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nurse | n: a healthcare professional who is trained to provide care for the sick or injured; (verb) to try to cure by special care or treatment of an illness or injury | |
peak | n: the point to which something or someone is at its strongest, best, or most successful; the pointed top of a mountain | |
lush | adj: produced or growing in extreme abundance, often in an attractive way; having strong sexual appeal | |
detain | v: to keep someone in official custody; to prevent them from leaving | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
hallway | n: an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | |
diaper | n: a soft, absorbent piece of material worn by babies and young children around their waist and between their legs to catch urine and feces | |
detention | n: the act of holding someone in custody, especially as a punishment for a crime they are suspected of having committed | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
asylum | n: protection granted to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee | |
immigration | n: the act or process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
prosecutor | n: a lawyer or official who conducts legal proceedings against someone accused of a crime; a person who brings a criminal case to court on behalf of the state or government | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
imprison | v: to confine a person to a prison, a detention facility, or a place of involuntary confinement | |
migrant | n: a traveler who moves from one region or country to another, especially to find work or better living conditions; a bird or an animal that moves from one place to another | |
stake | n: a share or financial investment in something such as a business; a wooden or metal post set up to mark something | |
deliberate | adj: done with full consciousness of nature and effects rather than by accident | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
accuse | v: to charge or criticize someone with a crime or wrongdoing | |
judge | n: a person who makes decisions in a court of law; (verb) to determine the result of or form a critical opinion of something | |
steel | n: a strong metal alloy made up of iron with typically a few tenths of a percent of carbon used for making things that need a strong structure | |
clank | v: to produce a loud, echoing, metallic sound, often caused by the collision of metal objects or machinery; to move or operate with a heavy, clanging sound; (noun) a sharp, metallic sound that is typically produced when two hard objects strike or collide with each other | |
confinement | n: the act of confining or limiting movement, often by keeping someone in a specific place or within a specific area; a state of being physically or emotionally restricted or limited | |
sake | n: purpose; reason for wanting something done | |
politician | n: a person who is a member of a government or law-making organization, especially as an elected member of parliament, etc. | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
dishonest | adj: capable of being corrupted, not honest | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
corporation | n: a large company or group of companies that are controlled together by law as a single unit | |
unimaginable | adj: beyond what can be imagined or conceived; impossible to comprehend or envision | |
verge | n: the point at which something is about to happen or where something begins; the edge or margin of something, particularly a physical boundary or border | |
abolish | v: to do away with completely; to put an end to | |
enlightened | adj: having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook | |
supreme | adj: highest in rank, level, or importance | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
republican | n: a person who supports or advocates for a particular form of government, typically one that has an elected head of state rather than a monarch; a member or supporter of the Republican Party in the United States | |
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 | |
ironic | adj: using words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal or usual meaning, often for humorous or rhetorical effect | |
statue | n: a sculpture of a person or animal, typically made of stone or metal, that is intended to represent the subject in a lifelike or symbolic way | |
liberty | n: the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
discard | v: to throw something away or get rid of something that you no longer wanted or need | |
hero | n: a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities; a character in literature or history who is central to the plot and who exhibits heroic qualities | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
barb | n: a sharp projection or point, often on a plant or animal; a cutting remark or criticism that is meant to hurt or insult; a type of fishing lure that has small hooks and a brightly colored feather or hair | |
uphold | v: to support or defend something, such as a law, idea, decision, etc. | |
jail | n: a facility where criminals are kept to be punished for their crimes; a prison | |
cub | n: a young of certain carnivorous mammals such as lion, bear, wolf, etc.; an awkward, rude, and inexperienced boy | |
bush | n: a plant growing thickly with many small branches and several stiff stems coming up from the root | |
military | adj: relating to or characteristic of members of the armed forces; of or relating to war or warfare | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
congress | n: a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups | |
balk | v: to hesitate or stop abruptly before completing an action, often due to fear, uncertainty, or opposition; to refuse to comply with or agree to something | |
relent | v: to soften or become less severe, particularly in response to pressure or persuasion; to abandon a harsh or demanding attitude or stance | |
confine | v: to restrict the movement of someone or something | |
trump | n: a playing card with a picture of a trumpeter on it, used in certain card games | |
spigot | n: a valve or faucet used to control the flow of liquid from a container or pipe | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
out-of-the-way | adj: situated far from the main sources of activity or population; remote or secluded | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
decent | adj: satisfactory, acceptable, or good in a general sense | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
stench | n: a strong or unpleasant odor; a foul or nauseating smell | |
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 | |
county | n: an administrative division of a country or state, typically one of several comprising a larger division | |
tuck | v: to push a stray piece of clothing or material into a particular area or position, especially to make it more orderly or comfortable | |
canvas | n: the heavy, closely woven fabric used for making tents, sails, etc. and by artists for painting on | |
inmate | n: a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison, hospital, or mental health facility | |
rebel | n: someone who resists or opposes authority or control, especially by fighting against it | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
rap | n: a type of music characterized by a strong, repetitive beat and lyrics that often focus on social and political issues; a reproach for some lapse or misdeed | |
harassment | n: the act of repeatedly annoying, tormenting, or persecuting someone in a way that is threatening or unwelcome, often relating to issues of race, gender, or other identities | |
abuse | n: the use of something in an incorrect or harmful manner | |
refurbish | v: to renovate or improve something old or worn out, typically by cleaning, repairing, or replacing parts to restore its original condition or appearance | |
ramp | n: a sloping surface connecting two levels or inclines, typically used for the movement of people, vehicles, or goods | |
elect | v: to choose someone for a specific position by voting for them; to decide or choose to do something | |
celebrated | adj: renowned for possessing admirable attributes | |
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 | |
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 | |
grind | v: to reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing or rubbing it; to work hard over a long period of time | |
suburb | n: an outlying district or residential area of a city or town, typically comprising middle-class and affluent neighborhoods | |
deport | v: to force someone to leave a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for having committed a crime | |
topsy-turvy | adj: in a state of confusion, disorder, or chaos; upside down or in a disorderly fashion | |
pretension | n: the act of claiming or asserting something, especially without good reason or without evidence; an unfounded or excessive claim or ambition | |
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 | |
profoundly | adv: to a great or complete degree; deeply | |
ordinary | adj: not different, exceptional, or unexpected in any way, especially in quality, ability, size, or degree | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
wage | n: a particular amount of money that somebody earns, usually every week or every month, for work or services | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
pilot | n: a person who flies an aircraft, especially as a job; a person qualified to guide ships through a difficult area of water | |
labyrinth | n: a complicated network of paths or passages, often with twists and turns, making it difficult to find one’s way out | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
tentacle | n: a flexible, mobile, and long arm-like organ used for feeling and holding things, catching food, or moving | |
precious | adj: uncommon and extremely valuable |