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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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dystopia | n: an imaginary place where everything is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror, or a work of fiction describing those place | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
tyrannical | adj: using power or authority over people, especially in a specific country, group, etc., in an unfair and cruel way | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
colosseum | n: a large amphitheater (= an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports) in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 | |
entertainment | n: public shows, films, television, or other performances or activities of enjoying people | |
dungeon | n: a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground | |
hallway | n: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
keypad | n: a small set of keys with an arrangement of numbers, symbols, or alphabetical letters | |
mutant | n: an organism that has characteristics resulting from a mutation (= alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome) | |
salamander | n: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
conceal | v: to prevent something from being seen, found, observed, or discovered | |
transmitter | n: a piece of equipment used for generating and sending electronic signals, especially radio or television signals | |
footstep | n: a step, or the sound generated by a person walking when their foot hits the ground | |
echo | n: a sound heard after being reflected off a surface, such as a wall or a cliff | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
consist | v: to be composed or made up of | |
ascending | adj: changing location in an upward direction; increasing in size or value | |
clue | n: an object, a piece of evidence, or some information that helps someone to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery | |
passcode | n: a combination of letters, numbers, movements, etc., usually used to confirm a user’s identity and access a computer or other electronic device | |
buzz | v: to make a continuous, low humming sound such as the one bee makes; an exciting and active atmosphere | |
pause | v: to take a short break from talking or doing something before continuing | |
rejoin | v: to return to someone or something | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
logic | n: a way of thinking or reasoning conducted or evaluated by strict validity principles; the study of correct reasoning or good arguments |