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This exclusive Cool Mate collection is designed to help you understand the language of real news with more confidence. Carefully chosen from the vocabulary used in real news coverage, it helps you connect English with real events, real ideas, and everyday conversation.
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Data
A2Facts or information used for analysis or decision-making.
Qualify
B1To meet the standards or requirements for something.
Visible
B2Able to be seen; not hidden or obscured.
Humid
B1Having a high level of moisture in the air.
Theory
B1A set of principles or ideas intended to explain something.
Campus
B1The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
Debate
B2A formal discussion on a particular topic, where opposing arguments are presented.
Probe
C1A device or tool used for exploration or investigation.
Security
B1The state of being free from danger or threat.
Century
A1A period of one hundred years.
Evidence
A2Information or signs that help to prove something.
Vision
B2The ability to see something or a mental image of what you want to achieve.
Conflict
B2A serious disagreement or argument, typically a prolonged one.
Famine
B1A severe shortage of food affecting a large number of people.
Migrate
B2To move from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly.
Rival
B2A person or group competing with another for the same objective or superiority.
Mature
C1Fully developed, grown, or advanced in character or behavior.
Microscope
B1An instrument used to magnify small objects for detailed observation.
Appeal
B2A request for a decision to be reconsidered, often in a legal context.
Budget
B2A financial plan that outlines expected revenue and expenses.
Ambush
B1A surprise attack from a hidden position.
Vocation
B1A person's job or profession, especially one that is considered a calling or purpose.
Homicide
B1The deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another.
Baggage
A2The bags and suitcases that a traveler brings on a trip.
Guide
A2A person or document that provides direction or advice.
Final
A1Relating to the last part or stage in a series or process.
Fertile
C1Capable of producing abundant vegetation or offspring.
Refer
A2To mention or direct attention to something.
Lecture
A2A formal talk given to a group of people, usually in an educational setting.
Candidate
B1A person who applies for a job or is nominated for a position.
Vaccinate
B1To administer a vaccine to someone to protect them from a disease.
Cinema
A1A building where films are shown to the public.
Prompt
B2To encourage or trigger someone to take action or respond.
Scorch
B1To burn the surface of something with heat.
Illegal
B1Not allowed by law.
Narcotic
C2A drug that dulls the senses and relieves pain, often leading to sleep.
Vandal
B1A person who willfully destroys or damages property.
Drought
B2A prolonged dry period with insufficient rainfall.
Summit
C1The highest point of a mountain or a major meeting of leaders.
Verdict
C1The final decision made by a jury or judge about a legal case.
Cancel
B2To declare that something is no longer valid or will not happen.
Epidemic
C1A sudden, widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community.
Obesity
B2A medical condition characterized by excessive body fat that may negatively impact health.
Ventilate
C2To cause air to circulate in a space.
Parole
C2The conditional release of a prisoner with restrictions before their full sentence is completed.
Ballot
C1A method of voting, typically by submitting a paper or electronic form.
Addiction
B2the condition of being unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful
Anxiety
B2the state of feeling nervous or worried that something bad is going to happen
Assist
B1to help somebody to do something
Bias
B2a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement
Bond
B2something that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences
Brief
B2lasting only a short time; short
Chart
A1a diagram, lists of figures, etc. that shows information
Clause
B1a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence
Compound
B2a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together
Contract
B2an official written agreement
Discipline
B2the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that is the result of this training
Display
B2to put something in a place where people can see it easily; to show something to people
Economy
B1the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region
Element
B1a necessary or typical part of something; one of several parts that something contains