Vocabulary

  • change out: To remove something and replace it with something else.
  • a wide array: A large and impressive collection or range of things.
  • bunch: A group of things of the same kind
  • ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • desire: To wish for, hope or want something
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
  • vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
  • suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
  • blast: To attack someone with words
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • regime: A system of management; a form of government
  • judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • involve: To have or be included as a part of something
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
  • press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
  • wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
  • formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
  • allegedly: According to what has been alleged
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • array: A regular order or arrangement of things
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
  • justify: To give good reasons for something
  • sanction: Official support or approval
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
  • aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • rank: To rate or class things
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • cartel: Groups united for a common (illegal) action
  • naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
  • involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
  • illegitimate: Contrary to or forbidden by law
  • authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
  • designation: Giving a name and purpose to something
  • illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
  • latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
  • existent: Still existing; real; actual
  • statute: Rule created by an institution or organization
  • legality: Lawfulness through conformity to a legal statute
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    • a wide array

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A large and impressive collection or range of things.
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    • aircraft

      US /ˈɛrˌkræft/

      UK /ˈɛəkrɑ:ft/

      • Countable Noun
      • Vehicle that can fly
      C2TOEIC
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    • allegedly

      US /ə'ledʒɪdlɪ/

      UK /ə'ledʒɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • According to what has been alleged
      B2
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    • array

      US /ə'reɪ/

      UK /əˈreɪ/

      • Noun
      • A regular order or arrangement of things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in a regular order
      B2TOEIC
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    • authorize

      US /ˈɔθəˌraɪz/

      UK /'ɔ:θəraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To officially or legally allow or give permission
      B2TOEIC
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    • blast

      US /blæst/

      UK /blɑ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone with words
      • To destroy something with explosives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destructive wave of air from an explosion
      • Strong current of wind
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    • bunch

      US /bʌntʃ/

      UK /bʌntʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of things of the same kind
      • A group of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To group people or things closely together
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    • campaign

      US /kæmˈpen/

      UK /kæm'peɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
      • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
      A2TOEIC
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    • cartel

      US /kɑ:rˈtel/

      UK /kɑ:ˈtel/

      • Noun
      • Groups united for a common (illegal) action
      B2
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    • change out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something and replace it with something else.
      • To remove one set of clothes and put on another.
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
      B1TOEIC
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    • deny

      US /dɪˈnaɪ/

      UK /dɪ'naɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refuse to allow or accept something
      A2TOEIC
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    • designation

      US /ˌdɛzɪɡˈneʃən/

      UK /ˌdezɪgˈneɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Giving a name and purpose to something
      • Identification of what a thing should be used for
      B2
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    • desire

      US / dɪˈzaɪr/

      UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To wish for, hope or want something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing that is wished for or wanted
      • A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
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    • existent

      US /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/

      UK /ɪgˈzɪstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Still existing; real; actual
      B1
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • formal

      US / ˈfɔrməl/

      UK /'fɔ:ml/

      • Adjective
      • Observing rules and procedures strictly
      • Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
      A2TOEIC
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    • gang

      US /ɡæŋ/

      UK /ɡæŋ/

      • Noun
      • Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gather together to do something (often illegal)
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    • illegal

      US /ɪˈliɡəl/

      UK /ɪ'li:ɡl/

      • Adjective
      • Not allowed by the laws or rules
      • Prohibited by law; illicit.
      A2
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    • illegally

      US /ɪˈliɡəlɪ/

      UK /ɪ'li:ɡəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
      B2
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    • illegitimate

      US /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/

      UK /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət/

      • Adjective
      • Contrary to or forbidden by law
      B2
      More
    • involve

      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.
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    • involvement

      US /ɪnˈvɑːlvmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of joining in a particular activity
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    • judge

      US /dʒʌdʒ/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who decides on the results of a contest
      • Person who has the power to make a decision
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach a decision about who won a contest
      • To form an opinion after careful consideration
      A2TOEIC
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    • justify

      US /ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

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

      US /ˈlætn/

      UK /ˈlætɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
      • Adjective
      • Of or typical of a Spanish-speaking culture
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    • legality

      US /liˈɡælɪti/

      UK /li:ˈgæləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lawfulness through conformity to a legal statute
      B2
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • naval

      US /ˈnevəl/

      UK /ˈneɪvl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a navy or ships used in war
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    • poll

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
      • Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a group of people in a vote or election
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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
      A2TOEIC
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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
      B1TOEIC
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    • regime

      US /reˈʒim, rɪ-/

      UK /reɪˈʒi:m/

      • Noun
      • A system of management; a form of government
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
      A2TOEIC
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    • ridiculous

      US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
      A2
      More
    • sanction

      US /ˈsæŋkʃən/

      UK /'sæŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official support or approval
      • Action taken to force a country to obey laws
      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow or approve something
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
      A2TOEIC
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    • statute

      US /ˈstætʃut/

      UK /ˈstætʃu:t/

      • Noun
      • Rule created by an institution or organization
      B1
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    • suspect

      US /səˈspɛkt/

      UK /sə'spekt/

      • Noun
      • Person thought to have committed a crime
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
      • To doubt or lack trust
      A2TOEIC
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    • tolerate

      US /ˈtɑ:ləreɪt/

      UK /ˈtɒləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
      • To be able to survive under specific conditions
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    • vice

      US /ˌvaɪ.sə/

      UK /ˌvaɪs/

      • Noun
      • used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a moral fault or weakness in someone's character
      • illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.
      B2
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    • wage

      US /wedʒ/

      UK /weɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start (war, etc.) to achieve a particular goal
      A2
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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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