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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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overlook | v: to fail to notice something; to watch over someone; to provide a view from above | |
lucrative | adj: producing a great deal of profit; financially rewarding | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
burial | n: the act or ceremony of placing a dead body in a grave | |
plot | n: a secret plan or scheme to achieve a specific goal; the plan or main story of a literary work; (verb) to plan secretly, usually something illegal | |
outperform | v: to be or do something compared to others of a similar type | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
ratio | n: the relative size or amount of one thing to another, typically expressed in the form of a fraction or decimal | |
cemetery | n: a burial ground or graveyard; a place where dead bodies are buried | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
pound | n: the standard unit of money in the UK; the standard unit of weight equal to 16 ounces | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
continuous | adj: occurring or existing without a pause or interruption | |
propose | v: to make a proposal, declare a plan for something | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
exhibition | n: a public event or display of works of art, scientific or industrial objects, or other items of interest, usually held in a museum or art gallery | |
architecture | n: the art and science of designing and constructing buildings | |
uncomfortable | adj: providing or feeling physical discomfort or slight pain | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
exhibit | v: to show something in public for people to enjoy or to provide them with information | |
interactive | adj: acting reciprocally; mutually responsive | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
hospice | n: a specialized care facility or service for terminally ill patients intended to provide comfort and support in the final stages of life; any program, organization, or approach focused on end-of-life care and support | |
mortuary | n: a place where dead bodies are kept, prepared, and stored before burial or cremation; a funeral home or a building or facility for handling deceased individuals | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
occupy | v: to consume all of someone’s space, attention, or time | |
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 | |
reuse | v: to use something again or more than once | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
traditionally | adv: in accordance with tradition; typically or commonly done in a particular way | |
obligation | n: the state of being morally or legally bound to do or pay something | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
church | n: a building or institution dedicated to religious worship or activities; a Christian religious organization or denomination | |
mosque | n: a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret (= slender tower with balconies) | |
synagogue | n: (also “shul”) a Jewish house of worship, typically consisting of a hall for prayer and study and often containing a sanctuary, a social hall, and a collection of administrative offices | |
occasionally | adv: now and then; sometimes but not often | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
caravan | n: a group of travelers journeying together, often in a convoy of motor vehicles; a covered wagon used for traveling and camping | |
council | n: a group of people who have been elected or appointed to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject or in a particular place | |
calculated | adj: done with careful thought or planning; deliberate and intentional; based on a process of reasoning or estimation rather than on instinct or chance | |
ludicrous | adj: so ridiculous, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; absurd | |
mislead | v: to cause someone to believe something that is not true | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
grant | v: to agree to give or allow somebody | |
permit | v: to allow for something to happen or be done; (noun) the act of giving a formal, usually written, authorization | |
extend | v: to broaden in scope, range, or area | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
submit | v: to give or offer a document, proposal, etc. to a decision-maker for examination or consideration | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
traffic | n: the movement of vehicles, people, or goods along a route or through a transport system; the amount of such movement in a particular place or at a particular time | |
weigh | v: to have a particular weight; to carefully evaluate things before making a conclusion | |
disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
pollute | v: to make an area or substance, such as land, air, water, etc., dirty or harmful to living things by adding waste matter or harmful chemicals | |
groundwater | n: water that is present beneath the surface of the ground, especially in soil or in pores and crevices in rock | |
aristocratic | adj: relating to or characteristic of the aristocracy (= the most powerful class of society); noble or aristocratic in manner or appearance | |
mausoleum | n: a large tomb or memorial building housing a burial chamber, typically above ground | |
weird | adj: extraordinary, unexpected, or difficult to explain | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
suburb | n: an outlying district or residential area of a city or town, typically comprising middle-class and affluent neighborhoods | |
guidance | n: advice or instructions given to help direct someone’s behavior or decision-making | |
certificate | n: an official document stating that the information contained within is true | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
patio | n: an outdoor area, usually attached to a house, used for entertainment, dining, or relaxation | |
grave | n: a place where a dead body is buried, typically marked by a headstone or other memorial; a very serious, solemn, or important matter; (verb) to carve, cut, or etch a design, inscription, or mark onto a hard surface, such as stone or metal; (adjective) serious, solemn, or weighty in nature | |
requirement | n: something that is needed or wanted | |
warn | v: to make someone aware of potential danger or difficulty, particularly one that may occur in the future | |
fascinating | adj: extremely interesting | |
attitude | n: the way you think and feel about someone or something | |
extent | n: the point or degree or area to which something extends | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
bureaucracy | n: a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | |
devote | v: to commit or dedicate oneself or one’s time, effort, or energy to a particular task or purpose |