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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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lurk | v: to wait somewhere secretly, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something bad or illegal | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
worthwhile | adj: having value or benefit; sufficiently important or beneficial to be worthy of time or effort; deserving of attention or consideration | |
esteem | n: great respect and approval for or a good opinion of someone | |
optimism | n: a feeling or the belief that good things will happen, or the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the positive aspects of a situation | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
courageous | adj: able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching | |
head-on | adj: occurring or done directly, without any intermediaries or avoidance; confronting or facing something directly, without any evasion or compromise | |
balance | n: a condition in which everything has the same weight or force; something left after other parts have been taken away | |
neurochemical | adj: of or relating to chemical processes occurring in neural activity or chemical substance that participates in neural activity | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
setback | n: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; a reversal or check in progress | |
untangle | v: to separate or straighten out something that is tangled, confused, or complicated; to clarify or make sense of something difficult to understand or explain | |
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 | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
cultivate | v: to prepare and foster land for growing crops or plants | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
boost | v: to improve, raise, or increase something | |
bass | n: the lowest part in polyphonic music; a type of fish belonging to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
pose | v: to present a risk, problem, or other issues that must be addressed | |
pep | n: energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness; (verb) to give someone energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
mindset | n: the established set of attitudes or fixed ideas held by someone | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
neuroscience | n: the scientific study of the function, structure, and disorder of the brain and the nervous system | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
reject | v: to refuse to accept, consider, or use something or someone | |
harry | v: to persistently harass, badger, or bother someone or something; to persistently attack or pursue an opposing force or target | |
potter | n: a person who makes pottery, objects that are made of clay and then fired in a kiln to make them hard and durable; (verb, also putter) to occupy oneself in a leisurely or casual way, often with no particular goal or aim in mind | |
wright | n: a person who makes or repairs something, especially a craftsman or artisan who works with wood or metal | |
broth | n: a liquid in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been cooked, used as a base for soups and stews | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
regularly | adv: at regular intervals or times | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
persevere | v: to persist in the course of action, despite opposition or difficulty; to continue with determination despite setbacks, obstacles, or discouragement | |
excitement | n: a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness |