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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| desperate | adj: feeling or showing a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation | |
| fascination | n: the state of being intensely interested in someone or something, or a powerful attraction | |
| urgency | n: the quality of being very important and needing to be dealt with immediately | |
| slew | v: to turn or slip abruptly and sharply; (past for of) slay; (noun) a large number or amount or extent | |
| gadget | n: a small tool or device that is useful for a particular job | |
| fancy | v: to want to do or have something; (noun) something that many people believe but that is false, or that does not exist; imagination or fantasy | |
| alarm | n: a loud noise or an automatic signal that warns people of danger; a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event or particular danger | |
| column | n: one of the vertical blocks that split content on a page or screen from top to bottom; an upright pillar that often supports an arch, entablature, or other structure or stands alone as a monument | |
| scare | v: to frighten a person or animal, or to become frightened | |
| doom | n: death, destruction, or some other terrible situation that cannot be avoided | |
| flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
| accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
| recommend | v: to suggest that someone or something would be a suitable fit for a particular purpose or role | |
| simplify | v: to make something more straightforward, more understandable, or easier to do | |
| nuance | n: a subtle or slight degree of difference in appearance, meaning, sound, someone’s feeling, etc. | |
| associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
| cardiovascular | adj: of or relating to the heart and blood vessels (= tubes that carry blood around the body) | |
| diabetes | n: a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood | |
| depression | n: a mental condition in which a person feels very unhappy and without hope for the future; a severe recession in an economy or market | |
| ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
| duration | n: the length of time something lasts or continues | |
| doomsday | n: the last day of the world when Christians believe that God will judge everyone; an unpleasant or disastrous event | |
| counterproductive | adj: having the opposite effect to the one intended or wanted | |
| instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
| estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
| fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
| obsess | v: to fill the mind of someone continually so that one can’t think of anything else | |
| orthosomnia | n: a medical term for an unhealthy obsession with getting perfect sleep | |
| preoccupation | n: the state or condition of thinking about something continuously or obsessively | |
| constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
| extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
| anxiety | n: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that is happening or might happen in the future | |
| realistic | adj: having or showing a sensible and practical idea that is possible to achieve | |
| accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
| psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
| lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
| disturbance | n: something that interrupts a settled and peaceful condition or that makes someone feel nervous or worried | |
| asleep | adj: in a state of sleep | |
| involuntary | adj: acting or done without or against one’s will | |
| struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
| filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
| explore | v: to travel to or penetrate an area or a country to learn about it; to thoroughly examine a subject or a possibility to learn more about it | |
| evident | adj: apparent to the mind, senses, or judgment | |
| recommendation | n: an official suggestion that something is good or suitable for a particular purpose or job | |
| academy | n: a school for special training; a type of official organization that aims to encourage and develop standards in its particular field | |
| therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
| cognitive | adj: of or relating to mental processes of understanding | |
| insomnia | n: the condition of being unable to sleep, usually a chronic one | |
| medication | n: a drug or other form of medicine that treats, prevents, or alleviates the symptoms of the disease |
