Vocabulary

  • metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
  • keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • sum: Amount when all is added together; total
  • rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • hill: High land not as high as a mountain
  • platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • punk: Violent or criminal young man
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
  • cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • stop: To block or close something
  • panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
  • teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
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    • glue

      US /ɡlu/

      UK /ɡlu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sticky substance used for joining things together
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or affix things with glue or paste
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    • hill

      US /hɪl/

      UK /hɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • High land not as high as a mountain
      • Where the road or land goes upward; slope
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • metaphor

      US /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ/

      UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
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    • metaphorically

      US /ˌmɛtəˈfɑrɪkəlɪ/

      UK /ˌmetə'fɒrɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a metaphorical manner
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    • panda

      US /ˈpændə/

      UK /'pændə/

      • Noun
      • White and black bear-like mammal from China
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    • platypus

      US /ˈplætɪpəs/

      UK /ˈplætɪpəs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
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    • propaganda

      US /ˌprɑ:pə'ɡændə/

      UK /ˌprɒpə'ɡændə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Use of) message that you want people to accept
      • The systematic dissemination of information, especially in a biased or misleading way, in order to promote a political cause or point of view.
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    • punk

      US /pʌŋk/

      UK /pʌŋk/

      • Noun
      • Violent or criminal young man
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • sum

      US /sʌm/

      UK /sʌm/

      • Noun
      • Amount when all is added together; total
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add two or more numbers together; total
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
      A2TOEIC
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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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