arterial
US /ɑrˈtɪriəl/
UK /ɑ:'tɪərɪəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
B2Moreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMorebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebenefit
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
A2TOEICMorebreakdown
US /ˈbrekˌdaʊn/
UK /'breɪkdaʊn/
- Noun
- When normal activity or behavior stops
B1TOEICMorebrilliant
US /ˈbrɪljənt/
UK /'brɪlɪənt/
- Adjective
- Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
- Noun
- A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
A2Moreconstruction
US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /kən'strʌkʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of building something; thing that is built
- Something that is made using different parts
A2Morecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
A2Moredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moreexternal
US /ɪkˈstɚnəl/
UK /eksˈtə:nl/
- Adjective
- Concerning foreign countries
- Concerning the outside of something; outer
A2Moreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Morefactor
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
A2TOEICMoreflat
US /flæt/
UK /flæt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share an apartment with someone
- To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
A2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moreimpressive
US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
B1TOEICMoreindustrial
US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning making things in factories
- Noun
- A worker in industry.
- A company involved in industrial production.
A2Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreparadox
US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/
UK /'pærədɒks/
- Noun
- Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
B2Morepeak
US /pik/
UK /pi:k/
- Noun
- Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- The very top of a mountain
- Intransitive Verb
- To reach the highest or best point
B1Moreramp
US /ræmp/
UK /ræmp/
- Noun
- Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- Transitive Verb
- To slope or incline; (phrasal: ramp up) to increase the level or amount of something sharply; to furnish with a sloping surface.
B2Moresector
US /ˈsɛktɚ, -ˌtɔr/
UK /ˈsektə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part that a place is divided into
- Area; type of industry or business
A2Moretypical
US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/
- Adjective
- Normal; usual; expected
- Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
A2Moreupgrade
US /ˈʌpˌɡred/
UK /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something in terms of quality
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Updated or better version of something
- A new and improved version of a software or system.
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- going on: To continue doing something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- factor: Something that influences a result
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- sector: Part that a place is divided into
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- public: Owned by the government
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- happen: To take place or occur
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- arterial: Concerning, involving or contained in the arteries
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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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