Vocabulary

  • per year: For each year; annually.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • aside from
  • from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • have to: Must do
  • come down to: To become in the end a matter of
  • move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
  • in terms of
  • hanging out: To spend time with your friends
  • concerted effort: An effort that is planned and organized; a joint effort.
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • draw upon: To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
  • guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
  • diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
  • valuable: Being useful or important
  • prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
  • benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
  • notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
  • popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
  • allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • extracurricular: Outside the regular academic curriculum
  • stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
  • scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
  • unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
  • geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
  • maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
  • differ: To be different; to be not like others
  • workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
  • claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
  • enrol: To put someone into a group; to register
  • mater: Use of the Latin word for mother
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    • accommodation

      US /əˌkɑməˈdeʃən/

      UK /əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Adapting to become better at handling situations
      • Consideration of the needs and opinions of others
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    • allocate

      US /ˈæləˌket/

      UK /ˈæləkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
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    • application

      US /ˌæplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Software program, e.g. for smart phone
      • Process of spreading a substance over a surface
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • aside from

      US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/

      UK /əˈsaid frɔm/

      • Phrase
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

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

      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
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • claustrophobic

      US /ˌklɔ:strəˈfoʊbɪk/

      UK /ˌklɔ:strəˈfəʊbɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Afraid of being trapped in a small place
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    • come down to

      US /kʌm daʊn tu/

      UK /kʌm daun tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become in the end a matter of
      • To be passed on to someone as an inheritance.
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    • concerted effort

      US /kənˈsɚtɪd ˈɛfət/

      UK /kənˈsə:tid ˈefət/

      • Noun
      • An effort that is planned and organized; a joint effort.
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    • differ

      US /ˈdɪfɚ/

      UK /'dɪfə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be different; to be not like others
      • Disagree; be of a different opinion.
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    • diversity

      US /dɪˈvə:sɪti, daɪ-/

      UK /daɪ'vɜ:sətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
      • A range of different things.
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    • draw upon

      US /drɔ əˈpɑn/

      UK /drɔ: əˈpɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
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    • enrol

      US /ɪnˈroʊl/

      UK /ɪnˈrəʊl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put someone into a group; to register
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    • extracurricular

      US /ˌekstrəkə'rɪkjələ/

      UK /ˌekstrəkə'rɪkjʊlə/

      • Adjective
      • Outside the regular academic curriculum
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    • from home

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Working or operating from one's residence.
      • Originating or coming from one's own house or country.
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    • generally

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

      UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

      • Adverb
      • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
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    • geography

      US /dʒiˈɑ:grəfi/

      UK /dʒiˈɒgrəfi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the earth and its natural features
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • guarantee

      US /ˌɡærənˈti/

      UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To promise to repair a broken product
      • To promise that something will happen or be done
      • Countable Noun
      • A promise to repair a broken product
      • Promise that something will be done as expected
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    • hanging out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To spend time with your friends
      • To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hockey

      US /ˈhɑ:ki/

      UK /ˈhɒki/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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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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    • involve

      US /ɪnˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪn'vɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have or be included as a part of something
      • To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • maple

      US /ˈmepəl/

      UK /ˈmeɪpl/

      • Noun
      • Any of various trees, some producing syrup
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    • mater

      US /'meɪtə/

      UK /'meɪtə/

      • Noun
      • Use of the Latin word for mother
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    • meet with

      US /mit wɪð/

      UK /mi:t wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
      • To encounter or experience something, often something negative.
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    • move out

      US /muv aʊt/

      UK /mu:v aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave a house or flat permanently.
      • To advance from a defensive position.
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    • notoriously

      US /noˈtɔrɪəslɪ/

      UK /nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • So as to be well-known for being something bad
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • per year

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • For each year; annually.
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    • prestigious

      US /prɛˈstidʒəs, -ˈstɪdʒəs/

      UK /preˈstɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Respected as being important and with high status
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    • process

      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
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • recommend

      US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/

      UK /ˌrekə'mend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or suggest that someone do something
      • To endorse or support something publicly.
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • rigorous

      US /ˈrɪɡərəs/

      UK /ˈrɪgərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very strict and often difficult; thorough
      • Thorough; meticulous; exhaustive.
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    • scholarship

      US /ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/

      UK /'skɒləʃɪp/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
      • Countable Noun
      • Money given to a student to pay for education
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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    • stereotypical

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
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    • tuition

      US /tuˈɪʃən, tju-/

      UK /tjuˈɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money that is paid for lessons
      • Teaching or instruction, especially of individual students or small groups.
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    • unfamiliar

      US /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Unusual; strange or unknown
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    • valuable

      US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/

      UK /ˈvæljuəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being useful or important
      • Being worth a lot of money
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    • walk around

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
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    • workload

      US /ˈwɜ:rkloʊd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kləʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Work you are expected to do in a specified time
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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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