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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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divorce | n: the legal dissolution of a marriage | |
clay | n: a natural, earthy material that is made up of very small particles of minerals and can be molded when wet and then fired to produce ceramics | |
tablet | n: a small flat electronic device used for browsing the internet, reading, writing, or playing games; a small, solid pill of medicine | |
ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
formal | adj: following established, public, or official forms and conventions, often in a serious or somber manner | |
bind | v: to tie or fasten someone or something tightly with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together strongly | |
dissolve | v: to be or cause to be absorbed by a liquid to form a part of the solution; to close down or dismiss | |
partnership | n: the state of a cooperative relationship between people or groups, especially in business | |
discotheque | n: a nightclub or restaurant where recorded music is played, and people dance | |
spouse | n: a person’s husband, wife, or partner in marriage | |
exchange | v: to give something and receive something else in return, often with the implication that the items being traded are of equal or comparable value; (noun) the act of giving or taking something in return for something else; a place or system where goods or services can be bought, sold, or traded | |
stake | n: a share or financial investment in something such as a business; a wooden or metal post set up to mark something | |
obtain | v: to get something, especially by making a great effort | |
battlefield | n: a place where a battle or conflict is fought | |
urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
church | n: a building or institution dedicated to religious worship or activities; a Christian religious organization or denomination | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
regulate | v: to control something, especially by means of rules or laws | |
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 | |
Catholic | adj: universal and including many different types of things; related to or associated with the part of the Christian Church that has the Pope as its leader | |
ban | v: to officially or legally forbid or refuse to allow something | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
protestant | adj: a member of a Western Christian church that is separate from the Roman Catholic Church and that is based on the teachings of Martin Luther and other Reformers | |
restricted | adj: limited in extent, number, scope, or action, especially by official rules, laws, etc. | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
adultery | n: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
secular | adj: not connected with religious or spiritual matters; worldly | |
gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
welfare | n: the general health, happiness, and prosperous of a person or group | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
usher | n: a person who shows people to their seats in a theater or church or who guides them through a building | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
consent | n: permission or agreement to do something, especially given by somebody in authority | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
uneven | adj: not level or flat; not balanced or symmetrical | |
legislation | n: a law or a set of laws suggested and then passed by a parliament, or the act of making or enacting laws | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
offense | n: an illegal act; a feeling of anger caused by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself; the action of attacking an enemy | |
enforce | v: to make sure that people obey a particular law, rule, or situation | |
unequal | adj: different in amount, size, degree, or value; not fair | |
domestic | adj: relating to or inside a particular country, not foreign or international | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
retain | v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
ideology | n: a set of beliefs or philosophies that an economic or political system is based on | |
predecessor | n: a person who held a position or office before the current holder | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
affair | n: event, situation, or subject that is significant from a political or public perspective; a secretive or illicit sexual relationship | |
resort | n: a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose; (verb) to turn to or take a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one, to resolve a difficult circumstance | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
cheat | v: to act dishonestly or unfairly to gain an advantage or to deceive someone; to break the rules or laws | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
transition | n: the process or period of changing from one state or circumstance to another | |
sanction | n: official permission or approval for an action, especially an economic or political action by a government or international organization; a penalty or punishment imposed for breaking the law, rule, or agreement; (verb) to impose a penalty or punishment for breaking the law, rule, or agreement | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
incomplete | adj: not having all the necessary or appropriate parts; not yet finished | |
ignore | v: to intentionally not listen or pay attention to | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
convention | n: a large formal assembly of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest or of a political party; something regarded as a normative example | |
recognize | v: to acknowledge or realize something or someone; to identify, remember, or become aware of something that was previously known or encountered | |
grant | v: to agree to give or allow somebody | |
colonial | adj: of or relating to a colony (= a territory that is controlled by a more powerful country); to the period of time during which a country or region was a colony | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
stigma | n: a mark of shame or disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person | |
disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
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 | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand |