Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • unknown: Not being known or famous
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • writer: Professional who writes books, articles etc.
  • late: At a time after the expected time
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • bringing: To take or go with someone to a place
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • line: Border that divides two places or regions
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • call: A order or request for action
  • shine: To point a light in a certain direction
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • neatly: With neatness
  • translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
  • spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
  • replace: To use instead of something else
  • invention: Something new that is different from other things
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • scientist: Person who is trained in a science
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • ray: Person's name
  • extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • mathematician: Student of or teacher of mathematics
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • beam: To send out information, signals, or light
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • origin: Point at which something begins or is created
  • capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
  • radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
  • convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
  • equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
  • commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
  • representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
  • humble: Being lower in quality or status
  • fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
  • penetrating: To enter or pass through something
  • electromagnetic: Having magnetic and electrical parts
  • mathematic
  • infinity: State of being without end; endless time, space
Placeholder Image

Preparing usage notes, please check back later

  • not found vocabularyNo vocabulary matches your filters
    • beam

      US /bim/

      UK /bi:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send out information, signals, or light
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long piece of metal or wood used in construction
      • A line of light or energy
      B1
      More
    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
      A2
      More
    • capable

      US /ˈkepəbəl/

      UK /'keɪpəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to do something very well; proficient
      • Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
      A2
      More
    • commonly

      US /ˈkɑmənlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənli/

      • Adverb
      • Typically, normally; not unusually
      • Widely; by many people.
      A2
      More
    • convention

      US /kənˈvɛnʃən/

      UK /kənˈvenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official agreement between two or more countries
      • Large formal assembly, e.g. to make laws
      • Adjective
      • Concerning a large formal assembly or meeting
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • eliminate

      US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/

      UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely remove; to get rid of
      • To remove from a contest by beating them
      B1TOEIC
      More
    • equation

      US /ɪˈkweʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ɪˈkweɪʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
      • Complex set of different facts, ideas or issues
      B1
      More
    • extend

      US /ɪkˈstɛnd/

      UK /ɪkˈstend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
      • To reach from one point to another
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • fundamental

      US /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˌfʌndəˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Forming a necessary part, base, or core
      • Of central importance.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A basic part of something
      • (Music) the lowest note in a harmony
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • humble

      US /ˈhʌmbəl/

      UK /'hʌmbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being lower in quality or status
      • Not proud/arrogant; of low status
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel less proud or confident
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • infinity

      US /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/

      UK /ɪn'fɪnətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being without end; endless time, space
      B2
      More
    • invention

      US /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈvenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something new that is different from other things
      • Power or ability to create new things
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • mathematician

      US /ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Student of or teacher of mathematics
      A2
      More
    • mystery

      US /ˈmɪstəri/

      UK /ˈmɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being strange and not understood
      • Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
      A2
      More
    • neatly

      US /ˈnitlɪ/

      UK /ni:tlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With neatness
      A2
      More
    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
      A2
      More
    • origin

      US /ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr-/

      UK /ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/

      • Noun
      • Point at which something begins or is created
      • A person's social or ethnic background.
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • penetrating

      US /ˈpɛnɪˌtretɪŋ/

      UK /ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To enter or pass through something
      • To gain a market in a new area or country
      • Adjective
      • (Of wit, understanding etc.) keen; to the point
      B1
      More
    • philosopher

      US /fɪˈlɑsəfɚ/

      UK /fəˈlɒsəfə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person studying the meaning of truth and life
      • A person who is calm and wise; someone who lives by philosophical principles.
      C1
      More
    • radiation

      US /ˌrediˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
      • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
      B1
      More
    • ray

      US /re/

      UK /reɪ/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Lines of light coming from an object
      • Fish with a pointed tail and flat body
      B1
      More
    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • replace

      US /rɪˈples/

      UK /rɪ'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use instead of something else
      • To return an item to its original location
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • representation

      US /ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
      • Picture showing something in a particular way
      A2
      More
    • scientist

      US /ˈsaɪəntɪst/

      UK /ˈsaɪəntɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who is trained in a science
      A2
      More
    • shine

      US /ʃaɪn/

      UK /ʃaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To point a light in a certain direction
      • To make or produce a bright light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something clean by using a polish
      A2
      More
    • spite

      US /spaɪt/

      UK /spaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deliberately annoy or frustrate someone
      B2
      More
    • translation

      US /trænsˈleʃən, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
      A2
      More
    • unknown

      US /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/

      UK /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Not being known or famous
      • Being unfamiliar or not known
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who is not famous or known by many
      B1
      More
    Video not in English?
    Video not in English?

    Get the full experience in the app

    Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis

    preview
    01:03

    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

    Get the full experience in the app

    Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage

    preview

    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
    A2 Elementary

    Get the full experience in the app

    Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback

    preview

    Try this speaking exercise.

    Try practicing with this sentence.

    80
    B1
    #TED-Ed#radiation#german#descartes#shine#unknown

    【TED-Ed】Mysteries of vernacular: X-ray - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

    0
    姚易辰 posted on 2014/02/13
    Ever wondered where the term 'X-ray' actually came from? This fun explainer dives into the fascinating history and science behind X-rays, from their discovery to the etymology of their name. You'll pick up some cool advanced vocabulary and learn some fascinating facts along the way!

    Learn this video on the APP!

    The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!

    Recommended Videos

    Auto Next Video

    Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved