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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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excel | v: to be extremely good at or proficient in doing something | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or something | |
athlete | n: a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
backward | adv: at, to, or toward the direction or place that is behind or rear | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
straddle | v: to sit or stand with one leg on either side of something or someone; to adopt a position or attitude that involves a compromise or combination of two or more opposing principles, ideas, or interests | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
amaze | v: to fill with wonder, surprise, or admiration | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
olympiad | n: a period of four years, originally the time between the ancient Olympic Games and now commonly used to refer to the modern Olympic Games, which are held every four years | |
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 | |
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 | |
flop | v: to fall or lie down heavily and clumsily; (noun) a complete failure | |
physics | n: the science of matter and energy and their interactions | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
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 | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
rectangular | adj: having four right angles and opposite sides that are equal in length | |
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 | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
intersection | n: a point where two or more roads, lines, etc., cross each other | |
diagonal | adj: at an angle or slant; (noun) a line that runs across a surface or figure at an angle | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
calculation | n: the act or process of using numbers to judge an amount of something | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
underneath | adv: under or below something else | |
broom | n: a cleaning tool that typically consists of a long handle with a bundle of stiff bristles or fibers at one end, used for sweeping or cleaning floors or other surfaces | |
belly | n: the front part of the body below the chest, containing the stomach and bowels; the rounded or curved part of an object, such as a ship or aircraft | |
lift | v: to raise something to a higher position or level; to pick up something or somebody and move them to a different position | |
upward | adv: toward the top or highest point, or a higher position or level; (adjective) extending or moving toward a higher place | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
dough | n: a mixture of flour, liquid, and other ingredients, typically used to make bread, pastry, or pasta | |
boomerang | n: a curved, flat wooden or metal weapon that is thrown and can return to the thrower; a plan, action, or attempt that unintentionally rebounds on the person who initiates it | |
divert | v: to change the course or direction of something, often away from a specific path or target; to entertain or amuse someone, often to distract them from a problem or concern; to appropriate something for a different purpose | |
horizontal | adj: parallel to the ground or in a baseline; being at the same level as all members of a group | |
velocity | n: the rate of change of an object’s position with respect to time, often measured in meters per second (m/s) | |
vertical | adj: upright or perpendicular to a horizontal surface or line | |
genius | n: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | |
arch | n: a curved structure with two supports that holds the weight of something above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line |