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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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recreation | n: the activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; the act or process of making something that existed in the past exists or seems to exist again in a different time or place | |
honor | n: high regard or great respect for someone; the quality of having and doing based on a keen sense of morality; (verb) to show respect towards someone | |
explorer | n: a person who travels to places where no one or few people have been before to find out what is there | |
expedition | n: a journey or voyage for a specific purpose | |
uncharted | adj: not mapped or surveyed; unknown or unexplored; without a clear or definite course of action | |
desert | n: arid land with little or no vegetation often covered with sand or rocks | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
stud | n: a small object with a head on one end and a sharp point on the other, used for fastening clothing, leather, or other materials; an animal used for breeding, typically a male horse or bull that is of superior breeding stock; (verb) to decorate or adorn with studs; to provide with studs for support | |
intimidate | v: to make someone fearful or uneasy so that they will do something that you want them to do | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
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 | |
explore | v: to travel to or penetrate an area or a country to learn about it; to thoroughly examine a subject or a possibility to learn more about it | |
exploration | n: the activity of searching and finding out about something through a place | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
significance | n: the importance or value attached to something; the quality of being significant or noteworthy | |
nowhere | adv: not in, at, or to any place; not anywhere | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
unseen | adj: not seen or noticed; not perceived | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
tobacco | n: a plant grown for its leaves, which are dried and processed for smoking or chewing or extraction of nicotine | |
mosaic | n: a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass, or ceramic, or the activity or method of making these | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
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 | |
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 | |
mystery | n: something difficult to understand or explain; a secret or enigmatic quality that adds to the fascination or interest of something; a genre of fiction that involves the solution of a crime or a puzzle | |
agent | n: a person who represents and negotiates on behalf of someone else, such as a literary agent or talent agent; (of chemistry and medicine) a substance that brings about a chemical or physical effect; (of computer science) a piece of software that performs a task autonomously | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
poison | n: a substance that can cause illness, injury, or death when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin; something harmful, malicious, or toxic; the act of damaging or ruining a relationship; (verb) to introduce a substance into something or someone harmful and potentially deadly | |
uncover | v: to remove the cover from something; to discover something previously unseen or hidden | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
eradicate | v: to get rid of or destroy something completely, especially something bad | |
smallpox | n: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, spots on the skin, and often death | |
advent | n: the arrival or beginning of something; the coming of Jesus Christ at his birth | |
vaccine | n: a substance that is put into the body and protects them from disease by causing them to produce antibodies (= proteins that attack harmful bacteria, viruses, etc.) | |
cervical | adj: relating to the neck or the cervix (= the narrow passage forming the lower end of the uterus) | |
cancer | n: abnormal growth of cells that can invade and destroy surrounding tissues and organs; a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells | |
papillomavirus | n: a family of viruses that cause the growth of warts and can lead to the development of certain cancers; transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, usually during sexual activity | |
automobile | n: a road vehicle that has four wheels and is powered by an engine, used for transporting people or goods | |
unaware | adj: not understanding something or having knowledge or idea of something | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
sequence | n: a series of related events, actions, numbers, etc., which have a particular order | |
skim | v: to read something quickly to get a general idea of its contents; to remove any unwanted or unnecessary material from the surface of a liquid; to glide smoothly or briefly over a surface | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
teem | v: to be abuzz; to move in large numbers; to fall heavily | |
microorganism | n: a very small living thing that may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells and is too small to be seen without a microscope | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
soil | n: the top layer of Earth in which plants grow | |
organization | n: a group of people who work together for a shared purpose | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
outbreak | n: a sudden start of something, usually a disease or something dangerous or unpleasant | |
unclear | adj: poorly stated or described and therefore not easy to understand; not easy to perceive | |
nasal | adj: relating to the nose or the sense of smell; characterized by or involving the nasal passage | |
swab | n: a small piece of soft material used by a doctor, nurse, etc., for cleaning a cut or taking a sample from somebody’s body for testing; (verb) apply, usually a liquid, to a surface | |
respiratory | adj: relating to the organs and processes involved in breathing, such as the lungs and the act of inhaling and exhaling air | |
influenza | n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
harmless | adj: not able or not likely to cause damage or harm | |
fungus | n: a type of organism that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they do not produce their food and must consume organic matter to survive | |
clue | n: an object, a piece of evidence, or some information that helps someone to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
gut | n: the long tube in the body of a person or animal through which food passes when it leaves the stomach; the mental strength or bravery required to do something difficult or unpleasant | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
sterile | adj: free from living microorganisms, especially bacteria, fungi, and viruses; incapable of reproducing | |
artifact | n: a person-made object, especially one of historical or cultural interest | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
hypothesis | n: a proposed idea or explanation that is based on a few known facts but has not yet been proven to be true or accurate | |
existence | n: the state or fact of someone or something existing | |
infancy | n: the state or period of being a baby or very young child | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
signature | n: a person’s name, often handwritten, written in a distinctive way as a form of identification or authorization; a distinctive feature or characteristic that is a hallmark or identifying mark of something or someone | |
string | n: long, thin material used for tying things together, composed of several twisted threads | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
afflict | v: to cause pain, suffering, or distress to someone or something | |
molecular | adj: of or relating to molecules (= a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds) | |
announce | v: to make something known or officially inform people about something | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
initiative | n: the ability to act or make decisions independently and with confidence; a plan or action proposed or taken to address a problem or need | |
marvel | n: someone something that causes feelings of wonder or surprise | |
literally | adv: in the real or original meaning of a word or phrase; in a literal sense or way; not figuratively | |
chart | n: a visual display of information such as a diagram, lists of figures, etc.; a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea | |
mammal | n: any animal of which the female gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds her young on milk from her own body | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance |