Vocabulary

  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
  • criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
  • substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
  • federal: Consisting of several united states
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
  • request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • allegedly: According to what has been alleged
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
  • tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • election: Process of choosing someone by voting
  • raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
  • ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
  • ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
  • coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • prohibit: To make something impossible
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
  • backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
  • cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • ankle: Region or joint between the foot and the leg
  • add: To include as well
  • presidential: Concerning the president
  • politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
  • lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
  • witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
  • stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
  • congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
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    • allegedly

      US /ə'ledʒɪdlɪ/

      UK /ə'ledʒɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • According to what has been alleged
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    • ankle

      US /ˈæŋkəl/

      UK /ˈæŋkl/

      • Noun
      • Region or joint between the foot and the leg
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • backfire

      US /ˈbækˌfaɪr/

      UK /ˌbækˈfaɪə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
      • (Plans) to go wrong and have unexpected results
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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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    • ban

      US /bæn/

      UK /bæn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something illegal or not allowed
      • To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official action preventing something happening
      • A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
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    • beat

      US /bit/

      UK /bi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
      • Transitive Verb
      • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
      • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
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    • cite

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To officially order someone to appear in court
      • To officially praise someone, e.g. for bravery
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    • concrete

      US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/

      UK /'kɒŋkri:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or make with a hard grey building material
      • To lay or cover with concrete.
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    • congressman

      US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪsmən/

      UK /ˈkɔŋgrɪsmən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Member of the US House of Representatives
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • coup

      US /ku/

      UK /ku:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
      • Attempt to take control from the government
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    • court

      US /kɔrt, kort/

      UK /kɔ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
      • To encourage dangerous behavior
      • Noun
      • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
      • Place where legal cases are decided
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    • crackdown

      US /ˈkrækˌdaʊn/

      UK /ˈkrækdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
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    • criticism

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Article or essay that judges quality
      • Negative judgment of something
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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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    • election

      US /ɪˈlɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪ'lekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of choosing someone by voting
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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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    • flee

      US /fli/

      UK /fli:/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
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    • foreign

      US /ˈfɔ:rən/

      UK /ˈfɒrən/

      • Adjective
      • Being of a different place or country
      • Strange; different from ones found at home
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    • grant

      US /ɡrænt/

      UK /ɡrɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
      • To give or let someone do what they want
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Money given for education or research
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    • interference

      US /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
      • Signal interrupting a radio or television signal
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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    • lobby

      US /ˈlɑ:bi/

      UK /ˈlɒbi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main entrance and waiting room of public building
      • Group employed to persuade people to change laws
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to persuade a government to change laws
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    • plot

      US /plɑt/

      UK /plɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
      • Series of events that form the main story
      • Transitive Verb
      • To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
      • To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
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    • politic

      US /ˈpɑlɪtɪk/

      UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Careful what you say; diplomatic
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    • presidential

      US /ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/

      UK /ˌprezɪ'denʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the president
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    • press

      US /prɛs/

      UK /pres/

      • Noun
      • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
      • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
      • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
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    • prohibit

      US /proˈhɪbɪt/

      UK /prə'hɪbɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something impossible
      • To prevent, forbid to use or do something
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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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    • raid

      US /red/

      UK /reɪd/

      • Noun
      • Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
      • A sudden aggressive incursion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • (Army) to suddenly enter or attack a place
      • To suddenly enter or attack, e.g. to steal or harm
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    • request

      US /rɪˈkwɛst/

      UK /rɪ'kwest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask for, usually politely and formally
      • Noun
      • Thing that has been asked for
      • A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • stun

      US /stʌn/

      UK /stʌn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
      • To incapacitate using a special gun
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    • substitute

      US /ˈsʌbstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'sʌbstɪtju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To perform the tasks instead of someone else
      • To replace one person or thing for another
      • Noun
      • A person or thing acting in place of another
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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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    • supreme

      US /sʊˈprim/

      UK /su:ˈpri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
      • Holding the highest power, status or authority
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    • tariff

      US /ˈtærɪf/

      UK /'tærɪf/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • List of fixed prices at hotel
      • Tax that a government collects on imported goods
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    • trial

      US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

      UK /ˈtraɪəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
      • Act or process of testing or experimenting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be made or done as a test or experiment
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    • warrant

      US /ˈwɔ:rənt/

      UK /ˈwɒrənt/

      • Noun
      • Official authorization for some action or decision
      • Transitive Verb
      • To guarantee or legally swear something
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    • witch

      US /wɪtʃ/

      UK /wɪtʃ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Woman believed to have magical powers
      • Mean and ugly old woman
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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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    Brazil court orders raids, restraints on Bolsonaro | REUTERS

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    Ever wondered about the legal drama surrounding political figures? This video dives into the Brazil court's raids and restraints on Bolsonaro, giving you a chance to pick up advanced vocabulary related to political trials and legal proceedings. You'll gain a deeper understanding of complex sentence structures used in news reporting while learning about current events!

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