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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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inherent | adj: existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
accessible | adj: capable of being reached, easily got, or seen | |
principle | n: a fundamental law or truth that explains or controls how something happens or works | |
rarely | adv: not happening often; infrequently; seldom | |
tendency | n: an inclination or predisposition towards a particular behavior, attitude, or course of action; a natural or prevailing tendency or characteristic | |
inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
outcome | n: the result or effect of an action, event, etc. | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
colleague | n: one of a group of a coworker, especially in a profession or a business | |
astronomer | n: a physicist who studies astronomy | |
backyard | n: a whole space behind and belonging to a house | |
disappoint | v: to fail to meet someone or their hopes or expectations; to make someone feel sad | |
constellation | n: a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern and have a name; a group of related or similar ideas, things, or people | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
flabbergasted | adj: greatly surprised or astonished; shocked or bewildered | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
blackout | n: a loss of electric power for a general region; a suspension of radio or TV broadcasting; a momentary loss of consciousness | |
ordinary | adj: not different, exceptional, or unexpected in any way, especially in quality, ability, size, or degree | |
drown | v: to die or cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
glow | v: to give out a steady, strong light | |
invisible | adj: impossible or nearly impossible to see | |
astronomical | adj: relating to astronomy or the study of celestial bodies and phenomena; very large or immense in scale or magnitude | |
marble | n: a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that has a pattern of lines going through it and takes a high polish used for sculpture and as building material; a small ball made of stone, especially one used in children’s games | |
sunlight | n: the light emitted by the sun; the rays of the sun | |
shining | adj: giving off or reflecting light; bright, glistening, or gleaming; characterized by impressive accomplishments or excellence | |
striking | adj: attractive and distinctive enough to draw notice; exceedingly appealing, frequently in an odd manner | |
affected | adj: influenced; feeling or showing emotion, especially exaggerated emotion; not natural or sincere | |
spider | n: a small, eight-legged creature that spins webs to catch insects as food; a computer program that systematically browses the World Wide Web for purposes of web indexing | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
expanse | n: a substance, such as water or oil, that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas | |
underdeveloped | adj: not fully developed or mature; lacking in progress or advancement | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
strip | v: to remove the surface from something; (noun) a sizeable narrow piece of something such as paper, metal, cloth, etc., or area of land, sea, etc. | |
outdo | v: to do better than someone; to surpass | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
bulb | n: a rounded underground storage organ of some plants from which the plant grows; the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
intention | n: something you want to do and are going to do | |
indoor | adj: located, happened, or used inside a building | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
inefficient | adj: lacking the ability or skill and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc. | |
outdoors | adv: in or into the open air; outside a building or structure | |
beneath | adv: in or to a lower place than someone or something | |
immediate | adj: happening or done without delay or occurring shortly after something else | |
surround | v: to be all around something or somebody | |
scatter | v: to cause to separate and go in different directions | |
outward | adj: relating to the external appearance or surface of something; visible | |
upward | adv: toward the top or highest point, or a higher position or level; (adjective) extending or moving toward a higher place | |
pollution | n: the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the natural environment that causes adverse change | |
stargaze | v: to gaze at the stars, especially at night; to daydream or fantasize: | |
blot | v: to soak up a liquid by using a piece of cloth, paper, etc.; to make a spot or spots onto paper | |
fan | n: a person who admires and supports a person, group, sport, sports team, etc.; a device for creating a current of air by the movement of a surface or surfaces | |
candlelight | n: light provided by a candle or candles | |
telescope | n: a device like a tube in shape containing lenses used to magnify and observe distant objects | |
incapable | adj: unable to do, control, or achieve something | |
planetarium | n: a building or facility that is designed to display the positions and movements of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies on a dome-shaped surface using a projection system | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
visualize | v: to form a mental image or concept of something; to make something visible | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
characterize | v: to describe the distinctive nature or features of someone or something; to be a distinguishing feature of | |
galaxy | n: an independent group of stars, interstellar gas, dark matter, etc., in the universe, bound together by gravity | |
tutorial | n: a lesson or instructional session, often consisting of one-on-one or small-group teaching, designed to provide guidance or instruction on a particular subject or skill; (adjective) of or relating to a tutor | |
annotate | v: to make notes or comments on a text or document | |
categorize | v: to put people or things into groups according to their features, types, etc. | |
classification | n: the act or process of organizing or categorizing things or people into groups based on shared characteristics; the system or method used to categorize or arrange things or people into groups | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
attractive | adj: immensely appealing in look or sound; having characteristics or qualities that make something appealing and valuable | |
flavor | n: the taste sensation produced by a substance in the mouth | |
delve | v: to dig or excavate deeply; to investigate or research intensively; to rummage or explore in a thorough or careful manner | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
abstract | adj: based on general ideas, feelings, or qualities and not on any a physical or concrete existence | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
precise | adj: sharply exact or accurate or delimited | |
dim | adj: poorly lit; not bright | |
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 | |
hunt | v: to go after and try to catch wild animals to kill them for food, sport, or profit | |
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 | |
undiscovered | adj: not yet found or known | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
odd | adj: strange or unexpected; not divisible by two | |
amalgam | n: an alloy of mercury with another metal, used especially to fill holes in teeth; a mixture or combination of diverse things | |
log-in | v: to enter one’s username and password or other credentials to gain access to a computer system, website, or other digital services; (noun) the process of gaining access to a computer system, network, or website by entering a username and password | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
acknowledgment | n: the act of accepting or admitting something, or the fact of being accepted or admitted; recognition or acceptance of the existence or truth of something | |
importance | n: the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
out-of-work | adj: currently unemployed or not having a job, typically due to economic circumstances or the lack of available opportunities | |
bunch | n: a grouping of several similar things which are growing or fastened together | |
nerd | n: a person who is very interested in and knowledgeable about a particular subject such as computers, mathematics, chess, etc. | |
background | n: the details of a person’s social heritage, such as family, vocational or educational experience; past information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
curiosity | n: a strong desire to know or learn about something | |
willingness | n: the state of being ready or inclined to do something | |
digital | adj: processing or storing information as a succession of 1 and 0 to show that a signal is present or missing; relating to the use of computer technology, especially the internet | |
mediate | v: to try to bring about an agreement or understanding between people who are in conflict | |
valid | adj: having a reasonable basis in logic or fact; still legally or officially acceptable | |
cage | n: a structure made of metal bars or wire in which birds or animals can be kept | |
savage | adj: extremely wild, ferocious, or uncivilized | |
universe | n: everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
existence | n: the state or fact of someone or something existing | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
precious | adj: uncommon and extremely valuable | |
preserve | v: to keep or maintain a particular quality, feature, etc., especially to prevent it from decaying, being damaged, or being destroyed | |
treasure | n: a valuable or desirable possession; something that is cherished or held dear; a collection of valuable objects or money that is hidden or protected | |
encourage | v: to give someone support, confidence, or hope; to persuade someone to do or continue to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do | |
belong | v: to be the property of someone or something; to be a member or part of a group; to be in the proper or appropriate place |