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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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| cult | n: a small religious group, especially one that is not part of a larger religion and that is regarded as outside the norm; followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices | |
| diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
| infamous | adj: having a reputation for being very bad or wicked | |
| scorch | v: to burn the surface of something, usually accidentally, with a hot iron or flame | |
| humidity | n: the amount of water vapor in the air, typically as a percentage of the maximum that the air could hold at that temperature | |
| relief | n: a feeling of happiness and relaxation that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | |
| tap | v: to hit someone or something quickly, gently, and often repeatedly; to use existing resources, such as energy, knowledge, etc. | |
| contaminate | v: to make something impure, unclean, or poisonous by contact or mixture | |
| fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
| grandparent | n: a parent of one’s father or mother | |
| bucket | n: an open container with a handle made of metal or plastic, often used for carrying liquids | |
| stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
| perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
| unacceptably | adv: in a way that is not acceptable or satisfactory | |
| injustice | n: a violation of the rights of others or the laws of a society | |
| compel | v: to force or require someone to do something; to exert a strong, irresistible force or pressure that makes someone act in a certain way | |
| substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
| essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
| crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
| planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
| freshwater | adj: living in, found in, or connecting with water that does not contain salt | |
| consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
| industrial | adj: of or relating to or resulting from industry | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| deplete | v: to reduce something, especially supplies of energy, money, etc., by a large amount; to use up resources or materials | |
| accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
| organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
| estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
| relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
| disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
| grade | n: a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc. | |
| decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
| combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
| convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
| garage | n: a building or part of a building used to store a vehicle or vehicles, typically a car | |
| laboratory | n: a workplace for doing scientific research or teaching science; a lab | |
| approve | v: to think that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or appropriate; to officially accept a plan, request, etc. | |
| journal | n: a newspaper or magazine specialized in a specific topic or profession | |
| disinfect | v: to clean something using chemicals or other materials that kill germs or bacteria, making it safe and free from harmful microorganisms | |
| purify | v: to remove harmful substances from something and increase the concentration of it | |
| exposed | adj: having no protection or shield from something, such as bad weather, attack, or criticism | |
| sunlight | n: the light emitted by the sun; the rays of the sun | |
| radiation | n: the energy that comes from a nuclear reaction in the form of rays, waves, or particles and that can be hazardous to health | |
| destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
| pathogen | n: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that causes disease | |
| decontaminate | v: to remove or neutralize harmful substances, such as toxic chemicals, radioactive materials, or infectious agents, from a person, object, or environment | |
| efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| reaction | n: a response that reveals a person’s feelings or attitude; (in chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | |
| strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
| titanic | adj: of or having a great size, power, or influence; of or relating to Titanium (= a light, strong grey, lustrous, corrosion-resistant metallic element) | |
| oxide | n: a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element | |
| react | v: to take action in response to something | |
| oxygen | n: the chemical element with the symbol O that is present in air and water and is necessary for people, animals, and plants to live | |
| hydrogen | n: the chemical element that is the lightest gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and combines with oxygen to form water | |
| peroxide | n: a compound containing an oxygen-oxygen single bond or the anion O2^2-, often associated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a common antiseptic | |
| hydroxyl | n: a chemical group consisting of one hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom (-OH), which is often found in alcohols and other organic compounds | |
| radical | adj: relating to the essential aspects of anything; far beyond the norm, mainly used of opinions and actions | |
| bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
| unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
| disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
| deploy | v: to move troops or weapons into a position or military action; to bring into something in an effective way | |
| sunscreen | n: a substance, typically a lotion or spray, that is applied to the skin to protect it from the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays | |
| diminish | v: to reduce or be reduced in size, extent, or importance; to make something smaller, weaker, etc. | |
| efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
| tight | adj: fixed, fastened, or kept together firmly or closely | |
| bound | v: to move forward by leaps and bounds; to form the boundary of something | |
| inert | adj: lacking the ability to move or act, often used to describe an object or substance that is inactive or non-reactive | |
| inefficient | adj: lacking the ability or skill and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc. | |
| replenish | v: to fill something that had previously been emptied | |
| overcome | v: to succeed in controlling or dealing with something, such as a problem or difficulty; to defeat or overwhelm someone | |
| sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
| composite | adj: made up of different parts, elements, or substances; (noun) something made from two or more different substances | |
| purification | n: the process of removing impurities, contaminants, or pollutants from something, often through a chemical or physical process; the act of cleansing or purging morally or spiritually | |
| cement | v: make fast as if with cement; (noun) a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay, used with water, sand, and small stones to make concrete | |
| versatile | adj: able to do many things in different fields; having many talents | |
| rod | n: a long, thin, straight piece of wood, metal, or other material used for support, as a weapon, or for punishment | |
| individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
| filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
| communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
| sophisticated | adj: having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of people’s behavior, culture, and fashion | |
| deter | v: to discourage or prevent someone from doing something | |
| 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 | |
| universal | adj: existing or affecting everywhere or everyone | |
| solvent | adj: capable of dissolving other substances; having sufficient money to pay all outstanding debts; (noun) a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances | |
| enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
| aim | v: to try or plan to get or achieve something | |
| sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
| tackle | v: to try to deal with a complex problem or situation |
