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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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lithium | n: a soft, silvery-white metal that is highly reactive and used in batteries, alloy production, and medications for bipolar disorder | |
ion | n: an atom or molecule that has a positive or negative electrical charge caused by its losing or gained one or more electrons | |
battery | n: a device that is placed inside a car, gadget, equipment, etc. and that provides electrical power to them | |
hooked | adj: being caught or caught up in something; curved down like an eagle’s beak | |
grid | n: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines; a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region | |
watt | n: a standard unit for measuring electrical power | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
laptop | n: a portable computer that is small enough to be carried around easily and used on your lap | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
electron | n: a tiny particle with the negative electrical charge | |
rejoin | v: to return to someone or something | |
molecule | n: a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
pump | v: to cause water, air, gas, etc. to move from one place to another by using mechanical equipment; to get or supply something such as money, information, etc. in significant quantities | |
gravitational | adj: relating to or caused by gravity (= the force that attracts objects towards one another) | |
valve | n: a device for controlling the flow of a fluid or gas through a pipe or duct by means of a movable part that opens, closes, or restricts the opening | |
downhill | adv: in a direction that is downward or from a higher to a lower point; in a progressively worse or deteriorating manner | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
turbine | n: a machine that rotates to generate power from fluids such as water or gas | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
greenhouse | n: a building with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, for growing plants in | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
setup | n: the arrangement or organization of something, often with a specific purpose or intention; a scheme or plan that is intended to deceive or trick someone | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
upfront | adj: frank and honest; (adverb) (of payment) in advance | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
jet | n: a type of aircraft that is powered by one or more jet engines and can fly at high speeds, typically over long distances | |
refuel | v: to put additional fuel into a plane, ship, car, etc. | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
damage | v: to harm or cause injury to something or someone, often resulting in decreased value or functionality; to impair or negatively affect something, such as a reputation or relationship; (noun) harm or injury that is caused to a person, thing, or entity | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
skyscraper | n: a very tall building, typically one in a city | |
crane | n: a large, tall machine used for moving heavy objects by suspending them from a beam or hook | |
pile | n: a collection of objects positioned one on top of another; a large sum of something, such as money | |
tower | n: a structure that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and either forms part of a building or stands alone | |
gravity | n: the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass; a manner that is solemn | |
spin | v: to cause something to rotate rapidly; to cause someone to feel dizzy or disoriented | |
setback | n: an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; a reversal or check in progress | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
melt | v: to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid as a result of heating | |
molten | adj: in a liquid state as a result of being heated | |
bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
spit | v: to eject saliva or other liquid from the mouth | |
metabolism | n: the set of chemical reactions in cells or organisms that are necessary for life-sustaining | |
glucose | n: a type of sugar that is found in plants, especially fruit, and is an essential energy source in living things | |
transfer | v: to move, pass, or change from one person, place, or situation to another | |
circuit | n: (in electrical engineering) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow; a journey or route around a particular place or area | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
microscopic | adj: tiny; exceedingly precise and detail-oriented; of or used in microscopy | |
seawater | n: water from the sea or ocean, typically containing salt and various other dissolved minerals | |
bypass | n: an alternative road, channel, pipe, or connection that allows flow while the main one is closed or obstructed; (verb) to go past or round | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
plain | adj: without being decorated in any way; (Noun) a vast expanse of flat land with few trees | |
sight | n: the ability to see; anything that is seen | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do |