Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
  • same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
  • scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
  • strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
  • moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
  • arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
  • dominant: The strongest; most powerful
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
  • clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
  • placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • daily: Happening every day
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
  • effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
  • mayor: Head of a town or city government
  • efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
  • inclusion: Act of including; person, thing that is included
  • calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
  • infect: To introduce a computer virus to
  • redo: To do over again
  • hospitalization: Period of time when you are confined to a hospital
  • backtrack: To go back along the route you just came
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • arguably

      US /ˈɑːrɡjuəbli/

      UK /ˈɑ:gjuəbli/

      • Adverb
      • Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
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    • assumption

      US /əˈsʌmpʃən/

      UK /ə'sʌmpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
      A2
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    • at the same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
      • Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
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    • backtrack

      US /ˈbækˌtræk/

      UK /ˈbæktræk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go back along the route you just came
      • To retract or change your opinion
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    • calculate

      US /ˈkælkjəˌlet/

      UK /'kælkjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
      B2
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    • clinical

      US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/

      UK /ˈklɪnɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the treatment or observing patients
      • Using scientific techniques and precision
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • dominant

      US /ˈdɑmənənt/

      UK /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • The strongest; most powerful
      • Being the most common, significant or important
      • Noun
      • (Music) The fifth note of a scale.
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    • dose

      US /doʊs/

      UK /dəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a certain amount of something to someone
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    • effectiveness

      US /əˈfɛktɪvnɪs/

      UK /ɪˌfek'tɪvnɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Degree of how well something works or is done
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    • efficacy

      US /ˈɛfɪkəsi/

      UK /ˈefɪkəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to produce a desired outcome
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    • evenly

      US /ˈivənlɪ/

      UK /ˈi:vnli/

      • Adverb
      • Equally; with advantage to both sides
      • In a smooth, level or regular way
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    • exposure

      US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
      • Being talked about in the media
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hospitalization

      US /ˌhɑspɪtlɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Period of time when you are confined to a hospital
      B1
      More
    • in the end

      US /ɪn ði ɛnd/

      UK /in ðə end/

      • Phrase
      • Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
      • Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
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    • inclusion

      US /ɪnˈkluʒən/

      UK /ɪnˈklu:ʒn/

      • Noun
      • Act of including; person, thing that is included
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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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    • infect

      US /ɪnˈfɛkt/

      UK /ɪn'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To introduce a computer virus to
      • To give a disease, bacteria or virus to
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • mayor

      US /ˈmeɪər/

      UK /meə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Head of a town or city government
      B1TOEIC
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    • moderate

      US /ˈmɑdərɪt/

      UK /ˈmɒdərət/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To host a meeting or panel discussion
      • To make something less violent, severe, or strong
      • Adjective
      • Being average in quantity or size
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    • necessarily

      US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/

      UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
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    • pandemic

      US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /pæn'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
      • Noun
      • a pandemic disease
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    • placebo

      US /pləˈsibo/

      UK /plə'si:bəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
      B2
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • purpose

      US /ˈpɚpəs/

      UK /'pɜ:pəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
      • A person's sense of resolve or determination.
      • Adverb
      • With clear intention or determination.
      • Intentionally; deliberately.
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    • redo

      US /riˈdu/

      UK /ˌri:'du:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To do over again
      B1
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    • same time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
      • At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
      • Noun
      • An equal duration or period.
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    • scenario

      US /səˈner.i.oʊ/

      UK /sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/

      • Noun
      • An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
      B1
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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • significantly

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is important or noticeable
      • In a way that is meaningful
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • strain

      US /stren/

      UK /streɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
      • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
      • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • tame

      US /tem/

      UK /teɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Not wild; trained to obey people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To train a wild animal to be obedient and gentle
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    • trial

      US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

      UK /ˈtraɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
      • Act or process of testing or experimenting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be made or done as a test or experiment
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    • vaccine

      US /vækˈsin,ˈvækˌsin/

      UK /'væksi:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
      • A preparation of weakened or killed microorganisms, or of antigenic proteins derived from them, used to induce protective immunity in animals.
      B2
      More
    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
      B1
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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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