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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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dam | n: a wall constructed over a river to block the flow of water, mainly used to generate energy | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
neurology | n: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
devastating | adj: causing a great deal of destruction or damage | |
treatment | n: the way in which someone deals with or behaves towards someone or something; medical care provided to a patient for an injury or illness. | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
Alzheimer | n: a neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and behavioral issues; is the most common cause of dementia in older adults | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
damage | v: to harm or cause injury to something or someone, often resulting in decreased value or functionality; to impair or negatively affect something, such as a reputation or relationship; (noun) harm or injury that is caused to a person, thing, or entity | |
atrophy | n: a decrease in size of a muscle, organ, etc., caused by disease or disuse | |
scar | n: a mark that remains on the skin after a wound has healed | |
equivalent | n: having the same value, quality, meaning, purpose, etc. | |
sclerotic | adj: referring to the hardening or thickening of a tissue, organ, or other body parts, often due to infection, disease, or aging | |
motor | n: a device that converts electricity, fuel, etc. into movement and makes a machine, vehicle, etc. work | |
neuron | n: a cell that is specialized to carry information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body | |
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 | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
threat | n: a strong indication or likelihood of harm, danger, or adverse consequences; an expression of intent to inflict harm or injury on someone or something, often made as a means of coercion or intimidation | |
relate | v: to establish a connection or association between two or more things; to narrate or tell about an event, experience, or relationship; to empathize or feel sympathy with someone or something | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
societal | adj: relating to society or social relationships | |
medical | adj: relating to the treatment of illness or injuries; relating to the practice of medicine | |
terribly | adv: very badly; to a great extent or very much | |
nervous | adj: worried and anxious about something; relating to the nerves | |
myelin | n: a white fatty substance that covers around nerves, helping them to send signals effectively | |
insulate | v: to protect something by interposing material that prevents heat, noise, electricity, etc. | |
harmony | n: the combination of simultaneous musical notes to produce a pleasing effect; an attractive combination of related things and their properties | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
symphony | n: a long musical composition in Western classical music for orchestra, usually with three or four main parts called movements | |
electrical | adj: relating to electricity | |
underpin | v: to support or strengthen the foundations of something | |
emote | v: to communicate through facial expressions, gestures, and body language to express strong feelings or emotions | |
rogue | n: a deceitful and unreliable person; a person who behaves badly | |
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 | |
evident | adj: apparent to the mind, senses, or judgment | |
conduct | v: to organize and carry out a particular activity | |
ultimate | adj: furthest or highest in degree or order | |
manifest | v: to show something such as feeling, attitude, quality, etc. clearly through signs or actions | |
illustration | n: a picture or diagram in a book, magazine, or newspaper that is used to explain or decorate the text; the act or process of explaining something | |
clinic | n: a building or hospital department where people can go for medical care or advice, especially of a particular condition | |
initial | adj: of or happening at the beginning; (noun) the first letter of a word, especially a person’s name | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
difficulty | n: a condition or state that causes problems | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
predicament | n: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation | |
wheelchair | n: a chair fitted with large wheels for use as a means of transport by a person who is unable to walk | |
clip | n: a small metal or plastic device used for holding an object or objects together or in place; a short part of electronic media, either an audio clip or video clip | |
consequence | n: the outcome of a particular action or event, especially relative to an individual | |
shocking | adj: extremely or surprisingly bad, or causing a strong emotional response such as surprise or disgust | |
pace | n: the speed at which someone or something moves, or the rate at which something happens or changes | |
render | v: to bring someone or something into a particular state; to provide something such as service, help, etc. | |
respire | v: to breathe; to inhale and exhale air; to live | |
dependent | adj: relying on someone or something else for support or aid | |
scan | v: to examine something hastily, with the eyes or with a machine, to get information | |
superimpose | v: to place, layer, or overlay one thing on top of another, typically in such a way that both are still visible; to add or combine something additional into an existing structure, design, or system | |
lesion | n: a damaged or abnormal area of tissue in the body, usually caused by injury or disease | |
bleak | adj: unlikely to be favorable; unpleasantly cold and damp; offering little or no hope | |
depress | v: to make someone feel sad, low in spirits, or without hope; to make markets, businesses, etc., less active | |
tale | n: a story made up in someone’s imagination, especially one full of action and adventure | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
sect | n: a group of people who follow a particular religious or philosophical belief system, especially one that is regarded as outside the norm or mainstream | |
illustrate | v: to provide pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book or something for explanation | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
crucial | adj: extremely vital or necessary | |
highlight | v: to make something prominent, mainly so that people give it more attention | |
pale | adj: having skin that is very light colored; lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | |
spite | n: feelings of anger and resentment; (in spite of, also despite) a phrase that is used to indicate that something happened or exists even though there is a particular obstacle or difficulty | |
spontaneous | adj: happening or being done naturally, often unexpected way, without being made to happen | |
stem | n: the central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow; the part of a word common to all its inflected variants; (verb) to grow out of, have roots in, or originate in | |
insulation | n: the act or process of covering something to stop heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through; the materials used for this | |
observation | n: the act or activity of carefully examining or monitoring something or someone | |
orthodoxy | n: adherence to a conventional or widely accepted set of beliefs or practices, especially in religion or politics; the accepted or established doctrine or teachings of a particular group or institution | |
liver | n: a large organ in the body, involved in many metabolic processes, such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
rocket | n: a large tube-shaped object that moves very first by a stream of gases let out behind it, used for space travel or as a weapon | |
promote | v: to encourage or persuade people to like, buy, use, do, or support something; to raise someone to a higher position or rank | |
endogenous | adj: originating or arising from within an organism, system, or process rather than from external factors; pertaining to internal causes or influences | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
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 | |
risky | adj: involving the possibility of danger, failure, or loss | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
compound | n: an item composed of two or more distinct elements combined; a chemical formed by the combination of two or more elements | |
bottleneck | n: a narrow or busy section of road or a junction where the traffic often gets slower and stops; anything that slows down development or progress, especially in business or industry | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
humankind | n: the whole of the living human inhabitants of the earth | |
papal | adj: relating to the pope (= the head of the Roman Catholic Church) or the Roman Catholic Church | |
absolutely | adv: without restriction or limitation; completely or utterly | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
renew | v: to begin or resume something again after an interruption | |
harness | v: to control and exploit the power of something, especially natural resources that produce energy; (noun) a set of narrow pieces of leather and metal that are used to control or hold in place a person, animal, or object | |
undoubtedly | adv: without a doubt; certainly; definitely | |
celebrity | n: someone who is well-known, particularly in the entertainment industry | |
clone | n: a plant or animal whose genetic information is identical to that of a parent organism from which it was created; an unauthorized copy or imitation | |
breakthrough | n: a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
fantastic | adj: extremely good; excellent | |
ingredient | n: one of the things used to make something, especially one of the foods used to make a particular dish | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
exaggerate | v: to describe or represent something as better or worse than it is | |
bespeak | v: to suggest or indicate something; to request something in advance; to suggest or indicate a particular quality or characteristic | |
tissue | n: an ensemble of similar cells of the animal or plant that together carry out a specific function | |
kit | n: a set of tools, supplies, or equipment for a particular purpose | |
pluripotent | adj: describing cells that have the potential to differentiate into any specialized cell in the body, often used in the context of stem cell research and applications | |
relevance | n: the state or degree of being closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand | |
recurring | adj: happening or occurring again periodically or repeatedly | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
cornerstone | n: a fundamental or essential element or component of something; a basis or foundation upon which something is built or developed | |
medicinal | adj: of or relating to the treatment or cure of disease | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
reprogram | v: to modify or recreate a program | |
straightforward | adj: easy to do or understand, or simple; free from ambiguity | |
counterpart | n: a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing | |
unaffected | adj: not influenced or emotionally impacted by external factors or events; calm, composed, and emotionally stable | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
variation | n: the act or state of changing; a difference or change in the way something is done, made or said | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
inherit | v: to receive money, property, or a title from someone after they have died | |
unimaginable | adj: beyond what can be imagined or conceived; impossible to comprehend or envision | |
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 | |
engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
fluoresce | v: to emit visible light when exposed to certain sources of radiation, such as ultraviolet light; to glow or shine brightly | |
assay | v: to analyze or test a substance for its chemical composition or its quantity; to attempt or try something | |
throughput | n: the amount of material or information that can be processed by a system or organization over a given period of time | |
automated | adj: carried out by machines or computers to replace or decrease human labor | |
candidate | n: a person who is seeking or being considered for some kind of position, title, honor, or award; a job applicant | |
bypass | n: an alternative road, channel, pipe, or connection that allows flow while the main one is closed or obstructed; (verb) to go past or round | |
mutual | adj: common to or shared by two or more parties | |
exclusive | adj: not divided or shared with others | |
dividend | n: a sum of money paid regularly, typically quarterly, by a company to its shareholders out of its profits or reserves | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
appropriate | adj: suitable or proper in the circumstances; fitting | |
parachute | n: a device used to slow the motion of people or objects through an atmosphere consisting of a large piece of thin cloth that is attached to them and opens out in the air | |
transplant | v: to move or transfer something from one place or person to another; to take living tissue or an organ from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
clinical | adj: of or relating to the examination and treatment of patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies | |
miller | n: a person who operates a mill (= a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing), especially a grain mill | |
marrow | n: a soft, fatty, vascular substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced; the choicest or most essential part of some idea or experience | |
lab | n: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research; a laboratory | |
inject | v: to put a liquid such as a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a needle and syringe (= small tube) | |
vein | n: a blood vessel that carries blood from various parts of the body back to the heart; a mineral deposit or layer of rock that is contained within another rock formation | |
conceptual | adj: related to or founded on ideas, principles | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
optic | adj: relating to vision or the eyes; relating to or involving light or optics | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
suffer | v: to experience pain, distress, or hardship; to undergo or endure something painful or unpleasant | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
unclear | adj: poorly stated or described and therefore not easy to understand; not easy to perceive | |
infusion | n: a liquid, especially one containing medicine that is introduced into the body through a vein, muscle, or joint; the act of adding such liquid | |
gentle | adj: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; soft and mild | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
shrink | v: to become smaller, or to make something smaller in size or amount | |
intervention | n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so | |
precursor | n: a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind and that contributes to or influences its growth | |
proof | n: a fact or piece of information that shows something is true or exists | |
concept | n: an idea or principle associated with something abstract | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
volume | n: the amount of space occupied by an object or substance; the magnitude of sound | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like |