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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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grocery | n: a shop that sells food and other household items | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
strew | v: to scatter or spread things over an area; to scatter something in an untidy way | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
cotton | n: a plant that is grown in warm countries and bears bolls containing seeds with soft and long hairs that are made into textile fiber and thread for sewing | |
tote | v: to carry or transport something, especially by hand or with some effort; to haul or convey something from one place to another | |
unique | adj: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
footprint | n: a mark of a foot, shoe, or animal’s foot left on a surface | |
reuse | v: to use something again or more than once | |
recycle | v: to sort and collect things to process them and produce valuable materials that can be used again | |
degrade | v: to make something worse, especially in quality; to show or treat someone in a way that makes them seem no value and do not have the respect or reasonable opinion of others | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
flimsy | adj: very thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and not strong enough for the purpose for which it is used | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
polyethylene | n: a synthetic resin or plastic material with a high strength-to-weight ratio used in a variety of applications, including packaging, insulation, and construction; often abbreviated as PE | |
extract | n: a short passage taken from a book, piece of music, etc.; a substance obtained from something through a specific process; (verb) to obtain from something or to remove something by effort or force | |
petroleum | n: a flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occurs naturally in certain rock formations and can also be refined to produce fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
polymer | n: a substance composed of macromolecules (= large groups of atoms) made from many smaller and simpler molecules | |
resin | n: a sticky, viscous substance typically obtained from trees and plants, particularly conifers and evergreens; a material used in the manufacture of adhesives, plastics, and other products, particularly those that require stiffness or abrasion resistance | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
ingredient | n: one of the things used to make something, especially one of the foods used to make a particular dish | |
titanic | adj: of or having a great size, power, or influence; of or relating to Titanium (= a light, strong grey, lustrous, corrosion-resistant metallic element) | |
oxide | n: a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element | |
chalk | n: a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate, often used for drawing or writing on surfaces such as blackboards | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
melt | v: to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid as a result of heating | |
spin | v: to cause something to rotate rapidly; to cause someone to feel dizzy or disoriented | |
destination | n: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent; the ultimate purpose or goal of a journey or action | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
possess | v: to have or own something or to have as an attribute, knowledge, skill, etc. | |
pulp | n: a soft and moist mass of fibers or small pieces, typically produced by grinding, crushing, or shredding plant or wood material; a type of paper made from wood or plant pulp; the soft fleshy part of a fruit or vegetable | |
ecosystem | n: all the plants and living creatures in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
intensive | adj: involving a lot of work or activity in a short time | |
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 | |
emit | v: to give off or send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. | |
offset | v: to compensate for or counterbalance one influence against an opposing influence | |
toll | n: money that you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge, etc.; (verb) to ring slowly | |
quantify | v: to express or measure something in numerical terms | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
durable | adj: capable of lasting and being used for a long time without being damaged or destroyed | |
discard | v: to throw something away or get rid of something that you no longer wanted or need | |
plague | n: any epidemic disease with a high death rate; (also called pest) a serious, sometimes fatal, infection spread by rats that causes fever and swellings on the body | |
widespread | adj: existing or happening in various places or among many people | |
avail | v: to help or benefit; to use or take advantage of | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
efficiently | adv: in a way that produces maximum output with minimum effort or expense | |
breakdown | n: a failure or collapse of a system or organization | |
landfill | n: a site for the disposal of waste materials | |
calculate | v: to judge or find out the amount or number of something by using mathematics | |
resistant | adj: not affected by something, especially changes or new ideas; of or relating to immunity to disease or infection | |
soluble | adj: able to dissolve in a particular substance or solvent; able to be solved or settled | |
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 | |
partial | adj: not complete; fragmentary; favoring somebody or something very much | |
circulate | v: to move continuously or freely around a place or closed system | |
substantially | adv: to a great extent or degree | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
sturdy | adj: physically strong and not easily damaged | |
consist | v: to be composed or made up of | |
polyester | n: a synthetic fabric consisting of polymers typically derived from petroleum, characterized by its durability, wrinkle resistance, and easy-care properties | |
vinyl | n: a synthetic resin or plastic material that can be molded into various shapes and forms, particularly used in construction, furniture, and record production | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star |