Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • butt in: To impolitely interrupt (conversation, action)
  • name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • current: Electricity flowing through wires
  • butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
  • celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • adopt: To legally take a child into your family
  • democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
  • charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
  • progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
  • race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
  • preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • promise: To say you will certainly do something
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
  • endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
  • resign: To leave a job because you want to
  • implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
  • ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
  • troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
  • endorse: To show or express approval of
  • harassment: Continually bothering someone in an unfair way
  • puddle: Small pool of water or liquid on the ground
  • rank: To rate or class things
  • rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
  • jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
  • freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
  • accompany: To play music with someone
  • senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
  • mayor: Head of a town or city government
  • vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
  • cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
  • mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
  • detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
  • hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
  • chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
  • dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
  • corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
  • national: Concerning a nation as a whole
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • nutmeg: Spice made from the seed of a tropical tree
  • gnarly: Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
  • mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • elect: To select someone for a position by voting
  • subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
  • free: Living, happening without being controlled
  • speaker: Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
  • job: Something that must be done
  • courtroom: Room in which a law court sits
  • young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
  • city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
  • louder: Making a larger sound
  • tonight: Night following this day
  • cardamom: Aromatic seeds used as seasoning
  • socialist: Of socialism; being a socialist
  • rapper: Singer who performs rap music
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    • accompany

      US /əˈkʌmpəni, əˈkʌmpni/

      UK /ə'kʌmpənɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To play music with someone
      • To travel with someone
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    • adopt

      US /əˈdɑ:pt/

      UK /əˈdɒpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To legally take a child into your family
      • To take on responsibility for something
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    • ballot

      US /ˈbælət/

      UK /'bælət/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have voted in an election
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    • butt

      US /bʌt/

      UK /bʌt/

      • Noun
      • (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
      • The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share a boundary by being next to
      • To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
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    • butt in

      US /bʌt ɪn/

      UK /bʌt in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To impolitely interrupt (conversation, action)
      B2
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    • cardamom

      US /ˈkɑ:rdəməm/

      UK /ˈkɑ:dəməm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aromatic seeds used as seasoning
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    • celebrity

      US /səˈlɛbrɪti/

      UK /sə'lebrətɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A (famous) entertainer known by many people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of being well-known or famous.
      B2
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    • chant

      US /tʃænt/

      UK /tʃɑ:nt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
      • To say words with musical intonation
      • Noun
      • Act of saying words with a musical tone
      • Song or religious prayer made of few musical notes
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    • charismatic

      US /ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk/

      UK /ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Able to attract and make them like you
      B2
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    • cheer

      US /tʃɪr/

      UK /tʃiə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of happiness or optimism
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a loud shout of encouragement to someone
      • To make someone feel happier or less worried
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • corn

      US /kɔrn/

      UK /kɔ:n/

      • Noun
      • Small, painful hard spot on the foot
      • Plant with many yellow seeds used as food
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • courtroom

      US /ˈkɔrtˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈkort-/

      UK /ˈkɔ:tru:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Room in which a law court sits
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    • current

      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.
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    • custody

      US /ˈkʌstədi/

      UK /ˈkʌstədi/

      • Noun
      • Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
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    • democratic

      US /ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk/

      UK /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
      • Based on the principle that all members have equal rights.
      B2
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    • detain

      US /dɪˈten/

      UK /dɪ'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
      B2
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    • dunk

      US /dʌŋk/

      UK /dʌŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
      C1
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    • elect

      US /ɪˈlɛkt/

      UK /ɪ'lekt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To select someone for a position by voting
      B1TOEIC
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    • endorse

      US /ɪnˈdɔ:rs/

      UK /ɪnˈdɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show or express approval of
      • To sign your name on the back of a check
      B2TOEIC
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    • endorsement

      US /ɪnˈdɔ:rsmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈdɔ:smənt/

      • Noun
      • Support for a product for advertising purposes
      • A signature on a check or bill of exchange transferring title to another.
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    • federal

      US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/

      UK /'fedərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Consisting of several united states
      • Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
      • Proper Noun
      • The central banking system of the United States.
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    • freeze

      US /friz/

      UK /fri:z/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To harden to a solid below zero degrees
      • Transitive Verb
      • To store an item of food in a cold place
      • To make someone to not want to communicate
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • harassment

      US /hə'ræsmənt/

      UK /'hærəsmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Continually bothering someone in an unfair way
      • Unwelcome behavior that is offensive, humiliating, or intimidating.
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    • immigrant

      US /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/

      UK /ˈɪmɪgrənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person moving to another country to live there
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    • implication

      US /ˌɪmplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌɪmplɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Possible effects, results from an action or event
      • A conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
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    • jar

      US /dʒɑr/

      UK /dʒɑ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
      • To make a harsh sound to the ears
      • Countable Noun
      • Glass container for foods
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    • mask

      US /mæsk/

      UK /mɑ:sk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering to hide or disguise the face
      • Way of pretending to behave that is not real
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    • mayor

      US /ˈmeɪər/

      UK /meə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Head of a town or city government
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • mushroom

      US /ˈmʌʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm/

      UK /ˈmʌʃrʊm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To increase in size or degree suddenly and quickly
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    • name for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
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    • national

      US /ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl/

      UK /'næʃnəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a nation as a whole
      • Countable Noun
      • A person of a particular country
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • nutmeg

      US /ˈnʌtˌmɛɡ/

      UK /ˈnʌtmeg/

      • Noun
      • Spice made from the seed of a tropical tree
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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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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    • preference

      US /ˈprɛfərəns, ˈprɛfrəns/

      UK /ˈprefrəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is liked/wanted more than another
      • Special consideration or advantage given to someone or something.
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
      B2
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    • progressive

      US /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/

      UK /prəˈgresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Believing in modern ideas about social change
      • Increasing in extent or severity; occurring in gradual stages.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • People believing in bringing about social change
      • A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
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    • puddle

      US /ˈpʌdl/

      UK /ˈpʌdl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small pool of water or liquid on the ground
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To collect into a small pool
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    • race

      US /res/

      UK /reɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
      • People who share physical features or culture
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part in a running or swimming competition
      • To move or go at a very fast pace
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    • rank

      US /ræŋk/

      UK /ræŋk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rate or class things
      • To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
      • Noun
      • Group of people with a certain level of status
      • Level or position, as in society/sport competition
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    • rapper

      US /ˈræpɚ/

      UK /ˈræpə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Singer who performs rap music
      B1
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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    • rent

      US /rɛnt/

      UK /rent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give the use of something in return for payment
      • To cut a piece of cloth by tearing it
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    • resign

      US /rɪ'zaɪn/

      UK /rɪ'zaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a job because you want to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To accept something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about.
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    • right back

      US /raɪt bæk/

      UK /rait bæk/

      • Interjection
      • Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
      • Adverb
      • Immediately; very soon after going.
      A1
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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
      A2
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    • senator

      US /ˈsɛnətɚ/

      UK /ˈsenətə(r)/

      • Noun
      • An elected politician belonging to the senate
      B2
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    • socialist

      US /ˈsoʊʃəlɪst/

      UK /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Of socialism; being a socialist
      • Noun
      • Supporter of free benefits under state control
      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
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    • subway

      US /ˈsʌbˌwe/

      UK /ˈsʌbweɪ/

      • Noun
      • Train system running under the ground in a city
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    • troll

      US /troʊl/

      UK /trɒl/

      • Noun
      • Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
      • Intransitive Verb
      • to leave an insulting message on the internet in order to annoy someone
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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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    • vote

      US /vot/

      UK /vəʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice for or against, as in an election
      • Noun
      • Act of deciding who to choose in an election
      A2
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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