Vocabulary

  • light on: To illuminate something.
  • run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
  • at that time: During a specific point in the past.
  • public outrage: A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
  • run deep: To be strongly felt or held; to be deeply rooted or ingrained.
  • perceive: To notice or become aware of something
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
  • alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • fabric: Cloth or material
  • notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
  • accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
  • torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
  • assess: To judge something's value or suitability
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • infamous: Famous because of something bad
  • induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • biological: Being related to life and living things
  • euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
  • justify: To give good reasons for something
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
  • public: Owned by the government
  • dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
  • ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
  • covert: Hidden; secret
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
  • unveil: To remove something's outer covering
  • administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
  • unethical: Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • unsuspecting: Not feeling doubts or suspicions
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
  • warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
  • philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
  • psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
  • interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
  • knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
  • memo: Brief note or message left for another person
  • penitentiary: Prison for those convicted of major crimes
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    • accountability

      US /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Responsibility to someone or for some activity
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    • administer

      US /ædˈmɪnɪstɚ/

      UK /əd'mɪnɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give e.g. medicine to a patient
      • To manage or have responsibility for something
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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    • alter

      US /ˈɔltɚ/

      UK /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change so (clothing) fits better
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change or modify something.
      • To become different; to change.
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    • amnesia

      US /æmˈniʒə/

      UK /æm'ni:zɪə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loss of the ability to remember
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    • ample

      US /ˈæmpəl/

      UK /'æmpl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
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    • assess

      US /əˈsɛs/

      UK /əˈses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To judge something's value or suitability
      A2TOEIC
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    • at that time

      US /æt ðæt taɪm/

      UK /æt ðæt taim/

      • Phrase
      • During a specific point in the past.
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    • biological

      US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being related to life and living things
      • A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
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    • conduct

      US / kənˈdʌkt/

      UK /kənˈdʌkt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Your behavior
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
      • To let electricity or heat travel through
      B1TOEIC
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    • covert

      US /ˈkoʊvɜ:rt/

      UK /ˈkʌvət/

      • Adjective
      • Hidden; secret
      B2TOEIC
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    • dose

      US /doʊs/

      UK /dəʊs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a certain amount of something to someone
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    • endure

      US /ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr/

      UK /ɪn'djʊə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To last for a long time; continue to exist
      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept difficulties without struggle
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    • erase

      US /ɪˈreɪs/

      UK /ɪˈreɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
      • To remove written information by mistake
      B2TOEIC
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    • euphoria

      US /juˈfɔriə, -ˈfor-/

      UK /ju:ˈfɔ:riə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
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    • fabric

      US /ˈfæbrɪk/

      UK /ˈfæbrɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth or material
      • Basic structure
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    • induce

      US /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /ɪn'dju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone do something; create an outcome
      • To make a woman give birth by giving her medicine
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    • infamous

      US /ˈɪnfəməs/

      UK /'ɪnfəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Famous because of something bad
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
      A2TOEIC
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    • interrogation

      US /ɪnˌterə'ɡeɪʃn/

      UK /ɪnˌterə'ɡeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
      B2
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    • investigate

      US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet/

      UK /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to find out facts; to carry out research
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    • justify

      US /ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

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

      US /ˈnɑkˌaʊt/

      UK /'nɒkaʊt/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
      • Noun
      • A punch that makes a boxer unconscious
      • A situation in boxing where a fighter is hit so hard that they fall to the ground and cannot get up before the referee counts to ten, thus losing the match.
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • light on

      US /laɪt ɑn/

      UK /lait ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To illuminate something.
      • To discover something unexpectedly.
      • Adjective
      • Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
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    • manipulate

      US /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/

      UK /mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to control others to gain an advantage
      • To handle or work in a skillful manner
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    • memo

      US /ˈmɛmo/

      UK /'meməʊ/

      • Noun
      • Brief note or message left for another person
      B2TOEIC
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
      A2TOEIC
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    • mentally

      US /ˈmɛntl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈmentəli/

      • Adverb
      • With or in the mind and thoughts
      A2
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    • notorious

      US /noʊ'tɔ:rɪrs/

      UK /nəʊ'tɔ:rɪəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being famous or publicly known for something bad
      B2
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    • outrage

      US /ˈaʊtˌredʒ/

      UK /'aʊtreɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause anger to due to wrong or cruel acts
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    • penitentiary

      US /ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/

      UK /ˌpenɪ'tenʃərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Prison for those convicted of major crimes
      C2
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    • perceive

      US /pɚˈsiv/

      UK /pə'si:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To notice or become aware of something
      • To think of someone or something in a certain way
      B1TOEIC
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    • philanthropic

      US /ˌfɪlənˈθrɑpɪk/

      UK /ˌfɪlən'θrɒpɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Giving money to charity; charitable
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    • psychic

      US /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind and its workings
      • One said to have extraordinary mental powers
      B2
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • public outrage

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
      B1
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    • radiation

      US /ˌrediˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
      • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
      B1
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
      A2TOEIC
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    • run by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
      • To show or tell something to someone briefly to get their opinion or approval.
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    • run deep

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be strongly felt or held; to be deeply rooted or ingrained.
      • To be serious or extensive; to affect many aspects of something.
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
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    • stare

      US /stɛr/

      UK /steə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
      • Noun
      • A long look at something or someone for a reason
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    • stark

      US /stɑ:rk/

      UK /stɑ:k/

      • Adjective
      • Very clear and often unpleasant
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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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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • threshold

      US /ˈθrɛʃˌold, -ˌhold/

      UK /'θreʃhəʊld/

      • Noun
      • Degree or level at which something begins
      • A strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
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    • thrive

      US /θraɪv/

      UK /θraɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be or become healthy or successful
      • To grow or develop well; to flourish.
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    • torture

      US /ˈtɔrtʃɚ/

      UK /'tɔ:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hurting someone to force them to give information
      • Painful suffering or distress
      • Transitive Verb
      • To painfully hurt someone to get information
      • To cause someone to suffer greatly; torment
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    • unethical

      US /ʌnˈeθɪkl/

      UK /ʌnˈeθɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
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    • unsuspecting

      US /ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/

      UK /ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Not feeling doubts or suspicions
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    • unveil

      US /ʌnˈvel/

      UK /ˌʌnˈveɪl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove something's outer covering
      B1TOEIC
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    • warfare

      US /ˈwɔrˌfɛr/

      UK /ˈwɔ:fɛə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Methods used by those fighting in a war
      • Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict.
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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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