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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
utility | n: the state or quality of being useful or convenient; the service, such as electric power or water or transportation, provided by a public | |
paycheck | n: a check issued to an employee as payment for work or services rendered; the amount of money received in this check | |
disqualify | v: to declare someone or something ineligible or unfit for a particular role or activity; to exclude or bar someone from participation in something | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
childcare | n: a service involving care for other people’s children | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
moralize | v: to express or teach a moral lesson or principle, often in a self-righteous or didactic way; to reflect on the ethical or moral aspects of a situation or behavior | |
welfare | n: the general health, happiness, and prosperous of a person or group | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
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 | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
reinforce | v: to strengthen or support something, especially by adding another material to it; to make emotion, idea, etc. stronger | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
corruptible | adj: capable of being made to do something dishonest or immoral | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
cruel | adj: feeling or showing pleasure in causing pain or suffering to others | |
irony | n: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
stem | n: the central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow; the part of a word common to all its inflected variants; (verb) to grow out of, have roots in, or originate in | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
charity | n: an organization that helps people in need, especially by providing food, shelter, or money; a kindly and sympathetic attitude toward people | |
subsidy | n: money paid by a government or an organization as part of the cost of something to aid or encourage it to happen | |
healthcare | n: the organized activity or business of preserving mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
means-tested | adj: a form of social welfare program or policy that is based on the financial need of the recipient, often with eligibility determined by means of a prescribed formula | |
eligible | adj: having the required qualities or satisfying the necessary criteria | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
qualification | n: an official record of an exam showing that you have completed | |
threshold | n: the floor or ground that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway; the smallest detectable sensation | |
regardless | adv: not paying attention or considering something or someone even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
vicious | adj: having or showing a desire to cause harm to others; having the nature of vice | |
mainstream | n: the ideas, opinions, beliefs, etc., that are considered normal or accepted by most people | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
weigh | v: to have a particular weight; to carefully evaluate things before making a conclusion | |
advantageous | adj: providing a benefit or advantage; favorable or beneficial | |
incentivize | v: to make someone want to do in a particular way by offering them a reward | |
societal | adj: relating to society or social relationships | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
pursue | v: to do something or attempt to attain something over time; to follow or seek someone or something, especially in trying to catch them | |
cusp | n: a pointed end, especially the pointed end of a crescent moon or the part of a curve that is most curved | |
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 | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
realistic | adj: having or showing a sensible and practical idea that is possible to achieve | |
redesign | v: to design something again, especially in a different or modified form; (noun) the process of designing something again | |
circumvent | v: to go around, avoid, or bypass something, often to achieve an intended goal or objective; to outmaneuver or outsmart a person or obstacle | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
supplement | n: something that is added to something else to make it better or complete it | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
numerous | adj: amounting to a large indefinite number | |
champion | n: someone who has won first place in a competition; someone who fights for a specific group of people or a belief | |
largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
hypothesis | n: a proposed idea or explanation that is based on a few known facts but has not yet been proven to be true or accurate | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
autonomy | n: the right of an organization, country, or region to govern itself independently | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use |