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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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gore | v: to pierce with a sharp object, causing injury or death; (noun) coagulated blood from a wound | |
confer | v: to have a meeting or discussion to come to a decision or agreement or exchange ideas; to bestow something | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
treaty | n: a formal agreement or pact between two or more countries or other international entities | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
negotiate | v: to have formal discussions with someone to reach an agreement | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
frank | adj: honest and sincere; open and candid in expression | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
decisive | adj: making a clear and definite decision or choice; settling an issue | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
acronym | n: a word formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase, such as NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
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 | |
posit | v: to suggest or accept something as fact or as a basis for argument or consideration | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
indicate | v: to show, point out, or make known something, often through a sign or a symbol; to suggest or imply something without stating it directly | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
involvement | n: the fact or condition of taking part in something, or the degree to which someone takes part in something | |
urgency | n: the quality of being very important and needing to be dealt with immediately | |
indigenous | adj: someone or something that is native to or occurring naturally in a particular place | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
reciprocal | adj: given or felt by each toward the other; mutual; corresponding or interchangeable | |
paradigm | n: a standard or typical example of something; a pattern or model | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
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 | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
decision-maker | n: a person who makes important decisions, especially at a high level in an organization | |
unique | adj: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
Don | n: a Spanish gentleman; a university lecturer, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
countdown | n: a counting sequence leading up to an event, often marked by a series of signals or cues, also used as a term to describe the final stages leading up to a major event or deadline |