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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
chief | adj: most important or primary; (noun) a person who is in charge | |
librarian | n: a person who works in a library and is responsible for organizing and managing the collection of books and other materials | |
devise | v: to come up with an idea, plan, theory, etc., using your intelligence or imagination | |
ingenious | adj: showing inventiveness and ability or skill | |
ray | n: a narrow line of light, heat, or another form of energy | |
penetrate | v: to pass into or through something, often by overcoming resistance | |
overhead | n: the expense of maintaining something that is involved in operating a business, such as rent and heating; (adverb) above your head; in the sky | |
clue | n: an object, a piece of evidence, or some information that helps someone to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery | |
extrapolate | v: to guess or think about what might happen or estimate something using the facts that you have now | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
cast | v: to cause light or shadow to appear on a surface; to assing or choose someone such as an actor or representative, especially by selection process | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
fraction | n: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole; the quotient of two rational numbers | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
circumference | n: the distance around the outside of a circular or curved object or area | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
pace | n: the speed at which someone or something moves, or the rate at which something happens or changes | |
measurement | n: the act or process of finding something’s size, quantity, or degree | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
instrument | n: an object used to make musical sounds, such as a piano, guitar, or drum; a tool or device used for a specific activity, particularly in specialist or scientific work | |
equator | n: an line of latitude that separates Earth’s northern and southern hemispheres and has a radius of around 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles) | |
extended | adj: longer than usual or anticipated | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
enormity | n: the quality of being extremely evil or wicked; the vastness of size or extent | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
undertake | v: to do or begin to do something, such as an enterprise or responsibility | |
voyage | n: a long journey, especially by sea or in space | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
chronological | adj: arranged in the order in which events occurred | |
owe | v: to be under a moral or legal obligation to pay or do something in return for something received; | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
longitude | n: the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich | |
latitude | n: the distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, measured in degrees; freedom from normal restraints in conduct | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
nickname | n: a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name | |
fraternity | n: a group of people, especially men, who are associated with each other through a common interest or occupation | |
contemporary | adj: belonging to the same or present time | |
dabble | v: to engage in an activity in a casual or superficial way; to dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid |