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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
manifestation | n: a visible or tangible form of something, especially a particular sign of a disease or condition | |
underlying | adj: significant as a cause or basis of something but not immediately apparent or stated clearly | |
collision | n: an instance of two or more objects or entities crashing into each other, usually resulting in damage, impact, or conflict | |
ecology | n: the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment | |
jeopardy | n: the state of being in danger or at risk of harm or loss | |
shell | n: hard outer covering or case of eggs, nuts, some seeds, and some animals | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
spew | v: to eject forcefully and abundantly; to flow out rapidly and in large amounts | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
sewer | n: an underground system of pipes used to carry away sewage and wastewater | |
automobile | n: a road vehicle that has four wheels and is powered by an engine, used for transporting people or goods | |
autobahn | n: the German federal controlled-access highway system, which includes the national motorway network, the federal expressways, and the federal highways | |
greenhouse | n: a building with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, for growing plants in | |
accumulate | v: to collect or acquire a large number of things over a long period of time | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
primarily | adv: mainly | |
methane | n: a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 with no smell or color, often used as a fuel | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
atomic | adj: of or relating to atom (= the smallest component of an element) | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
explode | v: to burst or break open violently and noisily; to cause something to burst or break open | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
unequivocal | adj: admitting of no doubt; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
anomalous | adj: deviating from what is standard or expected; unexpected or unusual in a way that is difficult to explain | |
tropical | adj: originating in, located in, or characteristic of the tropics | |
subtropic | adj: describing a region or climate that is between tropical and temperate and often characterized by warm temperatures and moderate rainfall | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
humidity | n: the amount of water vapor in the air, typically as a percentage of the maximum that the air could hold at that temperature | |
uninhabitable | adj: not suitable or safe for people to live in; lacking the necessary conditions for human habitation | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
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 | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
lancet | n: a sharp, pointed surgical instrument used for making incisions or punctures, typically in medical procedures | |
commission | n: a formal instruction, command, or request given to a person or group; an official group of people entrusted by a government or other official body to control or enforce something | |
authoritarian | adj: characterized by strict, absolute control and obedience to authority or rules; dictatorial and lacking in personal freedoms or individual rights | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
absorb | v: to take in a fluid or other substance gradually | |
vapor | n: a mass of tiny liquid drops in the air | |
cyclone | n: a violent, rotating windstorm that forms over tropical waters and can cause extensive damage to coastal regions, also known as a hurricane or typhoon, depending on the region in which it occurs | |
hurricane | n: a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or over 64 knots (74 miles per hour) | |
typhoon | n: a tropical storm with strong winds and heavy rain, typically occurring in the western Pacific Ocean | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
gulf | n: a large ocean inlet or deep bay that is partially enclosed by land | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
disproportionately | adv: in a way that is not reasonably or appropriately balanced, equal, or distributed; in a manner that is unequal or excessive about something else | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
jersey | n: a knitted garment typically made of wool or cotton, worn as a shirt or pullover | |
basement | n: a room or a part of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
appreciate | v: to value and acknowledge the worth of someone or something; to be grateful for something or someone | |
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 | |
rescue | v: to save someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation | |
punch | v: to strike someone or something with one’s fist; to make a hole in something | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
volume | n: the amount of space occupied by an object or substance; the magnitude of sound | |
atmospheric | adj: about or located in the earth’s atmosphere | |
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 | |
satellite | n: an electronic device that is sent up into space and moves around the Earth or another planet, used for gathering information or communicating by radio, television, etc. | |
moisture | n: small amounts of liquid, especially water, that are present in or absorbed by a substance | |
tsunami | n: a huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake, volcano, or other disturbance | |
downpour | n: a heavy rain that often starts suddenly | |
centimeter | n: a unit of measurement of length in the metric system, equivalent to one-hundredth of a meter | |
loch | n: a Scottish term for a lake or inlet often used to describe a narrow and deep body of freshwater in a valley or mountainous region | |
insure | v: to provide coverage in the event of loss or damage | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
lawsuit | n: a legal action taken by one party against another in a court of law, typically seeking damages or some other form of remedy for perceived wrongs or harms suffered | |
operator | n: a person who uses and controls machinery or equipment; a mathematical symbol used to perform calculations | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
replica | n: an exact copy of something such as a work of art | |
ark | n: (in the Bible) a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood; a large, flat-bottomed boat with a pointed bow and stern, used in ancient times to transport people and goods | |
sue | v: to claim a person or organization, especially by filing a legal claim for money or redress | |
dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
drought | n: a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain, leading to a shortage of water and often causing damage to crops and other vegetation | |
drain | v: to empty or dry something by removing the liquid from it | |
reservoir | n: a natural or artificial lake used to store water for community use; a large or extra supply of something | |
evaporate | v: to turn a liquid into a gas; to become less intense and disappear gradually | |
mead | n: an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey and water, often with the addition of spices, fruits, or grains | |
republic | n: a state or country in which the people and their elected representatives hold supreme power and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch | |
cone | n: a geometric shape that tapers to a point at one end and has a circular base at the other end | |
insecure | adj: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way, or not assured of safety | |
extended | adj: longer than usual or anticipated | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
lightning | n: a flash, or several flashes, of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere, or something resembling such a flash | |
leak | v: to allow liquid or gas to get in or out from a hole or crack in a pipe or container | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
residue | n: a substance that remains after a process or reaction; a remnant of something that once existed | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
extinction | n: the complete disappearance of a species from the earth | |
encounter | v: to face something, particularly something unpleasant or difficult, while attempting to do something else; to meet, especially unexpectedly | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
infectious | adj: able to be passed quickly from one person, animal, or plant to another, especially through air or water | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
interconnect | v: to connect similar things | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
upside | n: the positive aspect or potential of something; the upper side of something | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
miraculous | adj: very effective or lucky, or completely unexpected | |
deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
equitable | adj: fair and impartial; treating everyone fairly | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
equitably | adv: in a just, fair, and impartial manner; without showing favoritism or bias towards any particular individual or group | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
install | v: to fix furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position so that it can be used; put into an office or a position | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
plummet | v: to fall or drop suddenly and steeply; to decline rapidly or sharply | |
panel | n: a square or rectangular and flat piece of something that forms a distinct section or component of something; a small group of specialists who discuss particular topics or give their advice or opinion about something | |
windmill | n: a machine that uses wind power to generate mechanical energy or electricity | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
battery | n: a device that is placed inside a car, gadget, equipment, etc. and that provides electrical power to them | |
storage | n: the act or process of putting in and keeping something in a particular place for use in the future; an electronic memory device that can store information | |
rescale | v: to alter the scale or size of something, typically by making it larger or smaller; to adjust, calibrate, or standardize something to a new or different level or value | |
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 | |
emergence | n: the process or fact of coming into existence or becoming apparent | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
hydrogen | n: the chemical element that is the lightest gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and combines with oxygen to form water | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
combustion | n: the act or process of burning something | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
counterpart | n: a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
profitable | adj: making or likely to make material gain or profit | |
triple | adj: consisting of three items or people; three times as great or many | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
petrochemical | n: a chemical compound derived from petroleum or natural gas, used as a raw material in the manufacture of plastics, synthetic fibers, and other products | |
ban | v: to officially or legally forbid or refuse to allow something | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
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 | |
seize | v: to catch or take hold of someone or something suddenly and forcibly; to capture the attention or imagination of something | |
reform | n: the act of improving or correcting something that is wrong or bad; a change made to correct a flaw or problem | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
allocate | v: to give or distribute something, such as resources or duties, to someone or something for a particular purpose | |
efficiently | adv: in a way that produces maximum output with minimum effort or expense | |
unlock | v: to open something, such as a door, window, etc., usually using a key | |
fraction | n: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole; the quotient of two rational numbers | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
explore | v: to travel to or penetrate an area or a country to learn about it; to thoroughly examine a subject or a possibility to learn more about it | |
analogy | n: a comparison between similar things that have similar aspects, often used to help explain a principle or concept | |
electromagnetic | adj: of or relating to the magnetism produced by electric charge in motion | |
spectrum | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
gamma | n: the third letter of the Greek alphabet; a type of radiation having the shortest wavelength and highest energy of electromagnetic waves | |
ray | n: a narrow line of light, heat, or another form of energy | |
visible | adj: capable of being seen; or open to easy view | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
aperture | n: an opening or hole, especially one that is narrow or slitlike | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
stakeholder | n: a person or group that has an interest or concern in something, especially a business | |
shareholder | n: a person who owns shares of stock in a company or business and therefore gets the company’s profit and has the right to control the company | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
externality | n: a cost or benefit that affects a third party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit | |
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 | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
depletion | n: the reduction of something, especially a natural resource, to a critically low level | |
topsoil | n: the upper layer of soil that contains most of the nutrients and organic matter and is important for plant growth and cultivation; a shallow, loose layer of soil that can be easily removed or displaced by wind, water, or other factors | |
underground | adj: under the surface of the ground; a secret group organized to achieve a specific purpose, such as overthrowing the government or occupying a force | |
aquifer | n: an underground layer of rock, sand, or Earth that can take in and hold water | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
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 | |
inequality | n: the unfairness of a society in which some people have more opportunity, money, etc. than others; (mathematics) relation between two values when they are different | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
emergent | adj: starting to exist or view, or to become known | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
asset | n: something or someone that is useful or valuable quality, skill, etc.; valuable property | |
portfolio | n: a collection of work, documents, or other materials that demonstrate a person’s skills, qualifications, or achievements; a collection of investments held by a person or organization | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
financing | n: the process of providing funds for running a business, activity, or project; the money for a business, activity, or project | |
oversea | adj: situated or operating beyond national boundaries; in, from, or to foreign countries | |
domestically | adv: inside a particular group of people, such as country, home, family, etc. | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
lag | v: to move or develop so slowly that you are behind other people, organizations, etc. | |
flip | v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
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 | |
march | v: to walk militarily with stiff, regular steps | |
abolitionist | n: a person who advocates for the abolition (the act of doing away with something) of slavery or some other practice considered unjust | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
slavery | n: the practice or system of owning, buying, and selling people as property and forcing them to work | |
suffrage | n: the right to vote in political elections; the exercise of voting rights or the process of obtaining them | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
apartheid | n: a system of racial segregation and discrimination that was enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1994; any similar system of discrimination or segregation based on race, ethnicity, or other factors | |
lesbian | n: a woman who is attracted romantically and sexually to other women | |
gay | adj: homosexual; happy, carefree | |
liberate | v: to set free; to release or rescue from captivity or oppression |