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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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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 | |
valley | n: a long depression on the surface of the land, which typically contains a river | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
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 | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
engagement | n: a mutual promise to marry someone; an agreement to do something, especially at a particular time | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
cycle | n: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; a bicycle or motorcycle | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
professional | adj: having or showing the skill appropriate to a particular job; competent or skillful | |
investor | n: someone who puts money or capital into something to gain financial returns | |
daylight | n: the natural light produced by the sun during the day, especially in contrast to artificial light or darkness | |
tricky | adj: requiring care and skill because challenging to do or deal with | |
literally | adv: in the real or original meaning of a word or phrase; in a literal sense or way; not figuratively | |
commentator | n: a person who provides commentary or analysis, particularly about a specific event, topic, or field, such as sports, news, or politics | |
refer | v: to direct someone’s attention, thoughts, or questions to another source or person; to mention, cite, or allude to something as evidence or support | |
hypothesis | n: a proposed idea or explanation that is based on a few known facts but has not yet been proven to be true or accurate | |
revision | n: the act or process of reviewing, correcting, and improving something, such as written work, plans, or ideas; a revised version of something | |
elimination | n: the act or process of removing or getting rid of something or someone | |
exposition | n: a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory; a collection of things, such as goods or works of art, etc., for public display | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
debunk | v: to expose or dismiss as false, exaggerated, or worthless | |
collective | adj: done or shared by every member of a group of people | |
fairly | adv: to a certain extent or degree; without favoring one party in an evenhanded manner | |
obvious | adj: easy to see, discover or understand | |
disrespect | n: an expression of lack of regard or contempt for someone or something | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
desktop | n: a flat working surface or table that is usually placed on top of a desk, typically used for a computer or other work-related activities | |
indicator | n: something that shows or points out what a situation is like or how a situation is changing | |
smartphone | n: a mobile phone that functions as a computer and connects to the Internet | |
device | n: a piece of equipment, tool, or technology that serves a particular purpose or function, often mechanical or electronic | |
precipitously | adv: steeply or abruptly; quickly or suddenly, often referring to a dramatic change or decline | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true | |
retreat | n: the act of moving back or withdrawing from a position or situation; a period of rest or relaxation away from work or everyday life | |
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 | |
crank | n: a mechanical device that converts rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa; an eccentric or unpredictable person | |
significance | n: the importance or value attached to something; the quality of being significant or noteworthy | |
enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
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 | |
sap | v: to gradually weaken or drain strength, energy, or resources; to undermine or impair someone’s confidence or morale | |
doll | n: a child’s toy that typically represents a human figure, especially a young girl; an attractive woman; a woman who is subservient or passive | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
commerce | n: the activity of buying and selling things, especially on a large scale | |
railroad | n: metal tracks laid with rails on which trains run; a system of tracks with the trains operated by an organization | |
index | n: a list of items, such as names, subjects, or keywords, that is arranged in a particular order and is usually found at the end of a book or document; a number or symbol that indicates the value or level of something, such as a stock index or a temperature index | |
volume | n: the amount of space occupied by an object or substance; the magnitude of sound | |
garbage | n: waste material, especially food waste and kitchen refuse | |
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 | |
compelling | adj: arousing strong and irresistible interest, attention, or admiration | |
shock | n: a strong feeling or physical reaction to a sudden and unexpected event or experience, especially something unpleasant | |
Wikipedia | n: an online encyclopedia that allows users to contribute and edit articles collaboratively; a vast and frequently updated repository of information on a wide range of topics | |
yelp | n: a sharp, high-pitched bark or cry, typically made by a dog or fox | |
realtor | n: a professional in the real estate industry who is a member of the national association of realtors | |
dictionary | n: a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words and their definitions, as well as information about their origins, usage, and pronunciation | |
recover | v: to return to a former condition, health, mind, or strength | |
dominant | adj: more important, influential, or easy to notice than anything else of the same type | |
long-tail | adj: referring to a business model or strategy that aims to sell a large number of unique items, each with relatively small sales volumes, usually through online stores and marketplaces | |
steppe | n: a vast, wide, and usually treeless plain, typically found in semi-arid or arid regions, characterized by fertile soil and grassy vegetation, often used for grazing livestock; an expansive and open grassland ecosystem found in Eurasia and North America | |
void | n: an empty space; a feeling of emptiness; (adjective) lacking any legal or binding force | |
leadership | n: the ability, act, or status of leading a group of people or an organization | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
commoditize | v: to turn something into a commodity, typically by reducing its uniqueness or value and making it widely available | |
logo | n: a symbol or design that represents a company, organization, or product used on packaging, advertisements, and other materials | |
font | n: a complete set of characters in a particular style and size used for printing text or displaying information on a screen | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
horrible | adj: extremely unpleasant or bad; causing fear or disgust | |
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 | |
fraction | n: a small part or item forming a piece of a whole; the quotient of two rational numbers | |
controversial | adj: causing a lot of hot public discussion and dispute | |
equation | n: the act of regarding as equal; (mathematics) a statement that expresses the equality of two expressions by connecting them with the equals sign | |
absence | n: the fact or condition of being away from a place where they are typically anticipated to be | |
regulation | n: an official rule made and maintained by a government or some other authority; the act of controlling or directing something according to a rule | |
security | n: the state of being free from danger, risk, or harm; measures taken to protect against threats or attacks; a financial asset, such as a stock or bond that derives value exclusively from the ownership interest or claim to a particular underlying asset or obligation | |
frontier | n: a border that separates two countries, or the area near this line | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
brand | n: a type of product, service, etc., made by a particular company and sold under a specific name; identification mark on the skin of livestock, criminals, etc., made by burning | |
thoughtful | adj: characterized by careful and considerate thinking; showing consideration for the feelings and needs of others; reflecting deep or serious thought | |
copyright | n: the legal right to be the only person or organization who can reproduce, publish, and sell a particular piece of work | |
overwhelming | adj: very great or intense; so powerful that you cannot fight or react against it | |
also-ran | n: a candidate, competitor, or participant in a race, competition, or contest who finishes outside of the top positions and is not significantly successful or recognized | |
approximately | adv: close to a specific number or time but not exactly that number or time | |
intolerant | adj: the inability or refusal to accept or respect views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from someone’s own; unable to eat food without adverse effects | |
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 | |
pendulum | n: a weight hung from a fixed point used to regulate the movement of a clock or other mechanism | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
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 | |
entertainment | n: public shows, films, television, or other performances or activities of enjoying people | |
journalism | n: the profession or activity of writing or reporting news for publication or broadcast | |
novel | n: an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story; (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | |
HTML | n: (abbreviation for “Hypertext Markup Language”) a coding language used for creating and structuring webpages on the Internet | |
generation | n: all the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; the production of heat or electricity | |
app | n: (abbreviation for application) software designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices or inside a web browser on a PC | |
differentiate | v: to recognize or establish as being distinct; to distinguish between things that are compared; to calculate a derivative | |
profound | adj: extremely great; sensed or experienced very strongly; displaying a high level of knowledge or comprehension | |
construct | v: to build or create something; to assemble or combine different parts to form something whole | |
embedded | adj: fixed firmly into the surface of something | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
flash | n: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy; a momentary brightness | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
canvas | n: the heavy, closely woven fabric used for making tents, sails, etc. and by artists for painting on | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
monetize | v: to earn money from something, such as an asset, business, etc.; to coin into money | |
tablet | n: a small flat electronic device used for browsing the internet, reading, writing, or playing games; a small, solid pill of medicine | |
ax | n: a tool with a metal blade that is usually attached to a wooden handle and is used for chopping wood or other materials | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
palm | n: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers; any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
challenging | adj: difficult, demanding, or requiring a high degree of skill or effort; presenting a difficult problem or obstacle | |
structure | n: the way of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, or a complex thing constructed of many parts | |
favorable | adj: having a positive or beneficial attitude or effect; expressing approval, support, or agreement | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
android | n: a robot with a human appearance; (operating system) Google’s mobile operating system | |
catching | adj: attracting attention or interest; likely to be noticed or remembered; appealing or compelling | |
gross | adj: being the total amount of something before any deductions; obese and ugly or unpleasant | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
exceed | v: to surpass or go beyond a limit, expectation, or requirement; to be better or greater than anticipated or desired | |
retail | n: the sale of goods or services to consumers, especially in small quantities, either directly to the end customer or through retail outlets | |
foremost | adj: most important, leading, or prominent | |
mania | n: a psychological or emotional state that is marked by excessive enthusiasm, excitement, or delusions; a strong and uncontrollable desire or craving for something | |
sideshow | n: a minor attraction or exhibit in a circus, fair, or amusement park that supplements the main entertainment | |
phrase | n: a group of words that mean something specific when used together | |
platform | n: the raised flat space close to the track at a train station where passengers get on or off the train; (technology) a computational or digital environment in which a piece of software is executed | |
subordinate | adj: of lower rank or importance, often used to describe a person in a position of inferiority or inferior status; serving as a secondary or supporting element to something else | |
inability | n: the state of being unable to do something or achieve a particular task or goal; a lack of physical or mental capacity or skill | |
start-up | n: a newly established company or business | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
embed | v: to fix or set firmly in a surrounding mass | |
gamification | n: the use of game design elements and techniques in non-game contexts to engage and motivate people to achieve their goals | |
core | n: the most essential or fundamental part of something | |
hippie | n: a person who follows a counterculture movement that originated in the United States during the 1960s, characterized by the advocacy of nonviolence, communal living, and a rejection of traditional American values | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
concert | n: a musical performance given in public by one or more players or singers | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
stream | n: a small, narrow river; a continuous flow of something, such as liquid, gas, people, vehicles, etc. | |
satellite | n: an electronic device that is sent up into space and moves around the Earth or another planet, used for gathering information or communicating by radio, television, etc. | |
broadcast | v: to send out a program or some information on radio or television | |
upgrade | v: to improve the value or usefulness of something such as a machine, computer system, etc., or to replace it with something newer or of a higher standard | |
practically | adv: almost or nearly | |
teeny | adj: extremely small; tiny | |
wee | adj: very small or tiny; referring to a short amount of time | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
creative | adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something | |
poster | n: a large sheet or picture that is placed either on a public space to promote or announce something or on a wall to decorate it | |
photograph | n: a picture or image that is produced by a camera; a visual representation or record of a person, object, or scene that has been captured electronically or on film | |
notion | n: a general idea or understanding of something, particularly an abstract or complex concept; a belief or opinion, often one that is not based on solid evidence or facts | |
stifle | v: to suppress or restrain something, particularly a feeling, emotion, or action; to suffocate or prevent proper breathing or ventilation | |
deteriorate | v: to become worse in quality; to decline or degenerate | |
unwilling | adj: not ready or wanting to do something | |
educated | adj: having received a high standard of education | |
ritual | n: any customary observance or practice; any prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
glimmer | n: a flash of light especially unsteady or reflected light; a slight sign of something | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
tweet | n: a short, high sound made by a small bird; a message sent using Twitter, the social media application | |
advertise | v: to draw attention to something such as a product, service, or event in public to encourage people to buy, use, or attend it | |
instance | n: a particular example or single occurrence of something | |
display | v: to exhibit or show something to others, often to attract attention or demonstrate its features, properties, or value | |
satisfy | v: to make somebody pleased by giving them what they want or need | |
elevator | n: a mechanical device used for vertical transportation, typically in multi-story buildings, consisting of a compartmentalized platform that moves between floors | |
panel | n: a square or rectangular and flat piece of something that forms a distinct section or component of something; a small group of specialists who discuss particular topics or give their advice or opinion about something |