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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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drought | n: a long period of time during which there is very little or no rain, leading to a shortage of water and often causing damage to crops and other vegetation | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
brink | n: the point at which something is about to happen; the edge of a steep place | |
starvation | n: a severe lack of food that leads to malnutrition and, ultimately, death | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
outskirt | n: the part of a town or city away from the center, typically the suburbs; the fringe or border of something. | |
dynamic | adj: having a lot of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm, and a strong personality; of or relating to dynamics (= the branch of physics and engineering concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies) | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
azure | adj: a bright blue color resembling the sky; characterized by a vivid blue color | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
suicide | n: the act of killing yourself intentionally | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
disenfranchise | v: to prevent someone from having the right to vote or from having an equal opportunity to vote | |
unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work | |
spark | v: to start something or make it grow, especially suddenly; to emit a tiny piece of fire or electricity | |
riot | n: a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd, characterized by destruction of property, looting, arson, and attacks on individuals | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
prosperity | n: the state of being successful and having the good fortune | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
gateway | n: an entrance, door, or other openings that lead to a larger space, particularly one that serves as an entry point or access point to a larger area or system; a route, means, or method used to gain access to or acquire something | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
gang | n: a group of people who organize and engage in criminal activity | |
bullet | n: a metal projectile that is shot from a gun | |
entrepreneurship | n: the process or skill of starting and running a business, particularly a new and innovative one | |
summit | n: the highest point of a mountain or hill; a meeting of heads of state or government to discuss important issues | |
brainstorming | n: a group activity or business method in which a group of people meet and think about something at the same time to solve a problem or to create good ideas | |
graduated | adj: having received a degree from a school, college, or university; marked with or divided into levels or degrees | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
frustrate | v: to hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires from doing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; to make someone feel upset or annoyed because they are unable to change or achieve something | |
recruit | v: to persuade someone to work for a company; to find new members for an organization, the armed forces, etc. | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
motorbike | n: a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle with an engine designed for use on roads; also known as a motorcycle | |
seize | v: to catch or take hold of someone or something suddenly and forcibly; to capture the attention or imagination of something | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
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 | |
desperately | adv: in a way that shows a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation; with great urgency | |
entrepreneur | n: an individual who creates or invests in one or more businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks | |
attend | v: to be present at an event, to go to a place | |
florist | n: a person who sells and arranges flowers, often as their profession | |
innovative | adj: introducing or using new methods, ideas, etc. | |
bouquet | n: a bunch of flowers, especially one presented as a gift or carried at a ceremony | |
landscape | n: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; a large area of land, especially in the country and relating to its appearance | |
floral | adj: relating to or resembling flowers | |
lily | n: a flowering plant with large, showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, typically symbolizing purity, innocence, and beauty | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
harsh | adj: severe and unkind; extremely tough and unpleasant to inhabit | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
proverb | n: a short saying that expresses a truth or gives advice based on practical experience | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
inspiring | adj: stimulating and motivating you to want to do something | |
mentorship | n: a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
ideate | v: to conceive of and develop an idea or concept in one’s mind, often as part of a creative process or a problem-solving effort | |
catalyst | n: a person or thing that causes an important event to happen or changes the current situation rapidly; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without being changed itself | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
paralysis | n: a condition in which you are unable to move or lose control of part or most of the body because of illness or injury | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
incubate | v: to keep warm and protected, especially to hatch eggs; to develop and nurture | |
nurture | v: to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something while they are growing and developing | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute |