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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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billionaire | n: a person who has a net worth of at least one billion dollars | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
mogul | n: a powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry | |
ruling | n: a decision, judgment, or decree made by a judge, court, or other authority; a set of guiding principles or regulations that dictate behavior or procedures; (adjective) dominant or authoritative in a particular situation | |
empire | n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government | |
amass | v: to accumulate or gather a large quantity of something over time; to collect or assemble for future use or reference | |
fortune | n: a large amount of money or property; chance or luck as an unknown and arbitrary force affecting human affairs | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
rack | n: a framework or support structure used to hold or display objects; a set of interconnected shelves or compartments used for storage; a source of torture, distress, or mental anguish | |
famine | n: a severe shortage of food, often caused by drought, war, or economic reasons | |
kingdom | n: the country ruled by a king or queen | |
flourish | v: to grow or develop vigorously or successfully | |
realm | n: a domain of activity, interest, or knowledge | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
annex | v: to add territory to a country, state, or region, typically by conquest; (noun) an addition that extends a main building | |
reestablish | v: to establish again or anew; to restore something that was lost or disrupted, often relating to an organization, relationship, or system | |
expansion | n: the process of becoming larger or more extensive, or the result of this process | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
territory | n: an area under the control of a ruler or state | |
wit | n: the ability to say or write things or ideas in a clever and humorous way | |
extent | n: the point or degree or area to which something extends | |
pilgrim | n: a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion | |
mecca | n: a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam | |
caravan | n: a group of travelers journeying together, often in a convoy of motor vehicles; a covered wagon used for traveling and camping | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
testimony | n: a formal written or spoken statement that something is true, especially one given in court; something that serves as evidence | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
extravagant | adj: exceeding the bounds of reason or necessity; wildly excessive; lavish | |
excursion | n: a short trip or outing, often for leisure or educational purposes, sometimes organized by a group or institution; a deviation or departure from a usual or regular course of action or behavior | |
entourage | n: a group of people who attend or surround an important and influential person | |
slave | n: a person who is, either legally or illegally, owned by someone; a person entirely dominated by some influence or a person | |
herald | v: to be a sign or indication of something to come; to proclaim or announce something publicly, often with great enthusiasm or fanfare | |
silk | n: a fine, strong, soft, lustrous fiber produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric | |
camel | n: a cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions | |
abundance | n: a significant amount of something; the situation in which there is too much of something | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
quantity | n: the amount or number of something; magnitude | |
souvenir | n: an object, often a small item, that is kept as a reminder or memento of a person, place, or event; a keepsake | |
mosque | n: a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret (= slender tower with balconies) | |
destabilize | v: to cause something to become less stable or secure | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
inflation | n: a general and progressive increase in prices; (cosmology) a theory of the exponential expansion of space in the early universe; the act of filling something with air | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
elevate | v: to raise something from a lower to a higher position; to give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
legendary | adj: famous or well-known, especially through long-standing popular stories or tradition | |
cement | v: make fast as if with cement; (noun) a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water, sand, and small stones to make concrete | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
atlas | n: a book of maps or charts; a figure in Greek mythology who bore the weight of the world on his shoulders | |
medieval | adj: relating to or belonging to the Middle Age that is for the period of A.D.600 to A.D. 1450 | |
depict | v: to illustrate someone or something in a photograph | |
scepter | n: a ceremonial staff or rod that represents authority or power, often carried by monarchs or other high-ranking officials; a symbol of royalty or sovereignty | |
gleam | v: to reflect light in a way that creates a shining or bright and attractive appearance; to become visible or apparent | |
nugget | n: a small piece of gold or other precious metal or mineral found ready-formed in the earth; a small round piece of some food | |
devout | adj: deeply committed to a specific religious faith or practice, often showing great reverence or piety | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
annexation | n: the process of adding territory to a country, state, or other political units | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
reputation | n: the general opinion that people have about someone or something, especially when this is based on their previous experiences or behaviors | |
attract | v: to draw or entice someone or something towards them through the qualities they have, especially positive ones | |
scholar | n: professor; a person who studies a topic in considerable depth, particularly in a university | |
urbanize | v: to make an area more urban in character or nature, often through the development and expansion of cities or towns | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
persist | v: to continue to do and refuse to stop something despite difficulties or opposition, even if it appears unreasonable | |
mausoleum | n: a large tomb or memorial building housing a burial chamber, typically above ground | |
testament | n: a thing that proves the existence or truth of something else |