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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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witness | n: a person who sees something happen, especially a crime or an accident | |
monumental | adj: great in importance or influence, size, extent, or solidity; massive | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
expansion | n: the process of becoming larger or more extensive, or the result of this process | |
marketplace | n: a physical or virtual venue where goods or services are bought and sold; an economic system that facilitates exchange between buyers and sellers | |
lift | v: to raise something to a higher position or level; to pick up something or somebody and move them to a different position | |
extreme | adj: very great in amount or degree | |
poverty | n: the condition of being extremely poor | |
astound | v: to surprise or shock someone with wonder very much | |
harsh | adj: severe and unkind; extremely tough and unpleasant to inhabit | |
monetary | adj: of or relating to the money in the country | |
definition | n: a concise explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, or symbol | |
asset | n: something or someone that is useful or valuable quality, skill, etc.; valuable property | |
livestock | n: farm animals and birds such as cows, sheep, and chickens | |
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. | |
dignity | n: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; high office or rank or station | |
isolation | n: the condition of being alone or lonely; the act or state of separation between persons or groups | |
burden | n: a duty, responsibility, etc. that is oppressive or worrisome; a load, typically a heavy one that is difficult to carry | |
communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
calamity | n: a serious event that causes damage, injury, or loss | |
strike | v: to wallop somebody or something with the hand, fist, or weapon; to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
pandemic | n: an outbreak of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area | |
disaster | n: an unexpected event or series of events that cause widespread damage, destruction, or loss of life | |
human-made | adj: created or produced by humans; artificial | |
crisis | n: a time of great disagreement, confusion, or danger when problems must be resolved or critical decisions must be taken | |
spike | n: a narrow, thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, etc.; a sudden large increase in the magnitude or concentration of something | |
astronomical | adj: relating to astronomy or the study of celestial bodies and phenomena; very large or immense in scale or magnitude | |
abed | adv: in bed; lying down in bed | |
corporate | adj: of or relating to a large company | |
wreck | n: a ship that has sunk or has been destroyed; a vehicle that has been badly damaged in an accident | |
devastating | adj: causing a great deal of destruction or damage | |
cyclone | n: a violent, rotating windstorm that forms over tropical waters and can cause extensive damage to coastal regions, also known as a hurricane or typhoon, depending on the region in which it occurs | |
brutal | adj: harsh or cruel | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
poorest | adj: having the least wealth or resources | |
trap | n: a piece of equipment or hole for catching animals or people; (verb) to catch animals or people and prevent them from escaping | |
immutable | adj: unchanging; permanent or unalterable | |
reduction | n: a decrease in size, amount, or degree | |
instill | v: to impart, introduce, or cause to be absorbed gradually | |
pioneer | n: inventor; explorer; someone who is among the first to achieve something | |
graduate | n: a person who has a first degree from university or college; (verb) to complete the first course of university or college and get a degree | |
primarily | adv: mainly | |
essentially | adv: relating to the essential features or concepts of anything | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
decent | adj: satisfactory, acceptable, or good in a general sense | |
livelihood | n: a means of earning money people need to pay for food, a place to live, clothing, etc. | |
invest | v: to put money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or achieve a result | |
wealth | n: a large amount of money, property, or other things that someone or an organization owns | |
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 | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
possibility | n: a chance that something may happen or be true | |
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 | |
mentorship | n: a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person | |
abusive | adj: involving or characterized by harmful or offensive treatment, language, or behavior; using physical, emotional, or verbal force to control or harm someone else | |
eventually | adv: finally, particularly after a long time or a lot of struggle, complications, and so on | |
abandon | v: to leave a place, thing, or person with no intention of returning; (noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity | |
severely | adv: very badly or seriously | |
malnourished | adj: not getting enough of the right type of food to stay healthy and strong | |
cow | n: a domesticated mammal with characteristic features such as a hump, large udders, and curved horns that is raised for its milk or meat | |
enterprise | n: a business or company; a purposeful or industrious undertaking, especially one that requires effort | |
mentor | n: a person who helps and advises a younger or less experienced person over time, usually at work or school | |
economics | n: the branch of social science that deals with the production, consumption, and transfer of goods and services | |
participate | v: to take part in something | |
maintain | v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true | |
consumption | n: the amount used or eaten; the act of using up a resource such as energy, food, or materials | |
economical | adj: providing a satisfactory return on the money, time, or effort; not using more money, fuel, etc. than necessary | |
multicountry | adj: involving or encompassing more than one country or nation; relating to, consisting of, or affecting multiple countries | |
evaluate | v: to assess or estimate the quality, significance, quantity, or value of something | |
identify | v: to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what they are | |
ambitious | adj: having a great desire to attain achievement, power, or wealth | |
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 | |
nationwide | adj: extending throughout an entire nation | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
government | n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state | |
dedicate | v: to give all of your energy, time, etc., entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; to set apart for a particular purpose or use | |
engage | v: to attract and keep someone’s attention and interest; to participate in or obtain services of something | |
adopt | v: to choose to follow something; to legally take a child from another family and care for them as if they were one’s own | |
maxim | n: a well-known phrase that expresses a general or fundamental truth, principle, or rule for behavior | |
allocate | v: to give or distribute something, such as resources or duties, to someone or something for a particular purpose | |
embedded | adj: fixed firmly into the surface of something | |
diagnose | v: to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a careful analysis | |
terminal | n: a building or place where buses, trains, or airplanes stop and where passengers or goods can be picked up or dropped off; (adjective) of or situated at the ends of a delivery route | |
brain | n: the organ inside the head that is responsible for one’s movement, thought, memory, and feeling | |
cancer | n: abnormal growth of cells that can invade and destroy surrounding tissues and organs; a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells | |
transit | n: the act or process of passing through or across a place or state; transportation | |
optimism | n: a feeling or the belief that good things will happen, or the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the positive aspects of a situation | |
triumph | n: a great victory or achievement | |
despair | n: the feeling that there is no hope and you cannot do anything to improve a difficult situation | |
spark | v: to start something or make it grow, especially suddenly; to emit a tiny piece of fire or electricity | |
transform | v: to change in outward structure or looks; | |
implore | v: to beg earnestly or desperately; to plead urgently for assistance or mercy | |
opportune | adj: suitable or happening at a time that is suitable or convenient for a particular purpose |