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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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crucify | v: to execute someone by nailing or binding them to a cross, leaving them there to die | |
militant | n: willing to use force or violence to achieve a political or social goal | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
incident | n: an event or occurrence, often unexpected or unplanned; something that happens | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
propaganda | n: information, ideas, or claims spread to influence public opinion or promote a particular cause or ideology | |
fake | adj: not genuine; fraudulent or counterfeit | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
prey | n: the object of a hunt; an animal hunted or trapped for eating | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
journalism | n: the profession or activity of writing or reporting news for publication or broadcast | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
marked | adj: having a noticeable feature or distinctive quality; easily noticeable or obvious | |
peninsula | n: a long piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but is linked to a larger part of the land | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
investigate | v: to conduct a systematic or formal inquiry to identify and evaluate the facts of a crime, problem, statement, etc. to establish the truth | |
verify | v: to check that something exists or is true, or to prove that something is correct | |
proof | n: a fact or piece of information that shows something is true or exists | |
hub | n: the central or main part of a particular place, activity, network, etc.; the central part of a car wheel, fan, propeller, etc., through which the shaft or axle passes | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
distinguish | v: to notice or understand the difference between two people or things | |
uncover | v: to remove the cover from something; to discover something previously unseen or hidden | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
fascist | adj: relating to or supporting fascism, which is a political ideology that emphasizes authoritarian government, nationalism, and suppression of political opposition and individual liberties | |
junta | n: a group of military or political leaders who have taken control of a government, often by force; a board or council that rules a country or organization | |
coup | n: a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government; an impressive or successful action or achievement | |
deliberate | adj: done with full consciousness of nature and effects rather than by accident | |
misinformation | n: information that is false or inaccurate, or the act of giving wrong information, especially deliberately | |
warfare | n: the use of military force to achieve political, economic, or social objectives | |
smartphone | n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet | |
automatic | adj: able to work or operate with little or no direct human control; independent of external control | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
bait | n: a type of food or lure used to attract fish, animals, or people; something used to provoke or irritate someone into responding or reacting in a certain way | |
manipulate | v: to influence or control something or someone to your advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way | |
captivate | v: to attract and hold the attention or interest of | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
license | n: an official permission or authorization to do, use, or own something; a legal document that grants the holder the right to perform certain activities, such as driving a car, practicing a profession, or using a particular product or service | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
outlet | n: a means of release or expression, often for emotions or energy; a place of business that sells goods directly to customers; a device or opening through which something can flow out | |
rebuild | v: to build again or anew | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
faith | n: complete trust in something or someone’s ability or knowledge; a strong belief in religion, divine power, etc. | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, |