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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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coincide | v: to take place at or near the same time | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
fake | adj: not genuine; fraudulent or counterfeit | |
disinformation | n: false or misleading information that is spread deliberately, usually with the intent to deceive or manipulate public opinion | |
movement | n: a group of people working together to achieve a shared goal, especially a political, social, or artistic one; the process of moving or being moved, physically or figuratively | |
collapse | v: to fall down or give way suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
civic | adj: of or relating to a town, city, or the people who live in it | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
democracy | n: a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation, or to choose governing officials to do so | |
globe | n: the earth or world, mainly used to emphasize its vastness | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
skeptical | adj: doubting that something is accurate or useful | |
radical | adj: relating to the essential aspects of anything; far beyond the norm, mainly used of opinions and actions | |
experiment | n: the scientific test conducted to observe what happens and gain new knowledge | |
govern | v: to legally control and direct a country, city, group of people, etc. and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing and maintaining public services | |
volunteer | n: a person who performs or offers to perform a job or service without being paid for or forced to do | |
implausible | adj: difficult to believe or accept as true; not credible or convincing; unlikely or improbable | |
edit | v: to prepare written material for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it | |
entirely | adv: completely | |
ordinary | adj: not different, exceptional, or unexpected in any way, especially in quality, ability, size, or degree | |
decision | n: the act or process of making up someone’s mind about something; a choice or judgment reached after considering options | |
encyclopedia | n: a comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or numerous aspects of a particular field or discipline, usually arranged alphabetically or thematically | |
transparent | adj: easy to perceive, detect, or understand; (of a material or article) permitting light to pass through freely | |
fashion | n: a style that is popular at a particular time or place; the state of being popular | |
integrate | v: to combine one thing with another so that they form a whole or work together; to accept equal participation for members of all races and ethnic groups | |
perspective | n: a confident attitude toward something; a particular style of thinking about something | |
deliberate | adj: done with full consciousness of nature and effects rather than by accident | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
fraudulent | adj: involving deception or dishonesty; intended to deceive or defraud; false or misleading | |
diploma | n: a document showing the completion of a course of study or a portion of the education program; a course of study at a college or university | |
prone | adj: inclined or likely to do something or to show a particular characteristic, especially something bad; lying face downward | |
disagree | v: to have or express a different opinion, idea, etc. | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
contentious | adj: likely to cause people to disagree and argue; liking to argue | |
erupt | v: (of a volcano) to become active and eject rocks, smoke, etc.; to start abruptly and violently | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
folk | n: people in general, especially those of a particular group or type | |
tricky | adj: requiring care and skill because challenging to do or deal with | |
convince | v: to persuade someone or make someone believe that something is true | |
reverence | n: a deep respect for someone or something | |
distract | v: to draw someone’s attention away from what they are trying to do | |
acknowledge | v: to accept or admit the existence, reality, or truth of something; to accept that someone or something has a particular authority or quality; to express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for someone’s help, commitment, etc.; | |
glorious | adj: having or deserving great admiration, praise, and honor; having great beauty and splendor | |
chronicle | n: a historical account of events arranged in order of time, typically without analysis or interpretation | |
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 | |
merge | v: to combine or integrate things, or to cause this to happen | |
perceive | v: to become aware or conscious of something through the senses | |
expand | v: to increase or to make something greater in size, number, or importance | |
vast | adj: enormous in size, number, amount, or quantity | |
vary | v: to become different in terms of size, shape, etc. | |
decision-maker | n: a person who makes important decisions, especially at a high level in an organization | |
assume | v: to think or accept something to be true without having proof of it; to take or begin to have power; to begin to exhibit a specific quality or appearance | |
identity | n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another | |
divide | v: to separate or cause to separate into parts or groups | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
divisive | adj: tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people | |
urgent | adj: requiring immediate attention or action; pressing | |
climate | n: the weather in a particular location averaged over some long period | |
negative | adj: having the quality of something bad or harmful; expressing refusal | |
human-made | adj: created or produced by humans; artificial | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
implication | n: something that is inferred or indirectly stated; the act or fact of being involved in something | |
industrious | adj: hardworking, diligent, and persistent in effort | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
mitigate | v: to make less severe or less intense; to alleviate or lessen the adverse effects of something | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
cooperative | adj: involving doing something jointly or working with others to achieve a common goal | |
baseline | n: a starting point or minimum for comparing facts; the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court | |
generous | adj: willing to give and share something such as money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is necessary or expected | |
accommodating | adj: helpful and willing to assist or make room for someone or something | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
notch | n: a V-shaped cut or indentation made in a surface or edge; a level of achievement or success; a point or degree of measurement or comparison | |
migration | n: the movement of animals to a new location, frequently as the seasons change | |
endangered | adj: at risk of extinction because it is facing significant threats | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
toolbox | n: a container or storage unit for tools, typically characterized by a handle and one or more compartments for organizing and storing various tools and equipment | |
necessarily | adv: in an essential manner; in such a way as could not be otherwise | |
disparate | adj: very different or distinct from something else and is not connected or comparable in any way | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
viable | adj: capable of being done as intended; able to succeed | |
fussy | adj: excessively concerned with minor details and trivialities; easily irritated or bothered by small annoyances; requiring or showing excessive attention or care | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
messy | adj: disorganized and untidy | |
uncertain | adj: not being sure of something; not being able to choose | |
bias | n: a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, an idea, or thing, often not based on fair judgment | |
suppose | v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible | |
neutral | adj: not helping or assisting either side in a conflict, argument, etc. | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
citation | n: words or lines taken from speech, written passages, legal precedent, etc.; an official or formal notice of a person’s good conduct or work, given as a recognition | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
grapple | v: to make a strenuous effort to solve a problem; to engage in a close fight or conflict without weapons | |
intellect | n: the ability to think logically and comprehend information, especially at an advanced level | |
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 | |
horizon | n: the line at which the earth’s surface and the sky appear to meet; the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
fundamental | adj: forming an essential base or core from which everything else develops or is affected | |
polar | adj: relating to, or close to, the North or South Pole; characterized by complete opposites | |
contributor | n: a person or thing that adds to the achievement, production, or growth of something (such as a project, organization, or publication); a donor or benefactor | |
balanced | adj: taking all sides or opinions into account equally; being in a state of proper equilibrium | |
contribution | n: the act of giving something, especially money, to a particular cause or organization; a voluntary gift as of money or service or ideas made to some worthwhile cause | |
agreeable | adj: pleasant and enjoyable | |
instinctively | adv: as a matter of nature or intuition rather than thought or training | |
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 | |
engaging | adj: attracting, pleasant, or charming | |
polarization | n: the division or separation of something into two opposing or contrasting groups or factions; the condition of being polarized or having poles | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
uphold | v: to support or defend something, such as a law, idea, decision, etc. | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
uplift | n: the process of raising land to a higher elevation, or the result of this process; (verb) fill with high spirits | |
responsible | adj: answerable or accountable for something within one’s power, control, or management | |
essential | adj: indispensable; fundamental | |
intentional | adj: done, made or performed with purpose and intent | |
gap | n: a conspicuous disparity or difference separates something such as a figure, people, their opinions, situation, etc. | |
slant | v: to lean or slope in a particular direction; to present or interpret information or a situation in a biased or distorted way | |
undo | v: to reverse the effect of an action or event, typically one that is recent or specific | |
exclude | v: to deny someone or something enter to a place or taking part in an activity | |
rebuild | v: to build again or anew | |
interdependence | n: the fact or state of depending on each other | |
stick | v: to put something, usually a sharp object, into something; to restrict yourself to doing or using one certain thing and not change; (noun) a thin piece of wood or other material | |
fellow | adj: someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same class, profession, or situation as you | |
mechanism | n: a part of a machine, or a set of parts that performs a task; a natural or established process that occurs during a specific situation or reaction | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
humility | n: the quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one’s self | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
urgency | n: the quality of being very important and needing to be dealt with immediately | |
undermine | v: to make someone or something less powerful, less effective, weaker gradually; to make someone’s fame, confidence, or authority less effective or weaker gradually | |
confidence | n: the feeling or attitude that one can trust or rely on the abilities or good qualities of someone or something | |
faith | n: complete trust in something or someone’s ability or knowledge; a strong belief in religion, divine power, etc. | |
sincere | adj: (of a person, feelings, or behavior) open and genuine; not deceitful | |
consult | v: to seek or get advice or information from a person, book, or other source having special knowledge on a particular subject | |
weigh | v: to have a particular weight; to carefully evaluate things before making a conclusion | |
candor | n: the quality of being open, honest, and frank; the act of speaking truthfully and directly without evasion or pretense | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose |