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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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security | n: the state of being free from danger, risk, or harm; measures taken to protect against threats or attacks; a financial asset, such as a stock or bond that derives value exclusively from the ownership interest or claim to a particular underlying asset or obligation | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
nomad | n: a member of a group of people who move from place to place rather than living in one place all the time; a wanderer; a person with no fixed abode | |
roam | v: to move about or travel aimlessly or without a fixed destination; to wander | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
glamorous | adj: highly attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things or people | |
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 | |
expectancy | n: the anticipation, belief, or likelihood of something happening or occurring in the future; the state of expecting or looking forward to something | |
chapter | n: a separate section of a written work usually numbered and titled | |
era | n: a period that is distinct from others, typically in history | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
exploit | v: to make full use of and gain an advantage from resources, opportunities, etc. | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
witness | n: a person who sees something happen, especially a crime or an accident | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
livestock | n: farm animals and birds such as cows, sheep, and chickens | |
urbanize | v: to make an area more urban in character or nature, often through the development and expansion of cities or towns | |
accent | n: a distinctive way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which area, country, or social group a person comes from; particular importance or significance | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
scatter | v: to cause to separate and go in different directions | |
concentration | n: the ability to focus all your time and energy on one thing without thinking about anything else. | |
fancy | v: to want to do or have something; (noun) something that many people believe but that is false, or that does not exist; imagination or fantasy | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way | |
skyline | n: the outline of buildings and other structures against the sky, especially when viewed from a distance | |
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 | |
lifespan | n: the length of time for which a person, animal lives, or thing exists | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
whatsoever | adv: not at all; no matter what | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
reaction | n: a response that reveals a person’s feelings or attitude; (in chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
wipe | v: to clean or dry something by rubbing with a piece of cloth or paper or one’s hand and removing dirt, food, or liquid | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
adamant | adj: having a very strong determination to do something and refusing to be influenced or persuaded; (noun) a legendary rock that is very hard and impossible to crush | |
livable | adj: capable of being lived in comfortably and sustainably; suitable for human habitation | |
precipitation | n: moisture that condenses from the atmosphere and falls to the earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail; an unexpected acceleration or hastening | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
gigantic | adj: extremely large | |
mammoth | adj: exceedingly large or extensive; (noun) any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene | |
desalination | n: the process of removing salt, especially from seawater | |
pump | v: to cause water, air, gas, etc. to move from one place to another by using mechanical equipment; to get or supply something such as money, information, etc. in significant quantities | |
prediction | n: the act of predicting the future by reasoning; a statement made about the future | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
elevate | v: to raise something from a lower to a higher position; to give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
socioeconomic | adj: relating to the social and economic factors that shape an individual, group, or community, particularly in terms of income, occupation, education, and social class | |
forth | adv: forward, outward, or onward in location, direction, or progress; into view or consideration; with confidence, boldness, or in the open | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
yield | n: the total output of crops, profits, etc. that are produced; (verb) to produce or supply helpful something, such as a profit, an amount of food, or information | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
reserve | v: to keep something for future use or contingency; to obtain or arrange something, such as a meeting, seat, etc., in advance | |
import | v: to bring goods or services into a country from another country; to transfer electronic data into a database or document; | |
cultivate | v: to prepare and foster land for growing crops or plants | |
policy | n: a set of rules, guidelines, principles, or procedures that govern decision-making or action, often used in the context of business or government; a course of action or plan of action adopted or followed by an organization or individual to achieve a goal or objective | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
continuity | n: the state or quality of being continuous, uninterrupted, or consistent; the maintenance of a connection, sequence, or pattern | |
slide | v: to move or cause to move smoothly along a surface without interruption | |
deplete | v: to reduce something, especially supplies of energy, money, etc., by a large amount; to use up resources or materials | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
comparative | adj: relating to the comparison of different things or groups; denoting a degree of difference or comparison between two or more things; characterized by comparison or contrast | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
watt | n: a standard unit for measuring electrical power | |
solar | adj: of, from, or relating to the sun | |
cubic | adj: having the shape of a cube or being of three dimensions; measured in units that are the third power of a linear unit | |
meter | n: a device used to measure the amount of a particular substance or attribute, such as length, volume, or time; (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | |
supple | adj: flexible and easy to bend or move; gracefully agile; adaptable or responsive to change or new ideas | |
sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
horizontal | adj: parallel to the ground or in a baseline; being at the same level as all members of a group | |
vertical | adj: upright or perpendicular to a horizontal surface or line | |
sustenance | n: food and drink that living things need to nourish their body | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
gel | n: a semi-solid substance, often transparent or translucent, that is used in various products from personal care to food to medicine, and which typically consists of a gelling agent that thickens the liquid | |
legislation | n: a law or a set of laws suggested and then passed by a parliament, or the act of making or enacting laws | |
regulation | n: an official rule made and maintained by a government or some other authority; the act of controlling or directing something according to a rule | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
objective | n: a goal, aim, or purpose that is intended or sought after; a goal that is based on facts, evidence, or unbiased reasoning rather than personal opinions, feelings, or beliefs; (adjective) of or relating something that is based on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or biases | |
millennium | n: a span of 1000 years, or the 1000th anniversary (plural: millennia) |