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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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mischief | n: playful, minor actions or behavior intended to cause harm, trouble, or annoyance; mischievous behavior that is not intended to cause harm or damage | |
writhe | v: to twist and turn the body or a part of it, as from pain or struggle | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
grip | n: the act of holding onto something firmly with your hands, or the ability to do so; (verb) to hold fast or firmly | |
sneak | v: to go somewhere, or take someone or something somewhere secretly or stealthily; to steal or do something secretly or stealthily | |
shear | v: to cut or trim with scissors or shears; to remove something by cutting or tearing it away from something else; to become severed or split apart by force acting parallel to the plane of a surface; (noun) a cutting tool used to trim or cut materials such as fabric, hair, or metal | |
prank | n: a playful or mischievous trick, practical joke, or act of mischief performed with the intention of amusing or surprising others | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
matchless | adj: without equal; too good to be compared to anything else; unparalleled or unbeatable | |
wheat | n: a cereal plant that is the most important kind grown in temperate countries, the grain of which is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, pastry, etc | |
dwarf | n: a person or animal that is much smaller than usual or expected for its type; a celestial body, especially a planet, that is smaller and less massive than a star | |
legendary | adj: famous or well-known, especially through long-standing popular stories or tradition | |
blacksmith | n: a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil | |
realm | n: a domain of activity, interest, or knowledge | |
wily | adj: characterized by slyness, deviousness, or cunning; using trickery or stratagems to achieve one’s goals | |
scheme | n: an organized and often large-scale plan or arrangement for doing something | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
pit | n: a hole in the ground or a cavity in a surface; a place for storing or holding something; a section of a theater or sports arena where people can sit | |
rival | n: a person, company, or thing competing with others for the same thing or in the same area | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
craftsman | n: a skilled worker who creates handmade objects, especially one who works with wood, metal, or other materials | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
forfeit | v: to lose or give up something as a penalty for wrongdoing; to renounce a right or privilege | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
victorious | adj: being the winner in a game, competition, election, war, etc. | |
bellows | n: a device consisting of a bag or chamber with flexible sides that is expanded and contracted to draw in air through a valve and then force it out through a tube; a device used to blow air into a fire to make it burn more intensely | |
treasure | n: a valuable or desirable possession; something that is cherished or held dear; a collection of valuable objects or money that is hidden or protected | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, | |
forge | v: to fashion or shape metal by heating it and hammering it into shape; to create or develop something new or original; to form strong bonds or relationships with others | |
sting | v: to cause a sharp, painful sensation or injury with a poison, venom, or other substance or by a physical action such as a bite or prick | |
flinch | v: to make a quick, nervous movement in response to pain, fear, or surprise; to draw back or wince involuntarily | |
furnace | n: an enclosed chamber for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures | |
eyelid | n: a thin fold of skin that covers and protects the human eye, which helps to keep the eye moist by spreading tears over the surface and prevents foreign objects from entering the eye | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
reappear | v: to show up again or return after not being heard of or seen for a period of time | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
accompany | v: to go somewhere or travel with someone or something | |
bound | v: to move forward by leaps and bounds; to form the boundary of something | |
radiant | adj: emitting light or heat; shining brightly | |
magnificent | adj: extremely beautiful and impressive; grand or noble in thought or deed | |
spear | n: a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp metal point used for battle, hunting, and fishing in the past | |
pierce | v: to cut or make a way through with a sharp instrument | |
unfold | v: to open up or spread out something that is folded or rolled up; to reveal or disclose something that was previously hidden or unknown | |
mighty | adj: very large, powerful, or strong | |
harvest | n: yields of plants in a single growing season; the period of the year when gathering occurs on a farm | |
bristle | n: a stiff, short hair on a mammal’s skin or a natural or artificial brush; a stiff, sharp point on a plant such as a thorn or a prickle; (verb) to react defensively to something; to stand up stiffly and be rigid | |
boar | n: a wild pig, especially a male with tusks | |
chariot | n: a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome for warfare and racing | |
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 | |
identical | adj: being the exact same one | |
handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
smirk | v: to smile in a way that suggests one is pleased or amused by someone or something, often in a smug or self-satisfied manner | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
defect | n: an imperfection, shortcoming, or lack of something or someone | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
shatter | v: to break suddenly into many pieces | |
stake | n: a share or financial investment in something such as a business; a wooden or metal post set up to mark something | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
begrudge | v: to feel resentment or ill-will towards someone because of their success, possessions, or achievements; to envy or covet something that belongs to someone else; to hesitate or be reluctant to give or allow something to someone | |
sew | v: to join, fasten, or repair two pieces of something by putting the thread through them with a needle | |
trickster | n: a person or character who uses cunning and deceit to achieve their goals, often in traditional folklore or mythology | |
malicious | adj: intended to do harm or upset other people; having the nature of the harm | |
deceit | n: the act of deceiving or misleading someone, often for personal or selfish gain; a practice or behavior intended to mislead or misrepresent the truth | |
irony | n: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or rhetorical effect |