articulate
US /ɑ:rˈtɪkjuleɪt/
UK /ɑ:ˈtɪkjuleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To express something clearly using language
- Adjective
- Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.
B2TOEICMorebad word
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
A1Morecareful
US /ˈkerfl/
UK /ˈkeəfl/
- Adjective
- Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
A2Morecash
US /kæʃ/
UK /kæʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- Transitive Verb
- To sell or give something to get money
A2Moreconfuse
US /kənˈfjuz/
UK /kənˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
- To mistake one person or thing for another.
A2Moredepending on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- Influenced or determined by.
- Preposition
- Subject to; contingent on
- Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
A2Moredraw out
US /drɔ aʊt/
UK /drɔ: aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lengthen (far beyond the normal limits)
- To get someone to tell you their real feelings
A1Moreembarrassing
US /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
UK /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
- Adjective
- Causing shame
- Causing embarrassment.
A2Moreend in
US /ɛnd ɪn/
UK /end in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have something as the final result.
equivalent
US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
- Adjective
- Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- Having the same meaning or significance.
- Noun
- Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
B1TOEICMorefashion
US /ˈfæʃən/
UK /'fæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- Industry that creates new styles of clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To make things into a particular shape
A2Morefax
US /fæks/
UK /fæks/
- Transitive Verb
- To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
- Noun
- A document transmitted by a facsimile machine
B1TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
have to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
lack
US /læk/
UK /læk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To not have, or not have enough, of something
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of not having or not having enough of
A2TOEICMorelax
US /læks/
UK /læks/
- Adjective
- Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
C1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreloose
US /lus/
UK /lu:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To shoot or fire something from a gun
- Adjective
- (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
- Not tightly attached or held
A2Morelorry
US /ˈlɔri, ˈlɑri/
UK /ˈlɔri/
- Countable Noun
- Truck; a large vehicle for carrying goods
B1Moremarker
US /ˈmɑ:rkə(r)/
UK /ˈmɑ:kə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is easy to recognize or identify
- Thick pen used for writing, e.g. on boards
B1Moremix
US /mɪks/
UK /mɪks/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine two or more things to make one
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A combination of more than two things
A2Moremix up
US /mɪks ʌp/
UK /miks ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To put various things together so they become one
- To cause things to become confused
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To confuse (two or more things or people).
- To stir or agitate something.
A1Morepronounced
US /prəˈnaʊnst/
UK /prəˈnaʊnst/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
- Adjective
- (Of an object) stick out above the surface
- Very noticeable or obvious.
B1Morepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Moreregister
US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/
UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To record your name on an official list; sign up
- To show an amount on a measurement device
- Noun
- Till; machine used add up things you buy
- Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
A2Morerequest
US /rɪˈkwɛst/
UK /rɪ'kwest/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for, usually politely and formally
- Noun
- Thing that has been asked for
- A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
A2TOEICMorerhyme
US /raɪm/
UK /raɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- Poem or song using similar-sounding words
B2Morerude
US /rud/
UK /ru:d/
- Adjective
- Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- Offensive; ill-mannered
A2Moresack
US /sæk/
UK /sæk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To put something in a large bag
- To dismiss a person from their job; fire
- Countable Noun
- Large strong bag made of fibers, plastic, etc.
B1Moresex
US /sɛks/
UK /seks/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- Physical activity by which we produce babies
A2Moreslang
US /slæŋ/
UK /slæŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Words or phrases used in a very informal way
B1Morespit
US /spɪt/
UK /spɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
B1Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMoresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretax
US /tæks/
UK /tæks/
- Transitive Verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money taken by a government from its people
- A heavy demand or burden.
A2TOEICMoretense
US /tɛns/
UK /tens/
- Noun
- The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- Adjective
- Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
- Stretched tight and stiff
A2TOEICMoretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretruck
US /trʌk/
UK /trʌk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
- Transitive Verb
- To transport something on a lorry, van
A2Morewobbly
US /ˈwɑbli/
UK /'wɒblɪ/
- Adjective
- Moving with a rocking or staggering motion
B2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- draw out: To lengthen (far beyond the normal limits)
- mix up: To put various things together so they become one
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- job: Something that must be done
- dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- buy: To believe something; accept
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- person: Man, woman or child
- money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
- bad: Not good; wrong
- traveled: To go to a place that is far away
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- luck: Accidental way things happen, often good things
- price: Person's name
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
- fax: To transmit documents with a facsimile machine
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- sex: State of being male or female
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- embarrassing: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- lorry: Truck; a large vehicle for carrying goods
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
- rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
- pronounced: To state something in a legal or official way
- register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
- sack: To put something in a large bag
- highly: In a manner that shows approval
- slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
- ck: Abbreviation of various terms, often names or titles.
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- wobbly: Moving with a rocking or staggering motion
- marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
- articulate: To express something clearly using language
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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.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Zenn posted on 2013/03/30Ever mix up words like 'fax' and 'tax' or 'truck' and 'luck'? This fun pronunciation lesson dives into those tricky 'X' and 'CK' word endings, helping you nail those KS and CK sounds! You'll pick up practical pronunciation tips that make a big difference in your daily English conversations.
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