority, etc | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
secondary | adj: of a lower rank, status, or importance about something else; not primary or central; derived from or caused by another source | |
adapt | v: to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose or environment | |
drama | n: a play in a theatre, television, or radio, or performance on a stage | |
nail | n: a thin, pointed piece of metal with a flat head used for fastening things together; the thin hard layer covering and protecting the outer tip of the fingers or toes | |
absent | adj: not present in a particular place at a particular time | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
trash | n: discarded material, refuse, or waste | |
spark | v: to start something or make it grow, especially suddenly; to emit a tiny piece of fire or electricity | |
dimension | n: a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as width, height, or length | |
triumph | n: a great victory or achievement | |
acknowledge | v: to accept or admit the existence, reality, or truth of something; to accept that someone or something has a particular authority or quality; to express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for someone’s help, commitment, etc.; |