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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
prototype | n: a first or preliminary example of something such as a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed | |
affinity | n: a natural liking or attraction to something; kinship by marriage or adoption | |
unkempt | adj: untidy, disheveled, or messy in appearance; not properly cared for or maintained | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
aristocracy | n: a group of persons with high social status | |
intelligentsia | n: the educated and intellectual elite of society, particularly those involved in cultural or artistic pursuits | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
soirée | n: an evening party or reception, typically in a private house | |
mechanical | adj: operated by a machine, relating to or concerned with machinery or tools | |
era | n: a period that is distinct from others, typically in history | |
demonstrate | v: to display something or give an exhibition to an interested audience | |
fairly | adv: to a certain extent or degree; without favoring one party in an evenhanded manner | |
mathematics | n: the science dealing with the logic of quantities, shapes, spaces, and arrangement | |
Newtonian | adj: relating to Sir Isaac Newton or his laws of motion and universal gravitation | |
hawk | n: a bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail; an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations | |
compute | v: to make a mathematical calculation | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
classic | adj: judged or deserving to be regarded as one of the best or most important of its kind over a period of time; of a well-known type | |
nerd | n: a person who is very interested in and knowledgeable about a particular subject such as computers, mathematics, chess, etc. | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
fortune | n: a large amount of money or property; chance or luck as an unknown and arbitrary force affecting human affairs | |
peel | v: to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic; (prime number, noun) a natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 and 13) | |
minister | n: a person appointed to or a job of a head of a government department | |
monstrosity | n: a thing that is very ugly, shocking, or offensive; something so large or complex that it seems difficult to understand or control | |
analytical | adj: relating to or using analysis (= the process of breaking down a complex system or concept into smaller, simpler parts to understand it better), or able to analyze | |
engine | n: a machine that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something that has an important role used to achieve a purpose | |
cog | n: a tooth or projection on a gearwheel or sprocket, which transmits force and motion between moving parts; a person who plays a small or subordinate but essential role in an organization or system | |
stack | n: a pile of something arranged or laid one on top of another; a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | |
locomotive | n: a powered rail vehicle used for pulling trains or railway cars; an engine that produces the necessary power for the train to move on the tracks | |
gigantic | adj: extremely large | |
architecture | n: the art and science of designing and constructing buildings | |
metal | n: a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity, and often used as a structural material, a conductor of heat or electricity, or for decorative purposes | |
numb | adj: unable to feel physical sensation and movement; not showing human feeling or sensitivity | |
decimal | adj: based on or counted in the number 10 | |
binary | n: a system of numbers that uses only two digits, 0 and 1 | |
ridiculous | adj: very silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at | |
enormous | adj: extremely large or great | |
chip | n: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; a long and thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
arithmetic | n: the branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and numerical calculations, particularly the four basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
multiply | v: to add a number to itself a specified number of times; to increase or cause to increase very much in number or quantity | |
subtraction | n: the process or action of removing one number from another; the mathematical operation of finding the difference between two numbers or quantities | |
division | n: the act or outcome of splitting into separate parts; a critical organizational unit or sector | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
calculator | n: a small electronic device for making arithmetic calculations | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
calculate | v: to judge or find out the amount or number of something by using mathematics | |
silicon | n: a chemical element with the symbol Si that is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster and used for the transistors and integrated circuit chips in computers | |
incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
regularity | n: the quality or state of being done often; conformity to a set of rules, standards, or expectations; the state of occurring with a consistent or predictable pattern or frequency | |
electron | n: a tiny particle with the negative electrical charge | |
microscope | n: an instrument used to see objects or substances that are too small to be seen with the naked eye | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
reappear | v: to show up again or return after not being heard of or seen for a period of time | |
punch | v: to strike someone or something with one’s fist; to make a hole in something | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
loom | v: to appear or take shape as a large, especially in a frightening way | |
weave | v: to make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc., by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads at a right angle to them | |
repurpose | v: to use something again for a different purpose than it was originally intended | |
revolutionize | v: to bring about a complete or radical change in something, often through the introduction of new methods or ideas | |
dynamo | n: a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, typically consisting of a rotating coil or magnet within a magnetic field | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
accessory | n: an additional item or object that enhances or complements something else; a supplementary component or attachment; a nonessential but desirable item or feature | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
attendant | n: a person who is employed to provide a service or perform tasks, often in a public place, such as a flight attendant, parking attendant, or hospital attendant | |
instruction | n: detailed direction, order, etc., on how to do or use something | |
ding | v: to make a ringing, chiming, or knocking sound; to damage or dent a surface through impact or collision; (noun, Chinese) a type of ancient cooking vessel that was used for cooking, boiling, and steaming food | |
obsess | v: to fill the mind of someone continually so that one can’t think of anything else | |
wrap | v: to cover or enclose something entirely with paper, cloth, or other material | |
graphics | n: images, designs, or drawings used in websites, books, magazines, etc. | |
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 | |
mad | adj: insane, especially due to a mental illness; very angry | |
lord | n: a person who has general authority, control, or power over others; a man of noble rank or high office | |
inherit | v: to receive money, property, or a title from someone after they have died | |
calm | adj: not excited, angry, or nervous; free from wind, large waves | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
owe | v: to be under a moral or legal obligation to pay or do something in return for something received; | |
intention | n: something you want to do and are going to do | |
translate | v: to convert or change words into another language | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
accurate | adj: correct and exact in all details | |
amazing | adj: extremely surprising, especially in a way that you like or admire | |
underlying | adj: significant as a cause or basis of something but not immediately apparent or stated clearly | |
symbol | n: something visible that is used to represent something else | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
leap | v: to jump or spring into the air, often with the feet leaving the ground or a surface below; to move quickly or suddenly, often forward or upward | |
graph | n: a picture consisting of a line, lines, points, etc., that shows how two or more sets of certain quantities are related to each other | |
compose | v: to write music, poetry, or formal writing; to constitute or make up a whole, or a specified part of it | |
representation | n: the act of speaking, acting, or being present on behalf of someone officially; a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | |
numerical | adj: relating to, expressed, or denoted by a number | |
invention | n: the creation of a new device or process resulting from study and experimentation; the act of inventing | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
theoretical | adj: relating to the concepts and principles upon which a particular topic is founded, rather than practice and experience | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
foundation | n: the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level; a fundamental basis or principle upon which something is built or established; an organization that provides funding or support for charitable or educational purposes | |
electronics | n: the branch of physics and technology that deals with the behavior and control of electrons and the use of electronic devices and systems | |
nanoscale | adj: on a scale that can be measured in nanometres (= one billionth of a meter); on a very small scale | |
essence | n: the basic or most important part or quality of something that makes it what it is | |
thesis | n: a written essay, especially one submitted for a university degree, that sets out the author’s findings on a particular subject | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
capable | adj: having the ability, skill, or potential to do something; competent or proficient in a particular task or area of expertise | |
ram | v: to strike or push forcefully, often to cause damage; to batter or break open a door or barrier using brute force | |
archives | n: a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people | |
charity | n: an organization that helps people in need, especially by providing food, shelter, or money; a kindly and sympathetic attitude toward people | |
curator | n: a person whose job is to manage the objects or artworks in a museum, art gallery, etc. | |
scan | v: to examine something hastily, with the eyes or with a machine, to get information | |
arch | n: a curved structure with two supports that holds the weight of something above it, such as a bridge or the upper part of a building | |
determinant | n: a factor, circumstance, or condition that contributes to the shaping, influencing, or determining of a particular outcome or result | |
simulate | v: to make a pretense of someone’s behavior or looks; to reproduce something that exists in real life using computers, models, etc., usually for study or training purposes | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind | |
humongous | adj: extremely large; gigantic; huge; excessively big | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
fiddle | v: to continuously touch or manipulate something with someone’s hands, mainly when bored or nervous; to act dishonestly to try to get money, information, etc., or gain an advantage |