ambiguous
US /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/
UK /æmˈbɪgjuəs/
- Adjective
- Able to be understood in more than one way
B1TOEICMoreapproval
US /əˈpruvəl/
UK /əˈpru:vl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- Positive opinion of something or someone
A2TOEICMoreayatollah
US /ˌaɪəˈtoʊlə/
UK /ˌaɪəˈtɒlə/
- Proper Noun
- Important religious or political leader in Iran
C1Morebrace
US /bres/
UK /breɪs/
- Noun
- Structure that strengthens a joint
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To prepare yourself for a struggle/difficult time
B2Morecapital
US /ˈkæpɪtl/
UK /'kæpɪtl/
- Noun
- Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- Official main city of a country, province or state
- Adjective
- Main, or major
- (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
A2Moreclaim
US /klem/
UK /kleɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To say that something is true, often without proof.
- A statement that something is true.
- Transitive Verb
- To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
- To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
A2Moreconceal
US /kənˈsil/
UK /kən'si:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide; prevent from being discovered
- To keep the truth or true feelings a secret
B1TOEICMoreconflict
US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/
UK /'kɒnflɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- A serious disagreement or argument.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
A2Morecongress
US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/
UK /'kɒŋɡres/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- Proper Noun
- American governing body of elected representatives
B1Morecongressional
US /kənˈɡreʃənl/
UK /kənˈgreʃənl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the US congress
B2Morecorrespondent
US /ˌkɔrɪˈspɑndənt, ˌkɑr-/
UK /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
- Countable Noun
- Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
B1Morecouncil
US /ˈkaʊnsəl/
UK /'kaʊnsl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group chosen to make decisions about something
- A body of people elected or appointed to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other administrative district.
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or recommend.
A2Morecryptic
US /ˈkrɪptɪk/
UK /'krɪptɪk/
- Adjective
- Mysterious in meaning; not speaking directly
C1TOEICMoredeclare
US /dɪˈklɛr/
UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- To show the cost of things purchased overseas
A2TOEICMoredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMoredestruction
US /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/
UK /dɪ'strʌkʃn/
- Noun
- Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- The state of being destroyed or ruined.
B1TOEICMoredetriment
US /ˈdɛtrəmənt/
UK /ˈdetrɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Harm; damage
B2Moredivide
US /dɪˈvaɪd/
UK /dɪ'vaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
- Noun
- A separation or distinction.
A2TOEICMoredue to
US /du tu/
UK /dju: tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; owing to
- Adjective
- Attributable to; caused by.
A1Moreextensive
US /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈstensɪv/
- Adjective
- Large; full or complete
B1TOEICMorefirmly
US /ˈfə:mlɪ/
UK /ˈfɜ:mli/
- Adverb
- In a hard, steady, unchanging way
B1Moreflee
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
B1Moreidentity
US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/
UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
- Who someone is; the name of a person
B1Moreintercept
US /ˌɪntərˈsept/
UK /ˌɪntəˈsept/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or catch something while it is moving
B2Moreintervention
US /ˌɪntə'venʃn/
UK /ˌɪntə'venʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
- The use of military force by a country in another country's internal affairs.
B1Moreinvolve
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.
A2TOEICMorejournal
US /ˈdʒɚnəl/
UK /ˈdʒə:nl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A diary; record of what you do every day
- Magazine of academic papers
B1TOEICMoreloom
US /lum/
UK /lu:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
- (Of unpleasant thing) to be close to happening
- Countable Noun
- Device with a frame used to make cloth from thread
B2TOEICMoremeet 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.
negotiate
US /nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt/
UK /nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- To manage a difficult task or path successfully
B1TOEICMorenegotiate with
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
C1Moreon the street
US /ɑn ði strit/
UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/
- Phrase
- Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
A1Moreon the table
US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/
UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/
- Phrase
- Located on the surface of a table.
- Available for consideration or discussion.
A1Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMoreproper
US /ˈprɑpɚ/
UK /'prɒpə(r)/
- Adjective
- Correct according to social or moral rules
- Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
A2TOEICMorerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moresupreme
US /sʊˈprim/
UK /su:ˈpri:m/
- Adjective
- Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- Holding the highest power, status or authority
B1Moresurrender
US /səˈrɛndɚ/
UK /sə'rendə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give up in a fight that you cannot win
- To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation
B1Moretone
US /toʊn/
UK /təʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
A2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moreunfold
US /ʌnˈfold/
UK /ʌn'fəʊld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- To open something that was folded
- Intransitive Verb
- To happen, be told or be revealed
B1More
Vocabulary
- negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- require: To demand that someone does something
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
- conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
- correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
- approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
- council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
- negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
- loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
- intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- detriment: Harm; damage
- picture: General situation or state of being
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- congressional: Concerning the US congress
- bipartisan: Supported by both sides
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- cryptic: Mysterious in meaning; not speaking directly
- israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
- speak: To be able to use a certain language
- soon: At a time not long from now
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/19Ever wonder about the complex decisions behind international conflicts? This video dives into the US military's readiness and the high-stakes 'Israel Iran conflict,' giving you a chance to learn crucial vocabulary and understand real-world situational dialogues. You'll gain insights into national security and the factors influencing major global events!
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