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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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overwhelm | v: to defeat someone or something by using a great deal of force; to have a strong emotional effect on somebody | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
craft | n: an activity that requires a particular skill in making things with one’s hands | |
baguette | n: a long, narrow loaf of bread, typically with a crispy crust and a soft, light interior; a diamond or gemstone cut in a long, narrow shape | |
olive | n: a small green or black fruit with a bitter taste that is eaten or used to produce oil or a tree on which this fruit grows | |
poppy | n: a plant with large, showy flowers of various colors, including red, pink, yellow, and white, and a capsule containing small seeds, and some species of poppy are used to produce opium and its derivatives | |
ecologist | n: a person who studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment; the state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior | |
interconnect | v: to connect similar things | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
alpine | adj: relating to or characteristic of high mountains, especially the Alps; of or relating to cold, snowy, or rugged terrain | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
brink | n: the point at which something is about to happen; the edge of a steep place | |
extinction | n: the complete disappearance of a species from the earth | |
mosquito | n: a small flying insect whose female bites people and animals and sucks their blood, and sometimes transmits serious diseases such as malaria | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
predictable | adj: capable of being known, seen or declared in advance | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
applicable | adj: fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance to a person or thing | |
visualize | v: to form a mental image or concept of something; to make something visible | |
untangle | v: to separate or straighten out something that is tangled, confused, or complicated; to clarify or make sense of something difficult to understand or explain | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
plot | n: a secret plan or scheme to achieve a specific goal; the plan or main story of a literary work; (verb) to plan secretly, usually something illegal | |
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 | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
supple | adj: flexible and easy to bend or move; gracefully agile; adaptable or responsive to change or new ideas | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
ecosystem | n: all the plants and living creatures in an area and the way they affect each other and the environment | |
habitat | n: the type of natural environment in which an organism or group usually lives or occurs | |
patch | n: a small piece of material or fabric used to repair or reinforce a tear, hole, or damaged area; a small plot of land used for cultivation or a specific purpose | |
endangered | adj: at risk of extinction because it is facing significant threats | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
hone | v: to sharpen or perfect something; to improve a skill or ability through practice | |
sphere | n: a round object or geometric shape that is three-dimensional and symmetrical around a central point; a particular aspect or scope of life or activity | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
nod | v: to lower and raise one’s head, sometimes several times, as to show approval, agreement, greeting, or confirmation | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
gear | n: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion; a set of tools, equipment, or other items for a particular purpose | |
courtesy | n: polite behavior or remark that shows respect for other people | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
diagram | n: a simplified illustration of the appearance, structure, or workings of something | |
insurgent | adj: rising against established authority or government; characterized by rebellion, dissent, or insurgency | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
instantly | adv: immediately | |
ridicule | n: speech or behavior that makes fun of or mocks someone or something; teasing, sarcasm, or scornful remarks that are intended to belittle or humiliate; (verb) to mock, criticize, or make fun of someone or something in a scornful or derisive way | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
sink | v: to submerge or go down below the surface of a liquid or substance; to decline or deteriorate; to cause something to go down into a liquid substance or sink into something else | |
premiere | n: the first public performance of a play, film, or piece of music, or the opening of a show or exhibition | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
actionable | adj: capable of being acted upon or pursued legally; able to be taken as a basis for legal actions or remedies | |
harshness | n: the quality or state of being unpleasantly rough, severe, or stern; the degree to which something is difficult to endure; the unpleasantness of a sound or tone | |
terrain | n: the physical features of a piece of land, including hills, valleys, rivers, and forests | |
minority | n: the smaller part of a group, especially a number or part representing less than half of the whole; a period before adult legal age | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
engagement | n: a mutual promise to marry someone; an agreement to do something, especially at a particular time | |
ethnic | adj: relating or belonging to a group of people who share a cultural tradition | |
rivalry | n: competition or opposition between people or groups, especially in sports or business | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
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 | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
provision | n: the act of providing or supplying something; a clause in a document or law that specifies a particular requirement or condition | |
decipher | v: to read or understand something that is written in code or in a difficult or obscure way | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
relieve | v: to make something burdensome, unpleasant, or painful less severe | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
simplicity | n: the quality or condition of being natural and plain or easy to understand or do | |
zoom | v: to move along very quickly; (noun) the act of rising upward into the air |