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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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athlete | n: a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance | |
gear | n: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion; a set of tools, equipment, or other items for a particular purpose | |
warm-up | v: to prepare oneself physically, mentally, or emotionally for an activity or performance by engaging in light exercises, practice, or relaxation techniques; (noun) a period of preparation or exercise that is done before a more intense activity or performance | |
routine | n: a usual or habitual way of doing things; a set sequence of steps, part of a larger computer program | |
stretch | v: to make or be capable of making anything longer or broader without hurting or breaking | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
injury | n: harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body caused by an accident or an attack | |
strain | n: a force or pressure that stretches or pulls something, sometimes causing damage; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | |
dynamic | adj: having a lot of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm, and a strong personality; of or relating to dynamics (= the branch of physics and engineering concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies) | |
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 | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
static | adj: not moving or not capable of moving, not changing or not capable of changing | |
hamstring | n: a group of three muscles located on the back of the thigh that are responsible for flexing the knee joint and extending the hip joint; (verb) to impair or disable someone or something by damaging their effectiveness, strength, or power, particularly in a way that restricts movement or agility | |
interval | n: a period between two events or times; a short break or pause | |
rub | v: to move one’s hand or an object over the surface of something with pressure | |
comprise | v: to include or consist of something; the act of making up or forming something | |
tissue | n: an ensemble of similar cells of the animal or plant that together carry out a specific function | |
interact | v: to communicate or react with somebody | |
complexity | n: the state or quality of being complicated or intricate and difficult to understand | |
elastic | adj: flexible, resilient, or adaptable; (noun) a stretchy material or band that can be stretched and then returned to its original shape; something that is flexible and adaptable | |
resist | v: to refuse to accept something and attempt to prevent it from happening | |
viscoelastic | adj: exhibiting properties of both viscosity (= resistance to flow) and elasticity (= ability to return to original shape after being stretched or compressed) | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
fiber | n: thread or filament used to make a vegetable tissue, mineral material, or textile | |
tendon | n: a strong, fibrous cord of tissue that connects muscle to bone | |
protein | n: a molecule made up of a long chain of amino acids, which is essential for the structure and function of the body’s tissues | |
collagen | n: a fibrous protein that forms the connective tissues in animals, including skin, tendons, and bone; often used in cosmetic and medical treatments for its ability to add firmness and elasticity to skin or other tissues | |
elastin | n: a fibrous protein that is a major component of elastic connective tissue in the body, such as in the skin, lungs, and arteries | |
slightly | adv: in a small degree or extent; a little | |
elongate | v: to extend something in length; to lengthen, stretch out, or to make longer | |
duration | n: the length of time something lasts or continues | |
skeletal | adj: of, relating to, or forming a skeleton (= frame of bones); very thin or emaciated | |
sarcomere | n: the basic unit of contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, consisting of overlapping thick and thin filaments arranged in repeating units along the length of the muscle fiber | |
contract | n: a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, setting out their rights and obligations to each other, typically in writing and enforceable by law | |
relax | v: to become or cause someone to become less active or tense and calmer | |
propel | v: to move, drive or push something forward or in a particular direction, often with a lot of force | |
retain | v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something | |
strength | n: the quality or state of being physically, or sometimes mentally, strong | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
improvisation | n: the act of making something up on the spot or creating or performing something without preparation | |
resistance | n: the act of defending oneself from an aggressor or refusing to accept something | |
continually | adv: in a way that happens without interruption or repeatedly | |
flexibility | n: the quality of changing or being changed easily according to new conditions or situations | |
incur | v: to suffer from something, usually something negative, such as a loss, cost, or financial burden; to become subject to something as a result of one’s actions or conduct | |
elevate | v: to raise something from a lower to a higher position; to give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
retract | v: to take back, withdraw, or revoke something that has been said or done; to disavow or repudiate a statement or assertion that one has previously made | |
temporary | adj: not lasting or be used for a very long | |
permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
improve | v: to make or become better | |
subtract | v: to take away or deduct a quantity or amount from a total; to remove or eliminate something from a larger whole | |
frequent | adj: happening constantly | |
comprehensive | adj: complete and including all or everything necessary | |
regimen | n: a prescribed course of medical treatment, diet, or exercise for the promotion or restoration of health | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
recommend | v: to suggest that someone or something would be a suitable fit for a particular purpose or role | |
session | n: a formal meeting or series of meetings for the execution of a particular group’s functions; a period spent doing a particular activity | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
threshold | n: the floor or ground that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway; the smallest detectable sensation | |
joint | adj: shared, held, or made between two or more people; (noun) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton | |
flexible | adj: able to change or be changed to suit new conditions or situations; able to bend easily | |
distance | n: the amount of space between two points, measured in units such as miles, meters, or kilometers; the extent, scope, or range between two things, such as distance or emotional distance | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
unlikely | adj: not probable or likely to happen | |
mobility | n: the ability to move or be moved freely or easily from one place, job, or social class to another |