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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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treatise | n: a written work that deals with a particular subject in a thorough and systematic way | |
rhetoric | n: speech or writing intended to please or persuade someone; the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form | |
persuade | v: to convince or induce someone to do something by presenting a reason or argument; to sway or influence someone’s decision or opinion | |
communicate | v: to share or exchange information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals | |
oration | n: a formal and eloquent speech, often given on a ceremonial or important occasion, intended to persuade, inform, inspire, or entertain an audience | |
persuasive | adj: tending to make you want to do or believe a particular thing; convincing | |
forensic | adj: relating to the use of scientific methods and techniques to investigate and solve crimes or legal disputes; pertaining to or involved in legal or criminal proceedings; using scientific evidence to support a claim or argument in a court of law or other formal settings | |
judicial | adj: of or relating to a court, a judge, or legal judgment | |
judgment | n: the ability to form valuable opinions and make reasonable decisions | |
detective | n: a person whose job it is to find out information about crimes and find out who did them | |
demonstrative | adj: tending to show one’s feelings or emotions openly; serving to demonstrate, explain, or prove something | |
proclamation | n: an official announcement or statement | |
accomplish | v: to finish or achieve something successfully | |
deliberate | adj: done with full consciousness of nature and effects rather than by accident | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
debate | n: a formal discussion or argument of opposing viewpoints, often to persuade others to adopt a specific position; a public discussion, often on an issue of current interest, in which participants offer opinions and differing perspectives | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
introduction | n: a preliminary explanation or remarks given before the start of a text, performance, or event; the act of bringing something new into existence or introducing something to a wider audience or new market | |
socialist | adj: relating to or supporting socialism (= the idea that the wealth and resources of a society should be shared among all members rather than being concentrated in the hands of a small group of individuals or corporations) | |
activism | n: the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change | |
urge | v: to spur on or encourage someone, especially by cheers and shouts; (noun) a strong desire or impulse, especially one that is difficult to control or resist | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
judge | n: a person who makes decisions in a court of law; (verb) to determine the result of or form a critical opinion of something | |
enlist | v: to sign up to serve in the military or a particular organization | |
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 | |
tense | adj: unable to relax because of being nervous or worried; stretched tight or rigid | |
accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
appeal | n: a serious, earnest, or urgent request for money, information, or help; a quality that makes somebody or something attractive or interest | |
ethos | n: the set of beliefs and attitudes that belong to a particular community, nation, ideology, or a person | |
logos | n: a Greek term referring to logic, reason, or intellectual discourse, which denotes the rational principle that governs the universe or the persuasive appeal based on logic or reason in an argument | |
pathos | n: quality in a work of art, literature, or drama that evokes feelings of sadness, pity, or deep emotion, often related to human suffering or adversity that is presented in a sympathetic or poignant manner | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
credible | adj: capable of being trusted or believed | |
congress | n: a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups | |
declare | v: to say, state, or announce something clearly, officially, or publicly | |
harmony | n: the combination of simultaneous musical notes to produce a pleasing effect; an attractive combination of related things and their properties | |
tide | n: the cyclical rise and fall of sea level caused by the moon’s gravitational pull | |
Atlantic | adj: relating to or located near the Atlantic Ocean, which is the second-largest ocean on Earth, located between the continents of North and South America to the west and Europe and Africa to the east | |
privilege | n: a special right or advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because they are rich and powerful in a society | |
monopoly | n: exclusive control or possession of something, especially an area of business; a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate | |
highlight | v: to make something prominent, mainly so that people give it more attention | |
virtue | n: high moral standards in behavior or attitudes | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
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 | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
poet | n: a person who writes poetry | |
consul | n: an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and represent the commercial interests and protect the welfare of their home country and its citizens | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
wisdom | n: the quality of being wise, or the ability to use your knowledge and experience to make sensible decisions | |
expertise | n: specialized knowledge or skills in a particular field or subject; expert proficiency or knowledge | |
liberal | adj: willing to respect or allow many different types of beliefs or behavior; open-minded | |
disinclined | adj: lacking enthusiasm or a willingness to do something; having a lack of desire or inclination towards a particular action or behavior; not feeling disposed or eager to undertake something | |
demonstrate | v: to display something or give an exhibition to an interested audience | |
disinterest | n: lack of interest, concern, or involvement in a particular matter; impartiality or neutrality | |
motto | n: a phrase or slogan that expresses a guiding principle or goal | |
logic | n: a way of thinking or reasoning conducted or evaluated by strict validity principles; the study of correct reasoning or good arguments | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
analogy | n: a comparison between similar things that have similar aspects, often used to help explain a principle or concept | |
citation | n: words or lines taken from speech, written passages, legal precedent, etc.; an official or formal notice of a person’s good conduct or work, given as a recognition | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
fig | n: a sweet and soft edible fruit with many seeds or a tree on which these grow | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
factual | adj: relating to or consisting of facts; based on or pertaining to verifiable knowledge or information | |
sojourn | v: to stay for a short time in a particular place; (noun) a temporary stay | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
plow | n: a farming implement used for breaking up and turning over the soil, especially before planting; (verb) to turn over and break up the soil in preparation for planting crops | |
reap | v: to harvest a grain crop from a field; to obtain something beneficial as a consequence of something that you have done | |
husk | n: the dry, outer covering of a seed, grain, or fruit, such as the shell of a nut or the skin of a corn kernel | |
chop | v: to cut something into pieces with a sharp tool, such as a knife | |
mow | v: to cut down and trim grass or other vegetation, usually with a machine such as a lawnmower; to cut down or harvest crops | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
manipulate | v: to influence or control something or someone to your advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way | |
debunk | v: to expose or dismiss as false, exaggerated, or worthless | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
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.) | |
autism | n: a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication | |
emotion | n: a strong feeling such as love, anger, etc. deriving from one’s situation, mood, or relationships with others | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
irrational | adj: not based on, or not using reason or clear thinking; (mathematics) a real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers | |
unpredictable | adj: not capable of being foreseen or calculated; not regular or certain | |
rally | v: a public meeting of a group of people intended to arouse enthusiasm | |
incite | v: to encourage, stir up, or provoke someone to do something; to urge, instigate, or stimulate someone to take action, often negative or aggressive | |
advertise | v: to draw attention to something such as a product, service, or event in public to encourage people to buy, use, or attend it | |
relieve | v: to make something burdensome, unpleasant, or painful less severe | |
insecure | adj: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way, or not assured of safety | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options |