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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
asylum | n: protection granted to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee | |
migrant | n: a traveler who moves from one region or country to another, especially to find work or better living conditions; a bird or an animal that moves from one place to another | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
desperate | adj: feeling or showing a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation | |
navigate | v: to plan and direct the way that a ship, plane, etc. will travel, often by using a map | |
choppy | adj: having a rough, uneven, or irregular motion or flow; characterized by short or sudden movements or changes in direction | |
stormy | adj: marked by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning; characterized by tumultuous or rough emotions, particularly in a relationship or situation | |
cousin | n: the child of your aunt or uncle | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
disenfranchise | v: to prevent someone from having the right to vote or from having an equal opportunity to vote | |
uneasy | adj: causing or feeling anxiety or discomfort | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
criticism | n: the act of analyzing, evaluating, or judging something, especially literary or artistic work, to find fault with it or to offer suggestions for improvement; the expression of disapproval or censure | |
upend | v: to turn or flip over; to overthrow or upset the established order | |
stability | n: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast | |
welfare | n: the general health, happiness, and prosperous of a person or group | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
uncertain | adj: not being sure of something; not being able to choose | |
skeptical | adj: doubting that something is accurate or useful | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or 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 | |
nationalist | adj: relating to or supporting a political ideology that emphasizes a strong sense of national identity and devotion to one’s own country | |
contest | n: a competition in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity; a struggle between rivals | |
impose | v: to officially force a new law, tax, duty, etc. to be obeyed or received | |
ban | v: to officially or legally forbid or refuse to allow something | |
eager | adj: showing enthusiasm and a strong desire or interest to do something | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
restriction | n: a limitation or constraint placed on something, or the act of limiting or constraining something | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
chronicle | n: a historical account of events arranged in order of time, typically without analysis or interpretation | |
injustice | n: a violation of the rights of others or the laws of a society | |
inequality | n: the unfairness of a society in which some people have more opportunity, money, etc. than others; (mathematics) relation between two values when they are different | |
inflict | v: to cause harm, injury, or suffering to someone or something | |
regularly | adv: at regular intervals or times | |
labor | n: productive work, especially physical work done for wages; the people who do manual or physical work in a country or company for wage; (verb) to work hard or to strive and make an effort to reach a goal | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
deport | v: to force someone to leave a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime | |
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 | |
deprivation | n: a state of not having something, such as food or money, that you need for a pleasant life | |
starvation | n: a severe lack of food that leads to malnutrition and, ultimately, death | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
plight | n: a difficult or unfortunate situation | |
unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work | |
diabetes | n: a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood | |
salary | n: a fixed amount of money that employees, especially those who work in an office, receive for doing their job, usually paid every month | |
sufficient | adj: adequate; enough for a particular purpose or requirement | |
expel | v: to officially force someone to leave a school, organization, or country | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
amplify | v: to enhance something, particularly sound or brightness | |
multilayer | n: something that consists of multiple layers or levels | |
rhetoric | n: speech or writing intended to please or persuade someone; the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form | |
oilfield | n: an area or region where there are significant deposits of oil underground, typically consisting of wells and related facilities for oil extraction and production | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
vital | adj: necessary for the success or continued existence of something | |
stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
continuously | adv: without being interrupted or paused; repeatedly | |
rigorous | adj: allowing or demanding no deviation from a standard; extremely careful, thorough, or accurate | |
migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
visa | n: an endorsement or authorization placed in a passport or travel document that allows the holder to enter or leave a particular country for a specific period of time; the process of applying for and obtaining such authorization | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
reconcile | v: to find a way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that are opposed to each other to agree and coexist | |
exploitation | n: the process of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful | |
slavery | n: the practice or system of owning, buying, and selling people as property and forcing them to work | |
colon | n: the punctuation mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, summary, explanation, etc., or before reporting what someone has said; a significant part of the large intestine, the final section of the digestive system | |
imp | n: a mischievous or misbehaving child; a small and mischievous demon or sprite in folklore |