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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
bubble | n: a thin, round, and often transparent mass of gas that is surrounded by a thin layer of liquid; a state of economic or social prosperity that is unsustainable and eventually collapses | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
axis | n: a real or imaginary straight line through a body or figure around which the object turns; a group of countries in special alliance | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
doll | n: a child’s toy that typically represents a human figure, especially a young girl; an attractive woman; a woman who is subservient or passive | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
population | n: the total number of people in a country, region, or location | |
sizable | adj: large in size or amount | |
spite | n: feelings of anger and resentment; (in spite of, also despite) a phrase that is used to indicate that something happened or exists even though there is a particular obstacle or difficulty | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
epidemic | n: the widespread outbreak of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
beam | n: a long, sturdy piece of timber, metal, or other material used to support a structure or span a distance; a ray or stream of light emitted by a source | |
laser | n: a device that emits powerful and narrow light that can be used as a tool to cut metal through a process of optical amplification | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
upward | adv: toward the top or highest point, or a higher position or level; (adjective) extending or moving toward a higher place | |
skyrocket | v: to rapidly ascend to a very high level; increase rapidly; | |
frequency | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
replay | v: play something, such as a recording, a piece of music, or a game again | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
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 | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
governance | n: the act or process of governing or managing a political, social, or economic entity; the systems or principles that guide such processes | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
metric | adj: using or relating to the meter as a unit of length; a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | |
generous | adj: willing to give and share something such as money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is necessary or expected | |
treatment | n: the way in which someone deals with or behaves towards someone or something; medical care provided to a patient for an injury or illness. | |
realistic | adj: having or showing a sensible and practical idea that is possible to achieve | |
lifelong | adj: lasting for the whole of someone’s life | |
poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
prevention | n: the action, process, or strategy of stopping something undesirable or harmful from happening; the act of preventing, interfering, or hindering unwanted events or outcomes | |
transmission | n: the act or process of sending something from one person or place to another; the process of broadcasting over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
simplify | v: to make something more straightforward, more understandable, or easier to do | |
fortune | n: a large amount of money or property; chance or luck as an unknown and arbitrary force affecting human affairs | |
peaceful | adj: not involving violence, conflict, or war | |
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 | |
rap | n: a type of music characterized by a strong, repetitive beat and lyrics that often focus on social and political issues; a reproach for some lapse or misdeed | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
macro | n: (computing) a set of instructions that automate a frequently used series of keystrokes or mouse actions; (photography) a lens that allows you to take close-up photographs; (economics) a large-scale economic policy or system | |
simplistic | adj: oversimplified or lacking in complexity or depth; characterized by an attempt to explain something complex or multifaceted with overly vague or simple terms | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
institute | n: an organization that has a specific purpose, particularly one dealing with science, education, or a particular profession; (verb) to initiate, introduce, or establish something | |
province | n: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | |
modest | adj: having or showing a humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
condom | n: a thin rubber or plastic sheath worn over the penis during sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy or the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) between partners | |
disparate | adj: very different or distinct from something else and is not connected or comparable in any way | |
affected | adj: influenced; feeling or showing emotion, especially exaggerated emotion; not natural or sincere | |
situ | adj: short for “situated,” meaning located or placed in a particular position or circumstance | |
swap | v: to give something and receive something in trade | |
heroin | n: a highly addictive and illegal drug derived from morphine, typically administered by injection and often associated with serious health problems, including overdose and addiction | |
addiction | n: the inability to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful | |
prostitute | n: a person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual activity in exchange for payment | |
uniform | adj: always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences; (noun) the special set of clothes worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification | |
consensus | n: general agreement or accord in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
concur | v: to agree with someone’s opinion, decision, or point of view; to have the same opinion or belief as someone else; to happen or occur at the same time | |
aft | adj: (the opposite of “forward”) located at or towards the rear or back of a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle | |
heterosexual | adj: attracted to individuals of the opposite sex | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
intercourse | n: communication between individuals; the sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man’s penis into a woman’s vagina | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
unfavorable | adj: not advantageous or beneficial; opposed to one’s interests or desires | |
transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
serial | adj: consisting of or occurring in a series or sequence; relating to or involving a series or sequence of events, stories, or incidents | |
monogamy | n: the practice of being married to only one person at a time; the state of having a mutually exclusive romantic or sexual relationship with one partner | |
vodka | n: a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grains or potatoes, typically with high alcohol content and little or no added flavoring | |
eve | n: (also as “Eve”) the day or period of time immediately preceding a particular event; the biblical figure who was the first woman and wife of Adam, according to the Jewish and Christian faiths | |
midsummer | n: the middle of the summer season; traditionally, the time around the summer solstice (= the longest day of the year) and the period of greatest warmth and light | |
chlamydia | n: a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, usually transmitted through sexual contact, which often causes no symptoms but can lead to severe complications if left untreated | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
combination | n: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
moving | adj: causing strong emotions or feelings, especially sadness or sympathy | |
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 | |
upload | v: to transfer digital data or files from a local computer or device to a remote server or network; the act of transferring such data or files | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling |