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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
watershed | n: an area of land that separates rivers that flow to different seas or drainage basins | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
at-risk | adj: in danger of being harmed or damaged, or of death or loss | |
stride | v: to walk with long steps in a particular direction; (noun) an important and positive progress | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
geography | n: a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
educate | v: to provide or receive instruction or training over a period of time at a school, university, etc. | |
preschool | adj: relating to or denoting the period before a child begins primary school; (noun) the activities or education provided during this time | |
kindergarten | n: a school or class for young children, usually between the ages of four and six | |
upstart | n: a person who has recently risen to a position of power, especially one who behaves arrogantly; an ambitious or presumptuous newcomer | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
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 | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
individualize | v: to make something personal or more personal to suit the needs of a particular person, place, etc. | |
instruction | n: detailed direction, order, etc., on how to do or use something | |
pace | n: the speed at which someone or something moves, or the rate at which something happens or changes | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
sociology | n: the scientific study of human social behavior, including the way in which people interact with one another, the organizations and institutions they create, and the societies they form | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
tune | n: a musical composition or set of musical notes that are played or sung; (verb) to adjust or set something to a specific condition or standard | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
miner | n: a person who works in a mine (= excavation in the Earth from which ores and minerals are extracted), especially one who extracts coal, minerals, or precious metals from the Earth | |
odd | adj: strange or unexpected; not divisible by two | |
blend | v: to mix or combine two or more substances | |
catchy | adj: pleasing and easy to remember; likely to attract attention | |
capture | v: to catch a person or an animal and confine them in an area which they cannot escape | |
checklist | n: a list of items, tasks, or points to be considered or acted upon, used as a reminder and to ensure that all necessary steps have been taken | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
in-person | adv: taking place with someone physically present together in the same place rather than on the phone, e-mail, or video link: | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
motor | n: a device that converts electricity, fuel, etc. into movement and makes a machine, vehicle, etc. work | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
completion | n: the act or process of finishing something that you are doing or making; the state of being finished | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
diploma | n: a document showing the completion of a course of study or a portion of the education program; a course of study at a college or university | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
external | adj: belonging to or situated outside of someone or something | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
random | adj: made, done, or happening without method, conscious decision, or any regular pattern | |
longitudinal | adj: relating to or measuring along the length of an object or course or longitude (= the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich); running downwards rather than across | |
grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
attend | v: to be present at an event, to go to a place | |
daisy | n: a wildflower that typically has a yellow disc at the center of a white or pink-and-white flowerhead | |
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 | |
native | adj: connecting with or describing someone’s birth country or place of birth, or someone born in a specific country or place | |
monument | n: a statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a person or event | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
skeptic | n: a person who doubts or questions the truth of specific claims, beliefs, or doctrines, especially those in religion or the supernatural | |
requirement | n: something that is needed or wanted | |
recommend | v: to suggest that someone or something would be a suitable fit for a particular purpose or role | |
academy | n: a school for special training; a type of official organization that aims to encourage and develop standards in its particular field | |
pediatrics | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the care and treatment of children | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
audacious | adj: showing a willingness to take bold risks or to do something that is considered unconventional or daring; marked by originality, creativity, or boldness | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
gutsy | adj: displaying courage, determination, or boldness; characterized by a willingness to take risks or face challenges | |
philanthropy | n: the practice of voluntarily helping the poor, especially by giving money | |
pilot | n: a person who flies an aircraft, especially as a job; a person qualified to guide ships through a difficult area of water | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
champion | n: someone who has won first place in a competition; someone who fights for a specific group of people or a belief | |
legislature | n: a body of elected or appointed representatives who make laws for a country or state | |
transition | n: the process or period of changing from one state or circumstance to another | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
scalable | adj: capable of being easily expanded or increased in size, number, or scale to meet changing demands | |
buy-in | v: to buy something in large quantities for future use; to accept or adopt something | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
tide | n: the cyclical rise and fall of sea level caused by the moon’s gravitational pull | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is |