actor
Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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advance
To promote or advantage. — To help the progress of (something); to further.
apartment
A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
chain
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
chapter
One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
committed
Obligated or locked in (often by a pledge) to some course of action.
confidence
Self-assurance.
equal
The same in one or more respects.
finance
The management of money and other assets.
focused
Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
identity
Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
measure
A prescribed quantity or extent. — A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
mM
millimole, millimoles
numerous
An indefinite large number of.
revealed
Of or pertaining to the revelations of a divinity to humankind.
slow-walk
To delay or hinder a process on purpose
specifically
In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.
task
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
twenty
The cardinal number 20, occurring after nineteen and before twenty-one.
urban
Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.
affected
Influenced or changed by something.
aircraft
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
approved
Having received approval.
approximately
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
argument
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
arrested
Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
conflict
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
considering
Consideration.
corporate
Of or relating to an institution.
debate
To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
determined
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
distribution
An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
escape
To get free; to free oneself.
extended
Longer in length or extension; elongated.
faster
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
fault
Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
fill
To make full — To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
friendly
Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
heads-down
Completely focused on a task or activity
mixed
Having two or more separate aspects.
phase
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
properly
In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably
pure
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
reduced
Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
revenue
The income returned by an investment.
sat
Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
secure
Free from attack or danger; protected.
temperature
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
thousand
A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)
troops
Military personnel in uniform.
authorities
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.
basically
In a fundamental, essential or basic manner.
besides
In addition to.
blame
Censure.
bowl
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. — As much as is held by a bowl.
collected
Gathered together.
common-and-garden
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
context
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
coverage
An amount by which something or someone is covered.
cross-purpose
To be at cross-purposes is to have conflicting goals or intentions.