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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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rebel | n: someone who resists or opposes authority or control, especially by fighting against it | |
suppress | v: to bring something under control by force or authority; to put an end by force | |
resist | v: to refuse to accept something and attempt to prevent it from happening | |
conservative | adj: holding traditional views and values and opposed to change or innovation | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
dictate | v: to state or give order with total authority; to say or read aloud for somebody else to write down or to be recorded | |
nurture | v: to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something while they are growing and developing | |
fundamentalist | n: a person who adheres strictly to the basic principles of any subject or discipline | |
radical | adj: relating to the essential aspects of anything; far beyond the norm, mainly used of opinions and actions | |
accepting | adj: willing to receive or to take something offered | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
trace | v: to find or discover someone or something that was lost | |
lug | v: to carry or drag something with effort; to pull something along with a sudden or jerky motion | |
appreciate | v: to value and acknowledge the worth of someone or something; to be grateful for something or someone | |
summit | n: the highest point of a mountain or hill; a meeting of heads of state or government to discuss important issues | |
deprive | v: to take away something from someone | |
recognition | n: the action or process of recognizing or being recognized, especially by remembering; an agreement that something is true or legal | |
altitude | n: the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
mount | v: to increase, go up, or advance gradually or continuously; to prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; to ride on something or someone | |
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 | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
disregard | v: to pay no attention to or to ignore someone or something | |
clay | n: a natural, earthy material that is made up of very small particles of minerals and can be molded when wet and then fired to produce ceramics | |
instrument | n: an object used to make musical sounds, such as a piano, guitar, or drum; a tool or device used for a specific activity, particularly in specialist or scientific work | |
inspiration | n: something that motivates or encourages someone to create or achieve something, or a feeling of excitement or creativity | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
documentary | n: a film or a radio or television program that gives facts and information about a subject; of or derived from official documents | |
tolerate | v: to allow something to exist or happen, even if it is disliked or opposed | |
forbidden | adj: not permitted or allowed by rules or laws | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
unfit | adj: not suitable or good enough for a particular purpose or standard | |
gill | n: a respiratory organ of fish and some other aquatic animals that extracts dissolved oxygen from water and excretes carbon dioxide | |
transgender | adj: relating to or denoting a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth | |
disrespect | n: an expression of lack of regard or contempt for someone or something | |
discard | v: to throw something away or get rid of something that you no longer wanted or need | |
discriminate | v: to treat a person or particular group of people worse or better than another, especially in an unfair way; to recognize or perceive the difference between people or things | |
prostitute | n: a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity in exchange for payment | |
achievement | n: a thing that someone has accomplished, primarily through their effort and ability | |
stereotype | n: a fixed and unvarying idea or image that people have about what someone or something is like, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offense | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
award | n: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
minister | n: a person appointed to or a job of a head of a government department | |
pride | n: a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s achievements | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
introductory | adj: intended as an introduction or preliminary; serving as a base or starting point | |
scholarship | n: a grant or payment made to support a student’s education usually awarded based on academic or other achievements | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
beacon | n: a light or other visible object serving as a signal, guide, or warning | |
untold | adj: not yet revealed or known; not having been counted or measured | |
defiance | n: behavior characterized by an open refusal to obey someone or something | |
dialogue | n: a conversation in a book, play, or film | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
spark | v: to start something or make it grow, especially suddenly; to emit a tiny piece of fire or electricity | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad |