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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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engineer | n: a person whose job is designing, building, or maintaining something such as machines, structures, or software | |
convey | v: to express ideas, feelings, etc. so that it is known or understood by other people; to carry something from one place to another | |
wastewater | n: water that contains waste substances from homes, farms, factories, etc. | |
molecular | adj: of or relating to molecules (= a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds) | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
microbe | n: a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope and that may cause disease | |
biology | n: the scientific study of life and the natural processes of living things | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
optimize | v: to make the best or most effective use of something | |
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 | |
unhealthy | adj: not conducive to good health; detrimental to physical or mental well-being | |
obsession | n: the state in which a person’s mind is filled with thoughts of one single object or particular person | |
toilet | n: a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture with a seat for defecation and urination, or a room or building containing one or more of this fixture | |
sneak | v: to go somewhere, or take someone or something somewhere secretly or stealthily; to steal or do something secretly or stealthily | |
wipe | v: to clean or dry something by rubbing with a piece of cloth or paper or one’s hand and removing dirt, food, or liquid | |
cleanse | v: to purify or get rid of impurities or toxins; to wash or scrub thoroughly, often in a ritualistic or symbolic context; to purge or remove negative or harmful influences or substances from something; (noun) an act of cleaning or purifying something, typically the body | |
rag | n: a piece of cloth, especially an old one, torn or cut into strips and used for cleaning | |
cob | n: a type of bread made from cornmeal, traditionally associated with Native American cuisine; the central hub or axis of a wheel or turbine; a small, delicately built horse, typically used for riding or light work | |
trivia | n: details or information that are unimportant | |
sanitation | n: the process of maintaining a clean and hygienic environment, particularly in public health and safety contexts; the practice of disposing of waste products in a safe and appropriate manner | |
adequate | adj: enough, acceptable, satisfactory for a particular purpose or need | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
defecate | v: to excrete waste material from the body through the anus; to pass feces | |
feces | n: waste matter eliminated from the bowels; excrement | |
surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
estimate | v: to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something | |
inadequate | adj: not sufficient or enough | |
municipality | n: a city, town, or local government organization that has governing authority over a specific geographic area | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
pit | n: a hole in the ground or a cavity in a surface; a place for storing or holding something; a section of a theater or sports arena where people can sit | |
latrine | n: a public or communal toilet, usually located outdoors or in the military, camping, or other semi-permanent settings | |
urban | adj: relating to or located in a town or city | |
rural | adj: of or relating to the countryside | |
province | n: the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation | |
trail | n: a path or track roughly through a countryside, mountain, or forest area, often made or used for a particular purpose; (verb) to lag or linger behind | |
equip | v: to provide a person or a place with the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity | |
mask | v: to conceal something; (noun) a covering that you wear over your face to hide it | |
caste | n: a social class or group, typically determined by birth or occupation, that has a particular status in a society | |
condemn | v: to express strong disapproval or criticism of something | |
flush | v: to become red on your face, especially because you are embarrassed, angry, or hot; to rinse, clean, or empty something, especially a toilet, by causing large quantities of water to flow | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
sewer | n: an underground system of pipes used to carry away sewage and wastewater | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
straight | adj: extending or moving in one direction without bending or curving; having no deviations | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
discharge | v: to release or let go of something or someone; to dismiss or terminate an employee or member of an organization; to emit or give off a substance or energy | |
rethink | v: to consider again a plan, idea, etc., especially to change it | |
reinvent | v: to change something so drastically that it looks to be completely new | |
argue | v: to express differing opinions or points of view, often in a heated or contentious manner; to present a case or reasoning to persuade or convince others | |
employ | v: to give somebody a job and pay them for it; to make use of | |
chain | n: a series of connected links or objects; a system or group of interconnected elements; a restraint or shackle | |
interface | n: (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user and that allows the user to interact with the system; (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
reuse | v: to use something again or more than once | |
dispose | v: to put things or people in a particular manner or position; to incline someone towards a specific activity or mood; throw or cast away | |
squatter | n: a person who lives in or occupies a property or land without legal ownership or permission; a person who occupies a place or position without having the proper qualifications, training, or authority | |
dump | v: to deposit or dispose of something, such as trash, waste, etc., carelessly or hurriedly | |
pleasurable | adj: giving satisfaction or pleasure; enjoyable | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
back-end | n: the part of a system or technology that is not directly visible to the user but which handles data processing, storage, retrieval, and other behind-the-scenes tasks; the operational aspects of a company or project that are not visible to customers or end-users | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
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 | |
urine | n: a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals that are released from the body when you urinate | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
nitrogen | n: a chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7, which is a highly reactive element that forms part of many compounds, including amino acids and proteins | |
phosphorus | n: a chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15 that is a non-metallic, highly reactive, and luminescent element | |
precipitate | v: to cause something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly; to cause a solid substance to form from a dissolved liquid or gas by means of a chemical reaction or physical process | |
fertilizer | n: a natural or chemical substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully | |
disinfect | v: to clean something using chemicals or other materials that kill germs or bacteria, making it safe and free from harmful microorganisms | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
wetland | adj: land that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such as swamps, marshes, and bogs | |
paradigm | n: a standard or typical example of something; a pattern or model | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
donor | n: a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, food, supplies, etc. to a cause or fund; in medicine, a person who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
modify | v: to change something slightly, such as a plan, option, law, etc., especially to make it more suitable for a particular purpose | |
screw | v: to turn something, such as a bolt, with a driver or wrench to tighten or loosen it; (noun) a cylindrical rod with a helical ridge used to fasten things together | |
auger | n: a tool or device resembling a large drill bit, typically with a screw-like spiral blade, used for boring or drilling holes, especially in wood or earth; a tool used for digging or excavating | |
robust | adj: sturdy and healthy in form, constitution, or construction; strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity | |
professional | adj: having or showing the skill appropriate to a particular job; competent or skillful | |
profit | n: money that is earned in business or by selling things after deducting the costs involved | |
extend | v: to broaden in scope, range, or area | |
resort | n: a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose; (verb) to turn to or take a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one, to resolve a difficult circumstance | |
moral | adj: concerned with the principles of what is right and wrong, fairness, honesty, etc. | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
obligation | n: the state of being morally or legally bound to do or pay something |