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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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constantly | adv: all the time | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
famine | n: a severe shortage of food, often caused by drought, war, or economic reasons | |
firewood | n: wood used as fuel for fires, particularly for heating, cooking, or other purposes | |
midnight | n: the middle point of the night, usually defined as 12:00 AM or the start of a new day | |
wander | v: to walk around slowly or to a place, often without any clear purpose or direction | |
chip | n: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; a long and thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat | |
hunger | n: a strong desire or craving for something; a feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food; a chronic condition of insufficient food intake and malnutrition | |
humiliation | n: the feeling of being made to feel ashamed or foolish | |
hopeless | adj: having no hope; despairing; having no chance of success | |
starvation | n: a severe lack of food that leads to malnutrition and, ultimately, death | |
disappear | v: to cease to exist or be visible | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
orphan | n: a child whose parents are dead or have abandoned them | |
homeless | adj: without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets | |
dusty | adj: covered with or characterized by dust; having a dry, powdery texture or appearance; having a lot of dust or dirt in the air | |
trash | n: discarded material, refuse, or waste | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
beg | v: to ask for something urgently or earnestly; to appeal to someone to do something | |
illegal | adj: not allowed by law | |
exchange | v: to give something and receive something else in return, often with the implication that the items being traded are of equal or comparable value; (noun) the act of giving or taking something in return for something else; a place or system where goods or services can be bought, sold, or traded | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
underground | adj: under the surface of the ground; a secret group organized to achieve a specific purpose, such as overthrowing the government or occupying a force | |
uncommon | adj: not occurring or seen very often; rare | |
asleep | adj: in a state of sleep | |
grand | adj: important and large in size, scope, or extent | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
risky | adj: involving the possibility of danger, failure, or loss | |
permission | n: consent or authorization given by someone in authority or by the owner of something, allowing someone to do something or allowing something to occur | |
severe | adj: extremely serious or bad in feeling, manner, or strict and harsh; extremely strong or vigorous | |
punishment | n: a penalty or consequence inflicted for wrongdoing or offense; a means of enforcing discipline or preventing further wrongdoing | |
scared | adj: afraid or frightened | |
miracle | n: an act or occurrence that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore believed to be caused by God | |
shelter | n: a structure built to protect from poor weather, danger, or attack; (verb) to protect or shield from harm or adversity, particularly relating to environmental conditions or danger | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
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 | |
playground | n: an area where many people go for recreation, especially at a school or in a park | |
motivate | v: to make someone want to do something, especially something that requires tremendous work and effort | |
nevertheless | adv: in spite of that; yet | |
motivation | n: the reason or enthusiasm for acting or behaving in a particular way | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
foster | v: to promoto growth; to take care of another person’s child, usually for a limited time, without becoming their legal parents | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
starve | v: to suffer or die from lack of food; to cause someone or something to suffer or die from lack of food; to deprive something of necessary nourishment or sustenance | |
suffocate | v: to die or cause someone to die from lack of air or inability to breathe; to be overwhelmed or constricted by a feeling or situation, such as anxiety or oppression | |
sacrifice | n: the act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity; (verb) to give up something important or valuable to help another person or get or do something that seems more important | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
award | n: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement | |
excellence | n: the quality of being extremely good | |
dean | n: a person in charge of a college, faculty, or other academic departments, tasked with overseeing its operations, policies, and staff; a senior member of a profession or organization who is highly respected for their knowledge and experience | |
semester | n: one of the periods that the school or university divided into, especially in the US and Australia; a half-year term | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
motto | n: a phrase or slogan that expresses a guiding principle or goal | |
intention | n: something you want to do and are going to do | |
satisfy | v: to make somebody pleased by giving them what they want or need | |
confident | adj: feeling sure about your abilities or qualities or having trust in people, plans, or the future | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
pray | v: to make a request or petition to a higher power, especially in the form of a respectful or humble request |