Vocabulary

  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • join in
  • pop up: To appear suddenly.
  • step right up: An invitation to come forward, often to participate in something.
  • for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
  • polka dot: A pattern consisting of round dots.
  • step into: To enter a place or situation.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • career: Particular occupation in professional life
  • obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
  • slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • slumber: Act of sleeping; sleep
  • patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
  • prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • pot: Container designed to hold or store something
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • boil: To become extremely angry or excited
  • plant: Factory or a place where things are made
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
  • harmless: Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • guy: Man; boy; any person
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • famous: Excellent
  • fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
  • lab: Short for 'laboratory'
  • octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
  • lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
  • flammable: Burning quickly and easily
  • gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
  • weirder: More odd or unusual
  • gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
  • whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
  • jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
  • approximation: Something that is similar, but not an exact copy
  • extinguisher: Device used to put out fires
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
  • polka: Couples' dance with steps and a hop in fast time
  • peddler: Disapproving one selling something bad/drugs
  • giver: Someone who gives
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    • approximation

      US /əˌprɑksəˈmeʃən/

      UK /əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Something that is similar, but not an exact copy
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
      C2
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    • balloon

      US /bəˈlun/

      UK /bəˈlu:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
      • Large air-filled bag to carry people into the air
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To grow larger quickly; spring up suddenly
      • To travel in a large balloon
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    • beg

      US /bɛɡ/

      UK /beg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • boil

      US /bɔɪl/

      UK /bɔɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become extremely angry or excited
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook in very hot water
      • To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • career

      US /kəˈrɪr/

      UK /kə'rɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular occupation in professional life
      • The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move forward very fast and without control
      • To advance or make progress rapidly
      A2
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • extinguisher

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃɚ/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used to put out fires
      B2
      More
    • fiery

      US /ˈfaɪri/

      UK /ˈfaɪəri/

      • Adjective
      • Of or like fire; hot or angry
      • Consisting of fire or closely resembling fire.
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    • flammable

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Burning quickly and easily
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
      B1
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    • for nothing

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
      • Free; without cost
      A1
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    • gag

      US /ɡæɡ/

      UK /gæg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
      • To force someone to not talk about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Prank, trick, or joke
      B2
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
      A2
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    • giver

      US /ˈɡɪvɚ/

      UK /ˈgɪvə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Someone who gives
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    • gotcha

      US /ˈɡɑtʃə/

      UK /ˈɡɔtʃə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Shortened form of 'got you'
      B2
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
      A2
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    • handy

      US /ˈhændi/

      UK /'hændɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
      • Being skillful in performing small tasks
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    • harmless

      US /ˈhɑ:rmləs/

      UK /ˈhɑ:mləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
      • Not being intended/likely to upset or anger others
      A2
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    • hilarious

      US /hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ-/

      UK /hɪˈleəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely amusing; very funny
      B2
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • jellyfish

      US /ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

      UK /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
      C2
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    • join in

      US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/

      UK /dʒɔin in/

      • Phrasal Verb
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    • lab

      US /læb/

      UK /læb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Short for 'laboratory'
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    • ladder

      US /ˈlædɚ/

      UK /'lædə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of levels to go up in society or business
      • Device with a series of steps used for climbing
      B1
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    • lively

      US /ˈlaɪvli/

      UK /'laɪvlɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Full of life and energy; merry; animated
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    • nonsense

      US /ˈnɑ:nsens/

      UK /ˈnɒnsns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
      • Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
      • Interjection
      • Used to say that you do not agree with something or think it is not true.
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    • novelty

      US /ˈnɑ:vlti/

      UK /ˈnɒvlti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
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    • obnoxious

      US /ɑbˈnɑkʃəs, əb-/

      UK /əbˈnɒkʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Annoying or rude; offensive
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    • octopus

      US /ˈɑ:ktəpəs/

      UK /ˈɒktəpəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
      C2
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    • patent

      US /ˈpætnt/

      UK /ˈpætnt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Legal protection for inventions or ideas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain legal protection for inventions or ideas
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    • peddler

      US /ˈpɛdlɚ/

      UK /ˈpedlə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Disapproving one selling something bad/drugs
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    • plant

      US /plænt/

      UK /plɑ:nt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Factory or a place where things are made
      • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
      • Transitive Verb
      • To firmly position something (in the ground)
      • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
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    • polka

      US /ˈpoʊlkə/

      UK /ˈpɒlkə/

      • Noun
      • Couples' dance with steps and a hop in fast time
      C2
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    • polka dot

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A pattern consisting of round dots.
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • pop up

      US /pɑp ʌp/

      UK /pɔp ʌp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
      • To appear on a computer screen.
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    • pot

      US /pɑt/

      UK /pɒt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Container designed to hold or store something
      • Deep, round container that is used for cooking
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plant something in a container filled with soil
      • To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
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    • prototype

      US /ˈproʊ.t̬ə.taɪp/

      UK /ˈprəʊ.tə.taɪp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
      B2
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    • rubber

      US /ˈrʌbɚ/

      UK /'rʌbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to make tires, etc.
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    • slice

      US /slaɪs/

      UK /slaɪs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
      • Piece or share of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit a ball so that it curves to one side
      • To cut a thin piece off something larger
      A2TOEIC
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    • slumber

      US /ˈslʌmbɚ/

      UK /'slʌmbə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of sleeping; sleep
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To sleep
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • step into

      US /stɛp ˈɪntu/

      UK /step ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To enter a place or situation.
      • To become involved in something, especially a job or role.
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    • step right up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • An invitation to come forward, often to participate in something.
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
      A2TOEIC
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • weirder

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • More odd or unusual
      B1
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    • whoa

      US /woʊ/

      UK /wəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Tell someone to do something more slowly
      • An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
      C1
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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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