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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
column | n: one of the vertical blocks that split content on a page or screen from top to bottom; an upright pillar that often supports an arch, entablature, or other structure or stands alone as a monument | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
laboratory | n: a workplace for doing scientific research or teaching science; a lab | |
procedure | n: a way of doing something, especially the official or well-known way | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
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 | |
rumor | n: a piece of unverified information of uncertain origin that is spread by word of mouth | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
ceremony | n: a formal event or ritual, often religious or solemn | |
skeptical | adj: doubting that something is accurate or useful | |
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 | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
intrigue | v: to make someone interested, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious; to make a secret plan with other people to harm someone | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
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 | |
unprepared | adj: not properly or adequately prepared; lacking preparation; not ready | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
genuine | adj: real and exactly; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
inbox | n: an electronic folder on a computer or phone where new emails, text messages, etc., that are sent to you are kept | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
immediately | adv: now or without delay | |
journalist | n: a person who collects and writes news stories or articles for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other online media | |
prompt | v: to make someone decide to or try to do something, or to make something happen | |
scope | n: the range of one’s perceptions, thoughts, or actions, or a subject that | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
impulse | n: a sudden strong and unreflective wish or need to do something; the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber | |
inadvertent | adj: unintentional or accidental; happening without premeditation or planning | |
icon | n: a picture or statue of a holy person considered to be a sacred thing; a little icon on the screen of a computer or smartphone that denotes an application or a file | |
qualified | adj: officially recognized as having completed a training course or passed the exams that are necessary to perform a particular job | |
fling | v: to throw or push something or someone with force or recklessness, especially because you are angry | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
worthwhile | adj: having value or benefit; sufficiently important or beneficial to be worthy of time or effort; deserving of attention or consideration | |
Arthurian | adj: relating to king Arthur and the tales and legends associated with him | |
foster | v: to promoto growth; to take care of another person’s child, usually for a limited time, without becoming their legal parents | |
interpersonal | adj: connected with relationships between people | |
sustained | adj: lasting for a long time or continuing for a long time without becoming weaker or less intense | |
escalate | v: to increase in intensity, size, or severity; to make something greater, worse, or more serious | |
reciprocal | adj: given or felt by each toward the other; mutual; corresponding or interchangeable | |
personality | n: a person’s distinct combination of character, behavioral, temperamental, emotional, and mental traits that define them as an individual and set them apart from others | |
disclosure | n: the act of making something known or revealing information that was previously hidden or secret, often used in legal or financial contexts | |
subsequent | adj: happening or occurring later or after something else | |
protocol | n: a set of rules or procedures for transmitting data or conducting a process or activity, especially in computer networks or scientific experiments; the initial or original version of an agreement | |
intimacy | n: close familiarity or friendship; a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
opposing | adj: competing, fighting, or working against each other | |
ideology | n: a set of beliefs or philosophies that an economic or political system is based on | |
refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
afterward | adv: after the time mentioned | |
shyness | n: the quality or state of being worried or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people | |
mystification | n: the act or process of making something difficult to understand or explain, often to deceive or manipulate | |
pause | v: to take a short break from talking or doing something before continuing | |
nod | v: to lower and raise one’s head, sometimes several times, as to show approval, agreement, greeting, or confirmation | |
breakup | n: the end of a relationship between persons or nations; the separation of something into several pieces or sections | |
inoculate | v: to introduce a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease | |
ache | v: to experience a dull, persistent pain or discomfort, typically of moderate or low intensity; to feel a continuous dull pain | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
retrospect | n: a review or analysis of past events, particularly to gain insight or understanding; a consideration of something that has already occurred or been accomplished | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
relax | v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
indefinitely | adv: without any fixed or definite limit; for an unknown or unspecified period of time | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
shortcut | n: an alternative route shorter or quicker than the usual one | |
mitigate | v: to make less severe or less intense; to alleviate or lessen the adverse effects of something | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
appealing | adj: attractive or exciting; evoking a positive response or desire; having qualities that are likely to encourage someone to like or enjoy something | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
terrifying | adj: very frightening or intimidating | |
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 | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
deserve | v: to be worthy of or entitled to something, especially something good or valuable | |
doubt | n: a feeling of being uncertain about something, especially about how good or accurate it is | |
inevitably | adv: in a manner that cannot be avoided or prevented | |
creep | v: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually to avoid being seen or heard | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
acquaintance | n: a person one knows but who is not a close friend | |
cringe | v: to move back or away from someone or something because you are afraid or shocked; to shrink as in fear, disgust, or embarrassment | |
broadcast | v: to send out a program or some information on radio or television | |
myth | n: an ancient story or set of stories accepted as history, especially explaining the worldview of a people | |
imply | v: to indicate the truth or existence of something without referring to it | |
incidentally | adv: by the way; as an aside or in passing |