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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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mobility | n: the ability to move or be moved freely or easily from one place, job, or social class to another | |
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 | |
peculiar | adj: odd and uncommon, sometimes in an unpleasant way | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
inequality | n: the unfairness of a society in which some people have more opportunity, money, etc. than others; (mathematics) relation between two values when they are different | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
advance | v: to go or move forward; to develop in a positive way | |
capita | n: a Latin word meaning “head,” used to express the amount for each person; any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
highway | n: a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
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 | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
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 | |
constitution | n: the set of fundamental principles or established precedents that a state, a country, or an organization is governed by; the act of forming or establishing something | |
poetry | n: poems in general as a genre of literature | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
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 | |
prevail | v: to be common, widespread, or frequent; to be the strongest or most powerful | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
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 | |
transit | n: the act or process of passing through or across a place or state; transportation | |
exclusive | adj: not divided or shared with others | |
lane | n: a narrow road in the countryside; a well-defined track or path for someone such as a swimmer or driver | |
symbol | n: something visible that is used to represent something else | |
zoom | v: to move along very quickly; (noun) the act of rising upward into the air | |
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 | |
ph | n: a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, on a scale of 0 to 14, with seven being neutral, lower values indicating greater acidity, and higher values indicating greater alkalinity | |
committee | n: a group of people appointed or elected to perform a specific function or manage a particular task, often within a larger organization | |
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 | |
scarce | adj: not abundant or plentiful, and therefore not easy to find or obtain | |
subway | n: an underground railway system, typically in a city | |
fraction | n: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole; the quotient of two rational numbers | |
pedestrian | n: a person who is in the street, especially in an area where vehicles go | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
insufficient | adj: not enough for a particular purpose | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
backward | adv: at, to, or toward the direction or place that is behind or rear | |
flyover | n: a region or area of a country that is often flown over by planes and not typically visited or considered by travelers; a flight that passes over a specific area without stopping | |
useless | adj: not serving any useful purpose; having no practical result | |
prevailing | adj: most frequent, widespread, or currently dominant, usually referring to a particular opinion, attitude, or trend | |
dignity | n: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; high office or rank or station | |
impeach | v: to bring formal charges against a public official for misconduct in office | |
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 | |
ideological | adj: relating to or concerned with ideas and theories rather than practical matters | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
diamond | n: a precious stone made from pure carbon, typically transparent and colorless but possibly tinted in various colors; a shape or arrangement resembling the geometric form of a diamond | |
underground | adj: under the surface of the ground; a secret group organized to achieve a specific purpose, such as overthrowing the government or occupying a force | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
constitutional | adj: of or relating to a constitution (= the set of fundamental principles), especially of a country or government; existing as an essential characteristic | |
architectural | adj: of or relating to the design and construction of buildings and other structures and the features and style of such structures | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
motor | n: a device that converts electricity, fuel, etc. into movement and makes a machine, vehicle, etc. work | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
flaw | n: a fault, mistake, or weakness that causes something not to be perfect | |
fright | n: a sudden intense fear or shock; a state of being afraid or anxious; a feeling of alarm or trepidation caused by a sudden, unexpected event or situation | |
priority | n: something that is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
elderly | adj: (a polite word for) old | |
ingredient | n: one of the things used to make something, especially one of the foods used to make a particular dish | |
crossing | n: the act of going from one side to the other; a place where roads, railway tracks, or rivers intersect | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
luxury | n: a state of great comfort or sophistication, mainly provided by expensive and beautiful things | |
mud | n: a soft, wet, sticky earth or clay | |
pave | v: to cover something with a hard, flat material such as stones, bricks, or concrete, to make it suitable for travel or use | |
incorporate | v: to include something as a part of a larger entity | |
glimpse | n: a brief or partial view; the act of seeing something or someone for a very short time or only partly | |
pleasant | adj: enjoyable, attractive, friendly, or agreeable | |
sunlight | n: the light emitted by the sun; the rays of the sun | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
slum | n: a heavily populated urban area characterized by poor, run-down housing and infrastructure, often associated with poverty and social neglect | |
initially | adv: at the beginning; at first | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
frequency | n: an ordered array of colors into which a light beam can be split | |
recommend | v: to suggest that someone or something would be a suitable fit for a particular purpose or role | |
urbanize | v: to make an area more urban in character or nature, often through the development and expansion of cities or towns | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
acquire | v: to buy or obtain something such as an asset, object, knowledge, etc., for oneself | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
fantastic | adj: extremely good; excellent | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
optimistic | adj: hoping or expecting that good thing will happen or something will be successful | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth |