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virgin | n: a person who has never had sex; (adjective) being used or worked for the first time | |
broth | n: a liquid in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been cooked, used as a base for soups and stews | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
hop | v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
exciting | adj: causing a lot of interest or excitement | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
appreciate | v: to value and acknowledge the worth of someone or something; to be grateful for something or someone | |
architecture | n: the art and science of designing and constructing buildings | |
optimism | n: a feeling or the belief that good things will happen, or the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the positive aspects of a situation | |
proponent | n: a person who supports an idea or pleads for a cause | |
optimize | v: to make the best or most effective use of something | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
ambition | n: a strong wish to do or achieve something | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
rectify | v: to correct or make right something that is wrong, mistaken, or defective; to remedy or fix a problem or error | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
galvanize | v: to stimulate or shock someone into taking action; to cover metal containing zinc to protect it from rust | |
unfortunate | adj: having bad luck or fortune; unlucky | |
writ | n: a written legal order or command | |
quest | n: a long or challenging search for something | |
zone | n: a specific area, region, or section that is marked off or defined in some way | |
infant | n: a baby or very young child | |
accordion | n: a musical instrument that is played by pressing buttons or keys, causing bellows to expand and compress air over metal reeds, producing sound | |
instrument | n: an object used to make musical sounds, such as a piano, guitar, or drum; a tool or device used for a specific activity, particularly in specialist or scientific work | |
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 | |
deconstruct | v: to break something down into its separate parts to interpret or analyze it; to interpret or analyze a text, an artwork, etc. to show that there is no fixed meaning | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
competition | n: a situation in which someone is attempting to beat or outperform another | |
firm | adj: resolute or unwavering in decision-making or action; strong or secure in structure, make, or composition; reliable, trustworthy, or dependable; (noun) a business or company | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
banal | adj: lacking originality, creativity, or freshness; uninteresting or dull due to being overused or overly familiar | |
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 | |
vague | adj: not clearly expressed or understood | |
hint | n: an indirect suggestion; a slight but appreciable amount of something | |
talent | n: a natural ability to be good at something; someone who has a natural ability to be good at something | |
utter | adj: complete, total, or absolute; said, done, or experienced without any exceptions or qualifications; spoken aloud or enunciated very clearly and distinctly; (verb) to speak or articulate words, sounds, or a voice | |
estate | n: a large piece of land with an impressive house on it, often owned by a wealthy family; all of a person’s possessions and assets at the time of their death; an area of land considered as a unit in terms of ownership, use or taxation | |
hack | v: to hit and cut somebody or something roughly and violently; to find a bug in a computer program and break into their systems or networks | |
architect | n: a person whose job is to design plans to be used in making something, such as buildings | |
clap | v: to hit your hands together and make a short and loud noise, mainly to show your approval or praise | |
scheme | n: an organized and often large-scale plan or arrangement for doing something | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
memorial | n: a structure or monument to commemorate a person or event | |
destruction | n: the act of causing so much damage to something | |
ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
struggle | v: to make a great effort to do something when it is difficult, or there are a lot of problems; to use force or violence to break away from restraint or constriction | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
divergence | n: the act or process of separating and moving in different directions; a difference or variance between two or more things or ideas; a deviation from a common or shared path or goal | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
technocracy | n: a system of government or social organization in which officials or experts in various fields have the primary decision-making power | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
grand | adj: important and large in size, scope, or extent | |
tradition | n: a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has been passed down from generation to generation within a group or society | |
grid | n: a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines; a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
bow | v: to bend your knee or body, or lower your head; (noun) a weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material, strung with a cord and used to shoot arrows | |
philosophy | n: the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind | |
rationalism | n: a philosophical or theoretical approach that emphasizes the use of reason and logical thinking as the primary source of knowledge and basis for understanding the world, often rejecting or downplaying the role of intuition or faith | |
manifest | v: to show something such as feeling, attitude, quality, etc. clearly through signs or actions | |
destiny | n: the events that will inevitably happen to a particular person or thing in the future | |
solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
ballsy | adj: marked by boldness, courage, or nerve; daring or audacious, often to the point of being aggressive or pushy | |
forth | adv: forward, outward, or onward in location, direction, or progress; into view or consideration; with confidence, boldness, or in the open | |
crave | v: to have a strong desire for something; to long for or want intensely | |
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 | |
zip | n: a fastener made of interlocking teeth or ridges that is used to join two edges or pieces of fabric; a sound or motion that resembles the sound made by a zipper when it is pulled; (of a computer) a popular file compression and archiving format; (short for Zone Improvement Plan) a system of postal codes used in the United States to help facilitate mail delivery more efficiently | |
superhighway | n: a large, wide road designed for high-speed traffic | |
straight | adj: extending or moving in one direction without bending or curving; having no deviations | |
garage | n: a building or part of a building used to store a vehicle or vehicles, typically a car | |
castle | n: a large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and often a moat | |
ricochet | v: to rebound or deflect off a surface at an angle or series of angles, changing direction multiple times; to have a sudden and unintended effect or outcome; (noun) the motion of an object or a projectile that is deflected off a surface | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
architectural | adj: of or relating to the design and construction of buildings and other structures and the features and style of such structures | |
technological | adj: based on scientific and industrial progress | |
isometric | adj: pertaining to a type of exercise or muscle contraction where there is tension in the muscle but no change in its length or joint angle; pertaining to or characterized by equality of measure | |
drawing | n: the act of making a picture with a pencil, pen, or other instruments on paper, cardboard, or other material | |
large-scale | adj: involving many people or things and involving a lot of change or activity | |
obscure | adj: not well known to many people | |
lens | n: a transparent optical device with curved sides, used in an optical instrument that makes objects seem larger, smaller, clearer, etc.; (metaphor) the basic thoughts or mindsets through which someone sees or understands the environment or situation | |
moving | adj: causing strong emotions or feelings, especially sadness or sympathy | |
outline | v: to describe the main facts or aspects involved in something | |
orthogonal | adj: relating to right angles; perpendicular or independent in nature; unrelated or independent of something else | |
rectangular | adj: having four right angles and opposite sides that are equal in length | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
jettison | v: to throw away or abandon something, often to lighten a load or to remove something that is no longer needed; to discard or get rid of something | |
traditionally | adv: in accordance with tradition; typically or commonly done in a particular way | |
mass | n: a large amount of a substance with no definite shape or form; a large number of people or things grouped or crowded together | |
oxymoron | n: a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as “jumbo shrimp” or “deafening silence” | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
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 | |
fee | n: a sum of money charged for a particular service | |
manufacture | v: to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
cam | n: a device or mechanism that converts rotary motion to linear motion or vice versa; a revolving cylinder with an irregular shape used in machinery to convert rotary motion into intermittent or reciprocating motion; an abbreviation for camera | |
zillion | n: an extremely large, indefinite number; a hyperbolic term used in informal language to describe a large or exaggerated quantity | |
excess | n: an amount or quantity beyond what is acceptable, expected, or reasonable | |
laborer | n: a person who works hard physically, typically doing unskilled or manual labor; a worker or employee who performs physically demanding tasks | |
lathe | n: a machine tool that rotates a workpiece on its axis to perform various operations, such as cutting, drilling, or sanding | |
blueprint | n: a photographic print of an early plan for a building or machine | |
assembly | n: a group of people who have been elected, especially one that meets regularly and makes decisions or laws for a specific region or country | |
instruction | n: detailed direction, order, etc., on how to do or use something | |
bolt | n: a metal bar that slides across to lock a door or window closed; a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder; (verb) to move or jump suddenly | |
off-site | adj: located or situated at a distance from a particular place or site; pertaining to activities or services that are performed or provided outside of a particular location or facility | |
manual | adj: done by hand rather than by machine; (noun) a book of instructions, especially for operating a machine or learning a subject | |
underneath | adv: under or below something else | |
fiction | n: the type of book or story, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people; anything made up or imagined that is not true | |
fantasy | n: a fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen | |
courtyard | n: an open space surrounded by buildings or walls, often in the center of a building or group of buildings | |
sand | n: finely granulated particles of rock or mineral material typically found along beaches, deserts, or riverbeds; used in construction, landscaping, and other applications requiring drainage or abrasive action | |
dune | n: a hill or ridge of sand that is formed by the wind and found in deserts, coastal areas, or other locations with loose, sandy soil | |
cabana | n: a small shelter or structure, often located outdoors or near a pool or beach, used for relaxation or as a changing room, which typically provides shade and seating for a small group of people | |
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 | |
software | n: a set of computer programs and associated documentation and data for doing particular computational jobs | |
slight | adj: very small in degree or amount | |
modification | n: the act of changing something, usually to improve it, or something changed | |
assemble | v: to collect in one place as a single group | |
built-in | adj: included as an integral part of something | |
temporary | adj: not lasting or be used for a very long | |
installation | n: the act or process of fixing furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position so that it can be used; the act or process of putting into an office or a position | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
pedestrian | n: a person who is in the street, especially in an area where vehicles go | |
strut | v: to walk with a proud, stiff, and often exaggerated gait; to bulge or protrude outward, especially in a decorative or showy manner; (noun) a structural component designed to resist pressure or tension | |
exterior | adj: situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of something | |
clad | adj: dressed or covered in a particular way; provided or protected with a particular material or substance | |
frame | n: a strong border or structure of the wood, metal, etc. that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or window | |
overhead | n: the expense of maintaining something that is involved in operating a business, such as rent and heating; (adverb) above your head; in the sky | |
complain | v: to say dissatisfaction or annoyance about something or somebody | |
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 | |
halide | n: a chemical compound that is formed when a halogen (such as chlorine, bromine, fluorine, or iodine) combines with another element, such as a metal, whose examples include sodium chloride (= table salt) and hydrogen fluoride | |
grandeur | n: the quality of being impressive or magnificent in appearance, size, or scope; the state of being majestic, impressive, or awe-inspiring | |
opposition | n: the act of disagreeing or resisting; the state of strong disagreement | |
woo | v: to seek the affection or favor of someone; to court or pursue someone romantically or with flattery | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
seduce | v: to entice someone to engage in sexual behavior or to enter into a romantic relationship | |
lift | v: to raise something to a higher position or level; to pick up something or somebody and move them to a different position | |
spirit | n: the part of a person which is the seat of their mind, feelings, and character rather than their physical body; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
clutter | n: to fill a room or place with so many items that it becomes messy | |
simplicity | n: the quality or condition of being natural and plain or easy to understand or do | |
elegance | n: the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner | |
seaweed | n: a plant that grows in the sea or on land very close to the sea, especially marine algae | |
pod | n: a seed case, especially of a leguminous plant such as a pea or bean; a detachable container of something, especially on an airplane | |
stark | adj: empty, simple, or apparent; devoid of any qualifications | |
sensual | adj: relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of physical pleasure | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
touching | adj: evoking an emotional response; causing feelings of sympathy, tenderness, or compassion; having a poignant or emotional impact | |
gentle | adj: having or showing a kindly or tender nature; soft and mild | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
shore | n: the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, or other large body of water; (verb) to support by placing against something solid or rigid | |
cliff | n: a steep rock face, especially one at the edge of the sea or a river | |
diver | n: a person who dives, especially one who does so professionally or as a sport; a bird that dives into the water to catch fish or other prey | |
comfort | n: a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint | |
tower | n: a structure that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and either forms part of a building or stands alone | |
convert | v: to have a talk with someone; (adjective) reversed in order, relation, or action | |
union | n: a group of employees who have banded together to advocate for their rights and better their working conditions; the act or the state of joining together or being joined together | |
horticulture | n: the art or practice of cultivating and growing ornamental plants, fruits, vegetables, or flowers; the science and study of plant cultivation | |
interior | n: the inside or inner part of something; the space within the walls of a building | |
drag | v: to pull or haul with force | |
stimulation | n: the act of arousing interest or activity in something; the action of providing a stimulus | |
simplify | v: to make something more straightforward, more understandable, or easier to do | |
fizz | v: to make a hissing or bubbling sound, often accompanied by the release of gas or effervescence; to be lively, exciting, or effervescent in character or atmosphere; (noun) the sound, process, or result of something producing small bubbles | |
luscious | adj: pleasing to the taste or smell, rich and delicious | |
juicy | adj: containing much liquid, often used to describe fresh fruit or meat; interesting or exciting, often because it is scandalous or revealing | |
texture | n: the feel or appearance of a surface or substance | |
entertainment | n: public shows, films, television, or other performances or activities of enjoying people | |
headquarter | n: the central office or location from which a business or organization is managed | |
probable | adj: likely to happen or likely to be true |