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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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detect | v: to find or recognize something, especially something difficult to see, hear, etc. | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
missile | n: a weapon, such as a rocket or guided projectile, that is self-propelled and directed by remote control or by an internal guidance mechanism | |
alert | v: to warn or arouse to a sense of danger; (adjective) paying close attention or being in a state of readiness for action | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
contradict | v: to deny the truth of a statement by stating the opposite; to be in conflict with | |
initial | adj: of or happening at the beginning; (noun) the first letter of a word, especially a person’s name | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
rocket | n: a large tube-shaped object that moves very first by a stream of gases let out behind it, used for space travel or as a weapon | |
incident | n: an event or occurrence, often unexpected or unplanned; something that happens | |
nevertheless | adv: in spite of that; yet | |
ignite | v: to set on fire; to cause to start burning | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
atomic | adj: of or relating to atom (= the smallest component of an element) | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
extinction | n: the complete disappearance of a species from the earth | |
unrecoverable | adj: not able to be regained, recovered, or retrieved; unable to be salvaged or repaired | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
pose | v: to present a risk, problem, or other issues that must be addressed | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
asteroid | n: a small rocky body orbiting the sun, typically in the region between Mars and Jupiter | |
volcano | n: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth’s crust. | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
uncertain | adj: not being sure of something; not being able to choose | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
baseline | n: a starting point or minimum for comparing facts; the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
soot | n: a black, powdery substance that is produced by the incomplete burning of a material such as coal, wood, or oil and is often found on surfaces near the source of the fire | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
calamity | n: a serious event that causes damage, injury, or loss | |
unprecedented | adj: never having been seen, done, or known before | |
proportion | n: a part, share, or amount of something considered in comparative relation to a whole | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
catastrophe | n: a sudden event that causes extreme ruin and misfortune | |
biotechnology | n: the application of technological processes and methods to biological systems to develop new products or techniques, such as genetically modified organisms or biopharmaceuticals | |
modify | v: to change something slightly, such as a plan, option, law, etc., especially to make it more suitable for a particular purpose | |
germ | n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one | |
naturally | adv: as might be expected; by natural manners | |
biowarfare | n: the use of biological agents, such as viruses or bacteria, as weapons of war or terrorism | |
accident | n: an unfortunate event, especially one causing damage or injury | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
sequence | n: a series of related events, actions, numbers, etc., which have a particular order | |
modification | n: the act of changing something, usually to improve it, or something changed | |
avail | v: to help or benefit; to use or take advantage of | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
pathogen | n: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease | |
unaligned | adj: not aligned or affiliated with any particular group, organization, or ideology; impartial or neutral for a specific conflict or dispute | |
AI | n: (abbreviation for artificial intelligence) the theory and development of computer systems capable of doing activities that would ordinarily need human intelligence, such as object recognition, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation | |
intelligence | n: the ability to learn, comprehend, or make judgments or conclusions based on reasons | |
surpass | v: to be or do better than someone or something; to excel or go beyond the limits or standards of something | |
cede | v: to give up, surrender, or transfer possession or control of something, especially territory, power, or authority | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
superintelligence | n: a hypothetical agent, for example, a computer or space alien, that possesses intelligence far surpassing that of humankind | |
align | v: to put or arrange two or more things in a straight line or to form a straight line | |
anthropogenic | adj: relating to or resulting from human activity or influence on the environment or climate | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
safeguard | v: to protect something or someone from harm, damage, or loss | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize |