Vocabulary

  • play the victim: To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
  • shapes and sizes: A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
  • watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • take against: To develop a dislike or hostility toward someone.
  • back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
  • point the finger: To blame or accuse someone of doing something wrong.
  • allow for: To take into consideration
  • family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
  • feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
  • chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
  • manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
  • psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
  • poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
  • manipulative: Controlling people dishonestly to get control
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
  • empathetic: Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
  • provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • complacent: Unconcerned, self-satisfied
  • icon: Small image on a computer screen
  • jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
  • sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
  • differ: To be different; to be not like others
  • distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
  • triangulation: Measuring lengths and areas with triangles
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    • accessible

      US /ækˈsɛsəbəl/

      UK /əkˈsesəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be entered, reached or used
      • Easy to understand.
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    • acknowledge

      US /ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/

      UK /ək'nɒlɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
      • To say you accept the truth or value of something
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    • advantage

      US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing making the chance of success higher
      • A positive point about something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
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    • allow for

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take into consideration
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • back at you

      US /bæk æt ju/

      UK /bæk æt ju/

      • other
      • An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • chaos

      US /ˈkeˌɑs/

      UK /'keɪɒs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • State of utter confusion or disorder
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete disorder and confusion.
      • Behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
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    • complacent

      US /kəmˈplesənt/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪsnt/

      • Adjective
      • Unconcerned, self-satisfied
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • differ

      US /ˈdɪfɚ/

      UK /'dɪfə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be different; to be not like others
      • Disagree; be of a different opinion.
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    • distrust

      US /dɪsˈtrʌst/

      UK /dɪs'trʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To not trust someone or something
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    • empathetic

      US /empə'θetɪk/

      UK /empə'θetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • family members

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
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    • feel sorry for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
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    • fulfill

      US /fʊlˈfɪl/

      UK /fʊl'fɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To finish or provide something successfully
      • To make real, to bring into effect
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • icon

      US /ˈaɪˌkɑn/

      UK /'aɪkɒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small image on a computer screen
      • Person widely recognized as a symbol of something
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • individual

      US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Single person, looked at separately from others
      • A single thing or item, especially when part of a set or group.
      • Adjective
      • Made for use by one single person
      • Having a distinct manner different from others
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • intrigue

      US /ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ/

      UK /ɪnˈtri:g/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone interested or curious
      • To make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Secret plan; the act of making a secret plan
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    • jealousy

      US /ˈdʒɛləsi/

      UK /ˈdʒeləsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
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    • manipulate

      US /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/

      UK /mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to control others to gain an advantage
      • To handle or work in a skillful manner
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    • manipulation

      US /məˌnɪpjʊˈleʃən/

      UK /məˌnɪpjʊ'leɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of controlling to gain an advantage
      • Act of moving something using your hands
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    • manipulative

      US /məˈnɪpjələtɪv, -ˌle-/

      UK /mə'nɪpjələtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Controlling people dishonestly to get control
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
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    • ongoing

      US /ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ/

      UK /ˈɒngəʊɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Continuing to exist or be in progress
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A situation or process that is currently taking place or is in progress.
      • A problem or difficulty that continues to exist or happen.
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    • play the victim

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
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    • point the finger

      US /pɔɪnt ðə ˈfɪŋɡɚ/

      UK /pɔint ðə ˈfɪŋɡə/

      • other
      • To blame or accuse someone of doing something wrong.
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    • poke

      US /pok/

      UK /pəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a push, thrust, or jab
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    • provoke

      US /prəˈvoʊk/

      UK /prəˈvəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
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    • psychology

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

      UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
      • Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • shapes and sizes

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A wide variety of forms and dimensions.
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    • sow

      US /so/

      UK /saʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant seeds in an area of ground
      • Countable Noun
      • An adult female pig.
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • tactic

      US /ˈtæktɪk/

      UK /'tæktɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
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    • take against

      US /teɪk əˈɡenst/

      UK /teɪk əˈɡenst/

      • other
      • To develop a dislike or hostility toward someone.
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    • trap

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • triangulation

      US /traɪˌæŋɡjəˈleʃən/

      UK /traɪˌæŋgjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Measuring lengths and areas with triangles
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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    • watch out

      US /wɑtʃ aʊt/

      UK /wɔtʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be careful; to be alert to danger
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    • wind up

      US //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//

      UK //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be brought to a state of great tension
      • To close or finalize something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive or end up in a particular state, situation, or place, especially unintentionally.
      • To bring something to an end; to conclude or finish something.
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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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