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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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Christ | n: the man that Christians believe is the prophet and the son of God, and whose life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | |
stork | n: a very tall, long-legged bird with white and black plunge and a long beak that walks around in the water to find its food | |
castle | n: a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
imp | n: a mischievous or misbehaving child; a small and mischievous demon or sprite in folklore | |
spear | n: a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp metal point used for battle, hunting, and fishing in the past | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
astonishing | adj: surprising or shocking; difficult to believe | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
clue | n: an object, a piece of evidence, or some information that helps someone to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery | |
mystery | n: something difficult to understand or explain; a secret or enigmatic quality that adds to the fascination or interest of something; a genre of fiction that involves the solution of a crime or a puzzle | |
plague | n: any epidemic disease with a high death rate; (also called pest) a serious, sometimes fatal, infection spread by rats that causes fever and swellings on the body | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
naturalism | n: a philosophical belief that everything, including human behavior and cognition, can be explained solely by natural causes and laws | |
migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
suited | adj: appropriate, fitting, or acceptable for a particular purpose or occasion; matched or corresponding to a specific person, dress, or circumstances | |
warble | v: (of a bird) to sing, particularly with an unstable high voice | |
distinct | adj: noticeable from something else of a similar type | |
morph | v: to change or cause to change something or someone smoothly and gradually from one thing to another | |
timber | n: the wood of trees cut and prepared for construction | |
transmute | v: to change or convert from one form or substance to another, often in a transformative or profound way | |
clergy | n: the official leaders of the religious activities, especially of the Christian Church | |
barnacle | n: a type of crustacean that attaches itself to hard surfaces underwater, such as rocks, ships, or docks; a metaphorical term used to describe a person or object that is difficult to remove or separate from another person or object | |
deem | v: to consider or decide something in a particular way | |
vegetarian | n: a person who does not eat meat or fish, or often any animal products, for health or religious reasons | |
hypothesis | n: a proposed idea or explanation that is based on a few known facts but has not yet been proven to be true or accurate | |
hibernate | v: to spend the winter in a state of rest, often in a sheltered place such as a cave or den | |
far-fetched | adj: (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be very difficult to believe | |
metabolism | n: the set of chemical reactions in cells or organisms that are necessary for life-sustaining | |
poorwill | n: a type of nightjar bird found in North and Central America that is known for its distinctive call | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
outlandish | adj: bizarre, strange, or unconventional in appearance, behavior, or thought, often in a way that is seen as foreign or exotic; unusual or strikingly different from what is expected or normal | |
hibernation | n: a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during the winter | |
barn | n: a large farm building used for storage of crops or housing livestock | |
swallow | v: to make food, drink, pills, etc., pass down your throat into your stomach; (noun) small long-winged songbird noted for swift, graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations | |
resemble | v: to look like or be similar to someone or something | |
realistic | adj: having or showing a sensible and practical idea that is possible to achieve | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
advocate | n: a person who supports or suggests an idea, development, or way of doing something | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
prominent | adj: important, well-known, or noticeable | |
bizarre | adj: very strange or unusual | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
migrate | v: to move from one country or region to another and settle there; to move from one place to another periodically or seasonally | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
hemisphere | n: half of the terrestrial globe; half of a sphere | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
soar | v: to fly or rise very high or to a great height, often with great grace or ease | |
navigate | v: to plan and direct the way that a ship, plane, etc. will travel, often by using a map | |
endless | adj: having no end or conclusion; infinitely very large in size or amount | |
magnetic | adj: having the properties of attracting or repelling certain materials containing iron or steel | |
specify | v: to explain or state something clearly and exactly | |
epic | n: a long and eventful or heroic history, story, poem, or film; (adjective) very imposing or impressive | |
expedition | n: a journey or voyage for a specific purpose | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
comply | v: to obey an order, set of rules, or request | |
attempt | n: an act or effort of trying to do something, especially something difficult | |
chart | n: a visual display of information such as a diagram, lists of figures, etc.; a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
proof | n: a fact or piece of information that shows something is true or exists | |
ornithologist | n: a person who studies, observes or is an expert in the scientific field of ornithology, which is the study of birds | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
eager | adj: showing enthusiasm and a strong desire or interest to do something | |
trajectory | n: the curved path followed by an object moving through space | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
observatory | n: a building designed and equipped to observe the planets, the stars, the weather, etc. | |
wrangle | n: a noisy or contentious dispute or argument, particularly one involving multiple parties; a physical altercation or brawl; (verb) to have a dispute or argument, often over a trivial matter | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
aluminum | n: a chemical element with the symbol Al that visually resembles silver, used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts | |
unique | adj: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else | |
advert | v: an advertisement; (verb) to make reference to something in speaking or writing | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
plot | n: a secret plan or scheme to achieve a specific goal; the plan or main story of a literary work; (verb) to plan secretly, usually something illegal | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
definitive | adj: serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation; final and not able to be changed |