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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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single-minded | adj: having a strong and unwavering focus on a particular goal or objective; characterized by a determined concentration on one thing | |
racism | n: prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people based on their membership in a particular ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized | |
binge | n: a period of excessive or uncontrolled consumption, often of food or alcohol; a spree or bout of reckless behavior or indulgence | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
gentrify | v: to renovate, revitalize, or develop a deteriorated, predominantly urban area, often leading to the displacement of low-income or minority residents and the influx of more affluent residents and businesses | |
pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
railroad | n: metal tracks laid with rails on which trains run; a system of tracks with the trains operated by an organization | |
downtown | adv: in or towards the central area of a town or city | |
id | n: a part of the psyche that represents the unconscious desires and instincts of an individual; in psychoanalytic theory, it is believed to be the most basic and primal part of the human psyche; (also ID, short for identification) a document or card that proves a person’s identity, such as a driver’s license, passport, or national ID card | |
memorize | v: to learn something carefully so that you will remember it exactly | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
assistant | n: someone who helps or supports someone else to do a job | |
dean | n: a person in charge of a college, faculty, or other academic departments, tasked with overseeing its operations, policies, and staff; a senior member of a profession or organization who is highly respected for their knowledge and experience | |
yell | v: to shout in a sudden and loud way | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
enroll | v: to officially register or sign up for something, particularly a course of study, an organization, or a service | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
revolutionary | adj: relating to or characterized by a complete or dramatic change | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
graduated | adj: having received a degree from a school, college, or university; marked with or divided into levels or degrees | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
multiracial | adj: consisting of or involving people from multiple racial backgrounds | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
executive | n: a person or group of people with top-level management responsibility in a business or other organization; the branch that is responsible for implementing, administering, and enforcing laws, as well as running the day-to-day operations | |
profession | n: an occupation or vocation requiring advanced education or specialized training | |
predominantly | adv: mainly, mostly, or primarily; having the greatest influence or power in a particular situation or group | |
unicorn | n: a mythical horse-like creature with a single horn on its forehead; a privately held startup company that reached a valuation of $1 billion | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
entity | n: something that exists independently and has its own identity | |
dismantle | v: to take apart or demolish (a structure, machine, system, or the like); to strip off fittings or equipment | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
church | n: a building or institution dedicated to religious worship or activities; a Christian religious organization or denomination | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
segregate | v: to separate or set apart from others, often based on race, gender, or some other characteristic | |
workforce | n: all the people who work in a company, industry, country, etc. | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
paycheck | n: a check issued to an employee as payment for work or services rendered; the amount of money received in this check | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
discriminate | v: to treat a person or particular group of people worse or better than another, especially in an unfair way; to recognize or perceive the difference between people or things | |
prominent | adj: important, well-known, or noticeable | |
lord | n: a person who has general authority, control, or power over others; a man of noble rank or high office | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
innovation | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation | |
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 | |
no-brainer | n: a decision or a problem that requires little or no thought because it is obvious what you should do | |
alarm | n: a loud noise or an automatic signal that warns people of danger; a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event or particular danger | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
fortune | n: a large amount of money or property; chance or luck as an unknown and arbitrary force affecting human affairs | |
callback | n: a return phone call; a request to return the product for replacement or repair made by the manufacturer of a defective product; an invitation to return for a second audition or interview | |
resume | v: to continue or begin anew after a pause or interruption | |
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 | |
urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
mandate | n: an official or authoritative instruction or command; a commission or authority to carry out a particular task | |
cultivate | v: to prepare and foster land for growing crops or plants | |
calculate | v: to judge or find out the amount or number of something by using mathematics | |
slightly | adv: in a small degree or extent; a little | |
salesperson | n: a person whose job is to sell goods in a shop or directly to customers | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
scold | v: to reprimand or criticize someone severely or angrily | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
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 | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
assimilate | v: to take in and understand information or ideas; to integrate | |
authentic | adj: known to be real and what people say it is; not a fake or copy | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; |