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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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obsess | v: to fill the mind of someone continually so that one can’t think of anything else | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
athlete | n: a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
engaging | adj: attracting, pleasant, or charming | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
tournament | n: a competition or series of contests involving several players or teams, leading to a final winner or winners | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
makeup | n: colored substances used on someone’s face to improve or change their appearance | |
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 | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
sensitive | adj: able to notice slight changes, signals, or influences; able to feel or perceive other’s feelings; susceptible to the things people say or do | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
span | n: the entire length of something, such as time or space from beginning to end; the amount of space that something covers | |
centric | adj: tending towards or focused on a particular center, point, or perspective, sometimes to the exclusion of others; emphasizing or prioritizing a specific thing or group; (noun) something that is at the center or core of a specific thing or system | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
annoy | v: to make someone angry, anxious, or irritating slightly | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
incentive | n: something, such as a punishment, reward, etc., that encourages a person to do something | |
categorize | v: to put people or things into groups according to their features, types, etc. | |
bucket | n: an open container with a handle made of metal or plastic, often used for carrying liquids | |
shortcut | n: an alternative route shorter or quicker than the usual one | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
consume | v: to spend something, especially fuel, energy, or time, in a large amount | |
argument | n: a set of statements or reasons used to support or refute a proposition or theory; a verbal or physical fight or dispute | |
blind | adj: unable to see; unable or unwilling to perceive or understand the true nature of something | |
plain | adj: without being decorated in any way; (Noun) a vast expanse of flat land with few trees | |
backlash | n: a strong negative reaction to something; a movement back from an impact | |
stereotype | n: a fixed and unvarying idea or image that people have about what someone or something is like, but which is often not true in reality and may cause hurt and offense | |
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 | |
distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
perpetuate | v: to make something continue or prevail for a long time | |
whammy | n: a powerful or devastating effect or influence; (double whammy) an adverse effect that is compounded by another negative effect | |
demographic | n: a statistic characterizing that describes people or groups of people based on their age, sex, income, etc. | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
insane | adj: extremely stupid, crazy, or dangerous; mentally ill | |
segment | n: a part or section of something; a distinct group within a larger whole | |
carryover | n: the process by which something that is acquired in a particular situation or context continues to affect future situations or contexts | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
conclude | v: to come to an end or close; to reach a judgment or opinion by reasoning | |
specific | adj: clearly defined or particular to a certain thing or situation; distinct, explicit, and precise | |
hypothesize | v: to form or present a theory or explanation without sufficient evidence; to speculate | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
consultant | n: a person who provides professional or expert advice | |
disrupt | v: to prevent or stop something, especially an event, activity, or process, from continuing in the usual way by causing a problem or disturbance | |
agnostic | n: a person who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a god | |
scratch | v: to cut or damage the surface of something or the skin with a sharp or pointed object | |
algorithm | n: a set of rules or rigorous instructions typically used to solve a specific problem or to perform a computation | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
attitude | n: the way you think and feel about someone or something | |
blob | n: a small amount or drop of a thick liquid or sticky substance | |
oversimplify | v: to describe or explain something in a way that is too simple and no longer holds true | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
variable | adj: likely to change or vary often; (noun) a symbol, like x or y, that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a value that may be changed | |
dimension | n: a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as width, height, or length | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
suspense | n: a state of uncertain or anxious anticipation or waiting; a feeling of excitement or apprehension that arises from the uncertainty of an outcome | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
predict | v: to state beforehand that something will happen in the future, mainly based on knowledge or experience | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
pronounced | adj: clearly and distinctly expressed or noticeable; emphasized | |
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 | |
distracted | adj: having one’s attention diverted or divided; being unable to concentrate because of being preoccupied or worried | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
nutritional | adj: of or relating to the substance required by the body to maintain health and growth | |
oriented | adj: referring to someone or something that is focused or directed toward a particular goal or objective; organized around a specific principle or approach | |
occasion | n: a time or event that is suitable or appropriate for something to happen or be done; a particular event or circumstance that requires or allows for something to be done | |
alcohol | n: a clear liquid that can make people drunk and is used in medicines, cleaning products, etc. | |
beverage | n: a drink of any type | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
emotional | adj: relating to people’s feelings | |
functional | adj: designed for or capable of a particular activity, purpose, or task; practical or ready for use or service | |
impressive | adj: arousing admiration due to size, quality, or skill | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
underneath | adv: under or below something else | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
aggressive | adj: behaving in an angry, energetic, or threatening way towards another person; tending to spread quickly | |
narrative | n: a story or a description of a series of events or process of telling a story | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
energize | v: to give energy or vitality to someone or something; to invigorate | |
educated | adj: having received a high standard of education | |
finance | n: the management of money, credit, banking, and investments, especially by a government or commercial organization; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
condescending | adj: having or showing a feeling of superiority; patronizing | |
shyness | n: the quality or state of being worried or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people | |
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 | |
competitive | adj: involving competition or competitiveness | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
gear | n: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion; a set of tools, equipment, or other items for a particular purpose | |
counterpart | n: a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
feminist | adj: describing a belief in and advocacy for achieving gender equality in social, political, and economic spheres; advocating for the rights and empowerment of women; (noun) a person who believes in and advocates for gender equality between men and women | |
revert | v: to return to a previous state or condition; to reply | |
naive | adj: showing unaffected simplicity and lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment | |
appetite | n: a natural desire or craving for food or drink; a strong desire or liking for something | |
inquire | v: to ask for information about something or from someone; to investigate or look into a matter to gain clarification or understanding | |
lens | n: a transparent optical device with curved sides, used in an optical instrument that makes objects seem larger, smaller, clearer, etc.; (metaphor) the basic thoughts or mindsets through which someone sees or understands the environment or situation | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
societal | adj: relating to society or social relationships | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
instinct | n: an inborn behavioral pattern that is often responsive to specific stimuli; an innate feeling that causes you to act or believe that something is true | |
outdated | adj: no longer useful or valid because of being old-fashioned |