Vocabulary

  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • publicly traded: Having shares that are traded on a stock exchange.
  • the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
  • by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • point out: To make others aware of an idea
  • have to: Must do
  • piece of cake: (slang) easy to do
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
  • hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
  • firm: Company that sells goods or services
  • integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
  • regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
  • disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • huge: Very very large
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • option: A choice
  • fortune: What might happen to you in the future
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • product: Item that can be bought
  • stray: To deviate or go away from the established norm
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • incomprehensible: Impossible to understand or comprehend
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • kernel: Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
  • snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
  • depot: Storage place for goods
  • falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
  • directory: Alphabetical list of names and addresses
  • delete: To remove or erase something
  • disk: Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
  • techno: Style of fast heavy electronic dance
  • git: Stupid or useless person
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • artificial

      US /ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
      • (Something) made by people; not created by nature
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    • bad idea

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An unwise or imprudent course of action.
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • by hand

      US /baɪ hænd/

      UK /bai hænd/

      • Phrase
      • Done manually; not by machine.
      • Delivered personally; not by mail or electronically.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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    • cure

      US /kjʊr/

      UK /kjʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that solves a problem or makes it better
      • Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix or improve a problem
      • To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • delete

      US /diˈlit/

      UK /dɪ'li:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove or erase something
      • Noun
      • A key on a computer keyboard used to remove characters or files.
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    • depot

      US /ˈdipo,ˈdɛpo/

      UK /ˈdepəu/

      • Noun
      • Storage place for goods
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    • detach

      US /dɪˈtætʃ/

      UK /dɪˈtætʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send away a military unit on a special mission
      • To separate something from something larger
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    • directory

      US /dɪˈrɛktəri, daɪ-/

      UK /dəˈrektəri/

      • Noun
      • Alphabetical list of names and addresses
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    • disaster

      US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/

      UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • State of extreme ruin and misfortune
      • A complete failure.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
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    • disk

      US /dɪsk/

      UK /dɪsk/

      • Noun
      • Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
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    • disrupt

      US /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • equivalent

      US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Equal to something in value, use or meaning
      • Having the same meaning or significance.
      • Noun
      • Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
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    • falcon

      US /ˈfælkən/

      UK /ˈfɔ:lkən/

      • Noun
      • Fast-flying hunting bird
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • firm

      US /fɚm/

      UK /fɜ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Company that sells goods or services
      • Adjective
      • Fairly hard or solid, not soft
      • Unchanging and strong
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    • fortune

      US /ˈfɔrtʃən/

      UK /'fɔ:tʃu:n/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What might happen to you in the future
      • Chance or luck, particularly good luck
      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring good fortune to.
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    • git

      US /ɡɪt/

      UK /ɡɪt/

      • Noun
      • Stupid or useless person
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hilarious

      US /hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ-/

      UK /hɪˈleəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely amusing; very funny
      B2
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • incomprehensible

      US /ɪnˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensəbl/

      UK /ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to understand or comprehend
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    • integrate

      US /ˈɪntɪˌɡret/

      UK /ˈɪntɪgreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine together; make into one thing
      • To bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution.
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • kernel

      US /ˈkɜ:rnl/

      UK /ˈkɜ:nl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
      • The central part of an operating system that manages the system's resources.
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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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    • mess

      US /mɛs/

      UK /mes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
      • A difficult or confused situation.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something untidy or dirty
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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • multi

      US

      UK

      • Prefix
      • A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
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    • option

      US /ˈɑpʃən/

      UK /'ɒpʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A choice
      • A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • piece of cake

      US /pis ʌv kek/

      UK /pi:s ɔv keik/

      • Phrase
      • (slang) easy to do
      • Idiom
      • Very easy to do.
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    • point out

      US /pɔɪnt aʊt/

      UK /pɔint aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make others aware of an idea
      • To draw attention to something or someone
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
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    • publicly traded

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having shares that are traded on a stock exchange.
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    • regular

      US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈregjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having an equal amount of space or time in between
      • Occurring or being done frequently
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Customers who frequently visit a place
      • Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
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    • snapshot

      US /ˈsnæpʃɑ:t/

      UK /ˈsnæpʃɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A photograph, especially an informal one
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    • stray

      US /stre/

      UK /streɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To deviate or go away from the established norm
      • Noun
      • Someone or something that is lost, e.g. a dog
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    • surgeon

      US /ˈsɜrdʒən/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • A doctor who performs surgery
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • techno

      US /ˈteknoʊ/

      UK /ˈteknəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Style of fast heavy electronic dance
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    • thanks to

      US /θæŋks tu/

      UK /θæŋks tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; as a result of.
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    • the bottom line

      US /ði ˈbɑtəm laɪn/

      UK /ðə ˈbɔtəm lain/

      • Noun
      • The most important thing; the essential point.
      • The net income or profit of a company.
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
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    • virtual

      US /ˈvɚtʃuəl/

      UK /ˈvɜ:tʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Existing only on the internet or on a computer
      • Existing only in a digital world
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    • volume

      US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/

      UK /ˈvɒlju:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number or amount of something e.g. sales
      • Amount of space that something takes up
      • Countable Noun
      • One book that is part of a set of books
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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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