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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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unwavering | adj: not changing or becoming weaker in any way; remaining steadily fixed or resolute in purpose or commitment | |
captain | n: the leader of a group of people, especially who is in charge of a ship or aircraft | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
celebrated | adj: renowned for possessing admirable attributes | |
alike | adv: similar or identical in nature or appearance | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
upend | v: to turn or flip over; to overthrow or upset the established order | |
mad | adj: insane, especially due to a mental illness; very angry | |
upheaval | n: great change, disruption, or disturbance; (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation | |
interconnect | v: to connect similar things | |
uprising | n: a public rebellion, especially against an established government or authority | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
distant | adj: far away in space, time, or where you are; far apart in relevance, relationship, or kinship | |
tsunami | n: a huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake, volcano, or other disturbance | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
shock | n: a strong feeling or physical reaction to a sudden and unexpected event or experience, especially something unpleasant | |
midst | n: the middle part of people or things | |
crave | v: to have a strong desire for something; to long for or want intensely | |
incline | v: to lean or bend in a particular direction; to feel a strong willingness or preference toward something | |
tropical | adj: originating in, located in, or characteristic of the tropics | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
constant | adj: happening repeatedly or all the time | |
flip | v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion | |
playbook | n: a set of strategies or tactics used in a particular situation, often in a business or political context; a guidebook or manual that outlines a specific plan of action | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
transparency | n: the condition or quality of being easy to see through | |
certainty | n: the state of being certain | |
clarity | n: the quality of being coherent and understandable; the quality of transparency or purity | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
minister | n: a person appointed to or a job of a head of a government department | |
ramp | n: a sloping surface connecting two levels or inclines, typically used for the movement of people, vehicles, or goods | |
humility | n: the quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one’s self | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
paradoxical | adj: seemingly contradictory or absurd because of having two opposite features or facts, though it is probably true | |
honesty | n: the quality of being truthful, sincere, and morally upright; adherence to moral and ethical principles | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
devastate | v: to wreck a place or an area or cause significant damage | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
virtually | adv: almost completely | |
overnight | adj: lasting for or occurring during one night; occurring or changing extremely quickly or suddenly; happening or being achieved in a short amount of time | |
delta | n: a triangular area of low and flat land that is formed when a river flows into a larger body of water and deposits sediment; an object shaped like an equilateral triangle | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
dire | adj: extremely serious or urgent; critical, grave, or disastrous | |
shadow | n: a dark area or shape cast by an object blocking the passage of light; an area in darkness or shade; a reflected image or copy of something; a person, activity, or influence that follows or accompanies someone or something closely and persistently, often in a secretive or ominous manner | |
urgency | n: the quality of being very important and needing to be dealt with immediately | |
incomplete | adj: not having all the necessary or appropriate parts; not yet finished | |
inaction | n: the lack of action or activity; the state of not doing anything; the failure to take action when action is needed | |
unstable | adj: lacking solidity, persistence, or firmness and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to continue; lacking control of one’s emotions | |
alert | v: to warn or arouse to a sense of danger; (adjective) paying close attention or being in a state of readiness for action | |
coronavirus | n: a large family of viruses that can cause illness in humans and animals, which name comes from the crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus, which can be seen under a microscope, and COVID-19 is caused by a specific type of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
lockdown | n: an emergency policy for people, communities, or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks, such as COVID-19 | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
countless | adj: too numerous to be counted or very many | |
dissipate | v: to disperse or scatter widely | |
subsequent | adj: happening or occurring later or after something else | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
steadfast | adj: firm, unwavering, or determined in purpose or belief; resolute and loyal even in the face of adversity or challenges | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
bolster | v: to support or strengthen, often by adding extra assistance or resources | |
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 | |
instinct | n: an inborn behavioral pattern that is often responsive to specific stimuli; an innate feeling that causes you to act or believe that something is true | |
tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
backfire | v: to have an opposite and undesirable effect to what was intended; to make a sudden noise like an explosion | |
counterintuitive | adj: contrary to what common sense would suggest | |
doe | n: a mature female of mammals of which the male is called a buck, such as a deer or a rabbit | |
provoke | v: to stimulate or give rise to a particular reaction or have a particular effect | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
compass | n: a navigational instrument for finding directions with a needle that can move easily and that always points to the north; the limit or range of capability |