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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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collaborate | v: to work with someone else to produce or achieve something | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
flimsy | adj: very thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used | |
trend | n: a general direction in which something is changing or developing | |
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 | |
reinvent | v: to change something so drastically that it looks to be completely new | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
deceptive | adj: tending to mislead or deceive either deliberately or inadvertently; causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
jack | n: a mechanical device used for lifting or supporting heavy objects | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
terror | n: intense fear; a state of intense fear or alarm | |
obsolete | adj: no longer in use or helpful because something newer or better has been invented and introduced | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
latent | adj: existing but not yet expressed, active, or visible; hidden or dormant | |
confession | n: a formal statement in which one admits that they have done something wrong or illegal | |
fan | n: a person who admires and supports a person, group, sport, sports team, etc.; a device for creating a current of air by the movement of a surface or surfaces | |
warm-up | v: to prepare oneself physically, mentally, or emotionally for an activity or performance by engaging in light exercises, practice, or relaxation techniques; (noun) a period of preparation or exercise that is done before a more intense activity or performance | |
sequel | n: a book, film, or other work that continues the story of an earlier one | |
swap | v: to give something and receive something in trade | |
unwanted | adj: not wanted or desired | |
sector | n: a distinct part or division of something often used to refer to a segment of an economy or industry; an area or field of work or activity | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
analogy | n: a comparison between similar things that have similar aspects, often used to help explain a principle or concept | |
infinite | adj: unlimited or very great; impossible to measure | |
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 | |
appropriate | adj: suitable or proper in the circumstances; fitting | |
instantly | adv: immediately | |
behold | v: to look at and observe with attention | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
coincidence | n: an occasion when two or more similar things happen at the same time by chance, in a surprising way | |
approximately | adv: close to a specific number or time but not exactly that number or time | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
postage | n: the cost or fee paid for sending a letter or package through the mail or postal service; the stamps or labels affixed to a mail item to indicate that the required postage has been paid | |
label | n: a small piece of paper, fabric, or other material attached to an object and giving information about it; (verb) to assign to a category | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
layer | n: a sheet, quantity, or thickness of the material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body; a level or part within a system or set of ideas | |
passion | n: intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or conviction | |
dedicate | v: to give all of your energy, time, etc., entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; to set apart for a particular purpose or use | |
mechanics | n: the branch of physics that deals with the study of motion, forces, and energy; (mechanic) someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
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) | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
enabling | adj: providing the means, support, or resources necessary for something to happen or be achieved; allowing or encouraging a particular behavior or activity | |
mimic | v: to imitate someone’s speech, movement, or behavior, especially to make others laugh | |
barter | n: the exchange of goods or services without the use of money; a system of trade in which individuals exchange goods or services directly | |
appealing | adj: attractive or exciting; evoking a positive response or desire; having qualities that are likely to encourage someone to like or enjoy something | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
mighty | adj: very large, powerful, or strong | |
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 | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
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 | |
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 | |
hippie | n: a person who follows a counterculture movement that originated in the United States during the 1960s, characterized by the advocacy of nonviolence, communal living, and a rejection of traditional American values | |
swell | v: to become larger or more inflated; to become more intense or important | |
rightful | adj: having a legally or morally claim; proper or appropriate according to law, ethics, or fairness; rightfully and deservedly belonging to someone or something | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
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 | |
conceptual | adj: related to or founded on ideas, principles | |
firework | n: a device that produces a colorful display of light and sound when it is ignited | |
display | v: to exhibit or show something to others, often to attract attention or demonstrate its features, properties, or value | |
dot | n: a very small circular mark, especially one that is printed | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
wisdom | n: the quality of being wise, or the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make sensible decisions | |
mob | n: a large and disorderly crowd of people; a large horde of animals | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
mania | n: a psychological or emotional state that is marked by excessive enthusiasm, excitement, or delusions; a strong and uncontrollable desire or craving for something | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
infamous | adj: having a reputation for being very bad or wicked | |
Wikipedia | n: an online encyclopedia that allows users to contribute and edit articles collaboratively; a vast and frequently updated repository of information on a wide range of topics | |
numb | adj: unable to feel physical sensation and movement; not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
moving | adj: causing strong emotions or feelings, especially sadness or sympathy | |
passive | adj: characterized by a lack of activity or initiative; not actively participating or engaging in something; marked by a tendency to accept things without resistance or opposition | |
middleman | n: a person who acts as an intermediary between two or more parties, often facilitating the exchange of goods or services and taking a commission or fee for their services | |
knit | v: to make a garment or fabric by interlocking loops of yarn with needles or a machine | |
peer | n: a person who has the same age, status, or ability | |
ubiquitous | adj: being or existing everywhere at once | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
phenomenal | adj: extremely good or impressive; outstanding | |
tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
primate | n: any mammal of the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans | |
instinct | n: an inborn behavioral pattern that is often responsive to specific stimuli; an innate feeling that causes you to act or believe that something is true | |
breed | v: to keep animals for producing offspring in a regulated manner | |
cooperate | v: to work together with one or more people or organizations to achieve a goal | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
cooperative | adj: involving doing something jointly or working with others to achieve a common goal | |
fence | n: a structure, usually made of wood or metal, that encloses an area, typically for protection or to keep animals or people in or out; a dealer in stolen property | |
fief | n: an estate or land granted by a lord to a vassal in return for loyalty and military service during the medieval feudal system | |
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 | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
millennial | adj: relating to a period of a thousand years or the year 2000; (noun) a person born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, also called Generation Y | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
column | n: one of the vertical blocks that split content on a page or screen from top to bottom; an upright pillar that often supports an arch, entablature, or other structure or stands alone as a monument | |
poignant | adj: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; emotionally moving; deeply affecting or touching | |
rational | adj: based on reason or logic; using good judgment and sound thinking | |
scheme | n: an organized and often large-scale plan or arrangement for doing something | |
individually | adv: separately or apart from others | |
twit | n: a silly or foolish person; someone regarded as annoying or irritating | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
renew | v: to begin or resume something again after an interruption | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
redefine | v: to change the meaning or interpretation of something; to make people think about something in a new or different way | |
torrent | n: a sudden and violent stream, as of water, lava, or mud | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
resolve | v: to find a suitable answer to the problems or difficulty | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
recession | n: a period of economic decline, typically lasting for six months or more, during which trade and industrial activity decrease, and unemployment increases | |
shock | n: a strong feeling or physical reaction to a sudden and unexpected event or experience, especially something unpleasant | |
fuse | n: a small part in an electrical device or machinery that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded; (verb) to become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
inflection | n: a change in the pitch or tone of one’s voice; a change in the form of a word to indicate tense, mood, gender, or other grammatical categories | |
applied | adj: of or relating to a subject of study, especially a science, that is used in a practical way | |
offline | adj: not connected to the internet | |
commute | v: to regularly travel a particular journey, especially between one’s home and place of work; (noun) a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
maturity | n: the state of being fully developed, grown, or ripe; the quality or state of being fully developed mentally, emotionally, or intellectually; the ability to make sound and responsible decisions | |
dive | v: to jump into the water with your head and arms going in first, or to move down to a deeper level underwater | |
organ | n: a part of the body of an animal or plant that has a particular purpose and performs a specific job | |
redistribute | v: to share something among people in a different way | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
reuse | v: to use something again or more than once | |
recycle | v: to sort and collect things to process them and produce valuable materials that can be used again | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
thereby | adv: as a result; consequence of a particular action or set of conditions | |
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 | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
coworker | n: a person who works with another in the same company or organization | |
couch | n: a piece of furniture made for sitting, usually with a back and armrests, designed to seat more than one person | |
vernacular | n: a language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region | |
spare | adj: additional to what is necessary for ordinary use; (verb) to give time, money, space, etc. to someone | |
blacksmith | n: a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil | |
would-be | adj: indicating a person who aspires or attempts to be something but has not yet achieved that status or position | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
outright | adj: completely; completely and without reservation; without any attempt at concealment | |
idle | adj: not working hard or not having a job; useless | |
drill | n: a tool or machine used for making round holes or driving fasteners; a training or practice | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
cherish | v: to hold someone or something dear; to feel or show affection for someone or something | |
pit | n: a hole in the ground or a cavity in a surface; a place for storing or holding something; a section of a theater or sports arena where people can sit | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
confess | v: to admit to having done something wrong or to reveal something personal or private | |
addict | n: a person who cannot stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful | |
rookie | n: a newcomer or beginner, specifically in a particular profession, sport, or activity; an inexperienced or naive person | |
surrender | v: to cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
membership | n: the state of belonging to a group, a club, an organization, etc. | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
staggering | adj: so shocking as to stun or overwhelm | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
urge | v: to spur on or encourage someone, especially by cheers and shouts; (noun) a strong desire or impulse, especially one that is difficult to control or resist | |
launderette | n: a self-service laundry facility or establishment where customers can wash and dry their clothes using coin-operated machines | |
friction | n: the force that opposes motion between two objects in contact, especially by producing heat and wear, and is proportional to the normal force between the objects | |
quotation | n: a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker | |
ownership | n: the state or fact of possessing, controlling, or having the right to something; the legal and moral right to use or dispose of something as one chooses | |
solar | adj: of, from, or relating to the sun | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
satisfy | v: to make somebody pleased by giving them what they want or need | |
tangible | adj: real and concrete; able to be perceived, especially able to be touched; (of business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value | |
clunky | adj: heavy, awkward, and old-fashioned; not graceful and clumsy in style, form, or movement | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
usage | n: the way in which a word or phrase is used in a language; the extent in which how much something is used | |
trump | n: a playing card with a picture of a trumpeter on it, used in certain card games | |
possession | n: the state or fact of owning or having something | |
editorial | adj: relating to the expression of opinions or interpretations in the media | |
materialize | v: to become actual or real; to take physical form or shape; to appear or come into existence in a tangible way | |
blur | n: a faint or indistinct image or sound; something that is not clear or distinct; (verb) to become unclear; to lose clear vision | |
evolution | n: a gradual process of transformation of living things | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
ride-sharing | n: an arrangement in which a passenger travels in a private car driven by its owner for free or for a fee, especially as arranged by using a website or app | |
rid | v: to make someone or something free of unwanted or unpleasant tasks, objects, or person | |
rental | n: the act or process of renting or leasing something, usually for a fixed period of time and in exchange for payment; the property or item that is rented or leased | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
cornerstone | n: a fundamental or essential element or component of something; a basis or foundation upon which something is built or developed | |
reputation | n: the general opinion that people have about someone or something, especially when this is based on their previous experiences or behaviors | |
creditor | n: a person, company, etc. to whom a debtor owes money | |
trail | n: a path or track roughly through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose; (verb) to lag or linger behind | |
spam | n: unwanted email, usually of advertising material sent out in bulk | |
cumulative | adj: increasing or growing by one addition after another | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
currency | n: a system of money in general use in a particular country | |
humongous | adj: extremely large; gigantic; huge; excessively big | |
hangover | n: the unpleasant physical and mental effects a person experiences after consuming too much alcohol; a lasting effect or aftereffect of something | |
leap | v: to jump or spring into the air, often with the feet leaving the ground or a surface below; to move quickly or suddenly, often forward or upward | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
innate | adj: existing naturally or from birth; inherent or inborn; not acquired or learned through experience | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
seismic | adj: relating to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
collective | adj: done or shared by every member of a group of people | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
outdated | adj: no longer useful or valid because of being old-fashioned | |
mod | n: a modification or alteration, typically one made to improve something or increase its functionality; a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s, noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers | |
leapfrog | n: a children’s game in which players take turns jumping over each other’s stooped backs | |
wasteful | adj: characterized by excessive or unnecessary use or consumption; using resources or materials inefficiently or inappropriately, resulting in unnecessary waste or expense |