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- ace up your sleeve Idiom C1 A secret advantage or plan you can use when needed.
- affect Word B2 To affect something means to influence it or cause a change in it.
- agnostic Word B2 Agnostic describes someone who believes it is not possible to know for sure whether a god exists.
- allegory Word C1 An allegory is a story or artwork in which characters and events represent deeper ideas such as morals or politics.
- alliteration Word B2 Alliteration is the repeated use of the same starting sound in nearby words.
- allude Word C1 To allude means to mention or refer to something indirectly.
- altercation Word An altercation is a noisy argument or physical fight between people.
- ambiguous Word B2 Ambiguous describes something that can be understood in more than one way.
- ambivalence Word C1 Ambivalence is the state of having mixed or conflicting feelings about someone or something.
- analyze Word B2 To analyze means to examine something carefully to understand it better.
- antagonist Word B2 An antagonist is a person or force that opposes someone, especially the main character in a story.
- anxiety Word B1 Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or fear, especially about something that might happen.
- apathetic Word B2 Apathetic means showing little or no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
- apathy Word B2 Apathy is a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern about something.
- austerity Word C1 Austerity is a policy of reducing government spending to cut public debt.
- autism Word B2 Autism is a developmental condition that affects communication, social interaction, and behavior.
- back burner Idiom B2 If something is on the back burner, it is not a priority right now and will be dealt with later.
- ballpark figure Idiom B2 A ballpark figure is an approximate number or estimate, not an exact one.
- beat a dead horse Idiom B2 To waste time arguing or focusing on something that cannot be changed or is already decided.
- benevolent Word C1 Benevolent describes someone who is kind and wants to help others.