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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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Don | n: a Spanish gentleman; a university lecturer, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge | |
celebrate | v: to acknowledge a memorable or good day or event with a social gathering or enjoyable activity | |
triumph | n: a great victory or achievement | |
confront | v: to face, meet or deal with a problem or difficult situation or person | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
wildfire | n: a large, uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly through a natural area such as a forest, grassland, or mountain slope | |
flood | n: a large amount of water flowing beyond its normal limits; an overwhelming number or amount | |
hurricane | n: a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or over 64 knots (74 miles per hour) | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
unfair | adj: not giving equal treatment or opportunities to people involved; marked by injustice, partiality, or deception | |
racist | adj: characterized by or showing discrimination or prejudice against people of other races; (noun) a person with a prejudiced belief that one racial group is superior to others | |
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 | |
redline | n: a boundary or threshold beyond which something is no longer acceptable or allowed; a mark or line drawn in red to indicate a specific limit or danger zone | |
indigenous | adj: someone or something that is native to or occurring naturally in a particular place | |
rife | adj: full of, abundant with, or commonly present or encountered, often used to describe something undesirable or harmful | |
toxic | adj: of or relating to or caused by a poison; poisonous | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
interconnect | v: to connect similar things | |
coronavirus | n: a large family of viruses that can cause illness in humans and animals, which name comes from the crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus, which can be seen under a microscope, and COVID-19 is caused by a specific type of coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 | |
steady | adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving | |
damage | v: to harm or cause injury to something or someone, often resulting in decreased value or functionality; to impair or negatively affect something, such as a reputation or relationship; (noun) harm or injury that is caused to a person, thing, or entity | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
scalable | adj: capable of being easily expanded or increased in size, number, or scale to meet changing demands | |
buffalo | n: a large wild ox with shaggy hair found in Asia and North America | |
affordable | adj: not expensive and able to pay | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
segregate | v: to separate or set apart from others, often based on race, gender, or some other characteristic | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
renewable | adj: capable of being renewed, extended, or replaced | |
resilient | adj: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions | |
soar | v: to fly or rise very high or to a great height, often with great grace or ease | |
landscape | n: an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view; a large area of land, especially in the country and relating to its appearance | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
rainfall | n: the amount of rain that falls in a specific location at a particular moment | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
overwhelm | v: to defeat someone or something by using a great deal of force; to have a strong emotional effect on somebody | |
unbearable | adj: not able to be tolerated or endured; too difficult, severe, or intense to be dealt with or suffered through; intolerable or insufferable | |
abandon | v: to leave a place, thing, or person with no intention of returning; (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
solar | adj: of, from, or relating to the sun | |
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 | |
high-end | adj: of the highest quality or luxury, often used to describe expensive or exclusive products or services | |
loft | n: a large, open space in an upper part of a building, typically under a roof; a raised platform or gallery in a building, which is used for storage or as a work or living space | |
mobilize | v: to make something ready for action or use; to organize people or resources for a particular purpose | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
aid | n: things sent to help countries in need, notably food or money; support | |
hub | n: the central or main part of a particular place, activity, network, etc.; the central part of a car wheel, fan, propeller, etc., through which the shaft or axle passes | |
catalyst | n: a person or thing that causes an important event to happen or changes the current situation rapidly; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without being changed itself | |
alliance | n: a partnership or association formed for mutual benefit, particularly between nations or organizations. | |
enact | v: to make a law; to put something into practice | |
tide | n: the cyclical rise and fall of sea level caused by the moon’s gravitational pull | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
bond | n: a close emotional connection between two or more people; a certificate of debt that a government or corporation issues to raise money | |
luxury | n: a state of great comfort or sophistication, mainly provided by expensive and beautiful things | |
high-rise | adj: describing a tall building or structure that has many floors or levels above the ground, often used to describe residential or commercial buildings in urban areas with multiple stories | |
condo | n: a type of housing where each unit is individually owned, while common areas are jointly owned and managed | |
conscious | adj: being aware of and able to respond to what is happening around you | |
contractor | n: a person or company that enters into a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a specific task or service | |
grassroots | adj: of or relating to the ordinary people in a society or an organization as constituting a fundamental political and economic group | |
collective | adj: done or shared by every member of a group of people | |
rebuild | v: to build again or anew | |
beautify | v: to enhance the physical appearance of something by making it more attractive or aesthetically pleasing; to make something more attractive or appealing in general | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
mold | n: a hollow container used to give shape to liquid or soft substance, which then becomes solid in the same shape as the container; a soft, green, or gray growth that forms on stale food or objects exposed to warm, moist air for too long | |
worsen | v: to become or make something worse | |
respiratory | adj: relating to the organs and processes involved in breathing, such as the lungs and the act of inhaling and exhaling air | |
asthma | n: a chronic respiratory disease characterized by wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing | |
advocate | n: a person who supports or suggests an idea, development, or way of doing something | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
epic | n: a long and eventful or heroic history, story, poem, or film; (adjective) very imposing or impressive | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people |