Vocabulary Boost
This word means “a person who studies the mind and behavior.”
Psychologist
The information you gave me are not enough to make a decision.
are -> is
This country is the largest in the world by land area.
Russia
The force that pulls objects toward Earth.
gravity
The app known for short-form vertical videos.
TikTok
A word that means “very important or necessary.”
Essential
Alike other mineral grains, those in basalt are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Alike -> Like
The capital city of Canada.
Ottawa
The basic unit of life.
Cell
This famous Disney film series follows a witty pirate as he searches for cursed treasure, battles sea monsters, and tries to reclaim his beloved ship, the Black Pearl.
Pirates of the Caribbean
A formal word for “the act of carefully examining something.”
Analysis
Error Identification: Officials offered a $30,000 reward for information on the Saturday attacks that left one scientist flee his smoke-filled home with his family.
flee -> fleeing
This Southeast Asian country was never colonized by a European power.
Thailand
The part of a computer that acts as the “brain.”
CPU
This movie series features a boy wizard with a lightning scar.
Harry Potter
This academic word means “to strongly suggest or support an idea without saying it directly.”
Imply
Hard-line tactics pursuing by the military in its bid to pacify the restless region are having precisely the opposite effects.
pursuing -> pursued
The river that flows through Egypt.
the Nile
The scientific law stating that “energy cannot be created or destroyed.”
the law of conservation of energy
This sci-fi film features a young man who discovers the world he lives in is actually a computer simulation controlled by machines, leading him to become “The One.”
The Matrix
A high-level vocabulary word meaning “to examine something in great detail in order to understand it better or discover more information.”
Scrutinize
Environmental experts claim that Planet Earth is steadily warming up because of human activities, and the developed world is primary responsible for this.
primary->primarily
The organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation among countries.
the United Nations (UN)
This type of chemical bond forms when electrons are transferred from a metal to a non-metal, while another main type forms when atoms share electrons instead of transferring them.
ionic bonds and covalent bonds
In this complex thriller, a team of specialists enters different layers of dreams to plant an idea inside someone’s mind, blurring the line between reality and imagination.
Inception