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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
prosper | v: to be successful or thriving, especially financially; to grow and develop well; to flourish | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
pursue | v: to do something or attempt to attain something over time; to follow or seek someone or something, especially in trying to catch them | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
prosperity | n: the state of being successful and having the good fortune | |
blacksmith | n: a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
merchant | n: a person who buys and sells a large number of goods, especially one who imports and exports goods | |
harbor | n: an area of water next to the coast where ships and boats are protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures; (verb) keep in one’s possession | |
anchor | n: a device, typically made of metal, that is used to moor a ship or boat in a particular place, typically by being dropped to the seabed; a central cohesive source of support and stability | |
brokerage | n: the business of buying and selling goods or services on behalf of others, often for a commission or fee; the activity of acting as an intermediary or agent in negotiations or deals between two parties | |
cancel | v: to decide that a previously scheduled activity will not take place | |
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 | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
Christ | n: the man that Christians believe is the prophet and the son of God, and whose life and sermons form the basis for Christianity | |
session | n: a formal meeting or series of meetings for the execution of a particular group’s functions; a period spent doing a particular activity | |
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 | |
export | v: to send goods or services to another country for sale; to transfer electronic data out of a database or document in a format that other programs can use | |
electron | n: a tiny particle with the negative electrical charge | |
turnover | n: the amount of business or economic activity that is generated within a specific period of time; the rate at which people leave or are replaced in a job or organization, often expressed as a percentage | |
ardent | adj: having or showing a strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate | |
apostle | n: one of a group of early Christian leaders who were chosen and trained by Jesus to spread his teachings | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
individually | adv: separately or apart from others | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
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 | |
juxtaposition | n: the act or an instance of placing two or more things close to one another, often to highlight a contrast or comparison between them | |
bible | n: the sacred writings of the Christian religions, consisting of the Old and New Testaments; a book regarded as authoritative in its field | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
apprentice | n: a person who works for and learns from a skilled employer to become a skilled worker themselves | |
infusion | n: a liquid, especially one containing medicine that is introduced into the body through a vein, muscle, or joint; the act of adding such liquid | |
venture | n: a business project or activity that is risky or daring | |
certainty | n: the state of being certain | |
incubator | n: an apparatus in which conditions are controlled for hatching eggs, growing cells, or keeping people or animals warm; a place, especially with support staff and equipment, offered at a low cost to new small businesses | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
merry | adj: cheerful and lively, often with a sense of joyfulness or celebration; characterized by a happy or festive mood | |
shanty | n: a small, crudely built, usually temporary house or dwelling; often used to describe a rough or inexpensive structure | |
kitty | n: a sum of money or a collection of funds that is pooled together by a group of people for a specific purpose, usually for a common expense, such as a shared meal, gambling, or other group activities | |
acequia | n: a traditional irrigation canal or waterway, often created and managed by a community, used to distribute water for agricultural purposes, typically found in arid or semi-arid regions, particularly in Spain and Latin America | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
Arabic | n: the Semitic language of the Arab people, widely spoken throughout the Middle East and North Africa; of or relating to Arab peoples, culture, or language | |
scarce | adj: not abundant or plentiful, and therefore not easy to find or obtain | |
migrate | v: to move from one country or region to another and settle there; to move from one place to another periodically or seasonally | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
contrary | n: acting in opposition to what is expected or desired | |
blockchain | n: a system in which a growing list of payment records, called blocks, made in cryptocurrency is maintained across several computers that are securely linked | |
cryptocurrency | n: any system of electronic money that does not rely on any central authority to uphold or maintain it | |
tragedy | n: an event or situation causing great loss, misfortune, or destruction; a play or literature that deals with a severe and sad event and often ends with the death of the main character | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
body-building | n: the practice of developing and increasing the size, strength, and definition of muscles through exercise, diet, and sometimes the use of supplements or performance-enhancing drugs | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
slowdown | n: (also “go-slow”) a reduction or decrease in the rate or pace of something; a delay or interruption in progress | |
highway | n: a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities | |
traffic | n: the movement of vehicles, people, or goods along a route or through a transport system; the amount of such movement in a particular place or at a particular time | |
jam | n: a situation in which something becomes stuck because of a dense crowd of people, vehicles, etc.; a preserve of crushed fruit | |
sphere | n: a round object or geometric shape that is three-dimensional and symmetrical around a central point; a particular aspect or scope of life or activity | |
decay | n: the process or state of rotting or decomposition by natural causes such as the action of bacteria and fungi; (verb) to rot or decompose through natural causes | |
thesis | n: a written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree, that sets out the author’s findings on a particular subject | |
cassava | n: a starchy, tuberous root plant that is native to South America and is grown in many tropical and subtropical regions around the world | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
poisonous | adj: containing or producing toxic substances; harmful or dangerous to living beings, often causing illness, injury, or death; capable of causing serious harm or destruction | |
argue | v: to express differing opinions or points of view, often in a heated or contentious manner; to present a case or reasoning to persuade or convince others | |
similarly | adv: in almost the same way | |
prop | n: a piece of wood, metal, etc., placed beneath or against something to support it or keep it in position; a system, institution, or person that gives help or support to someone or something | |
propagate | v: to spread or promote something widely, particularly beliefs, ideas, or plants and animals through reproduction | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
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 | |
quote | v: to repeat or reproduce the words or statement of someone else, often acknowledging the source; to give an estimated cost or price for goods or services | |
anniversary | n: the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event; a date on which an event occurred in a previous year | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
compete | v: to strive to achieve more success than someone or something | |
joint | adj: shared, held, or made between two or more people; (noun) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
composite | adj: made up of different parts, elements, or substances; (noun) something made from two or more different substances | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
industrialism | n: an economic and social system or stage characterized by the growth of industry and the development of an industrialized society | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
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 |