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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| homeland | n: a place regarded as one’s native country or where one belongs | |
| exile | n: the state of being forced to leave one’s country or home, typically for political or punitive reasons | |
| ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
| persecution | n: the act or practice of treating someone cruelly or unfairly, especially based on race, religion, or political belief | |
| minaret | n: a tall, slender tower attached to a mosque, from which the muezzin calls Muslims to prayer | |
| slavery | n: the practice or system of owning, buying, and selling people as property and forcing them to work | |
| flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
| settle | v: to reach an agreement of disagreement | |
| twin | n: either of two children born at the same time from the same mother | |
| journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
| interpreter | n: a person who translates spoken or written language from one language to another | |
| permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
| documentary | n: a film or a radio or television program that gives facts and information about a subject; of or derived from official documents | |
| photograph | n: a picture or image that is produced by a camera; a visual representation or record of a person, object, or scene that has been captured electronically or on film | |
| tragic | adj: causing great sadness or suffering; very unfortunate | |
| appalling | adj: causing horror or shock; deeply disturbing or offensive; extremely bad or unpleasant | |
| tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
| involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
| warlord | n: a military leader who has gained control over a region or territory, typically through force or intimidation; a commander of an army or group of soldiers who operates outside the control of a legitimate government | |
| abduct | v: to take someone away illegally to an undisclosed location by force, usually to extract a ransom | |
| slave | n: a person who is, either legally or illegally, owned by someone; a person entirely dominated by some influence or a person | |
| kidnapping | n: the act of taking somebody away illegally and holding them captive | |
| province | n: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | |
| threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
| dramatically | adv: in a very impressive manner | |
| peaceful | adj: not involving violence, conflict, or war | |
| confine | v: to restrict the movement of someone or something | |
| margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
| educational | adj: relating to education or providing knowledge or instruction | |
| fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
| nadir | n: the lowest point, the point of greatest despair or decline, often used metaphorically | |
| injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
| ambush | n: the act of hiding and waiting for someone before the sudden attack | |
| disabled | adj: having a physical or mental condition that limits someone’s specific actions that most other people can do | |
| communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
| obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
| decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
| destination | n: the place to which someone or something is going or being sent; the ultimate purpose or goal of a journey or action | |
| terrifying | adj: very frightening or intimidating | |
| desperate | adj: feeling or showing a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation | |
| decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
| visa | n: an endorsement or authorization placed in a passport or travel document that allows the holder to enter or leave a particular country for a specific period of time; the process of applying for and obtaining such authorization | |
| complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
| smuggle | v: to import or export something or someone without paying appropriate customs duties, often illegally | |
| asylum | n: protection granted to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee | |
| perilous | adj: involving a high degree of risk or danger; hazardous or fraught with potential harm | |
| distress | n: a feeling of great worry, sadness, pain, or discomfort | |
| sink | v: to submerge or go down below the surface of a liquid or substance; to decline or deteriorate; to cause something to go down into a liquid substance or sink into something else | |
| rescue | v: to save someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation | |
| conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
| alert | v: to warn or arouse to a sense of danger; (adjective) paying close attention or being in a state of readiness for action | |
| vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
| overload | v: to put too much a load in or on something | |
| deck | n: a flat surface that is usually made of wood or other material and is attached to a building, vehicle, or other structure | |
| toss | v: to throw something carelessly with a light motion | |
| timber | n: the wood of trees cut and prepared for construction | |
| groan | v: to make a low, moaning sound, often indicating pain, discomfort, or dissatisfaction | |
| pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
| recall | v: to remember something | |
| scream | v: to give a loud, high shout suddenly, especially because of fear, anger, excitement, etc.; to utter or declare in a very loud voice | |
| doomsday | n: the last day of the world when Christians believe that God will judge everyone; an unpleasant or disastrous event | |
| motor | n: a device that converts electricity, fuel, etc. into movement and makes a machine, vehicle, etc. work | |
| pump | v: to cause water, air, gas, etc. to move from one place to another by using mechanical equipment; to get or supply something such as money, information, etc. in significant quantities | |
| captain | n: the leader of a group of people, especially who is in charge of a ship or aircraft | |
| torch | n: a portable device that produces a flame, typically one that is used to light a fire or a candle | |
| attract | v: to draw or entice someone or something towards them through the qualities they have, especially positive ones | |
| whistle | v: to make a high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small opening, usually with the lips or fingers; (noun) a piece of equipment that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound | |
| eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
| destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
| survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
| split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
| 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 | |
| scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
| confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
| jetty | n: a structure built out into the water from a shore or riverbank, typically using wooden or stone pilings, to provide a landing place or to protect a harbor or shoreline from erosion; a walkway or platform over the water, often used for recreational or fishing purposes | |
| coconut | n: the large, hard-shelled seed of a tropical palm, which has a fibrous husk surrounding a single-seeded nut | |
| hail | v: to call out to someone to get their attention, often from a distance; to greet or welcome someone, especially with enthusiasm or admiration; (noun) precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that fall from the sky | |
| resort | n: a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose; (verb) to turn to or take a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one, to resolve a difficult circumstance | |
| detention | n: the act of holding someone in custody, especially as a punishment for a crime they are suspected of having committed | |
| immigration | n: the act or process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | |
| furtive | adj: characterized by stealth or secrecy; done or acting in a way that is intended to escape notice or attention | |
| strip | v: to remove the surface from something; (noun) a sizeable narrow piece of something such as paper, metal, cloth, etc., or area of land, sea, etc. | |
| movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
| shard | n: a small, sharp piece of something that has been broken, especially a material like glass, pottery, or metal | |
| wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
| forearm | n: the part of a person’s arm between the elbow and the wrist; (verb) to arm in advance of a confrontation | |
| uncertain | adj: not being sure of something; not being able to choose | |
| 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 | |
| expedite | v: to accelerate or speed up a process or task to make it happen more quickly or efficiently; to facilitate the progress of something | |
| limbo | n: a state of being uncertain, unknown, or neglected; an imaginary place for lost or neglected things | |
| politic | adj: wise and displaying the ability to make reasonable decisions | |
| demon | n: an evil spirit, supernatural being or entity often depicted as malevolent or harmful | |
| suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
| origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something |
