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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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sue | v: to claim a person or organization, especially by filing a legal claim for money or redress | |
patent | n: a legal document that grants an inventor exclusive rights to their invention for a certain period of time; the invention or process for which a patent has been granted | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
emerging | adj: starting to exist, mature, or become well-known | |
cell-phone | n: a portable electronic device used for making and receiving phone calls, sending text messages, and accessing the internet wirelessly | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
obscure | adj: not well known to many people | |
dysfunction | n: a problem or fault in a system, organism, or part of the body or machine | |
lawsuit | n: a legal action taken by one party against another in a court of law, typically seeking damages or some other form of remedy for perceived wrongs or harms suffered | |
settlement | n: an official agreement that brings an argument to a close; the process of establishing permanent residence in a place. | |
disclosure | n: the act of making something known or revealing information that was previously hidden or secret, often used in legal or financial contexts | |
troll | n: a person who makes inflammatory or off-topic posts on the internet; a supernatural creature often portrayed as a giant or dwarf that lives in isolated areas; (verb) to fish by dragging a baited line through the water behind a boat | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
fatal | adj: causing or resulting in death; lethal | |
flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
pertain | v: to be relevant or applicable to a particular subject or situation; to belong to or be connected with something | |
mainstream | n: the ideas, opinions, beliefs, etc., that are considered normal or accepted by most people | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
ostensible | adj: appearing or seeming to be true, genuine, or plausible, but not necessarily so; outwardly appearing or declared to be one thing while being something different or hidden | |
violation | n: an action that breaches a law, rule, or agreement; an infringement of rights or duties | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
proof | n: a fact or piece of information that shows something is true or exists | |
infringe | v: to violate or break a rule, law, or agreement, often by trespassing or infringing on someone else’s rights or property | |
defendant | n: a person or party who is accused of a crime or who is being sued in a court of law | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
doll | n: a child’s toy that typically represents a human figure, especially a young girl; an attractive woman; a woman who is subservient or passive | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
constitute | v: to be the essential or fundamental elements or parts of something; to establish, appoint, or assign someone to a particular office or position; to make up or compose something | |
massive | adj: enormous amount; very heavy and solid | |
distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
screenshot | n: a digital photograph or image of what is displayed on a computer or electronic screen, often used for capturing and sharing information or documenting an issue or problem | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
reorganize | v: to change to a more sufficient or suitable form of organization | |
strip | v: to remove the surface from something; (noun) a sizeable narrow piece of something such as paper, metal, cloth, etc., or area of land, sea, etc. | |
mall | n: a large, enclosed shopping center that typically contains many stores, restaurants, and other businesses | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
overturn | v: to turn something upside down; to upset | |
disprove | v: to show that something is not true or correct | |
secondly | adv: used to introduce the second point or item in a list or series of statements, considerations, etc. | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
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 | |
annoying | adj: making someone feel slightly angry | |
tactic | n: a method or strategy used to achieve a particular goal or objective | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
contingency | n: a future event or circumstance that is possible but not certain; an eventuality; a plan or strategy that is put into place in the event that a particular situation arises | |
reverse | v: to change something’s direction, order, position, decision, etc., to the opposite one; (adjective) directed or moving toward the rear | |
negotiate | v: to have formal discussions with someone to reach an agreement | |
terror | n: intense fear; a state of intense fear or alarm | |
damage | v: to harm or cause injury to something or someone, often resulting in decreased value or functionality; to impair or negatively affect something, such as a reputation or relationship; (noun) harm or injury that is caused to a person, thing, or entity | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
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 | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
plow | n: a farming implement used for breaking up and turning over the soil, especially before planting; (verb) to turn over and break up the soil in preparation for planting crops | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
diameter | n: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | |
opposed | adj: being completely different from something or disagreeing strongly with something | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
behold | v: to look at and observe with attention | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
define | v: to state or explain precisely the nature, scope, or meaning of something | |
stationary | adj: not moving or not capable of being changed | |
award | n: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement | |
existence | n: the state or fact of someone or something existing |