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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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upstate | adj: relating to or located in the region that is located in the northern part of a state or country, particularly in the United States | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
garbage | n: waste material, especially food waste and kitchen refuse | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
turkey | n: (of an animal) a large bird with a fan-shaped tail native to North America, widely grown for food; (of a country) a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
shepherd | n: a person who tends and guards sheep, especially in a rural area | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
peel | v: to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables | |
crack | v: to break or cause to break without dividing into separate parts; (noun) a line on the surface of something along which it has separated without breaking | |
worthless | adj: having no value or usefulness; not worth considering | |
guilty | adj: feeling responsible for or having done something wrong or criminal | |
brag | v: to say something in a boastful manner, to impress others, or make oneself feel superior | |
shock | n: a strong feeling or physical reaction to a sudden and unexpected event or experience, especially something unpleasant | |
silent | adj: without any or little sound | |
grace | n: a quality of being pleasing, especially in appearance or manner; a temporary exemption, especially an extended period granted as a special favor; a short prayer of thanks before a meal | |
tower | n: a structure that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and either forms part of a building or stands alone | |
spreadsheet | n: a computer program that is used for displaying and dealing with numbers by arranging them in rows and columns | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
hell | n: the place thought to be where bad people go and are punished after death, often depicted as being located beneath the earth; an extraordinarily unpleasant or difficult place | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
frank | adj: honest and sincere; open and candid in expression | |
wastewater | n: water that contains waste substances from homes, farms, factories, etc. | |
maintenance | n: the act or process of keeping something, either artificial materials or living things, in good condition; the money needed for a person’s or family’s living expenses | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
ace | n: a playing card with a single symbol or mark that is typically the highest in value or rank in a particular card game; a person who is very skilled or successful in a specific activity or field | |
hardware | n: durable tools, machinery, and other equipment; the physical and electronic parts of a computer or other electronic systems | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
launch | v: to send or propel something into the air or space using a device such as a rocket, missile, or spacecraft; to make something available or on sale for the first time | |
delicious | adj: exceptionally pleasing to taste or smell | |
employee | n: a person who is hired to work for a business or organization in exchange for wages or salary; a worker | |
league | n: an association of sports teams who compete against each other; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length, equal to about 3 miles or 4,000 meters | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
stake | n: a share or financial investment in something such as a business; a wooden or metal post set up to mark something | |
businessperson | n: a person who is engaged in business, typically as an owner or executive | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
mainstream | n: the ideas, opinions, beliefs, etc., that are considered normal or accepted by most people | |
playbook | n: a set of strategies or tactics used in a particular situation, often in a business or political context; a guidebook or manual that outlines a specific plan of action | |
shareholder | n: a person who owns shares of stock in a company or business and therefore gets the company’s profit and has the right to control the company | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
noble | adj: having or showing excellent personal qualities or high moral principles that people admire | |
antihero | n: a protagonist in a work of fiction who lacks traditional heroic qualities such as bravery, moral uprightness, or idealism, often characterized by their flaws or morally ambiguous behavior | |
gratitude | n: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness | |
maximum | adj: the largest or greatest amount or value attainable or attained | |
dumb | adj: lacking the power of speech, unable to speak; stupid, or lacking intelligence | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
radar | n: a technology that employs radio waves to locate items that cannot be seen | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
permit | v: to allow for something to happen or be done; (noun) the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
translator | n: a person whose job is restating written messages from one language to another | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
rocket | n: a large tube-shaped object that moves very first by a stream of gases let out behind it, used for space travel or as a weapon | |
workforce | n: all the people who work in a company, industry, country, etc. | |
immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
inequality | n: the unfairness of a society in which some people have more opportunity, money, etc. than others; (mathematics) relation between two values when they are different | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
reward | n: a thing given in acknowledgment of service, hard work, achievement, etc. | |
profitable | adj: making or likely to make material gain or profit | |
innovative | adj: introducing or using new methods, ideas, etc. | |
treasure | n: a valuable or desirable possession; something that is cherished or held dear; a collection of valuable objects or money that is hidden or protected | |
dignity | n: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; high office or rank or station | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
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 | |
unleash | v: to suddenly release a strong force, emotion, etc. that cannot be controlled | |
broth | n: a liquid in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been cooked, used as a base for soups and stews | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns |