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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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prophet | n: a person believed to have an extraordinary power that can understand God’s will. | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
mecca | n: a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam | |
astonishing | adj: surprising or shocking; difficult to believe | |
banner | n: a long strip of cloth or paper bearing a symbol, logo, slogan, or another message, especially carried in a demonstration or procession or hung in a public place; a form of the online advertisement appearing on a web page | |
conquer | v: to bring under control by force or authority | |
peninsula | n: a long piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but is linked to a larger part of the land | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
empire | n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government | |
caliphate | n: an Islamic state under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph | |
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 | |
fragile | adj: delicate or easily broken or damaged | |
unity | n: the condition of being together or in agreement | |
splendid | adj: very impressive or beautiful; magnificent | |
mosque | n: a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret (= slender tower with balconies) | |
cement | v: make fast as if with cement; (noun) a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water, sand, and small stones to make concrete | |
fragment | n: a small piece or part broken off or detached | |
rival | n: a person, company, or thing competing with others for the same thing or in the same area | |
province | n: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | |
medieval | adj: relating to or belonging to the Middle Age that is for the period of A.D.600 to A.D. 1450 | |
flourish | v: to grow or develop vigorously or successfully | |
poet | n: a person who writes poetry | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
fable | n: a short story, often with animal characters, that teaches a general truth or a moral lesson | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
Christ | n: the man that Christians believe is the prophet and the son of God, and whose life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | |
midst | n: the middle part of people or things | |
terrifying | adj: very frightening or intimidating | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
dispatch | v: to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose; to send a message or piece of information | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
holy | adj: of or related to a god, divine power, or a particular religion | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
invade | v: to enter aggressively into another’s territory by military force for conquest and occupation | |
torch | n: a portable device that produces a flame, typically one that is used to light a fire or a candle | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
inhabitant | n: a person or an animal that lives in a particular place | |
grandchild | n: a child of someone’s son or daughter | |
execute | v: to kill someone, especially as a legal punishment; to carry out or perform an action, duty, etc. | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
stomp | v: to walk heavily and noisily, often with a rhythmical sound; to dance with a rhythmical step | |
scholar | n: professor; a person who studies a topic in considerable depth, particularly in a university | |
scientifically | adv: in a way that relates to science or is connected with science | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
counterpart | n: a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing | |
algebra | n: a type of mathematics in which signs and letters represent numbers | |
chemistry | n: the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
derive | v: to obtain or receive something from a source | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
immense | adj: extremely large or great | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language |