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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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communist | adj: relating to or supporting the political ideology of communism (= a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership) | |
fist | n: a hand with the fingers clenched tightly into the palm to form a hard rounded shape; an act of striking someone or something with the fist | |
perpetrate | v: to commit or carry out a harmful or illegal act, particularly one that involves violence or deception; to be responsible for the creation or continuation of a negative situation | |
genocide | n: the intentional killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
execute | v: to kill someone, especially as a legal punishment; to carry out or perform an action, duty, etc. | |
suspect | v: to consider anything to be actual or probable | |
ethnicity | n: the cultural characteristics of a particular group, such as language, religion, and traditions, that distinguish them from other groups | |
regime | n: the organization, a system, or method that is the governing authority of a political unit | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
execution | n: the act or process of carrying out a plan, order, or course of action; the act or process of carrying out the death penalty | |
starvation | n: a severe lack of food that leads to malnutrition and, ultimately, death | |
exhaustion | n: the state of being extremely tired and lacking energy or strength | |
overwork | v: to work excessively hard or too much; the condition of working excessively or beyond one’s capacity, leading to fatigue, stress, and illness | |
turmoil | n: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty, often marked by intense activity or strong emotions | |
monarch | n: a person who rules a country, such as a king or queen | |
negotiate | v: to have formal discussions with someone to reach an agreement | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
colonial | adj: of or relating to a colony (= a territory that is controlled by a more powerful country); to the period of time during which a country or region was a colony | |
strict | adj: strongly limiting someone’s freedom; allowing no deviation from a standard, rule, belief, etc. | |
provoke | v: to stimulate or give rise to a particular reaction or have a particular effect | |
friction | n: the force that opposes motion between two objects in contact, especially by producing heat and wear, and is proportional to the normal force between the objects | |
militant | n: willing to use force or violence to achieve a political or social goal | |
rebel | n: someone who resists or opposes authority or control, especially by fighting against it | |
opposed | adj: being completely different from something or disagreeing strongly with something | |
overthrow | v: to defeat or remove a leader or a government from a position of power by force | |
unstable | adj: lacking solidity, persistence, or firmness and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to continue; lacking control of one’s emotions | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
rage | n: a strong feeling of anger or violence | |
troop | n: a group of soldiers, especially a large one; a group of people, animals, or things considered as a unit. | |
neutral | adj: not helping or assisting either side in a conflict, argument, etc. | |
prime | adj: main or most important; basic | |
minister | n: a person appointed to or a job of a head of a government department | |
bomb | n: a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or injure people or to cause damage to something | |
regain | v: to get something back or recover something after it has been lost or taken away | |
nation | n: a large organized community of people living in a particular country or region and having a particular culture | |
classless | adj: lacking in social or economic classes; not differentiated by social status, rank, or privilege | |
capitalism | n: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit | |
imp | n: a mischievous or misbehaving child; a small and mischievous demon or sprite in folklore | |
self-sufficient | adj: able to provide for one’s own needs without assistance from others | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
destructive | adj: causing or able to cause tremendous and irreparable damage | |
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 | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
erupt | v: (of a volcano) to become active and eject rocks, smoke, etc.; to start abruptly and violently | |
brutal | adj: harsh or cruel | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
violent | adj: involving or caused by physical force or aggression against someone or something | |
conquer | v: to bring under control by force or authority | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
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. | |
arrest | v: to take into custody | |
evacuate | v: to remove people or things from a place of danger or threat; to leave or abandon a place or situation, often due to fear or risk | |
resident | n: a person who lives in a particular place or has their home in a place | |
abandon | v: to leave a place, thing, or person with no intention of returning; (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
separate | v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different | |
countless | adj: too numerous to be counted or very many | |
property | n: a thing or things that belong to someone | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
outlaw | v: to make something illegal; (noun) a person who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | |
agriculture | n: the practice or science of cultivating the land or raising stock | |
workforce | n: all the people who work in a company, industry, country, etc. | |
fulfill | v: to meet the requirements or expectations; to achieve or realize | |
quota | n: a limited amount or share of something assigned or allocated; a restriction on the number of people or goods that can enter or leave a country | |
prioritize | v: to assign a higher level of importance to something compared to other things | |
malaria | n: a severe disease caused by a parasite that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito | |
malnutrition | n: the condition of having an improper or inadequate diet, typically resulting in weakness, illness, and developmental problems; the state of being undernourished or lacking essential nutrients | |
enforce | v: to make sure that people obey a particular law, rule, or situation | |
paranoid | adj: unreasonably or obsessively believing that other people do not like you or want to harm you | |
internal | adj: of or relating to the inside of something | |
sabotage | n: the deliberate and malicious damage, destruction, or disruption of equipment, machinery, or other property, often by someone with a particular agenda or motive; the subversion of an organization or institution by secret agents or spies | |
revolution | n: a large-scale attempt to overthrow the government of a country, often using violence or war; | |
arresting | adj: attracting attention or interest; striking or impressive in appearance or effect; halting or stopping the movement or progress of something | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
brutality | n: the quality or state of being cruel or savage | |
fin | n: a thin flat part on the body of a fish or other aquatic animal used for propulsion or balance | |
defect | n: an imperfection, shortcoming, or lack of something or someone | |
upheaval | n: great change, disruption, or disturbance; (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation | |
trigger | v: to make something happen suddenly; to cause something such as a device, machine, etc. to function | |
hybrid | adj: composed of different elements or mixed characters | |
tribunal | n: a court or other official body that is empowered to judge or adjudicate disputes or matters of law; a place where such court sessions are held | |
topmost | adj: situated at or forming the highest or uppermost point; highest or most prominent on a list or ranking | |
testimony | n: a formal written or spoken statement that something is true, especially one given in court; something that serves as evidence | |
insight | n: the ability to gain an accurate and deep understanding of people or situations; an accurate and deep understanding of what something is like | |
cruel | adj: feeling or showing pleasure in causing pain or suffering to others | |
superior | adj: better, higher in quality, or more advanced than others | |
perpetrator | n: a person who carries out a harmful or illegal act, particularly one that involves violence or deception | |
acknowledged | adj: recognized or admitted as being true or valid | |
constantly | adv: all the time | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
preservation | n: the act of keeping something in its original state or of preventing it from being damaged | |
perception | n: a belief, opinion, or image you have based on how you regard, understand, or interpret something; the ability to see, hear, or notice something through the senses | |
extended | adj: longer than usual or anticipated | |
courtroom | n: a room in which a court of law is held | |
paranoia | n: a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically compounded by feelings of anxiety or irritability | |
ethnic | adj: relating or belonging to a group of people who share a cultural tradition | |
broad | adj: very wide; general | |
pursue | v: to do something or attempt to attain something over time; to follow or seek someone or something, especially in trying to catch them | |
survey | n: an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, made by asking people questions | |
contribute | v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people | |
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 | |
tempting | adj: likely to attract or persuade someone to do something, especially something that may not be wise or safe | |
simplistic | adj: oversimplified or lacking in complexity or depth; characterized by an attempt to explain something complex or multifaceted with overly vague or simple terms | |
cast | v: to cause light or shadow to appear on a surface; to assing or choose someone such as an actor or representative, especially by selection process | |
oppress | v: to treat people in a cruel and authoritarian way, especially by denying them the same freedoms, rights, etc. as other people | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
excuse | n: a reason or explanation, either true or invented, given to justify a fault or defend your behavior; (verb) to make someone free from blame or clear from guilt | |
traumatic | adj: relating to or caused by injury, especially emotional injury | |
shatter | v: to break suddenly into many pieces |