Vocabulary

  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • anything other than: Except for; not including
  • in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
  • in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
  • tap on: To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
  • defend: To protect and explain your position in court
  • public: Owned by the government
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • fleet: Group of ships under one commander
  • hinder: To make something slow or difficult
  • secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
  • suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
  • cyber: Concerning the internet
  • underway: Happening now
  • escalation: An increase in severity
  • ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
  • retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
  • ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
  • crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
  • paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
  • runway: Long road where planes take off and land
  • operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used
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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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    • administration

      US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/

      UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
      • The work of running something, e.g. a business
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    • anything other than

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Except for; not including
      • Different from; not
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    • appreciation

      US /əˌpriʃiˈeʃən/

      UK /əˌpri:ʃiˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Rise in value (of property or belongings)
      • Understanding something's value or worth
      • Noun
      • Formal Korean expression of appreciation or gratitude
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • ballistic

      US /bəˈlɪstɪk/

      UK /bəˈlɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
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    • bet

      US /bet/

      UK /bet/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
      • Used to express certainty or confidence
      • Countable Noun
      • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
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    • cabinet

      US /ˈkæbənɪt/

      UK /ˈkæbɪnət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
      • Group of advisors to a leader of a government
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the group of senior government ministers.
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • crater

      US /ˈkretɚ/

      UK /'kreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
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    • cyber

      US /'saɪbə/

      UK /'saɪbə/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the internet
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    • defend

      US /dɪˈfɛnd/

      UK /dɪ'fend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and explain your position in court
      • To protect against an attack
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • escalation

      US /ˌeskə'leɪʃn/

      UK /ˌeskə'leɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in severity
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    • fleet

      US /flit/

      UK /fli:t/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of ships under one commander
      • Adjective
      • able to run quickly
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    • footage

      US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A certain amount of film or video of something
      • The length or amount of something measured in feet.
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    • hinder

      US /ˈhɪndɚ/

      UK /'hɪndə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something slow or difficult
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    • in depth

      US /ɪn dɛpθ/

      UK /in depθ/

      • Adverb
      • Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
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    • in public

      US /ɪn ˈpʌblɪk/

      UK /in ˈpʌblik/

      • Phrase
      • In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the government or the people as a whole.
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    • inside of

      US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Within; in the inner part of.
      • Within a certain period of time.
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    • judge

      US /dʒʌdʒ/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who decides on the results of a contest
      • Person who has the power to make a decision
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach a decision about who won a contest
      • To form an opinion after careful consideration
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • ministry

      US /ˈmɪnɪstri/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Body of religious workers and leaders
      • Government department, such as Education
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    • minor

      US /ˈmaɪnɚ/

      UK /'maɪnə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not so large in size; not important or valuable
      • An interval a half tone smaller than its major
      • Noun
      • Subject studied in college, but not the main one
      • Someone too young to be legally responsible
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    • offensive

      US /əˈfɛnsɪv/

      UK /əˈfensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing displeasure or anger
      • Attacking or intended to attack
      • Noun
      • A military attack
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    • operational

      US /ˌɑpəˈreʃənəl/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in working condition and ready to be used
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • paved

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build a hard even surface for traveling on
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • prime

      US /praɪm/

      UK /praɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
      • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the highest in quality or value
      • Concerning the highest level of achievement
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • retaliate

      US /rɪˈtæliˌet/

      UK /rɪ'tælɪeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
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    • retaliation

      US / rɪˌtælɪˈeʃən/

      UK /rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Revenge for something harmful or wrong
      B2
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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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    • runway

      US /ˈrʌnˌwe/

      UK /ˈrʌnweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Long road where planes take off and land
      • Narrow raised stage extending into the audience
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    • scale

      US /skel/

      UK /skeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Size, level, or amount when compared
      • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change the size of but keep the proportions
      • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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    • suite

      US /swit/

      UK /swi:t/

      • Noun
      • Group of several shorter pieces of music
      • Set of rooms used for a particular purpose
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • tap on

      US /tæp ɑn/

      UK /tæp ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
      • To select something by touching it on a screen.
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    • underway

      US /ˌʌndɚˈwe/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Happening now
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    • worth

      US /wɚθ/

      UK /wɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
      • having a particular value, especially in money
      • Adjective
      • Having a specified value.
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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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