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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
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 | |
psychology | n: the scientific study of mind and behavior | |
profession | n: an occupation or vocation requiring advanced education or specialized training | |
devote | v: to commit or dedicate oneself or one’s time, effort, or energy to a particular task or purpose | |
circumstance | n: the specific conditions or events that surround a particular situation or occurrence | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
immigration | n: the act or process of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | |
refugee | n: a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to political, religious, or economic reasons or because of a war | |
optimism | n: a feeling or the belief that good things will happen, or the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the positive aspects of a situation | |
disappoint | v: to fail to meet someone or their hopes or expectations; to make someone feel sad | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
asylum | n: protection granted to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee | |
desperate | adj: feeling or showing a lack of hope and a willingness to do anything because of the problematic situation | |
flee | v: to leave by running away, especially out of fear or danger | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
gang | n: a group of people who organize and engage in criminal activity | |
assault | n: a violent physical attack; the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse against their will | |
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 | |
extort | v: to obtain something, often money, through force, threats, or coercion | |
threaten | v: to utter intentions of injury or punishment against someone | |
complicit | adj: involved in or responsible for a wrongful or unethical act, often through inaction or silence; in cooperation with another person or group | |
corruptible | adj: capable of being made to do something dishonest or immoral | |
ineffective | adj: not producing any significant or intended effect or result | |
detention | n: the act of holding someone in custody, especially as a punishment for a crime they are suspected of having committed | |
criminal | n: a person who has committed a crime | |
weep | v: to cry tears because of sadness, rage, or pain | |
afterward | adv: after the time mentioned | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
immigrant | n: a person who has come to a country where they were not born to live there permanently | |
trauma | n: an emotional wound or shock often has long-lasting effects caused by a highly upsetting or shocking experience | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
disagree | v: to have or express a different opinion, idea, etc. | |
frank | adj: honest and sincere; open and candid in expression | |
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 | |
liberal | adj: willing to respect or allow many different types of beliefs or behavior; open-minded | |
conservative | adj: holding traditional views and values and opposed to change or innovation | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
grandchild | n: a child of someone’s son or daughter | |
wit | n: the ability to say or write things or ideas in a clever and humorous way | |
instantly | adv: immediately | |
innocent | adj: not guilty of a crime, offense, etc.; not having an evil mind or knowledge | |
charm | n: the power or quality of pleasing or fascinating people | |
puzzle | n: a situation that is difficult to follow or solve; a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge; (verb) to cause someone to feel confused because of something difficult to understand | |
clueless | adj: lacking knowledge, understanding, or awareness about a particular subject or situation | |
lean | adj: having a noticeably small amount of body fat; (verb) to bend or move from a straight to a sloping posture | |
whisper | v: to speak very quietly to somebody using the breath rather than the voice so that only those close to you can hear you | |
cigarette | n: a small cylindrical roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in paper for smoking | |
evil | adj: profoundly immoral, cruel, and wicked; having or exerting a harmful effect on people | |
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 | |
disfigure | v: to spoil or mar the appearance of something or someone by damaging or altering its shape, features, or proportions; to cause physical deformity or injury | |
bullet | n: a metal projectile that is shot from a gun | |
severely | adv: very badly or seriously | |
amputee | n: a person who has had an arm or a leg cut off | |
crutch | n: a device used to provide support or stability to a person with limited mobility or strength, such as a cane, walker, or pair of crutches; anything that is relied upon excessively or used as a way of avoiding difficulty or responsibility | |
terrain | n: the physical features of a piece of land, including hills, valleys, rivers, and forests | |
sight | n: the ability to see; anything that is seen | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
crack | v: to break or cause to break without dividing into separate parts; (noun) a line on the surface of something along which it has separated without breaking | |
abusive | adj: involving or characterized by harmful or offensive treatment, language, or behavior; using physical, emotional, or verbal force to control or harm someone else | |
grope | v: to feel one’s way by touching, typically because one cannot see | |
socket | n: a device in a wall into which a plug is inserted to connect electrical devices to a building’s power source; a hollow into which a structure fits | |
ceiling | n: a room’s top interior surface | |
vent | n: a small opening to escape or release gas, air, liquid, etc.; activity or process that frees or expresses strong creative energy or emotion | |
microphone | n: a device that converts sound into an electrical signal used for recording sounds or making the voice louder | |
spiral | n: a curve that coils around a central point and gets progressively farther away from it as it goes around | |
paranoid | adj: unreasonably or obsessively believing that other people do not like you or want to harm you | |
utter | adj: complete, total, or absolute; said, done, or experienced without any exceptions or qualifications; spoken aloud or enunciated very clearly and distinctly; (verb) to speak or articulate words, sounds, or a voice | |
adversity | n: difficulties or hardships that someone faces | |
prolong | v: to extend the duration or length of something, particularly a period of time or an event | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
harsh | adj: severe and unkind; extremely tough and unpleasant to inhabit | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
plain | adj: without being decorated in any way; (Noun) a vast expanse of flat land with few trees | |
architecture | n: the art and science of designing and constructing buildings | |
dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
cognition | n: the psychological process of perception and learning and reasoning; the mental action or process by which knowledge and understanding are developed in the mind | |
intellect | n: the ability to think logically and comprehend information, especially at an advanced level | |
judgment | n: the ability to form valuable opinions and make reasonable decisions | |
regulation | n: an official rule made and maintained by a government or some other authority; the act of controlling or directing something according to a rule | |
interaction | n: the act of connecting with someone, mainly when working, playing, or spending time with them | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
impair | v: to damage something or make it weaker or worse | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
suppress | v: to bring something under control by force or authority; to put an end by force | |
susceptible | adj: easily influenced, harmed, or affected by something | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
chronic | adj: being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; habitual | |
diabetes | n: a medical condition in which the body cannot produce enough insulin to control the glucose levels in the blood | |
asthma | n: a chronic respiratory disease characterized by wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing | |
cardiovascular | adj: of or relating to the heart and blood vessels (= tubes that carry blood around the body) | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
breakdown | n: a failure or collapse of a system or organization | |
recurrent | adj: occurring again, repeatedly, or frequently; returning | |
disturb | v: to interrupt someone who is trying to work, sleep, etc. | |
nightmare | n: a very frightening or unpleasant dream | |
depression | n: a mental condition in which a person feels very unhappy and without hope for the future; a severe recession in an economy or market | |
anxiety | n: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that is happening or might happen in the future | |
dissociative | adj: characterized by a disconnect or separation from reality, often due to trauma or stress; inducing a separation or division of a previously unified whole | |
reaction | n: a response that reveals a person’s feelings or attitude; (in chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others | |
hopeless | adj: having no hope; despairing; having no chance of success | |
suicide | n: the act of killing yourself intentionally | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
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 | |
regress | v: to move or develop backward; to return to an earlier or less advanced state or condition; to decline or deteriorate | |
continence | n: self-control or voluntary restraint, particularly about sexual activity or bodily functions | |
buckle | v: to bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; (noun) a device used for fastening two loose ends of a belt or strap | |
insist | v: to say something clearly or demand something forcefully, especially when other people disagree with or oppose what you say | |
breastfeeding | n: the act of feeding a baby with milk produced by the mother’s breasts | |
reframe | v: to reinterpret, rephrase, or redefine an issue, situation, or question in a different way | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
hostility | n: aggressive or unfriendly feelings or behavior | |
compassion | n: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for another’s suffering or bad luck | |
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 | |
cage | n: a structure made of metal bars or wire in which birds or animals can be kept | |
orderly | adj: clean or organized in a neat, careful and logical way | |
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 | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
motel | n: a type of hotel that typically offers lower-priced accommodations with fewer amenities than a full-service hotel; a motor hotel | |
barrack | v: to provide accommodations or housing, often for military personnel or sports teams; to spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; (noun) a large building or group of buildings that provide temporary housing for soldiers or other military personnel | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
pediatrics | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the care and treatment of children | |
dentist | n: a person who is qualified and licensed to treat people’s teeth | |
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 | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
immunization | n: the process of making a person or animal immune to a specific disease by administering a vaccine or other preventative measure | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
provider | n: a person or an organization that supplies somebody with something needed or wanted | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
pie-in-the-sky | adj: having unrealistic or impractical ideas or expectations; being overly optimistic or fanciful | |
blame | v: to think or say that someone or something did something wrong or is responsible for something bad | |
cluster | n: a group of similar things or people close together, often forming a distinct mass or unit | |
par | n: a state of being equal to someone or something | |
permit | v: to allow for something to happen or be done; (noun) the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization | |
voucher | n: a document serving as evidence or proof of payment or authorization for something, often used for reimbursement or exchange | |
moth | n: an insect with wings similar to a butterfly that travels at night and is attracted to light | |
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 | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
insistence | n: the act or an instance of demanding or saying something clearly; persistence | |
pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request | |
inspire | v: to make somebody fill with the desire, confidence, or enthusiasm, especially to do something creative | |
admire | v: to have regard for or respect for someone’s qualities or the actions they have performed | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
differ | v: to be not like someone or something in some way | |
dignity | n: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; high office or rank or station | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
voluntary | adj: done of one’s own free will; without being forced or coerced | |
merchant | n: a person who buys and sells a large number of goods, especially one who imports and exports goods | |
testimony | n: a formal written or spoken statement that something is true, especially one given in court; something that serves as evidence | |
inflict | v: to cause harm, injury, or suffering to someone or something | |
lifelong | adj: lasting for the whole of someone’s life | |
tragedy | n: an event or situation causing great loss, misfortune, or destruction; a play or literature that deals with a severe and sad event and often ends with the death of the main character |