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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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drown | v: to die or cause to die by being unable to breathe underwater | |
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 | |
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 | |
filter | n: any of several types of equipment or systems used to separate particles from liquids or gases or to remove specific forms of light | |
wayside | n: the edge of a way, road, or path; (idiom: fall by the wayside) the fact or state of failing to finish an activity and stopping using, making, or doing it | |
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 | |
bet | v: to risk money on the result of an event or a competition, such as a race or game, to get more money; to have faith or confidence in something | |
recession | n: a period of economic decline, typically lasting for six months or more, during which trade and industrial activity decrease, and unemployment increases | |
bloodstream | n: the blood flowing through the body | |
nanoscale | adj: on a scale that can be measured in nanometres (= one billionth of a meter); on a very small scale | |
zap | v: to strike, destroy, get rid of, or kill something or someone suddenly and with force | |
tumor | n: a mass of diseased tissue that forms when cells in the body divide and grow in an uncontrolled way | |
venom | n: a toxic substance produced by an animal, typically a snake or insect, and injected into prey or an enemy by biting or stinging | |
gene | n: the fundamental unit of heredity and the sequence of nucleotides in DNA that codes for the creation of RNA or protein. | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
crawl | v: to move forward slowly, as people or animals with their bodies near the ground | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
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 | |
genetically | adv: in a way that relates to or is produced by genes (= the units in the cells of a living thing received by an animal or plant from its parents) or heredity | |
modify | v: to change something slightly, such as a plan, option, law, etc., especially to make it more suitable for a particular purpose | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
agenda | n: a list or outline of things to be done, discussed, or considered | |
overtake | v: to catch up to and pass by someone or something that is in front of you, usually about moving vehicles; to come to a point where you become more successful, important, or influential than someone or something else | |
export | v: to send goods or services to another country for sale; to transfer electronic data out of a database or document in a format that other programs can use | |
discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
ant | n: a very small insect that lives under the ground or in a mound in highly organized groups | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
continent | n: one of the earth’s large landmasses; (adjective) abstaining from your feelings, especially your desire to have sex | |
microbe | n: a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope and that may cause disease |