Vocabulary

  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • max out: To reach the limit on a credit card.
  • through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • study session: A period of time dedicated to studying, often in a group.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • check out
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
  • massive: Very big; large; too big
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • engage: To start to fight with an enemy
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
  • spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
  • fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • decade: Period of 10 years
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
  • tedious: Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • session: Period of time used for a specific activity
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • likelihood: Chance that something might happen
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • drowsy: Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
  • regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
  • optimize: To make as effective as possible
  • load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
  • monotonous: Lacking in variety; always the same, and so boring
  • summary: Brief, complete and accurate
  • exertion: Use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  • juggle: To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
  • linear: Made of lines
  • nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
  • delete: To remove or erase something
  • relational: To do with relations or relationships
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    • advice

      US /əd'vaɪs/

      UK /ədˈvaɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Suggestion about what would help someone
      • Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
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    • aware

      US /əˈwɛr/

      UK /əˈwɛə/

      • Adjective
      • Knowing or feeling that something exists
      A2TOEIC
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
      A2
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • cognitive

      US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • The process of knowing and remembering
      • Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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    • decade

      US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/

      UK /ˈdekeɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Period of 10 years
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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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    • drowsy

      US /ˈdraʊzi/

      UK /ˈdraʊzi/

      • Adjective
      • Ready to fall asleep; sleepy
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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    • engage

      US /ɪn'gedʒ/

      UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To start to fight with an enemy
      • To hire someone for a task or job
      A2TOEIC
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    • exertion

      US /ɪɡˈzə:ʃən/

      UK /ɪgˈzɜ:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of physical or mental energy; hard work
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    • fancy

      US /ˈfænsi/

      UK /'fænsɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To want to have or do something; feel like
      • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
      • Adjective
      • Unusual and attractive in design
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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.
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
      C1
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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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    • juggle

      US /ˈdʒʌɡəl/

      UK /ˈdʒʌgl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
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    • likelihood

      US /ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈlaɪklihʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chance that something might happen
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    • linear

      US /ˈlɪniər/

      UK /ˈlɪniə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Made of lines
      • Series of progressing from one stage to another
      B1
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
      B1
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    • load

      US /lod/

      UK /ləʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
      • A burden; heavy responsibility
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
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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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    • massive

      US /ˈmæsɪv/

      UK /ˈmæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Very big; large; too big
      • Large or imposing in scale or scope.
      B1
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    • max out

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach the limit on a credit card.
      • To reach the limit of one's potential or ability.
      A1
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
      A2TOEIC
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    • monotonous

      US /məˈnɑ:tənəs/

      UK /məˈnɒtənəs/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking in variety; always the same, and so boring
      • Lacking in variation in tone or pitch.
      C1
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    • nope

      US /noʊp/

      UK /nəʊp/

      • Noun
      • A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
      • A situation or idea that one strongly rejects or wants to avoid.
      • Interjection
      • An informal way of saying 'no'
      B2
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    • optimize

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪmaɪz/

      UK /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make as effective as possible
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
      B1
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    • regulation

      US /ˌrɛɡjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌregjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of controlling something with rules or orders
      • A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.
      • Noun
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    • relational

      US /rɪ'leɪʃənl/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • To do with relations or relationships
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    • session

      US /ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /ˈseʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time used for a specific activity
      • Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
      A2TOEIC
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    • slap

      US /slæp/

      UK /slæp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
      B1
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    • spectrum

      US /ˈspɛktrəm/

      UK /'spektrəm/

      • Noun
      • The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
      • a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points
      B1
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
      A2TOEIC
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    • study session

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A period of time dedicated to studying, often in a group.
      A1
      More
    • stuff

      US /stʌf/

      UK /stʌf/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Generic description for things, materials, objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push material inside something, with force
      B1
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    • summary

      US /ˈsʌməri/

      UK /ˈsʌməri/

      • Adjective
      • Brief, complete and accurate
      • Noun
      • Shorter statement of the most important parts
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    • tedious

      US /ˈtidiəs/

      UK /ˈti:diəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being uninteresting and taking a long time; boring
      B2
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    • through the roof

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
      • Adjective
      • Extremely angry; furious.
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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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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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
      A2TOEIC
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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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