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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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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 | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
occasional | adj: happening or appearing at irregular intervals; not constant or regular | |
tardiness | n: the act of being late or delayed; the state of arriving or being done after the expected or desired time | |
irony | n: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
tip | n: the top or extreme point of something slender or tapering, usually a mountain or hill; a piece of advice about something practical; a small amount of money given for services | |
shave | v: to remove body hair with a razor; to cut the price of something | |
premise | n: a statement or proposition that is held to be true or from which a conclusion can be drawn | |
errand | n: a short trip that is taken to perform a specified task, such as to take a message or to take or collect something | |
judicious | adj: having or exhibiting sound judgment; wise or prudent in decision-making; characterized by careful consideration or thought | |
microwave | n: a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one millimeter to one meter and frequencies between 300 MHz (0.3 GHz) and 300 GHz; an electric oven that cooks food by exposing it to high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, which causes the food molecules to vibrate and heat up quickly | |
fast-forward | v: to advance or move forward in time or progress, particularly in a rapid or accelerated manner; to increase the playback speed of a recording | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
schedule | n: a list of planned activities, tasks, or things that must be completed showing when they are intended to happen or be done | |
backward | adv: at, to, or toward the direction or place that is behind or rear | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
basement | n: a room or a part of a building that is partly or entirely below ground level | |
dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
frightening | adj: causing fear or alarm, or very surprising and alarming | |
sop | n: something given or done as a concession or bribe to appease or pacify someone; a conciliatory or compromising gesture or act; (verb) to dip or soak something, usually food, in a liquid before eating it | |
mess | n: a state of confusion, dirtiness, or untidiness; (verb) to fail to do something or to make something dirty or untidy | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
aftermath | n: the consequences or results of a significant event, particularly a disaster or conflict; a period of time following a significant event | |
plumber | n: a person who installs and repairs the pipes and fixtures of a water supply, heating system, or drainage system | |
crew | n: a group of people who work together, especially on a ship or airplane | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, | |
triathlon | n: an athletic competition consisting of three different sports activities, usually swimming, cycling, and long-distance running, typically completed in immediate succession as a race | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
elastic | adj: flexible, resilient, or adaptable; (noun) a stretchy material or band that can be stretched and then returned to its original shape; something that is flexible and adaptable | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
accommodate | v: to provide someone with a place to live or to be stored in; to make fit for or to change to suit a new purpose | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
payroll | n: a list of a company’s employees and their salaries or wages; the total amount of money paid by a company to its employees regularly | |
spare | adj: additional to what is necessary for ordinary use; (verb) to give time, money, space, etc. to someone | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
unavailable | adj: not able to be used or accessed; not present, able to be found, or able to be contacted | |
hike | n: a long walk or journey, especially for pleasure or exercise; an increase in cost | |
intrigue | v: to make someone interested, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious; to make a secret plan with other people to harm someone | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
acknowledge | v: to accept or admit the existence, reality, or truth of something; to accept that someone or something has a particular authority or quality; to express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for someone’s help, commitment, etc.; | |
grant | v: to agree to give or allow somebody | |
horrible | adj: extremely unpleasant or bad; causing fear or disgust | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
professional | adj: having or showing the skill appropriate to a particular job; competent or skillful | |
wretchedness | n: the state of being miserable, unhappy, or distressed; the quality of being unfortunate or deeply distressed | |
genre | n: a particular type or style of literature, art, music, or film that involves a particular set of characteristics | |
scintillate | v: to sparkle or shine brightly; to emit flashes of light; to be animated, brilliant, or lively in conversation or performance | |
doable | adj: possible to do; capable of existing, taking place, or proving true | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
appointment | n: a formal arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place, especially for a reason connected with their work; the act of putting a person into a job or position of responsibility | |
closet | n: a small room or cabinet with a door used for storing things, especially clothes | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
poetry | n: poems in general as a genre of literature | |
minimize | v: to make something, especially something bad, small or less serious | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
hustle | v: to cause someone to move quickly by pushing them in a rough, aggressive way | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
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 | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
delete | v: to remove something, especially that has been written; to wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | |
subway | n: an underground railway system, typically in a city | |
meditation | n: the act of focusing one’s mind on a particular object or thought; activity to train attention and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state | |
pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
substitute | n: a person or thing acting or serving instead of another one; (verb) to act as a something or someone instead of another one |