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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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cruise | n: a voyage on a large ship for pleasure; driving or traveling at a leisurely pace | |
highway | n: a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities | |
endless | adj: having no end or conclusion; infinitely very large in size or amount | |
row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line | |
brake | n: a device used to slow or stop a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels | |
accident | n: an unfortunate event, especially one causing damage or injury | |
traffic | n: the movement of vehicles, people, or goods along a route or through a transport system; the amount of such movement in a particular place or at a particular time | |
standstill | n: a complete halt in movement or activity, especially due to an obstruction or lack of resources | |
apparent | adj: able to see or understand easily or clearly | |
phantom | n: a ghost or a spirit of a dead person; something existing only in your imagination or perception | |
jam | n: a situation in which something becomes stuck because of a dense crowd of people, vehicles, etc.; a preserve of crushed fruit | |
emergent | adj: starting to exist or view, or to become known | |
phenomenon | n: something that exists and can be perceptible, especially one that is not fully understood | |
spite | n: feelings of anger and resentment; (in spite of, also despite) a phrase that is used to indicate that something happened or exists even though there is a particular obstacle or difficulty | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
roadway | n: the part of a thoroughfare or highway that is used by vehicles for driving, including the hard surface and shoulders | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
disturbance | n: something that interrupts a settled and peaceful condition or that makes someone feel nervous or worried | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
slightly | adv: in a small degree or extent; a little | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
backward | adv: at, to, or toward the direction or place that is behind or rear | |
stop-and-go | adj: characterized by frequent starts and stops, interruptions, or pauses; describing a driving style in which a vehicle repeatedly stops and starts, often due to traffic or road conditions | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
lane | n: a narrow road in the countryside; a well-defined track or path for someone such as a swimmer or driver | |
curve | n: a bend or angle in a line or surface that deviates from a straight or flat path; a gradual or smooth change in direction or shape | |
absorb | v: to take in a fluid or other substance gradually | |
adjustment | n: a small change or movement made to something to improve it and achieve the desired result | |
excess | n: an amount or quantity beyond what is acceptable, expected, or reasonable | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
display | v: to exhibit or show something to others, often to attract attention or demonstrate its features, properties, or value | |
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) | |
instability | n: the state of being unstable or uncertain and likely to change suddenly | |
amplify | v: to enhance something, particularly sound or brightness | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
sand | n: finely granulated particles of rock or mineral material typically found along beaches, deserts, or riverbeds; used in construction, landscaping, and other applications requiring drainage or abrasive action | |
dun | adj: having a dull brownish-gray color, often used to describe the color of certain animals, such as a dun horse; (verb) to repeatedly and insistently demand payment of a debt or money owed | |
loop | n: a shape like a curve or a circle made by something long and thin, such as a piece of string, that bends round and crosses itself | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
pile | n: a collection of objects positioned one on top of another; a large sum of something, such as money | |
sect | n: a group of people who follow a particular religious or philosophical belief system, especially one that is regarded as outside the norm or mainstream | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
collision | n: an instance of two or more objects or entities crashing into each other, usually resulting in damage, impact, or conflict | |
strengthen | v: to become stronger or more effective; to make someone or something stronger or more effective | |
accelerate | v: to make something faster or earlier; to cause to develop or progress more quickly | |
slowdown | n: a reduction or decrease in the rate or pace of something; a delay or interruption in progress | |
downstream | adv: in the direction that a stream or river flows; (adjective) in the direction of a stream’s current | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
sensor | n: a device that receives a signal or stimulus such as heat, pressure, light, motion, etc. and responds to it in a specific manner | |
counteract | v: to act against something to reduce its bad or harmful effects or neutralize it | |
uniform | adj: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; (noun) the special set of clothes worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification | |
permit | v: to allow for something to happen or be done; (noun) the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization | |
automated | adj: carried out by machines or computers to replace or decrease human labor | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
autonomous | adj: capable of governing or controlling its affairs | |
dampen | v: to make something wet or moist; to reduce the intensity or impact of something, such as a feeling, sound, or movement | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
render | v: to bring someone or something into a particular state; to provide something such as service, help, etc. | |
commute | v: to regularly travel a particular journey, especially between one’s home and place of work; (noun) a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
spiteful | adj: having or showing a desire to harm or annoy others | |
unaware | adj: not understanding something or having knowledge or idea of something | |
accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have |