Mastering Advanced English Vocabulary and Definitions

Essential Vocabulary and Terminology

This curated list provides definitions for advanced, technical, and idiomatic terms, structured for clarity and enhanced communication precision.

General and Descriptive Terms

• Adept: Skillful.
• Awkwardness: Embarrassment.
• Broaden: To expand something.
• Charismatic: Charming.
• Chap: A guy (informal).
• Dashing: Elegant, stylish.
• Fondness: A feeling of liking something very much.
• Gaze: A steady look.
• Imminent: Approaching.
• In essence: Basically; fundamentally.
• Inquisitive: Curious.
• Justifiable: Reasonable.
• Pertinent: Relevant.
• Possessed of: Having.
• Residual: Remaining.
• Sophisticated: Advanced.
• Startling: Extraordinary.
• Unparalleled: Unequaled.
• Utterly: Totally.

Science, Technology, and Anatomy

• Artery: A blood vessel.
• Cochlear: Concerning a part of the inner ear.
• Cutting-edge: Most advanced; innovative.
• Implant: Something artificial that is put into the body during an operation.
• Integrated: Incorporated.
• Iris: The colored part of the eye around the pupil.
• Limb: An arm or a leg.
• Metabolism: The body process of converting food into energy.
• Mind-boggling: Difficult to understand.
• Neural: Related to the nerves in a body.
• Prosthetic: Artificial.
• Pulsating: Throbbing.
• Pump: To supply large amounts of liquid.
• Recalibrate: To reset.
• Retinal: Concerning the retina.
• Sensor: A device that responds to physical signs.
• Spleen: A large, oval, dark red organ near the stomach that filters blood.
• Tissue: A group of biological cells with similar structure and function.

Verbs and Actions

• Allocate: To assign a piece of work or resources.
• Blur: To make something unclear.
• Browse: To navigate.
• Commence: To begin.
• Conceive: To create (an idea or plan).
• Conduct: To perform.
• Conjecture: To speculate.
• Convey: To communicate an idea or feeling, often without words.
• Entrust: To give something to somebody for safekeeping.
• Exceed: To surpass.
• Feature: To present.
• Hypothesize: To suppose or theorize.
• Liberate: To free somebody from something.
• Oversee: To supervise.
• Prompt: To make somebody do something as a reaction.
• Refresh: To reload a computer page.
• Refute: To prove something false.
• Renew: To restart.
• Restore: To repair something.
• Retain: To maintain something.
• Showcase: To show clearly.
• Trigger: To cause something to happen.
• Uncover: To reveal.
• Undertake: To take something on (a task or responsibility).

Business, Structure, and Concepts

• Detriment: A cause of harm or damage.
• Dispute: An argument.
• Drawback: Disadvantage.
• Elective: That you choose to do (e.g., a course or procedure).
• Frame (of): An overall structure.
• Groundbreaking: Innovative.
• Illiteracy: Inability to read and write.
• Profitable: Money-making.

Idioms and Phrasal Expressions

• Be bound to: Destined or certain to do something.
• Be due to: To be expected to do something (scheduled).
• Be on the same wavelength: To understand and agree with each other.
• Be to: Supposed to do something (formal instruction).
• It’s not rocket science: It is not difficult to understand.
• On the verge of: On the brink of doing something.
• Pull the plug: To put an end to something.
• Something is light years ahead: Something is a long way ahead.
• Stumble over one's words: To make errors in speaking.