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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 | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
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 | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
divergence | n: the act or process of separating and moving in different directions; a difference or variance between two or more things or ideas; a deviation from a common or shared path or goal | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
simplify | v: to make something more straightforward, more understandable, or easier to do | |
ratio | n: the relative size or amount of one thing to another, typically expressed in the form of a fraction or decimal | |
capita | n: a Latin word meaning “head,” used to express the amount for each person; any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone | |
gross | adj: being the total amount of something before any deductions; obese and ugly or unpleasant | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
chart | n: a visual display of information such as a diagram, lists of figures, etc.; a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea | |
exponential | adj: becoming more and more rapid; of or involving mathematical exponents | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way | |
parity | n: the state or condition of being equal, especially in status or payment | |
empire | n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
territory | n: an area under the control of a ruler or state | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
motherland | n: a term used to refer to one’s country of birth or origin, especially in a patriotic or emotional context; the land where one’s ancestors or family originated | |
imperial | adj: relating to or associated with an empire or the person or country that rules it | |
metropole | n: the main hub or central city of a country or region; the principal city or urban center of a metropolitan area or a colony | |
colonial | adj: of or relating to a colony (= a territory that is controlled by a more powerful country); to the period of time during which a country or region was a colony | |
possession | n: the state or fact of owning or having something | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
imp | n: a mischievous or misbehaving child; a small and mischievous demon or sprite in folklore | |
preexist | v: to exist or occur before something else, especially referring to a time period or event; to predate or come before | |
oriental | adj: relating to Asia or the eastern part of the world; specifically associated with the cultural, artistic, and architectural traditions of Asia | |
Ottoman | n: a historical empire founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia by the Turkoman tribal leader Osman I; (used as “ottoman”) a type of upholstered seat or bench without a back or arms, typically used as a stool or footstool, or in some cases as a coffee table | |
explanation | n: the information or arguments that someone provides to make something understandable or clear | |
zenith | n: the highest point or peak; the point in the sky directly above the observer; the culmination or apex of something | |
considerable | adj: large in size, extent, amount, or significance; noteworthy or substantial in importance | |
colonize | v: to establish a colony in or on a specific place; to settle or occupy in large numbers | |
lexicographer | n: a person who compiles or edits dictionaries, often by studying and documenting the meanings, origins, and usage of words and phrases | |
pose | v: to present a risk, problem, or other issues that must be addressed | |
novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
conquest | n: the act or process of taking control of a country, area, or situation | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
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 | |
belated | adj: happening or arriving late or after the expected or desired time; delayed or deferred beyond an appropriate or acceptable point | |
Christ | n: the man that Christians believe is the prophet and the son of God, and whose life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
dominate | v: to have or control a lot of power and influence over somebody or something | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
defeat | v: to win against somebody in a fight, war, or attempt | |
victorious | adj: being the winner in a game, competition, election, war, etc. | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
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 | |
germ | n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
communist | adj: relating to or supporting the political ideology of communism (= a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership) | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
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 | |
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 | |
peninsula | n: a long piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but is linked to a larger part of the land | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
uniform | adj: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; (noun) the special set of clothes worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification | |
admittedly | adv: used to acknowledge a fact or statement, often one that weakens or contradicts an argument or opinion; concededly | |
significance | n: the importance or value attached to something; the quality of being significant or noteworthy | |
blacksmith | n: a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil | |
bow | v: to bend your knee or body, or lower your head; (noun) a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material, strung with a cord and used to shoot arrows | |
statue | n: a sculpture of a person or animal, typically made of stone or metal, that is intended to represent the subject in a lifelike or symbolic way | |
royal | adj: relating to or belonging to the king or queen or a member of their family | |
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 | |
difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
stationary | adj: not moving or not capable of being changed | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
acquire | v: to buy or obtain something such as an asset, object, knowledge, etc., for oneself | |
complement | v: to improve or make something more appealing by adding or contributing extra features to it | |
consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
inferior | adj: lower in rank, status, or quality | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
icon | n: a picture or statue of a holy person considered to be a sacred thing; a little icon on the screen of a computer or smartphone that denotes an application or a file | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
ethic | n: a set of moral or philosophical principles or values that guide the behavior or actions of an individual, group, or society; the study or inquiry into the nature of morality and moral systems | |
synthesize | v: to combine a substance to make a more complex product or compound | |
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 | |
corporation | n: a large company or group of companies that are controlled together by law as a single unit | |
sovereign | n: a king or queen | |
ancestor | n: a person from whom one is descended; a forefather | |
monolithic | adj: characterized by massiveness, rigidity, and uniformity | |
humanity | n: all people living on the earth; the quality or state of being human rather than an animal, a machine, etc. | |
ambition | n: a strong wish to do or achieve something | |
standardize | v: to make uniform or consistent in form, quality, or performance; to establish or implement a standard or standardization process | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
memorize | v: to learn something carefully so that you will remember it exactly | |
numb | adj: unable to feel physical sensation and movement; not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
essay | n: a short piece of writing on a particular topic, usually written by a student as a port of a course of study | |
writ | n: a written legal order or command | |
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 | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
experimental | adj: relating to or based on new ideas, forms, methods, etc. that have not been tried before, usually to find out what effect they have | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
Newtonian | adj: relating to Sir Isaac Newton or his laws of motion and universal gravitation | |
physics | n: the science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
ballistic | adj: relating to or resembling the motion or behavior of a projectile in flight; intensely angry or out of control | |
artillery | n: large-caliber guns used in warfare, typically operated by a crew and mounted on wheels or in a fixed position; any military weapons, equipment, or vehicles that are operated by a special branch or unit of the armed forces | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
demolish | v: to completely destroy or tear down a building, structure, or other entity; to ruin or eliminate the effectiveness or power of something | |
observatory | n: a building designed and equipped to observe the planets, the stars, the weather, etc. | |
blasphemy | n: action, attitude, or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for sacred character or religion | |
inquire | v: to ask for information about something or from someone; to investigate or look into a matter to gain clarification or understanding | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
deed | n: something that people do or cause to happen; a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it | |
indenture | n: a legal agreement between two parties, typically a contract of apprenticeship or a deed of conveyance, that is written in duplicate or triplicate and separated by indentations to prevent fraud or alteration and is often used to bind a person to a specific job or service | |
acre | n: a unit of land area in the US Customary System and the British Imperial System, equal to 4,840 square yards (= 4,047 square meters) | |
grant | v: to agree to give or allow somebody | |
elite | adj: belonging to the wealthiest, most potent, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society | |
descend | v: to move downward and lower; to come from, or to be connected by a relationship of blood | |
Conquistador | n: a Spanish conqueror of the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries | |
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 | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
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 | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
expectancy | n: the anticipation, belief, or likelihood of something happening or occurring in the future; the state of expecting or looking forward to something | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
propel | v: to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction, often with a lot of force | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
maximum | adj: the largest or greatest amount or value attainable or attained | |
peculiar | adj: odd and uncommon, sometimes in an unpleasant way | |
protestant | adj: a member of a Western Christian church that is separate from the Roman Catholic Church and that is based on the teachings of Martin Luther and other Reformers | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
attainment | n: the act of achieving or accomplishing something; the state of having achieved a specific level of skill or ability; a goal that has been reached or accomplished | |
league | n: an association of sports teams who compete against each other; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length, equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 meters | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
kingdom | n: the country ruled by a king or queen | |
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 | |
smartphone | n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet | |
assemble | v: to collect in one place as a single group | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
patent | n: a legal document that grants an inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a certain period of time; the invention or process for which a patent has been granted | |
overtake | v: to catch up to and pass by someone or something that is in front of you, usually about moving vehicles; to come to a point where you become more successful, important, or influential than someone or something else | |
download | v: to transfer data or files from the Internet or computer network to a user’s computer or device; (noun) the process of transferring data or information from a remote or central computer to a local computer or device | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
wit | n: the ability to say or write things or ideas in a clever and humorous way | |
predominance | n: the state or condition of being dominant, prevalent, or more powerful or influential than others; the act or process of being in control or having authority or superiority over something or someone | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
delete | v: to remove something, especially that has been written; to wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | |
sequence | n: a series of related events, actions, numbers, etc., which have a particular order | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
transition | n: the process or period of changing from one state or circumstance to another | |
security | n: the state of being free from danger, risk, or harm; measures taken to protect against threats or attacks; a financial asset, such as a stock or bond that derives value exclusively from the ownership interest or claim to a particular underlying asset or obligation | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
systematize | v: to organize, arrange, or establish something according to a specific system or method; to structure or regulate a process or procedure in an orderly and efficient manner | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
representative | n: someone who speaks or acts officially on behalf of another person or group of people | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
demolition | n: the act of destroying or tearing down a building or other structure | |
AI | n: (abbreviation for artificial intelligence) the theory and development of computer systems capable of doing activities that would ordinarily need human intelligence, such as object recognition, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation | |
studio | n: a room or building where creative or artistic work is produced; a television or radio production company | |
detain | v: to keep someone in official custody; to prevent them from leaving | |
rebuild | v: to build again or anew | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
civilization | n: a complex and highly organized society that has developed over time and has a dominant culture, including features such as language, religion, government, technology, and social customs | |
fateful | adj: having great or significant consequences; decisive or momentous in shaping the future; often refers to an event that is believed to be predetermined or marked by destiny | |
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 | |
civilian | n: a person who is not a member of the military or armed forces; a person who is not a law enforcement officer or public official in a position of authority or responsibility | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
warrior | n: a person who engaged in or experienced warfare, especially in the past | |
despot | n: a ruler with absolute power, especially one who abuses that power. | |
chief | adj: most important or primary; (noun) a person who is in charge | |
warfare | n: the use of military force to achieve political, economic, or social objectives | |
riot | n: a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, characterized by destruction of property, looting, arson, and attacks on individuals | |
tyranny | n: a form of government in which a single ruler has absolute power, often exercised cruelly and oppressively; the arbitrary or oppressive exercise of power or control over others | |
parliament | n: a legislative body, especially the one that represents the people of a country or state | |
justice | n: the quality of being fair and reasonable and treating people equally according to their due | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
continually | adv: in a way that happens without interruption or repeatedly | |
comfort | n: a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint | |
reign | n: the period of time during which a monarch or government holds power; (verb) to be the king or queen | |
harass | v: to annoy, torment, or pester persistently; to subject someone to repeated or chronic attacks or unwelcome attention | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
illustrate | v: to provide pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book or something for explanation | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
chaos | n: a state of complete confusion or disorder, often characterized by a lack of predictability or control | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
debt | n: something, especially money, goods, or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something | |
accumulate | v: to collect or acquire a large number of things over a long period of time | |
mojo | n: personal magic or charm that gives someone a sense of power, good luck, or confidence; a quality of being attractive, confident, and effective | |
boom | n: a sudden increase in economic activity, or a sudden happening that brings good fortune; a deep, loud, and prolonged sound | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
convergent | adj: tending to come together or meet at a point; merging or intersecting; characterized by similarities or commonalities, particularly in different fields or areas of knowledge | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
trend | n: a general direction in which something is changing or developing | |
crumble | v: to break or fall apart into small pieces or fragments, especially due to age, decay, or lack of support | |
explode | v: to burst or break open violently and noisily; to cause something to burst or break open | |
fiscal | adj: relating to government revenue and expenditures; relating to financial matters | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
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 | |
Atlantic | adj: relating to or located near the Atlantic Ocean, which is the second-largest ocean on Earth, located between the continents of North and South America to the west and Europe and Africa to the east | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
structural | adj: associated with the way on construction or organization of anything | |
facet | n: one of the many aspects or sides of a subject or situation, especially when seen from different angles or perspectives; a particular feature or characteristic of something | |
demographic | n: a statistic characterizing that describes people or groups of people based on their age, sex, income, etc. | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
excessive | adj: greater than what seems necessary, normal, or desirable | |
lever | n: a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine; a rigid bar resting on a pivot so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled easily | |
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 | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
millennium | n: a span of 1000 years, or the 1000th anniversary (plural: millennia) | |
ascendancy | n: the state or condition of being in a position of power, influence, or dominance; the condition of having superiority or control over others | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note |