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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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attend | v: to be present at an event, to go to a place | |
association | n: a people or groups of people who have joined in a single organization together for a particular purpose; a social or business connection or relationship | |
confer | v: to have a meeting or discussion to come to a decision or agreement or exchange ideas; to bestow something | |
inequity | n: a lack of fairness or justice; an unfair or unequal situation or practice | |
romantic | adj: of or relating to love or a sexual relationship | |
equity | n: the value of the shares issued by a company | |
salary | n: a fixed amount of money that employees, especially those who work in an office, receive for doing their job, usually paid every month | |
temple | n: a place of worship, especially one that is associated with a particular religion or faith; the flat area on either side of the forehead | |
rub | v: to move one’s hand or an object over the surface of something with pressure | |
gnash | v: to grind or strike one’s teeth together in anger, frustration, or pain | |
associate | v: to mentally connect someone or something with someone or something else | |
discuss | v: to talk about or examine in detail through conversation or debate; to exchange ideas, opinions, or information on a particular topic | |
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. | |
provost | n: a high-ranking university official who is responsible for overseeing academic affairs, including faculty appointments, curriculum development, and student affairs | |
award | n: a prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement | |
faculty | n: an inborn or natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.; a department or group of the university concerned with a major division of knowledge | |
consultant | n: a person who provides professional or expert advice | |
harsh | adj: severe and unkind; extremely tough and unpleasant to inhabit | |
emerge | v: to move out of or away from something and become visible | |
genius | n: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality | |
phenotype | n: the observable physical or biochemical characteristics of an individual organism that result from the interaction between its genetic makeup and the environment in which it lives | |
ethnicity | n: the cultural characteristics of a particular group, such as language, religion, and traditions, that distinguish them from other groups | |
educator | n: a person who teaches or educates people | |
recognition | n: the action or process of recognizing or being recognized, especially by remembering; an agreement that something is true or legal | |
sustained | adj: lasting for a long time or continuing for a long time without becoming weaker or less intense | |
commitment | n: a promise or firm decision to do something or to behave in a certain way | |
margin | n: the space around the edge of a page or document; (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold | |
context | n: the circumstances, facts, or conditions that surround a particular event, situation, or statement and that give it meaning | |
recruit | v: to persuade someone to work for a company; to find new members for an organization, the armed forces, etc. | |
retain | v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something | |
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 | |
qualified | adj: officially recognized as having completed a training course or passed the exams that are necessary to perform a particular job | |
institutionalize | v: to establish or make something a part of an institution (= a place such as a university, hospital, etc.) | |
roughly | adv: approximately but not precisely; with a violent manner | |
static | adj: not moving or not capable of moving, not changing or not capable of changing | |
concentration | n: the ability to focus all your time and energy on one thing without thinking about anything else. | |
representation | n: the act of speaking, acting, or being present on behalf of someone officially; a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting | |
achieve | v: to successfully complete a task or goal, often through hard work, perseverance, and dedication; to attain or accomplish something that one has set out to do | |
depart | v: to go away or leave, especially to start a journey | |
decide | v: to make up someone’s mind about something; to come to a conclusion or judgment after considering options | |
equitable | adj: fair and impartial; treating everyone fairly | |
disseminate | v: to spread or distribute widely, especially information or ideas; to scatter or disperse | |
academic | adj: associated with schools, colleges, and universities, especially studying and thinking, not with practical skills | |
tenure | n: the holding or possessing of a specific position, job, or property; the right to hold a position or property for a period of time | |
represent | v: to speak, act, or be present on behalf of another person or group; to form or constitute | |
incredibly | adv: in a way that is very difficult to believe; exceedingly or extremely | |
rev | n: a measure of the rate at which an engine or motor rotates, often expressed in revolutions per minute (RPM); (verb) to increase the number of rotations per minute | |
historic | adj: famous or significant in history, or potentially so | |
trivial | adj: of little value or importance | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
adverse | adj: unfavorable or harmful | |
liberal | adj: willing to respect or allow many different types of beliefs or behavior; open-minded | |
distress | n: a feeling of great worry, sadness, pain, or discomfort | |
closure | n: the situation that a company, organization, etc. has ceased operations permanently | |
hire | v: to give somebody a job | |
presence | n: the fact or state that someone or something exists, occurs, or is present | |
diversity | n: the quality or fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people | |
inclusive | adj: including much or everything, and especially including stated limits; not excluding any of the people, things, ideas, etc. involved in something | |
framework | n: the structural components of a building or object that support its weight and give it form; the underlying structure of a system, concept, or text | |
physically | adv: in a way related to a person’s body or appearance rather than their mind | |
peer | n: a person who has the same age, status, or ability | |
refuse | v: to show that one is not willing to do or accept something | |
silent | adj: without any or little sound | |
institutional | adj: of, in, or relating to a large important organization, such as a university or bank; organized as or forming part of the standard systems, practices, etc. | |
beg | v: to ask for something urgently or earnestly; to appeal to someone to do something | |
crazy | adj: stupid or not sensible; very angry | |
committed | adj: willing to put in a lot of effort, time, and energy into something; firmly believing in something | |
increasingly | adv: more and more | |
frustrate | v: to hinder or prevent efforts, plans, or desires from doing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; to make someone feel upset or annoyed because they are unable to change or achieve something | |
disillusion | v: to disappoint someone or something because you found that something you believed in or hoped for was not as it seemed | |
regard | v: to think about or consider somebody or something in a specified way | |
segue | v: to make a smooth and uninterrupted transition from one topic or activity to another | |
acknowledged | adj: recognized or admitted as being true or valid | |
quarter | n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion | |
semester | n: one of the periods that the school or university divided into, especially in the US and Australia; a half-year term | |
grab | v: to take hold of something or someone suddenly with a hand, especially in a violent way | |
replica | n: an exact copy of something such as a work of art | |
assist | v: to help someone in doing anything | |
weep | v: to cry tears because of sadness, rage, or pain | |
wail | v: to make a prolonged, high-pitched cry expressing grief, pain, or anger | |
confuse | v: to mistake one thing for another; to make somebody hard to understand | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
console | v: to provide emotional support or encouragement to someone | |
puzzled | adj: confused or uncertain because you do not understand something | |
delve | v: to dig or excavate deeply; to investigate or research intensively; to rummage or explore in a thorough or careful manner | |
conversation | n: an informal talk between two or more people to exchange their views, ideas, information, etc. | |
scold | v: to reprimand or criticize someone severely or angrily | |
diverse | adj: including numerous categories of individuals or entities; various | |
rank | n: a position in a hierarchy of status or authority; (verb) to take or have a position relative to others | |
turmoil | n: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty, often marked by intense activity or strong emotions | |
murder | n: the crime of killing somebody intentionally | |
racial | adj: of or related to the race (= classification of humans into groups based on physical traits or social relations) | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
navigate | v: to plan and direct the way that a ship, plane, etc. will travel, often by using a map | |
slur | v: to speak about someone or something in a way that is insulting, derogatory, or libelous; to damage or smear a person’s reputation by making false or defamatory statements | |
concerned | adj: feeling worry or interest about something; showing interest or attention | |
modern | adj: of or belonging to the present time or recent times | |
reckon | v: to think or believe something | |
desire | n: a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something | |
lever | n: a handle used to operate a vehicle or a machine; a rigid bar resting on a pivot so that one end of it can be pushed or pulled easily | |
relation | n: the way two persons or groups of people feel and act toward one another | |
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 | |
awareness | n: the fact or state of knowing something exists and is important | |
administer | v: to oversee and control the operation or arrangement of something | |
adhere | v: to stick firmly; to be compatible | |
instill | v: to impart, introduce, or cause to be absorbed gradually | |
stem | n: the central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow; the part of a word common to all its inflected variants; (verb) to grow out of, have roots in, or originate in | |
eliminate | v: to remove or get rid of someone or something | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
critic | n: someone who expresses opinions about the quality of books, music, etc. | |
committee | n: a group of people appointed or elected to perform a specific function or manage a particular task, often within a larger organization | |
craft | n: an activity that requires a particular skill in making things with one’s hands | |
accomplished | adj: having completed a task or achieved a goal successfully; skilled or proficient at something | |
collegiate | adj: relating to or characteristic of a college or university; appropriate for or intended for college students or a college-educated audience | |
disparity | n: a significant difference or inequality between two or more things | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
healing | n: the process of becoming or making somebody or something well again | |
justice | n: the quality of being fair and reasonable and treating people equally according to their due | |
protest | n: a strong expression of disagreement, disapproval, or opposition | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
candid | adj: honest, straightforward, and frank in someone’s words or actions | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
grapple | v: to make a strenuous effort to solve a problem; to engage in a close fight or conflict without weapons | |
tremendous | adj: very great in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely good | |
marathon | n: a long-distance race of 42.195 kilometers | |
sprint | v: to run at full speed over a short distance or period of time | |
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 | |
deficit | n: the total amount by which money spent is greater than money earned in a particular period of time; the property of being an amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is less than expected or required | |
embrace | v: to accept something willingly and enthusiastically; (noun) the act of clasping another person in the arms as in greeting or affection | |
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 | |
posit | v: to suggest or accept something as fact or as a basis for argument or consideration |