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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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rely | v: to require a specific thing or the assistance and support of someone or something to continue, run properly, or succeed. | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
unreliable | adj: not able to be trusted or depended on | |
definitely | adv: without any question and beyond doubt; clearly | |
decent | adj: satisfactory, acceptable, or good in a general sense | |
conserve | v: to protect something, especially the natural environment or culture, from change, damage, or destruction | |
sigh | v: to emit a deep, audible breath or sound, often expressing feelings of tiredness, frustration, or relief; to express longing, wish, or regret; (noun) the act of exhaling audibly in a long, deep, and often melancholy way | |
giant | adj: enormous; much bigger or more important than similar items usually are | |
freeway | n: a major highway designed for high-speed traffic, with no stoplights or grade crossings and having interchanges or access roads to other highways | |
highway | n: a main road, especially one connecting major towns or cities | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
outlet | n: a means of release or expression, often for emotions or energy; a place of business that sells goods directly to customers; a device or opening through which something can flow out | |
gasoline | n: a volatile flammable liquid obtained from petroleum, used mainly as a fuel in car engines, etc. | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
retire | v: to withdraw from one’s position or occupation, especially because of age | |
dominance | n: the state or quality of being the most powerful or influential person or group | |
emergency | n: a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action | |
retirement | n: the fact or act of stopping working and leaving one’s job | |
imperative | adj: very important or requiring attention or action | |
industrialize | v: to organize the production of something into an industry | |
refinery | n: a facility that is used to process, purify, and refine raw materials such as oil or metal into a more useful or valuable form | |
stove | n: a kitchen appliance consisting of a flat top, usually with heating elements, used for cooking food | |
furnace | n: an enclosed chamber for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
hazard | n: something dangerous and likely to cause damage | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
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 | |
hazardous | adj: involving risk or danger; unsafe or unhealthy | |
disproportionate | adj: too large or too small when compared with something else, or not deserving its importance or influence | |
overburden | v: to burden or load someone or something with too much weight, responsibility, or work; to place an excessive or unfair demand on someone or something | |
underserved | adj: inadequately or insufficiently provided with help, products, or services | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
opt | v: to make a choice from a range of possibilities | |
skyrocket | v: to rapidly ascend to a very high level; increase rapidly; | |
abandon | v: to leave a place, thing, or person with no intention of returning; (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
remedy | n: a successful way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation or curing an illness | |
decline | v: to become gradually smaller, fewer, worse, etc.; to refuse to accept | |
ongoing | adj: continuing to exist or develop, or currently happening | |
expenditure | n: the act of spending money; the total amount of money spent | |
reliance | n: the state of depending on or needing something or someone | |
outlast | v: to endure or last longer than something else; to overcome challenges or obstacles and remain in existence | |
simultaneous | adj: happening or being done at the same time | |
phase | n: any stage in a series of events, change, or development | |
environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
injustice | n: a violation of the rights of others or the laws of a society | |
nowhere | adv: not in, at, or to any place; not anywhere | |
urgently | adv: in a way that requires immediate action or attention, especially before anything else, because of being very important | |
transition | n: the process or period of changing from one state or circumstance to another | |
scenario | n: a description of possible actions or events in the future; a written outline of a play, film, or literary work | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
constrain | v: to restrict or limit someone or something’s freedom or ability to do something | |
overlap | v: to partially cover something by going beyond its edge | |
parameter | n: a numerical or other measurable factors that characterize a system or set of data | |
handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
transit | n: the act or process of passing through or across a place or state; transportation | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
optimize | v: to make the best or most effective use of something | |
vision | n: the ability to think about or see the future with imagination and intelligence; the faculty of being able to see | |
extraordinary | adj: exceptional, unexpected, very unusual; surpassing the ordinary or usual | |
fragile | adj: delicate or easily broken or damaged | |
scare | v: to frighten a person or animal, or to become frightened | |
visible | adj: capable of being seen; or open to easy view | |
dismantle | v: to take apart or demolish (a structure, machine, system, or the like); to strip off fittings or equipment | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
foremost | adj: most important, leading, or prominent | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
profitable | adj: making or likely to make material gain or profit | |
alternative | n: one of two or more available possibilities or choice | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
revenue | n: the income that a government receives from taxes or that a company earns from its business | |
embedded | adj: fixed firmly into the surface of something | |
coordination | n: the act of making all the people involved in a plan or activity work together effectively; the ability to control different parts of the body effectively | |
strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
deadline | n: a date or period by which something must be done | |
asset | n: something or someone that is useful or valuable quality, skill, etc.; valuable property | |
ample | adj: enough or more than enough; having plenty of something | |
implement | v: to put a decision, plan, or system into effect | |
legislate | v: to make or enact laws; to exert control or influence through the creation or enforcement of laws | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
commit | v: to do something illegal or wrong | |
intense | adj: (especially of a feeling) very strong; extremely sharp or severe | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
generator | n: a machine that produces electricity | |
president | n: the leader of a republic, for example, the US; the person in charge of the organization such as a company, university, club, etc. | |
sect | n: a group of people who follow a particular religious or philosophical belief system, especially one that is regarded as outside the norm or mainstream | |
decarbonize | v: to stop or reduce emitting carbon gases, especially carbon dioxide, by replacing energy made from fossil fuels with renewable energy | |
exceed | v: to surpass or go beyond a limit, expectation, or requirement; to be better or greater than anticipated or desired | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
lifespan | n: the length of time for which a person, animal lives, or thing exists | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
proactive | adj: acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty or to take advantage of an opportunity. | |
thrive | v: to grow vigorously; to make steady progress | |
emission | n: the act of production or sending out gas, heat, light, etc. | |
vague | adj: not clearly expressed or understood | |
unplanned | adj: not planned or intended; not having been prearranged or organized | |
unacceptably | adv: in a way that is not acceptable or satisfactory | |
notably | adv: particularly; especially; in a way that is worthy of attention | |
displace | v: to force someone or something to leave their home or place of origin, especially as a result of conflict, natural disaster, or manipulation | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
layoff | n: the temporary or permanent dismissal of employees from a company or organization due to a lack of work or financial difficulties; involuntary termination of employment | |
bankruptcy | n: the legal status of a person or business that cannot repay debts to creditors | |
sever | v: to break or separate something by cutting, especially suddenly and forcibly | |
survey | n: an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, made by asking people questions | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
miner | n: a person who works in a mine (= excavation in the Earth from which ores and minerals are extracted), especially one who extracts coal, minerals, or precious metals from the Earth | |
pension | n: a regular payment to a person made by the government or a private company that is intended to allow them to subsist without working | |
cleanup | n: an act or process of cleaning up a particular area, space, or mess; the removal of dirt, debris, or other unwanted materials | |
obligation | n: the state of being morally or legally bound to do or pay something | |
retiring | adj: withdrawing from a position or activity, or becoming more secluded or reserved | |
replace | v: to take the place of something | |
ethics | n: a branch of philosophy that considers what is morally right and wrong conduct; a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
collaboration | n: the act or situation of working together to create or produce something | |
laser | n: a device that emits powerful and narrow light that can be used as a tool to cut metal through a process of optical amplification | |
collide | v: to hit something violently when moving | |
tragedy | n: an event or situation causing great loss, misfortune, or destruction; a play or literature that deals with a severe and sad event and often ends with the death of the main character | |
anticipate | v: to expect or predict that something will happen; to tell in advance | |
bump | v: to hit or knock against something hard, often with a dull sound; to meet with by accident |