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| Word | Meaning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|
| midnight | n: the middle point of the night, usually defined as 12:00 AM or the start of a new day | |
| beneath | adv: in or to a lower place than someone or something | |
| remotely | adv: at a distance; not directly or easily accessible | |
| operate | v: to work in a particular way; to supervise something | |
| survey | n: an investigation of the opinions, behavior, etc. of a particular group of people, made by asking people questions | |
| seabed | n: the bottom of a sea or ocean; the surface of the sea’s bed, which can be rocky, sandy, muddy, or covered with coral or other organisms | |
| transmit | v: to send or forward an electronic signal; to pass something from one person or thing to another | |
| suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
| discern | v: to see, perceive, or understand something that is not obvious | |
| vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
| gloom | n: a state of darkness, sadness, or melancholy; a feeling of depression or lack of hope; a state of obscurity or uncertainty | |
| relic | n: an object from a previous era, especially one of historical value | |
| undoubtedly | adv: without a doubt; certainly; definitely | |
| ancient | adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old | |
| shipwreck | n: the destruction or loss of a ship at sea, usually caused by sinking or running aground; the remains or wreckage of a ship that has been destroyed or lost at sea | |
| mast | n: a long pole aboard a boat or ship that holds up the sails | |
| row | n: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line | |
| bench | n: a long, flat surface, often elevated and supported by legs, used for sitting, working, or displaying objects; persons who administer justice | |
| deck | n: a flat surface that is usually made of wood or other material and is attached to a building, vehicle, or other structure | |
| eerily | adv: in a strange, weird, or unsettling manner; suggesting the presence of supernatural or mysterious elements | |
| intact | adj: undamaged and complete | |
| notably | adv: particularly; especially; in a way that is worthy of attention | |
| splay | v: to spread out or apart, especially in a disorganized or uneven way; to cause or force something to spread out or expand | |
| rudder | n: a flat, vertical blade at the rear of a vessel that can be turned horizontally to steer the vessel by changing its direction of movement; a device used in aircraft to control its yaw (side-to-side movement) | |
| blade | n: the flat part of a knife, weapon, or machine with a very thin edge used for cutting | |
| resemble | v: to look like or be similar to someone or something | |
| depict | v: to illustrate someone or something in a photograph | |
| vase | n: a container, typically ornamental, for holding flowers or other decorative objects | |
| definitive | adj: serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation; final and not able to be changed | |
| wreck | n: a ship that has sunk or has been destroyed; a vehicle that has been badly damaged in an accident | |
| radiocarbon | n: a radioactive form of carbon that is used to date ancient biological materials, such as bones or wood, by measuring the amount of carbon-14 remaining in them | |
| confirm | v: to support or establish the truth or certainty of something previously believed or suspected to be the case | |
| origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
| traverse | v: to cross or move through a land or water area | |
| depth | n: the distance between the top and bottom of something; between the top surface and a distance below it | |
| unseen | adj: not seen or noticed; not perceived | |
| undisturbed | adj: not interrupted or interfered with; left alone; peaceful | |
| discovery | n: the act or process of finding information, a place, or an object, or learning about something that was previously not known | |
| byzantine | adj: characterized by a complex and often convoluted administrative system or set of rules; intricate and hard to understand | |
| empire | n: a group of countries ruled by one leader or government | |
| survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
| remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
| preserve | v: to keep or maintain a particular quality, feature, etc., especially to prevent it from decaying, being damaged, or being destroyed | |
| prehistoric | adj: belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; no longer fashionable | |
| surrounding | adj: that is near or around, or closely encircling something | |
| settlement | n: an official agreement that brings an argument to a close; the process of establishing permanent residence in a place. | |
| eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
| hub | n: the central or main part of a particular place, activity, network, etc.; the central part of a car wheel, fan, propeller, etc., through which the shaft or axle passes | |
| strategy | n: a detailed plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall goal. | |
| merchant | n: a person who buys and sells a large number of goods, especially one who imports and exports goods | |
| pirate | n: (especially in the past) a person who attacks and robs ships at sea | |
| warrior | n: a person who engaged in or experienced warfare, especially in the past | |
| sustained | adj: lasting for a long time or continuing for a long time without becoming weaker or less intense | |
| seafarer | n: a person who works at sea, especially on a merchant ship or a navy vessel; a person who is experienced in sailing or navigating on the sea | |
| inevitable | adj: certain to happen and unavoidable | |
| enclose | v: to surround, as with a fence, wall, or barrier; to put within boundaries; to include | |
| basin | n: a natural depression or valley that is circular or oval on the surface of the earth, especially one that has water in it; a container with a bowl form that is typically used to hold food or liquids | |
| seasonal | adj: occurring or varying according to the season or time of year; related to or affected by the changing seasons | |
| oxygen | n: the chemical element with the symbol O that is present in air and water and is necessary for people, animals, and plants to live | |
| saltwater | adj: of or connected with seawater or water containing salt; living in or found in the sea | |
| distinct | adj: noticeable from something else of a similar type | |
| dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
| freshwater | adj: living in, found in, or connecting with water that does not contain salt | |
| permanent | adj: lasting for a long time without essential change | |
| meromictic | adj: relating to a body of water that has distinct layers of water that do not mix, typically due to differences in temperature, salinity, or density | |
| saltiness | n: the quality or state of being salty | |
| zone | n: a specific area, region, or section that is marked off or defined in some way | |
| environment | n: the natural world such as air, water, and land in which humans, animals, and plants live | |
| preservation | n: the act of keeping something in its original state or of preventing it from being damaged | |
| pickle | n: vegetables or fruit preserved in salty water or vinegar served cold with meat, salads, etc.; informal terms for a difficult situation | |
| jar | n: a cylindrical container, typically made of glass, metal, or pottery, with a wide mouth and a screwed or sealed lid, used for storing food, liquids, and other materials | |
| marine | adj: relating to the sea and the creatures and plants that live there | |
| decompose | v: to break down or cause to break down over time into simpler substances or elements | |
| sink | v: to submerge or go down below the surface of a liquid or substance; to decline or deteriorate; to cause something to go down into a liquid substance or sink into something else | |
| organic | adj: of or derived from biological substance; producing plants and animals for food and other items without the use of synthetic chemicals | |
| anaerobic | adj: living or occurring in the absence of oxygen; relating to or involving a process that does not require oxygen | |
| bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
| cargo | n: the goods carried by ship, aircraft, or other vehicles | |
| carving | n: the act or process of cutting or shaping a hard material, such as wood or stone, into a specific form or design | |
| rig | v: to prepare or set up something in a certain way, typically in a carefully planned or fraudulent manner; to equip with sails or masts | |
| assemble | v: to collect in one place as a single group | |
| medieval | adj: relating to or belonging to the Middle Age that is for the period of A.D.600 to A.D. 1450 | |
| virtual | adj: being actually such in almost every respect; existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact | |
| monopoly | n: exclusive control or possession of something, especially an area of business; a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate | |
| modernize | v: to bring up to date or make contemporary in style or function; to bring modern methods or resources into an existing organization or system | |
| contemporary | adj: belonging to the same or present time | |
| scholar | n: professor; a person who studies a topic in considerable depth, particularly in a university | |
| largely | adv: virtually entirely; to a large degree | |
| uncover | v: to remove the cover from something; to discover something previously unseen or hidden | |
| retain | v: to keep or continue to possess or maintain something | |
| degradative | adj: causing degradation or breaking down of a substance or material into smaller or simpler components; relating to or involving the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms in the absence of oxygen | |
| gradual | adj: happening slowly over a long period of time or distance; not steep or abrupt | |
| lift | v: to raise something to a higher position or level; to pick up something or somebody and move them to a different position | |
| plank | n: a long, flat piece of wood or other material that is used for construction or as a platform; an exercise in which a person holds their body in a straight line supported by their hands and toes | |
| fragile | adj: delicate or easily broken or damaged | |
| wreckage | n: the remains of something that has been destroyed, ruined, severely damaged, or crashed, usually referring to vehicles, buildings, or machinery | |
| suspend | v: to stop something from continuing or being in force or effect, either temporarily or permanently; to hang something freely |
