Vocabulary

  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
  • in use: Being used at the present time.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
  • do harm: To cause damage or injury.
  • make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
  • have to: Must do
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • help desk: A service that provides assistance and information to users of computer software or hardware.
  • as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
  • at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
  • prioritize: To rank things in importance
  • vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
  • scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
  • integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
  • accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
  • intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
  • default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • property: Particular quality that someone or something has
  • industry: Hard work; being busy working
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
  • likelihood: Chance that something might happen
  • breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
  • assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
  • portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
  • report: Account of the necessary facts and information
  • face: To cover a surface with something like paint
  • highly: In a manner that shows approval
  • malware: Software containing virus or harmful code
  • ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
  • bad: Not good; wrong
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • chronology: Order in which certain events occurred
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    • accurate

      US /ˈækjərɪt/

      UK /ˈækjərət/

      • Adjective
      • With no mistake or error; Correct
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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    • as a matter of fact

      US /æz e ˈmætɚ ʌv fækt/

      UK /æz ə ˈmætə ɔv fækt/

      • Phrase
      • In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
      • In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often one that contrasts with or contradicts a previous statement.
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • assessment

      US /əˈsɛsmənt/

      UK /əˈsesmənt/

      • Noun
      • Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
      B1TOEIC
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    • at the end of the day

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
      • After a day's work or activities.
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • breach

      US /britʃ/

      UK /bri:tʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
      B1TOEIC
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    • chronology

      US /krəˈnɑ:lədʒi/

      UK /krəˈnɒlədʒi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Order in which certain events occurred
      B2
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    • circumstance

      US /ˈsɚkəmˌstæns/

      UK /'sɜ:kəmstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition or fact that affects a situation
      • An event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something bad or unwanted.
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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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    • default

      US /dɪˈfɔlt/

      UK /dɪ'fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Automatic setting when no indicated preference
      • Failure to meet an agreement or make a payment
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fail to meet as agreed; failure to pay
      • To return to a previously determined state
      B2TOEIC
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
      A2TOEIC
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    • do harm

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause damage or injury.
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    • embark

      US /ɪmˈbɑ:rk/

      UK /ɪmˈbɑ:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
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    • equation

      US /ɪˈkweʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ɪˈkweɪʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
      • Complex set of different facts, ideas or issues
      B1
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    • essential

      US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'senʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely or most important and necessary
      • Fundamental; basic.
      • Noun
      • A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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    • exploit

      US /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

      UK /ɪk'splɔɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
      • To use something in a very effective manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Personal journey or series of events
      • A bold or daring feat.
      B1TOEIC
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • help desk

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A service that provides assistance and information to users of computer software or hardware.
      • A point of contact for customers seeking assistance with a product or service.
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    • highly unlikely

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
      B1
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
      B1TOEIC
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
      A2TOEIC
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    • in use

      US /ɪn juz/

      UK /in ju:z/

      • Adjective
      • Being used at the present time.
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    • integrity

      US /ɪnˈtɛɡrɪti/

      UK /ɪnˈtegrəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
      • The state of being whole and undivided.
      B1TOEIC
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    • intellectual

      US /ˌɪntlˈɛktʃuəl/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
      • a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things
      • Adjective
      • Relating to the intellect or mental understanding.
      • Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect.
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    • intellectual property

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
      B2
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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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    • likelihood

      US /ˈlaɪkliˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈlaɪklihʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chance that something might happen
      B1TOEIC
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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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    • make for

      US /mek fɔr/

      UK /meik fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
      • To result in; cause
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    • malware

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Software containing virus or harmful code
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    • patch

      US /pætʃ/

      UK /pætʃ/

      • Noun
      • Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
      • Piece of ground on vegetation grows
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or unite, e.g. two phone calls
      • To repair hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it
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    • portal

      US /ˈpɔrtl, ˈpor-/

      UK /'pɔ:tl/

      • Noun
      • Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • prioritize

      US /praɪˈɔ:rətaɪz/

      UK /praɪˈɒrətaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To rank things in importance
      B1TOEIC
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    • privacy

      US /ˈpraɪvəsi/

      UK /ˈprɪvəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being hidden from the presence of others
      B2TOEIC
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    • prone

      US /proʊn/

      UK /prəʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Lying flat with your head facing the ground
      • Likely to have, do or be (usually something bad)
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • property

      US /ˈprɑpəti/

      UK /'prɒpətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular quality that someone or something has
      • Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • scale

      US /skel/

      UK /skeɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Size, level, or amount when compared
      • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change the size of but keep the proportions
      • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
      A2TOEIC
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
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    • threat to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
      • A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • upcoming

      US /ˈʌpˌkʌmɪŋ/

      UK /ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Occurring soon; approaching
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    • vulnerability

      US /ˌvʌlnərə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌvʌlnərə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
      • A weakness or flaw that makes something susceptible to harm or damage.
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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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