Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
  • combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
  • characteristic: Typical or distinctive
  • honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
  • honor: To fulfill an agreement
  • anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
  • vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
  • hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
  • architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
  • stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
  • important: Having power or authority
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
  • exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
  • monarch: A king or queen
  • ache: To want something very badly
  • rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
  • consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
  • cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
  • exhibition: Public event to display objects, art etc.
  • echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • technical: Complex; difficult to understand
  • chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
  • choir: Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
  • forget: To not remember something
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • chlorine: Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • chemist: Person who sells medicines; drug store
  • ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
  • ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
  • cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
  • archaeology: The study of ancient societies
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • ghetto: Area in a city where one race of people live
  • orchid: Color that is light purple
  • chrome: Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
  • rhubarb: Edible plant with bittersweet pink stalks
  • ch: Abbreviation for Chapter
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    • ache

      US /ek/

      UK /eɪk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To want something very badly
      • To feel a weak but constant pain in your body
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A pain in your body that is weak, but constant
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
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    • archaeology

      US /ˌɑrkiˈɑlədʒi/

      UK /ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of ancient societies
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    • architect

      US /ˈɑrkɪˌtɛkt/

      UK /ˈɑ:kɪtekt/

      • Noun
      • Person who designs and advises on buildings
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    • ch

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      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • Abbreviation for Chapter
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    • chaos

      US /ˈkeˌɑs/

      UK /'keɪɒs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • State of utter confusion or disorder
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete disorder and confusion.
      • Behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
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    • character

      US /ˈkærəktɚ/

      UK /'kærəktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person in a story, movie or play
      • Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
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    • characteristic

      US /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Typical or distinctive
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A feature or quality belonging typically to a particular person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
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    • charisma

      US /kəˈrɪzmə/

      UK /kə'rɪzmə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
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    • chemist

      US /ˈkɛmɪst/

      UK /ˈkemɪst/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who sells medicines; drug store
      • Person who studies or does research in chemistry
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    • chemistry

      US /ˈkɛmɪstri/

      UK /'kemɪstrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the structure of substances
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    • chemotherapy

      US /ˌki:moʊˈθerəpi/

      UK /ˌki:məʊˈθerəpi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Treatment of diseases using chemicals
      B2
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    • chlorine

      US /ˈklɔːrˌiːn/

      UK /ˈklɔ:ri:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
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    • choir

      US /kwaɪr/

      UK /'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who sing together e.g. in church
      • The area in a church or cathedral reserved for the clergy and choir.
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    • cholera

      US /ˈkɑlərə/

      UK /ˈkɒlərə/

      • Noun
      • Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
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    • chorus

      US /ˈkɔrəs, ˈkor-/

      UK /ˈkɔ:rəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a song that is repeated
      • Something spoken together by many people or birds
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To speak or sing together at one time
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    • chrome

      US /krom/

      UK /krəʊm/

      • Noun
      • Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
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    • combination

      US /ˌkɑmbəˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
      • Act or result of mixing things together
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    • consonant

      US /ˈkɑnsənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnsənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Music (of a note) in harmony
      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound or letter that is not a vowel
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    • cord

      US /kɔrd/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long strong material, thicker than string
      • Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
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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
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    • exhaust

      US /ɪɡˈzɔst/

      UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/

      • Noun
      • System of pipes through which gases escape
      • Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To emit gas from the back of a car
      • To make a person feel very tired or without energy
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    • exhibition

      US /ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən/

      UK /ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public event to display objects, art etc.
      • A display or demonstration of a skill or quality.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of displaying a particular emotion or quality
      • The act of behaving in a way that is intended to attract attention.
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • ghastly

      US /ˈgæstli/

      UK /ˈgɑ:stli/

      • Adjective
      • Frightening or horrible to the senses
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    • ghetto

      US /ˈɡɛto/

      UK /ˈgetəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Area in a city where one race of people live
      B2
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    • ghost

      US /goʊst/

      UK /gəʊst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write a book on behalf of another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
      • Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
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    • hesitate

      US /'hezɪteɪt/

      UK /'hezɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
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    • honest

      US /ˈɑnɪst/

      UK /ˈɒnɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
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    • honor

      US /ˈɑnɚ/

      UK /'ɒnə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To fulfill an agreement
      • To give an award to someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
      • Chance to do something special; privilege
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    • mechanical

      US /mɪˈkænɪkəl/

      UK /məˈkænɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Done without thought or feeling; automatic
      • Using or concerning machines
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    • melancholy

      US /ˈmɛlənˌkɑli/

      UK /ˈmelənkəli/

      • Adjective
      • Having a sad mood or feeling
      • Uncountable Noun
      • sadness that lasts for a long period of time, often without any obvious reason
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    • monarch

      US /ˈmɑ:nərk/

      UK /ˈmɒnək/

      • Noun
      • A king or queen
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • orchid

      US /ˈɔ:rkɪd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kɪd/

      • Noun
      • Color that is light purple
      • Showy plant, often with unusually shaped flowers
      B2
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • rhubarb

      US /ˈru:bɑ:rb/

      UK /ˈru:bɑ:b/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Edible plant with bittersweet pink stalks
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    • rhyme

      US /raɪm/

      UK /raɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
      • Poem or song using similar-sounding words
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    • rhythm

      US /ˈrɪðəm/

      UK /ˈrɪðəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pattern of events, motions, or changes
      • A pattern of sound and beats in music
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    • scheme

      US /skim/

      UK /ski:m/

      • Noun
      • Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
      • Way something is organized, e.g. colors of a room
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make secret plans to do something (often bad)
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • stomach

      US /ˈstʌmək/

      UK /'stʌmək/

      • Noun
      • Place in the body where food is processed
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • to be able to accept something unpleasant
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US /ˈtɛknɪkəl/

      UK /ˈteknɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Complex; difficult to understand
      • Of practical use of machine/science in industry
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    • technique

      US /tɛkˈnik/

      UK /tekˈni:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
      • The skill or ability to do something well.
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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    • vehicle

      US /ˈvi:hɪkl/

      UK /ˈvi:əkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
      • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
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    • wheel

      US /wi:l/

      UK /wi:l/

      • Noun
      • Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
      • To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
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    • whisper

      US /ˈhwɪspɚ,ˈwɪs-/

      UK /'wɪspə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk with breath but no voice
      • Noun
      • Act of talking without using your voice
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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