Vocabulary

  • speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
  • in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
  • accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
  • valuable: Being useful or important
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • communist: Believer in communism
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
  • haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
  • assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • own: To have something as your property
  • senate: A board of governors at a college or university
  • descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
  • summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • materialize: To become real or actual
  • lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
  • costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
  • countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
  • spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
  • savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
  • weekday: Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
  • sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • accessible

      US /ækˈsɛsəbəl/

      UK /əkˈsesəbl/

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

      US /ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm/

      UK /'ælɡərɪðəm/

      • Noun
      • A step-by-step problem-solving feature
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    • appeal

      US /əˈpil/

      UK /ə'pi:l/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attract interest, attention, or desire
      • To request a judge or others to change a decision
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assemble

      US /əˈsɛmbəl/

      UK /əˈsembl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put parts together to make a complete unit
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather together in one place
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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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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    • communist

      US /ˈkɑmjənɪst/

      UK /ˈkɒmjənɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Believer in communism
      • Noun
      • A person who supports or believes in communism.
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    • consequential

      US /ˌkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌkɔnsɪˈkwenʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Following as a logical conclusion or result
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    • costly

      US /ˈkɔstli/

      UK /'kɒstlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being very expensive, often wasteful
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    • countdown

      US /ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/

      UK /ˈkaʊntdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Counting backward to zero to show the time left
      • A period of time leading up to an event, counting backward to zero.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To count backwards to zero.
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    • demand

      US /dɪˈmænd/

      UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Desire customers have to buy product, service
      • A strong request for someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strongly request someone to do something
      • To need something.
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    • descend

      US /dɪˈsɛnd/

      UK /dɪˈsend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in court

      US /ɪn kɔrt/

      UK /in kɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • 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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    • increasingly

      US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

      UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • More and more; in greater degree or amount
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • lobby

      US /ˈlɑ:bi/

      UK /ˈlɒbi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main entrance and waiting room of public building
      • Group employed to persuade people to change laws
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to persuade a government to change laws
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • materialize

      US /məˈtɪriəˌlaɪz/

      UK /mə'tɪərɪəlaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become real or actual
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give material form to; to produce.
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
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    • overwhelming

      US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
      • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
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    • overwhelmingly

      US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋlɪ/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'welmɪŋlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • So it cannot be resisted
      • Adverb
      • To a very great degree or extent
      • In a way that is very great or very strong
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    • pass as

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
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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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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • rush

      US /rʌʃ/

      UK /rʌʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To attack someone suddenly in a group
      • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
      • State of hurried action
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    • savannah

      US /sə'vænə/

      UK /sə'vænə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
      • A city in Georgia, USA, known for its history and architecture.
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • senate

      US /ˈsɛnɪt/

      UK /'senət/

      • Noun
      • A board of governors at a college or university
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • sh

      US /ʃ/

      UK /ʃ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make to make someone be quiet
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    • speak out

      US /spik aʊt/

      UK /spi:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
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    • spy

      US /spaɪ/

      UK /spaɪ/

      • Noun
      • Person who gets secret information about an enemy
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to get secrets about an enemy country
      • To secretly watch someone or something
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    • suicide

      US /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/

      UK /'su:ɪsaɪd/

      • Noun
      • Act of purposely killing yourself
      • Act that ruins a person's career, status etc.
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    • summon

      US /ˈsʌmən/

      UK /'sʌmən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
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    • uncertainty

      US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/

      UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
      • Lack of confidence; doubt.
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    • valuable

      US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/

      UK /ˈvæljuəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful or important
      • Being worth a lot of money
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    • weekday

      US /ˈwikˌde/

      UK /ˈwi:kdeɪ/

      • Noun
      • Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday
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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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