Vocabulary

  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
  • evolve: To develop certain features
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • efficient: Able to produce results without waste
  • resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • grain: Seeds of plants used for food
  • principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
  • generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
  • apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • performance: Act of doing something
  • harness: To capture the power of something
  • option: A choice
  • due: When something is required or expected
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • analysis: Careful study to better understand something
  • justify: To give good reasons for something
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • hub: Center of action or interest
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
  • minimize: To make something seem small or less important
  • diameter: Distance across the center of an object
  • pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
  • marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
  • wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
  • curly: Having curls or waves
  • turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
  • rotational: Concerning rotation
  • torque: Turning or twisting force
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    • advantage

      US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing making the chance of success higher
      • A positive point about something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
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    • analysis

      US /əˈnælɪsɪs/

      UK /əˈnæləsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful study to better understand something
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • blade

      US /bled/

      UK /bleɪd/

      • Noun
      • One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
      • Sharp edge used for cutting
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    • consistent

      US /kənˈsɪstənt/

      UK /kənˈsɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Agreeing with or being similar to another part
      • In agreement; reliable
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
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    • curly

      US /ˈkə:li/

      UK /'kɜ:lɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Having curls or waves
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    • diameter

      US /daɪˈæmɪtɚ/

      UK /daɪˈæmɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Distance across the center of an object
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    • drag

      US /dræɡ/

      UK /dræɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reluctantly move or go somewhere
      • To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
      • Boring or annoying thing/activity
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • efficient

      US /ɪˈfɪʃənt/

      UK /ɪˈfɪʃnt/

      • Adjective
      • Able to produce results without waste
      • Capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (of time, energy, or other resources).
      A2TOEIC
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    • eliminate

      US /ɪˈlɪməˌnet/

      UK /ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To completely remove; to get rid of
      • To remove from a contest by beating them
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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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    • 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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    • evolve

      US /ɪˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪ'vɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop certain features
      • To develop or change slowly over time
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • generate

      US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/

      UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create or be produced or bring into existence
      • To create electricity, heat, energy and power
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    • grain

      US /ɡren/

      UK /greɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Seeds of plants used for food
      • Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
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    • harness

      US /ˈhɑrnɪs/

      UK /'hɑ:nɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To capture the power of something
      • To put a harness on (an animal).
      • Noun
      • Equipment used by horses to pull things
      • A means of controlling and utilizing something, especially natural energy.
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    • hub

      US /hʌb/

      UK /hʌb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Center of action or interest
      • Central part of a wheel
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    • justify

      US /ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give good reasons for something
      B1TOEIC
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    • marginal

      US /ˈmɑrdʒənəl/

      UK /'mɑ:dʒɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Very small; on the edge; not important
      B2
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    • minimize

      US /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'mɪnɪmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something seem small or less important
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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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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    • performance

      US / pɚˈfɔrməns/

      UK /pə'fɔ:məns/

      • Noun
      • Act of doing something
      • Activity done to entertain an audience
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    • pointless

      US /ˈpɔɪntlɪs/

      UK /'pɔɪntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being without a purpose or meaning
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    • principle

      US /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

      UK /ˈprɪnsəpl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
      • Natural law that explains how things work
      A2TOEIC
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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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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    • rotation

      US /roʊˈteɪʃn/

      UK /rəʊˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Regular change of the crops grown in a field
      • Group who take turns performing a certain task
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    • rotational

      US /roʊ'teɪʃənl/

      UK /rəʊ'teɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning rotation
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    • spin

      US /spɪn/

      UK /spɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a ball rotate when throwing it
      • To move something in a rapid turning motion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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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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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • torque

      US /tɔrk/

      UK /tɔ:k/

      • Noun
      • Turning or twisting force
      B2TOEIC
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    • turbine

      US /ˈtɜ:rbaɪn/

      UK /ˈtɜ:baɪn/

      • Noun
      • Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
      C1
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    • used 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
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    • wrench

      US /rɛntʃ/

      UK /rentʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
      • Transitive Verb
      • To twist, turn, or pull suddenly and forcibly
      B2TOEIC
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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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