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Word	Meaning	Advanced
mystery	n: something difficult to understand or explain; a secret or enigmatic quality that adds to the fascination or interest of something; a genre of fiction that involves the solution of a crime or a puzzle
vernacular	n: a language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
origin	n: the first existence or beginning of something
serf	n: a person in feudal society who is bound to work on a lord’s land and owes allegiance to the lord; a person who is subjected to a tyrannical or oppressive authority
servitude	n: the state of being a slave or being subject to someone else’s control or domination; a condition of subjugation or subservience
currency	n: a system of money in general use in a particular country
church	n: a building or institution dedicated to religious worship or activities; a Christian religious organization or denomination
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
slight	adj: very small in degree or amount
adjustment	n: a small change or movement made to something to improve it and achieve the desired result
addition	n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers
define	v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something
toil	v: to work hard and persistently; to engage in physically or mentally demanding tasks or activities for extended periods of time
figurative	adj: using figures of speech, especially metaphors, to create a special effect; not literal
drudgery	n: hard, menial, and tedious work; a routine, monotonous task that is considered boring or unpleasant
fiction	n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true
universal	adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone
feat	n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery
automated	adj: carried out by machines or computers to replace or decrease human labor
distinctly	adv: in a way that is clearly or noticeably different or separates from something else; in a way that is unmistakably or unequivocally defined or identifiable
revolt	n: to take violent action against authority, especially government or ruler
whim	n: a sudden idea or desire, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
scholarly	adj: relating to or characteristic of academic study
opt	v: to make a choice from a range of possibilities
emphasize	v: to give or show particular importance to something
enslave	v: to make someone a slave; to deprive someone of their freedom of choice or action
translate	v: to convert or change words into another language
enthusiastically	adv: in a way that shows intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval
embrace	v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection
predict	v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience