Vocabulary

  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • as such: Something previously stated or understood
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
  • perceive: To notice or become aware of something
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
  • pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
  • critical: Making a negative judgment of something
  • deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
  • gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • solitude: State of preferring to be alone
  • quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
  • affect: To cause a change in something else
  • function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
  • direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
  • journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • fortune: What might happen to you in the future
  • linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
  • isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • briefly: Using little time or resources
  • important: Having power or authority
  • mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
  • psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
  • elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
  • psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
  • magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
  • negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
  • deficient: Lacking something necessary
  • depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
  • dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
  • affective: Relating to or affecting the emotions
  • depressive: Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
  • psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
  • humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  • untreated: Not given necessary medical attention
  • lancet: Surgical knife used e.g. for small incisions
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    • affect

      US /əˈfɛkt/

      UK /ə'fekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a change in something else
      • To pretend to have or feel (something).
      • Noun
      • (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
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    • affective

      US /əˈfɛktɪv/

      UK /əˈfektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to or affecting the emotions
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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
      A2TOEIC
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    • as such

      US /æz sʌtʃ/

      UK /æz sʌtʃ/

      • Pronoun
      • Something previously stated or understood
      A1
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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.
      A1
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    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
      B2
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    • briefly

      US /ˈbriːfli/

      UK /ˈbri:fli/

      • Adverb
      • Using little time or resources
      B1
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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
      A2
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
      A1
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
      A2
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    • critical

      US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Making a negative judgment of something
      • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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    • deficient

      US /dɪˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /dɪˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking something necessary
      B2
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    • depress

      US /dɪˈprɛs/

      UK /dɪ'pres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel sad or miserable
      • To push something down
      B2
      More
    • depression

      US /dɪˈprɛʃən/

      UK /dɪ'preʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical condition of a lack of vitality
      • Period of unemployment and low economic activity
      B2
      More
    • depressive

      US /dɪˈprɛsɪv/

      UK /dɪˈpresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
      B2
      More
    • deserve

      US /dɪˈzɚv/

      UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
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    • direct

      US /dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
      • To show the way by conducting or leading
      • Adverb
      • Coming straight from something
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    • dissatisfaction

      US /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

      UK /ˌdɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
      B1
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    • echo

      US /'ekoʊ/

      UK /'ekəʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
      • (Of a sound) to be repeated
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Repetition of sounds after bouncing off something
      • A repetition of events or circumstances
      B1
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    • elevator

      US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/

      UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine that carries people between floors
      • A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
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    • evidence of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
      • Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
      A2
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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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    • function

      US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

      UK /'fʌŋkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Social event, or party such as a wedding
      • Mathematical operation used in calculations
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To serve a certain purpose or role
      • To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
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    • gut

      US /ɡʌt/

      UK /ɡʌt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
      • To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stomach and internal organs of digestion
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    • humankind

      US /ˈhjumənˌkaɪnd/

      UK /ˌhju:mənˈkaɪnd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
      • The characteristics and qualities associated with human beings.
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    • illness

      US /ˈɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
      • A particular instance or type of disease.
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    • inflammation

      US /ˌɪnfləˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Painful swelling in the body due to illness
      • A condition in which a part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
      B2
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    • isolate

      US /ˈaɪsəˌlet/

      UK /ˈaɪsəleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To identify, consider, or deal with separately
      • To keep in a place or situation apart from others
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    • isolation

      US /ˌaɪsəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
      • Process of separating things from other things
      B1
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    • journal

      US /ˈdʒɚnəl/

      UK /ˈdʒə:nl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A diary; record of what you do every day
      • Magazine of academic papers
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • lancet

      US /ˈlænsɪt/

      UK /ˈlɑ:nsɪt/

      • Noun
      • Surgical knife used e.g. for small incisions
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    • linger

      US /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈlɪŋgə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take your time doing something; hang around
      B2
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
      B2
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    • magnesium

      US /mæɡˈniziəm,-ʒəm/

      UK /mægˈni:ziəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
      C2
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • mineral

      US /ˈmɪnərəl/

      UK /'mɪnərəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance naturally formed in the ground
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    • negatively

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪvlɪ/

      UK /'neɡətɪvlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
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    • pandemic

      US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /pæn'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
      • Noun
      • a pandemic disease
      C2
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    • perceive

      US /pɚˈsiv/

      UK /pə'si:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To notice or become aware of something
      • To think of someone or something in a certain way
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • psychiatric

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the treatment of the mind
      B2
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    • psychiatrist

      US /saɪ'kaɪətrɪst/

      UK /saɪˈkaɪətrɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Doctor who treats psychological disorders
      • Doctor who treats psychological disorders
      B2
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    • psychiatry

      US /sɪˈkaɪətri, saɪ-/

      UK /saɪˈkaɪətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study and treatment of mental illness
      B2
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    • psychology

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

      UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
      • Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
      C2
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    • quarantine

      US /ˈkwɔrənˌtin, ˈkwɑr-/

      UK /'kwɒrənti:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The place to isolate sick plants, animals
      C1
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • resist

      US /rɪˈzɪst/

      UK /rɪ'zɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
      • To fight or prevent something from happening
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    • run to

      US /rʌn tu/

      UK /rʌn tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
      • To go to some place
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    • solitude

      US /ˈsɑlɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /'sɒlɪtju:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of preferring to be alone
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • untreated

      US /ˌʌnˈtriːtɪd/

      UK /ˌʌnˈtri:tɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not given necessary medical attention
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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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