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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
B1TOEICMoreacceleration
US /ækˌsɛləˈreʃən/
UK /əkˌseləˈreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Increase in the speed or rate of something
- The rate at which the speed of something increases.
B1Morealgebra
US /ˈældʒəbrə/
UK /ˈældʒɪbrə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
C1Morearchitecture
US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛktʃɚ/
UK /ˈɑ:kɪtektʃə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Design and construction of buildings
- The style or design of a building or buildings.
A2Moreautonomous
US /ɔ:ˈtɑ:nəməs/
UK /ɔ:ˈtɒnəməs/
- Adjective
- Able to control or decide matters by itself
B2Morebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecombinatorial
US /kəmˌbaɪnə'tɒrɪrl/
UK /ˌkɒmbɪnə'tɔ:rɪəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the arrangement of elements in sets
C2Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
B1Moredemonstrate
US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/
UK /'demənstreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To display a feeling or ability openly
- To protest about something often as a group
A2TOEICMoredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
A2TOEICMoreenormous
US /ɪˈnɔrməs/
UK /iˈnɔ:məs/
- Adjective
- Huge; very big; very important
- Very great in size, amount, or degree.
A2Moreextraordinary
US /ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri/
UK /ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri/
- Adjective
- Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- Additional to or different from what is usual or regular.
B1TOEICMorefactor
US /ˈfæktɚ/
UK /'fæktə(r)/
- Noun
- Something that influences a result
- Transitive Verb
- To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
- To find the two numbers a number can be divided by
A2TOEICMorein general
US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/
UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/
- Phrase
- Typically; usually; on the whole.
- Not specific or detailed; broadly.
- Adjective
- Not detailed or specific; overall.
C2Morein parallel
US /ɪn ˈpærəˌlɛl/
UK /in ˈpærəlel/
- Adverb
- Done at the same time; simultaneously.
- Adjective
- Relating to a system where multiple operations are carried out simultaneously, especially in computing.
C2Moreincredible
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/
- Adjective
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
A2TOEICMoreincredibly
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/
- Adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
A2Moreindependent
US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
- Adjective
- Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- Not connected with or influenced by something else.
- Noun
- A person not connected to a political party
- Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
A2TOEICMoreinflation
US /ɪnˈfleʃən/
UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of filling something with air or gas
- Continual rise in the prices of products
B1TOEICMorelinear
US /ˈlɪniər/
UK /ˈlɪniə(r)/
- Adjective
- Made of lines
- Series of progressing from one stage to another
B1Moreof a sudden
US
UK
- Phrase
- Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreparallel
US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/
UK /'pærəlel/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be equal to, or like, something else
- To compare
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A line on a map a set distance from the equator
- A similarity; a comparison.
B1Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMoreprocess
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
A2TOEICMoreprocessor
US /ˈprɑ:sesə/
UK /ˈprəʊsesə(r)/
- Noun
- A machine that to makes something ready for use
- A person or thing that processes something.
B1Morepurpose
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.
A2TOEICMoreregain
US /riˈɡen/
UK /rɪ'ɡeɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To get something back that had been lost
B1Morerelieve
US /rɪˈliv/
UK /rɪ'li:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To make less boring by making some change
- To replace workers with others
B1Moreretain
US /rɪˈten/
UK /rɪ'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- To keep one thing inside another for a time
A2Moreseparate
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
A2TOEICMorespeed up
US /spid ʌp/
UK /spi:d ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move more quickly
A2Moresudden
US /ˈsʌdn/
UK /ˈsʌdn/
- Adjective
- Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
B1Moretremendously
US /trɪˈmɛndəslɪ/
UK /trə'mendəslɪ/
- Adverb
- Very well or very impressively
B1Moreunbelievable
US /ˌʌnbɪˈlivəbəl/
UK /ˌʌnbɪˈli:vəbl/
- Adjective
- Being very hard to believe; very great
- Extremely good or impressive; amazing.
B1Moreunexpected
US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
- Adjective
- Surprising because it was not expected
- Noun
- An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
B2Moreunit
US /ˈjunɪt/
UK /ˈju:nɪt/
- Countable Noun
- One apartment in a building
- Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
B2TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Moreworth
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.
A2More
