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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
cousin | n: the child of your aunt or uncle | |
icky | adj: unpleasant or uncomfortable; causing a feeling of disgust or revulsion | |
approximately | adv: close to a specific number or time but not exactly that number or time | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
hoop | n: a circular band or ring, often made of metal or wood, used as a toy, a part of the equipment, or a decoration | |
sight | n: the ability to see; anything that is seen | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
genealogy | n: the study of family history and the tracing of lineages | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
spouse | n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage | |
hell | n: the place thought to be where bad people go and are punished after death, often depicted as being located beneath the earth; an extraordinarily unpleasant or difficult place | |
grandparent | n: a parent of one’s father or mother | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
proximity | n: the state or quality of being near or close to something or someone in distance or time | |
onset | n: the beginning or early stages of unpleasant something; a military attack | |
railroad | n: metal tracks laid with rails on which trains run; a system of tracks with the trains operated by an organization | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
mobility | n: the ability to move or be moved freely or easily from one place, job, or social class to another | |
autonomy | n: the right of an organization, country, or region to govern itself independently | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
oversee | v: to watch and direct someone or something to make sure that it is being done correctly | |
outlaw | v: to make something illegal; (noun) a person who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
outright | adj: completely; completely and without reservation; without any attempt at concealment | |
ban | v: to officially or legally forbid or refuse to allow something | |
restrict | v: to limit someone’s actions or movements, or to limit something to lessen its size or prevent it from increasing | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
counseling | n: the process of providing guidance and support to someone, often in a therapeutic or professional context, to help them overcome personal or emotional difficulties and improve their mental health and well-being | |
reproductive | adj: connected with the process of reproduction; relating to reproducing babies, young animals, or plants | |
sterile | adj: free from living microorganisms, especially bacteria, fungi, and viruses; incapable of reproducing | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
stigma | n: a mark of shame or disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person | |
quantify | v: to express or measure something in numerical terms | |
defect | n: an imperfection, shortcoming, or lack of something or someone | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
complication | n: something that makes a situation or condition that is complex or confused | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
discourage | v: to make someone lose confidence, enthusiasm, or less willing to do something | |
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 | |
taboo | adj: prohibited or restricted by social custom |