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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
insurgent | adj: rising against established authority or government; characterized by rebellion, dissent, or insurgency | |
devastating | adj: causing a great deal of destruction or damage | |
victim | n: a person who has been harmed, injured, or otherwise negatively affected by a particular action, circumstance, or event | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
elderly | adj: (a polite word for) old | |
descendant | n: children or offspring of a specific person, plant, or animal | |
inhabitant | n: a person or an animal that lives in a particular place | |
descent | n: the act or process of moving downward; a person’s family origins | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
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 | |
graduated | adj: having received a degree from a school, college, or university; marked with or divided into levels or degrees | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
skeleton | n: the structure of bones in a human or animal body, or a framework of bones or other material that supports a plant | |
grave | n: a place where a dead body is buried, typically marked by a headstone or other memorial; a very serious, solemn, or important matter; (verb) to carve, cut, or etch a design, inscription, or mark onto a hard surface, such as stone or metal; (adjective) serious, solemn, or weighty in nature | |
dirt | n: soil, dust, or any substance that makes a surface not clean; the part of the earth’s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
exhume | v: to dig up or remove something, especially a corpse, from a grave or other burial place; to uncover or bring something hidden or forgotten to light | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
gunshot | n: the sound or act of firing a gun or other firearm, usually accompanied by a loud explosion and a projectile that is propelled toward the target | |
machete | n: a large, heavy knife with a broad blade used for cutting vegetation or, in some cultures, as a weapon | |
analyze | v: to think about in-depth and evaluate to discover essential features or meaning | |
fragment | n: a small piece or part broken off or detached | |
extract | n: a short passage taken from a book, piece of music, etc.; a substance obtained from something through a specific process; (verb) to obtain from something or to remove something by effort or force | |
smuggle | v: to import or export something or someone without paying appropriate customs duties, often illegally | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
jot | v: to write quickly or briefly | |
execute | v: to kill someone, especially as a legal punishment; to carry out or perform an action, duty, etc. | |
rectangle | n: a four-sided geometric shape with four right angles, where opposite sides are parallel and of equal length | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
acronym | n: a word formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase, such as NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) or AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) | |
command | n: authority, control, or mastery over something, often referring to military or leadership contexts; a directive, order, or instruction; expertise or confidence in a specific area; (verb) to give an authoritative order or instruction, or to be in charge or control of something | |
peacekeeping | n: the act of maintaining peace, especially in conflict-prone regions or between hostile groups, usually through the deployment of a neutral military force or diplomatic initiatives | |
testimony | n: a formal written or spoken statement that something is true, especially one given in court; something that serves as evidence | |
ironic | adj: using words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal or usual meaning, often for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
blindfold | n: a covering for the eyes used to block out light, particularly one used as a means of sensory deprivation or as a form of punishment or revenge; (verb) to cover someone’s eyes with a blindfold or similar material, often as a way of preventing them from seeing something or to make a game or activity more challenging | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
defenseless | adj: without protection or defense, vulnerable | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
massacre | n: the brutal and indiscriminate killing of a large number of people; a violent and bloody event that typically results in the death of many individuals | |
helicopter | n: a type of aircraft that is capable of hovering in place and moving vertically, as well as flying horizontally; often used for emergency medical services, military operations, and transport in areas with limited access | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
archaeology | n: the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | |
anthropology | n: the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics in both the present and past, including past human species | |
genetics | n: the branch of biology that studies genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms | |
voiceless | adj: without a voice or the ability to speak | |
genocide | n: the intentional killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | |
guilty | adj: feeling responsible for or having done something wrong or criminal |