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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
resolution | n: a firm decision or determination to do or not do something; the action of solving a problem, dispute, or conflict; the quality of being resolved or determined; the clarity and sharpness of an image or display | |
diet | n: the food and drink that a person, animal, or community eats and drinks regularly; a legislative assembly in certain countries, for example, Japan | |
pound | n: the standard unit of money in the UK; the standard unit of weight equal to 16 ounces | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
consult | v: to seek or get advice or information from a person, book, or other source having special knowledge on a particular subject | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
neuroscience | n: the scientific study of the function, structure, and disorder of the brain and the nervous system | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
weigh | v: to have a particular weight; to carefully evaluate things before making a conclusion | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
conscious | adj: being aware of and able to respond to what is happening around you | |
politely | adv: in a courteous or respectful manner, showing good manners or consideration for others | |
distracted | adj: having one’s attention diverted or divided; being unable to concentrate because of being preoccupied or worried | |
consciously | adv: with awareness; in a deliberate manner | |
mislead | v: to cause someone to believe something that is not true | |
hypothalamus | n: a basal part of the brain that autonomically controls body temperature, hunger, and the release of hormones | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
thermostat | n: a device that automatically regulates temperature by controlling the heating or cooling system based on the temperature in a room or building | |
adjust | v: to make a minor modification to something to make it more suited for a new set of conditions or to make it function better. | |
metabolism | n: the set of chemical reactions in cells or organisms that are necessary for life-sustaining | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
furnace | n: an enclosed chamber for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
starve | v: to suffer or die from lack of food; to cause someone or something to suffer or die from lack of food; to deprive something of necessary nourishment or sustenance | |
calorie | n: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius at atmospheric pressure, used by nutritionists to measure how much energy food will produce | |
suppress | v: to bring something under control by force or authority; to put an end by force | |
dieter | n: a person who restricts their food intake or follows a specific diet, often to lose weight or improve their health | |
evolutionary | adj: relating to or denoting how living things develop or change from earlier forms | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
scarce | adj: not abundant or plentiful, and therefore not easy to find or obtain | |
ancestor | n: a person from whom one is descended; a forefather | |
survival | n: the state of continuing to exist or live, frequently in the face of difficulty or danger | |
conserve | v: to protect something, especially the natural environment or culture, from change, damage, or destruction | |
regain | v: to get something back or recover something after it has been lost or taken away | |
starvation | n: a severe lack of food that leads to malnutrition and, ultimately, death | |
mention | v: to speak or write about something or someone briefly | |
famine | n: a severe shortage of food, often caused by drought, war, or economic reasons | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
drive-thru | n: a lane or window at a restaurant, bank, or other business where customers can drive up in their cars to place an order, make a transaction, or receive service without leaving their vehicle | |
ancestral | adj: related to or connected with members of your family from the past | |
abundant | adj: present in great quantity | |
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 | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
obesity | n: the condition of being significantly overweight, typically defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. | |
temporary | adj: not lasting or be used for a very long | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
willpower | n: the control exerted to do something or restrain impulses | |
intuitive | adj: obtained through feelings rather than facts or proof | |
overweight | adj: weighing more than is considered normal, desirable, or healthy for a particular height and build | |
vulnerable | adj: capable of being hurt or influenced physically or mentally | |
advertise | v: to draw attention to something such as a product, service, or event in public to encourage people to buy, use, or attend it | |
buffet | n: a meal where guests serve themselves from a counter or sideboard | |
indulgence | n: the state or act of allowing oneself or another person to enjoy the pleasure of something that is considered to be a pleasure or luxury | |
scoop | n: a tool for lifting or moving substances in bulk, typically using a concave or spoon-shaped end; a piece of news that is obtained or published before anyone else | |
binge | n: a period of excessive or uncontrolled consumption, often of food or alcohol; a spree or bout of reckless behavior or indulgence | |
sever | v: to break or separate something by cutting, especially suddenly and forcibly | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
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 | |
disorder | n: an untidy state or a lack of organization; a physical condition or illness that causes problems with how a section of the body or brain functions | |
tease | v: to make fun of someone or make jokes about them, either in a playful way or to upset them; to separate the fibers of something; to ruffle a person’s or animal’s hair by combing | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
resist | v: to refuse to accept something and attempt to prevent it from happening | |
geek | n: a person who is highly interested and knowledgeable about a particular subject or field, often to the point of being obsessed | |
roll | v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side | |
moderation | n: the state or quality of being moderate, balanced, or restrained, especially in one’s behavior, habits, or thinking; avoiding excess or extremes | |
horizontal | adj: parallel to the ground or in a baseline; being at the same level as all members of a group | |
axis | n: a real or imaginary straight line through a body or figure around which the object turns; a group of countries in special alliance | |
obese | adj: excessively overweight, particularly to the point of being a serious health risk; having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more | |
reliability | n: the quality of being able to be trusted or believed in doing what someone desires or requires | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
meditation | n: the act of focusing one’s mind on a particular object or thought; activity to train attention and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state | |
yoga | n: a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, which is widely practiced for health and relaxation | |
permission | n: consent or authorization given by someone in authority or by the owner of something, allowing someone to do something or allowing something to occur | |
distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
relax | v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer | |
alien | n: a person who comes from a different country, race, or group; a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
harmless | adj: not able or not likely to cause damage or harm | |
collateral | n: something of value pledged as security against a loan or debt; something that is related or complementary to something else, often as a secondary consequence | |
damage | v: to harm or cause injury to something or someone, often resulting in decreased value or functionality; to impair or negatively affect something, such as a reputation or relationship; (noun) harm or injury that is caused to a person, thing, or entity | |
ruin | v: to damage, spoil, or demolish something; (noun) an unrecoverable state of devastation and destruction, | |
obsession | n: the state in which a person’s mind is filled with thoughts of one single object or particular person | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
consistent | adj: always behaving or happening in the same way, or having the same thoughts, standards, etc. | |
guarantee | v: to promise something will happen formally, especially that certain conditions about a product, service, or transaction would be met | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
appetite | n: a natural desire or craving for food or drink; a strong desire or liking for something |