Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • such as: For example; like
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • feed on: To eat a particular food.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
  • food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
  • capillary action: The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.
  • suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
  • slurp up: To drink (something) noisily.
  • bring along: To take someone or something with you.
  • swear off: To make a formal promise to stop doing or using something.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • interfere: To get involved in something not your business
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
  • notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
  • digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
  • nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
  • spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
  • initiate: To cause something to begin
  • rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
  • aid: To help others and provide things
  • harness: To capture the power of something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • soak: To make something completely wet
  • ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
  • ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
  • anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
  • detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
  • groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
  • spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • swiftly: Quickly
  • decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
  • pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • land: Region or country
  • adhere: To support a cause, political party, religion
  • capillary: Very small tube that carry blood in the body
  • contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
  • repel: To make or force someone or something go away
  • slurp: To drink noisily
  • trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
  • airborne: Being in the air
  • pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
  • affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
  • excrement: Waste matter discharged from the body; feces
  • meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • decomposition: State of decay or rot
  • mint: Candies with the taste of mint
  • inhospitable: Being difficult to live in due to conditions
  • health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
  • fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
  • fleshy: Rather fat
  • house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • clean: Completely; entirely
  • sandwich: To catch between two things
  • food: What people and animals eat to live
  • yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
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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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    • absorb

      US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

      UK /əb'sɔ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take up all attention / energy of something
      • To take in a liquid; soak up
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    • accelerate

      US /ækˈsɛləˌret/

      UK /əkˈseləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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    • adhere

      US /ədˈhɪr/

      UK /ədˈhɪə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To support a cause, political party, religion
      • To stick to; make something stick to something
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    • affinity

      US /əˈfɪnɪti/

      UK /ə'fɪnətɪ/

      • Noun
      • A feeling of attraction or relationship
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    • aid

      US /ed/

      UK /eɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To help others and provide things
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action of giving help to others
      • Money or help given to those who need it
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    • airborne

      US /ˈerbɔ:rn/

      UK /ˈeəbɔ:n/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the air
      • Transmitted through the air.
      • Noun
      • A military unit trained to be transported by air and parachute into combat.
      • An operation involving the dropping of troops by parachute from aircraft.
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    • anatomy

      US /əˈnætəmi/

      UK /əˈnætəmi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
      B2
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
      B2
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • bring along

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take someone or something with you.
      A2
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    • buzz

      US /bʌz/

      UK /bʌz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a low, constant noise like a bee
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    • capillary

      US /ˈkæpəˌlɛri/

      UK /kəˈpɪləri/

      • Countable Noun
      • Very small tube that carry blood in the body
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    • capillary action

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • contamination

      US /kənˌtæməˈneʃən/

      UK /kənˌtæmɪ'neɪʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being impure because of a harmful agent
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    • decompose

      US /ˌdi:kəmˈpoʊz/

      UK /ˌdi:kəmˈpəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
      • To gradually be destroyed by natural processes
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    • decomposition

      US /ˌdikɑmpəˈzɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdi:kɒmpə'zɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of decay or rot
      • The process of breaking down into component elements; analysis.
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    • detect

      US /dɪˈtɛkt/

      UK /dɪˈtekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discover or identify the presence of something
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    • digestive

      US /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv, dɪ-/

      UK /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning processes of converting food to energy
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    • ecosystem

      US /ˈɛkoˌsɪstəm, ˈiko-/

      UK /ˈi:kəʊsɪstəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Types of plants and animals in an specific area
      • A network of interconnected companies, technologies, and services that interact to create value.
      B1
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    • excrement

      US /ˈɛkskrəmənt/

      UK /ˈekskrɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Waste matter discharged from the body; feces
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • feed on

      US /fid ɑn/

      UK /fi:d ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To eat a particular food.
      • To increase or become stronger because of something.
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    • ferment

      US / fɚˈmɛnt/

      UK /'fɜ:ment/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
      B2TOEIC
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    • fleshy

      US /ˈflɛʃi/

      UK /ˈfleʃi/

      • Adjective
      • Rather fat
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    • food source

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A place or thing from which food is obtained.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • groom

      US /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

      UK /gru:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make neat and smart in appearance
      • To take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it
      • Countable Noun
      • Man employed to brush, trim and clean horses
      • Man who is, or who has recently married
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    • harness

      US /ˈhɑrnɪs/

      UK /'hɑ:nɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To capture the power of something
      • To put a harness on (an animal).
      • Noun
      • Equipment used by horses to pull things
      • A means of controlling and utilizing something, especially natural energy.
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    • ingest

      US /ɪn'dʒest/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, or swallow something
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    • inhospitable

      US /ˌɪnhɑ:ˈspɪtəbl/

      UK /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being difficult to live in due to conditions
      • Not welcoming guests; unfriendly
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    • initiate

      US /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to begin
      • To allow someone into a group by a special ceremony
      • Noun
      • A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.
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    • interfere

      US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/

      UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To get involved in something not your business
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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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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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • mint

      US /mɪnt/

      UK /mɪnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Candies with the taste of mint
      • Place where a government prints its money
      • Transitive Verb
      • To print money or make coins
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    • notorious

      US /noʊ'tɔ:rɪrs/

      UK /nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being famous or publicly known for something bad
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    • nutrient

      US /ˈnutriənt/

      UK /ˈnju:triənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A chemical living things needs to be healthy
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    • organic

      US /ɔrˈɡænɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Developing naturally and without a set structure
      • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
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    • pesky

      US /ˈpɛski/

      UK /ˈpeski/

      • Adjective
      • Causing irritation or annoyance
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    • pollen

      US /ˈpɑ:lən/

      UK /ˈpɒlən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
      B2
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • repel

      US /rɪˈpɛl/

      UK /rɪ'pel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make or force someone or something go away
      • To cause someone to feel disgust.
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • rub

      US /rʌb/

      UK /rʌb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
      • To move something back and forth along a surface
      • Noun
      • Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • saliva

      US /səˈlaɪvə/

      UK /səˈlaɪvə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
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    • slurp

      US /slɚp/

      UK /slɜ:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To drink noisily
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making a noise when drinking
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    • slurp up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drink (something) noisily.
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    • soak

      US /sok/

      UK /səʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something completely wet
      • To place something in liquid for a period of time
      • Noun
      • Placement in liquid for a period of time
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    • solid

      US /ˈsɑlɪd/

      UK /'sɒlɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to be trusted; reliable
      • Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
      • Noun
      • Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
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    • spit

      US /spɪt/

      UK /spɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
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    • spoil

      US /spɔɪl/

      UK /spɔɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
      • To overindulge and harm the character of a child
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of food) to go bad
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US /ˈsʌbstəns/

      UK /'sʌbstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Essence of; most basic or central qualities
      • Particular type of material
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • suck up

      US /sʌk ʌp/

      UK /sʌk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
      • To absorb or soak up a liquid.
      C2
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    • swear off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make a formal promise to stop doing or using something.
      A2
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    • swiftly

      US /ˈswɪftlɪ/

      UK /swɪftlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Quickly
      B2
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    • time flies

      US /taɪm flaɪz/

      UK /taim flaɪz/

      • Idiom
      • Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • trash

      US /træʃ/

      UK /træʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Garbage or anything that is worthless
      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw away in the garbage
      • To criticize; claim person/thing is inferior
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    • yuck

      US /jʌk/

      UK /jʌk/

      • Interjection
      • Used to express rejection or strong disgust
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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