Vocabulary

  • gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
  • in terms of
  • stand out
  • have to: Must do
  • for instance: As an example.
  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
  • in comparison: When compared to something else.
  • test out: To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
  • to the left: In or toward the left direction.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
  • kind of lost: Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • on a daily basis: Happening every day.
  • work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
  • in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • together with: In addition to; along with.
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • perceive: To notice or become aware of something
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • interpret: To express so that others understand it
  • firm: Company that sells goods or services
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
  • dominant: The strongest; most powerful
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • comparison: Act of comparing things
  • initiate: To cause something to begin
  • survey: Broad view or general description of something
  • rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
  • gender: State of being male or female
  • progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • gauge: A tool used to measure things
  • promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • daily: Happening every day
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
  • legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
  • surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
  • manifestation: Clear sign or evidence something exists
  • polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
  • bigotry: Intolerant and prejudiced acts
  • ludicrous: Very foolish; ridiculous
  • globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • astray: Away from the right direction or path
  • international: Of or relating to several countries
  • masculinity: Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • price: Person's name
  • globally: Throughout the world
  • misogyny: Hatred of women
  • alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
  • normalize: To make something normal or regular
  • boomer: Member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
  • gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
  • partnering: To join with others for work or other activity
  • shockwave: A wave of energy (e.g. after an earthquake)
  • hee
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • alpha

      US /'ælfə/

      UK /ˈælfə/

      • Noun
      • First letter in the Greek alphabet
      • Adjective
      • Most powerful (animals of the same sex)
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    • astray

      US /əˈstre/

      UK /əˈstreɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Away from the right direction or path
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    • bigotry

      US /ˈbɪɡətri/

      UK /ˈbɪgətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Intolerant and prejudiced acts
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • boomer

      US /'bu:mər/

      UK /'bu:mə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
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    • bring in

      US /brɪŋ ɪn/

      UK /briŋ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To earn a certain amount of money or profits
      • To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
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    • come together

      US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To assemble or unite; to start working together.
      • To form a close relationship or bond.
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    • comparison

      US /kəmˈpærɪsən/

      UK /kəmˈpærɪsn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of comparing things
      • The quality or state of being similar or alike.
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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
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    • conservative

      US /kənˈsɚvətɪv/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:vətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
      • Resistant to change
      • Noun
      • Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • dominant

      US /ˈdɑmənənt/

      UK /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • The strongest; most powerful
      • Being the most common, significant or important
      • Noun
      • (Music) The fifth note of a scale.
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    • epidemic

      US /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /ˌepɪ'demɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that spreads suddenly and widely
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    • firm

      US /fɚm/

      UK /fɜ:m/

      • Countable Noun
      • Company that sells goods or services
      • Adjective
      • Fairly hard or solid, not soft
      • Unchanging and strong
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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
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    • gauge

      US /ɡedʒ/

      UK /ɡeɪdʒ/

      • Countable Noun
      • A tool used to measure things
      • The distance between the rails of a railway track.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To measure or make a judgment about something
      • To assess or estimate (a situation or person's feelings).
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    • gen

      US /dʒen/

      UK /dʒen/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject
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    • gender

      US /ˈdʒɛndɚ/

      UK /'dʒendə(r)/

      • Noun
      • State of being male or female
      • The socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To assign a gender to; to consider something in terms of gender.
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    • gender equality

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
      • Equal treatment and opportunity regardless of gender, as protected by law.
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • globally

      US /'ɡloʊbəlɪ/

      UK /'ɡləʊbəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Throughout the world
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    • globe

      US /gloʊb/

      UK /gləʊb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hee

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
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    • in comparison

      US /ɪn kəmˈpærɪsən/

      UK /in kəmˈpærisən/

      • Adverb
      • When compared to something else.
      • Phrase
      • When compared to something else.
      • When considering the differences between two or more things.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • in one year

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Within a period of twelve months.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • initiate

      US /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to begin
      • To allow someone into a group by a special ceremony
      • Noun
      • A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.
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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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    • institute

      US / ˈɪnstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/

      UK /'ɪnstɪtju:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Organization studying science, engineering etc.
      • A short intensive course of instruction, often focusing on a specific topic.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start or commence doing, e.g. a business plan
      • To establish or start (a system, rule, or course of action).
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    • interpret

      US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express so that others understand it
      • To translate what is said into another language
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    • kind of lost

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
      • Feeling without purpose or direction in life; uncertain about one's goals or path.
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • loneliness

      US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/

      UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of feeling sad because you are alone
      • A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • ludicrous

      US /ˈludɪkrəs/

      UK /ˈlu:dɪkrəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very foolish; ridiculous
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    • manifestation

      US /ˌmænəfɛˈsteʃən/

      UK /ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Clear sign or evidence something exists
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    • masculinity

      US /ˌmæskjəˈlinɪti/

      UK /ˌmæskjuˈlɪnəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
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    • misogyny

      US /mɪˈsɑdʒəni/

      UK /maiˈsɔdʒini/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Hatred of women
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    • normalize

      US /ˈnɔ:rməlaɪz/

      UK /ˈnɔ:məlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something normal or regular
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    • of age

      US /əv eɪdʒ/

      UK /əv eɪdʒ/

      • other
      • Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
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    • on a daily basis

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Happening every day.
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • partnering

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To join with others for work or other activity
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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
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    • polar

      US /ˈpolɚ/

      UK /ˈpəʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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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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    • promote

      US /prəˈmoʊt/

      UK /prəˈməʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
      • To move someone to a higher position or rank
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

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

      US /ˈrɛtərɪk/

      UK /ˈretərɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of public speaking or writing techniques
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    • shockwave

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A wave of energy (e.g. after an earthquake)
      C2
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • surprisingly

      US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/

      UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
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    • survey

      US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/

      UK /'sɜ:veɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Broad view or general description of something
      • Act of measuring land or property to make a map
      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer a broad view or general description
      • To measure an area of land to make a map of it
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    • test out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try something (such as a new product) to see whether it works properly or is appealing
      • To try something new to see if it is effective or works well.
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • to the left

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In or toward the left direction.
      • Situated on the left side of.
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    • together with

      US /təˈɡɛðɚ wɪð/

      UK /təˈɡeðə wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; along with.
      • Including; as well as.
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    • work over

      US /wɝk ˈoʊvɚ/

      UK /wɜ:k ˈəuvə/

      • other
      • To physically attack or beat someone severely.
      • To revise, review, or improve something by careful effort.
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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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