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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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scroll | n: a long roll of paper containing writing; (verb) to move through text or graphics on a screen to view different parts of them | |
afford | v: to have enough money or time to be able to buy or do something | |
rainwater | n: water that falls from the clouds in the form of rain and is collected | |
barrel | n: a large round container made of wood, metal, or plastic, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides; one of several units of volume | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
custody | n: the state of being physically responsible for something or someone, especially a child; a state of being confined, usually for a short time | |
transgression | n: the violation of a law, duty, or moral principle | |
elderly | adj: (a polite word for) old | |
disabled | adj: having a physical or mental condition that limits someone’s specific actions that most other people can do | |
contempt | n: the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of scorn | |
deny | v: to state that one refuses to admit the existence or truth of something | |
disgust | n: a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval | |
lord | n: a person who has general authority, control, or power over others; a man of noble rank or high office | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
urge | v: to spur on or encourage someone, especially by cheers and shouts; (noun) a strong desire or impulse, especially one that is difficult to control or resist | |
pajama | n: a pair of loose pants with a matching top, worn for sleeping or lounging | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
tweet | n: a short, high sound made by a small bird; a message sent using Twitter, the social media application | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
start-up | n: a newly established company or business | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
resolve | v: to find a suitable answer to the problems or difficulty | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
skip | v: to move along lightly and quickly, making a step from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce; to intentionally fail to do something which would normally do | |
delinquent | n: a person who regularly engages in minor criminal or antisocial activities, especially a young person; a person who has failed to neglect one’s duty | |
instruction | n: detailed direction, order, etc., on how to do or use something | |
utility | n: the state or quality of being useful or convenient; the service, such as electric power or water or transportation, provided by a public | |
receipt | n: a written or printed statement acknowledging that something has been paid for or received; the act of receiving something | |
empower | v: to give someone the power or authority to do something | |
donation | n: a voluntary gift of money, service, or ideas that are given to a person or an organization, or the act of giving them | |
advocate | n: a person who supports or suggests an idea, development, or way of doing something | |
brag | v: to say something in a boastful manner, to impress others, or make oneself feel superior | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
abundantly | adv: in large quantities; plentifully | |
overarch | v: to be central or dominant; to form an arch over | |
nonprofit | adj: not established for commercial profit | |
confess | v: to admit to having done something wrong or to reveal something personal or private | |
imperfectly | adv: in a faulty or incomplete way | |
unique | adj: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything 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 | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
generous | adj: willing to give and share something such as money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is necessary or expected | |
compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
contagious | adj: able to be passed on to others through contact or proximity, especially by infection or disease | |
annoy | v: to make someone angry, anxious, or irritating slightly | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
debt | n: something, especially money, goods, or services owed by one person to another; the state of owing something | |
sponsor | v: to provide funds for a particular event, program, individual, etc. as a way of advertising | |
systemic | adj: affecting or related to the whole of something, especially the human body or a society | |
nutrition | n: the substances or the process that organisms take into their bodies as food for their growth and health | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
hasty | adj: done or acting with excessive speed or urgency and without sufficient thought or consideration | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
fleeting | adj: brief or temporary, lasting only a short time | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
heal | v: to make a wound or injury to become well again | |
benevolent | adj: well-meaning and kind; serving a charitable or philanthropic purpose | |
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 | |
structural | adj: associated with the way on construction or organization of anything | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
unemployed | adj: not having a job, although able to work | |
enthusiastically | adv: in a way that shows intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval | |
relief | n: a feeling of happiness and relaxation that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | |
durable | adj: capable of lasting and being used for a long time without being damaged or destroyed | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
ripple | n: a small wave on the surface of a liquid, typically caused by an object falling into it or a slight wind | |
compassionate | adj: feeling or showing sympathy and concern for the suffering or bad luck of others | |
congress | n: a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups | |
constituent | n: one of the parts of the whole; a person represented by an elected official | |
policymaker | n: a person in charge of or involved in developing action plans for a political party, business, etc. | |
district | n: a part of a country or town, especially one with particular features | |
evict | v: to expel someone from a property, especially with the support of the law | |
homeless | adj: without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets | |
affordable | adj: not expensive and able to pay | |
legendary | adj: famous or well-known, especially through long-standing popular stories or tradition |