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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| captain | n: the leader of a group of people, especially who is in charge of a ship or aircraft | |
| interstellar | adj: relating to or located in the space between stars | |
| cargo | n: the goods carried by ship, aircraft, or other vehicles | |
| transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
| distress | n: a feeling of great worry, sadness, pain, or discomfort | |
| explosion | n: a violent release induced by a chemical or nuclear reaction | |
| oxygen | n: the chemical element with the symbol O that is present in air and water and is necessary for people, animals, and plants to live | |
| intercept | v: to stop and catch someone or something to prevent them from continuing to a destination | |
| manifest | v: to show something such as feeling, attitude, quality, etc. clearly through signs or actions | |
| individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
| poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
| district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
| labor | n: productive work, especially physical work done for wages; the people who do manual or physical work in a country or company for wage; (verb) to work hard or to strive and make an effort to reach a goal | |
| assign | v: to give a specific job or piece of work to a someone | |
| luxury | n: a state of great comfort or sophistication, mainly provided by expensive and beautiful things | |
| cruise | n: a voyage on a large ship for pleasure; driving or traveling at a leisurely pace | |
| thrust | v: to push or drive forcibly; to impose or insert; (noun) the force used in pushing | |
| careen | v: to move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a particular direction | |
| asteroid | n: a small rocky body orbiting the sun, typically in the region between Mars and Jupiter | |
| belt | v: to sing loudly and forcefully; to hit someone or something hard; (noun) a strip of leather or other material worn to tie or buckle something around the body | |
| vacation | n: a period in which someone does not have to attend work or school and is free to do whatever they choose, such as travel or leisure | |
| aboard | adv: on or onto a ship, aircraft, or other vehicles; present or participating in a particular activity or endeavor | |
| doom | n: death, destruction, or some other terrible situation that cannot be avoided | |
| dilemma | n: a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more options, especially that are equally unfavorable ones | |
| broad | adj: very wide; general | |
| lifesaving | n: the act or process of rescuing someone else’s life, especially from drowning | |
| Don | n: a Spanish gentleman; a university lecturer, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge | |
| vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
| scarce | adj: not abundant or plentiful, and therefore not easy to find or obtain | |
| influential | adj: having significant impact or power on someone or something | |
| utilitarianism | n: the belief that the actions are the right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority | |
| ethical | adj: of or relating to principles about what is right and wrong, or the branch of knowledge dealing with these | |
| define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
| hedonist | n: a person who believes that pleasure and happiness are the most important goals in life | |
| desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
| fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
| generate | v: to produce or create something; to make offspring by reproduction | |
| assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
| calculation | n: the act or process of using numbers to judge an amount of something | |
| philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
| priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
| equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
| urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
| flourish | v: to grow or develop vigorously or successfully | |
| complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
| beset | v: to annoy someone or something continually or chronically; to surround or attack from all sides | |
| drastic | adj: radical and extreme; likely to have a significant or far-reaching impact | |
| inequality | n: the unfairness of a society in which some people have more opportunity, money, etc. than others; (mathematics) relation between two values when they are different | |
| wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
| opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
| afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
| doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
| planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
| contrast | v: to put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | |
| disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
| deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
| rescue | v: to save someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation | |
| variable | adj: likely to change or vary often; (noun) a symbol, like x or y, that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a value that may be changed | |
| influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
| decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
| decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
| flip | v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion | |
| arbitrary | adj: based on chance, or individual whim rather than any reason | |
| unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception |
