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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
indigenous | adj: someone or something that is native to or occurring naturally in a particular place | |
nourishment | n: food or other substances necessary for growth and health | |
spiritual | adj: relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things | |
arrival | n: the act or situation of coming or being brought to a place; accomplishment of an objective | |
colonize | v: to establish a colony in or on a specific place; to settle or occupy in large numbers | |
evangelical | adj: relating to or advocating a form of Protestant Christianity that emphasizes personal conversion and faith over religious rituals and central authority within the church | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
invasion | n: army’s act of forcibly entering another country or territory to take control of it | |
spill | v: to cause or allow liquid to run or flow over the edge of its container by accident | |
miner | n: a person who works in a mine (= excavation in the Earth from which ores and minerals are extracted), especially one who extracts coal, minerals, or precious metals from the Earth | |
territory | n: an area under the control of a ruler or state | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
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 | |
awareness | n: the fact or state of knowing something exists and is important | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
heal | v: to make a wound or injury to become well again | |
vine | n: a climbing plant that produces grapes; any plant with a growth habit of trailing or climbing stems | |
headache | n: pain in the head; someone or something that causes anxiety or trouble | |
extract | n: a short passage taken from a book, piece of music, etc.; a substance obtained from something through a specific process; (verb) to obtain from something or to remove something by effort or force | |
satellite | n: an electronic device that is sent up into space and moves around the Earth or another planet, used for gathering information or communicating by radio, television, etc. | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
contaminate | v: to make something impure, unclean, or poisonous by contact or mixture | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
exploitation | n: the process of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
withdraw | v: to remove or take back something; to stop participating in something | |
circumvent | v: to go around, avoid, or bypass something, often to achieve an intended goal or objective; to outmaneuver or outsmart a person or obstacle | |
grassroots | adj: of or relating to the ordinary people in a society or an organization as constituting a fundamental political and economic group | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
deaf | adj: lacking the ability to hear, or having impaired hearing; unresponsive or unaware of certain sounds or signals | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
hectare | n: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters | |
pharmacy | n: a place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; a drugstore or chemist’s | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
exploit | v: to make full use of and gain an advantage from resources, opportunities, etc. | |
pollute | v: to make an area or substance, such as land, air, water, etc., dirty or harmful to living things by adding waste matter or harmful chemicals |