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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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selfie | n: a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam to share on social media | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
obsess | v: to fill the mind of someone continually so that one can’t think of anything else | |
narcissus | n: a type of flower that is yellow, white, or orange; a person who is excessively self-absorbed or self-admiring | |
handsome | adj: physically attractive and pleasing in appearance; attractive and generous | |
wander | v: to walk around slowly or to a place, often without any clear purpose or direction | |
reject | v: to refuse to accept, consider, or use something or someone | |
nymph | n: (in Greek and Roman mythology) a minor female nature deity typically associated with a particular location or landform | |
echo | n: a sound heard after being reflected off a surface, such as a wall or a cliff | |
glimpse | n: a brief or partial view; the act of seeing something or someone for a very short time or only partly | |
drown | v: to die or cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater | |
spot | n: a particular location or place; a small round or roundish area, differing in color or feels from the surface around it | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
narcissist | n: a person who is excessively self-absorbed, especially regarding their appearance or achievements | |
elevate | v: to raise something from a lower to a higher position; to give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
detrimental | adj: causing harm or damage | |
involvement | n: the fact or condition of taking part in something, or the degree to which someone takes part in something | |
column | n: one of the vertical blocks that split content on a page or screen from top to bottom; an upright pillar that often supports an arch, entablature, or other structure or stands alone as a monument | |
trait | n: a particular feature of your nature | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
inflated | adj: swollen or blown up, especially with air or gas; excessively or unreasonably high | |
grandiose | adj: impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner, especially in an exaggerated or pompous way | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
treatment | n: the way in which someone deals with or behaves towards someone or something; medical care provided to a patient for an injury or illness. | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
extrovert | n: a person who is outgoing, sociable, and confident | |
dominance | n: the state or quality of being the most powerful or influential person or group | |
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 | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
celebrity | n: someone who is well-known, particularly in the entertainment industry | |
entitle | v: to give someone the right to have or do something; to give a title to someone or something | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
slight | adj: very small in degree or amount | |
risky | adj: involving the possibility of danger, failure, or loss | |
ethical | adj: of or relating to principles about what is right and wrong, or the branch of knowledge dealing with these | |
dishonest | adj: capable of being corrupted, not honest | |
unfaithful | adj: not loyal to a spouse, partner, or commitment because of a sexual relationship with a person who is not your partner | |
resentful | adj: feeling or expressing bitterness or anger because you have been treated unfairly | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
edition | n: a particular form or version in which a text, especially a printed book, magazine, or newspaper, is published; | |
psychiatric | adj: of or relating to the treatment or study of mental illness or disorders | |
association | n: a people or groups of people who have joined in a single organization together for a particular purpose; a social or business connection or relationship | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
manual | adj: done by hand rather than by machine; (noun) a book of instructions, especially for operating a machine or learning a subject | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
empathy | n: the ability to share another person’s feelings or experiences by imagining that person’s situation | |
admiration | n: the feeling or attitude of respect and approval for someone or something | |
spouse | n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
twin | n: either of two children born at the same time from the same mother | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
component | n: one of several parts that combines with others to form something bigger | |
gene | n: the fundamental unit of heredity and the sequence of nucleotides in DNA that codes for the creation of RNA or protein. | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
parental | adj: of or relating to parent or parents | |
pedestal | n: a base or support on which something, typically a statue, column, etc., is placed | |
foster | v: to promoto growth; to take care of another person’s child, usually for a limited time, without becoming their legal parents | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
individuality | n: the qualities or characters that distinguish a particular person or thing from others of the same kind | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
esteem | n: great respect and approval for or a good opinion of someone | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
psychotherapy | n: the treatment of mental or emotional problems by talking with a therapist | |
compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
betterment | n: the act or process of making something or someone better; the state of being made better | |
reflection | n: the act of thinking deeply about something, or the ability to think deeply; the image of something that is seen in a mirror or other reflective surface | |
unflattering | adj: not showing or representing someone or something in a favorable or attractive way |