Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • on account of: Because of.
  • account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
  • work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • at least: As a minimum
  • nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
  • barely: Only just; just possible
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • pleasant: Causing a good feeling
  • account: An advantage
  • evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • gather: To bring objects together into one place
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
  • requirement: A demand that someone does something
  • hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • prodigy: Young person who is amazingly talented
  • gibberish: Unintelligible talking
  • intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
  • tyranny: Cruel government by a ruler who has complete power
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
  • par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
  • majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
  • commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
  • promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
  • crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
  • bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
  • decode: To translate from code into the plain text
  • enigma: Person or thing that is hard to understand
  • convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
  • chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
  • smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
  • navy: Very dark shade of blue
  • agnostic: Person who is undecided about the existence of God
  • certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
  • midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
  • championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
  • chap: To cause the skin, lips to roughen or crack
  • unbreakable: Impossible to break under ordinary usage
  • binomial: The sum or difference of two terms
  • interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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    • account of

      US /əˈkaʊnt ʌv/

      UK /əˈkaunt ɔv/

      • Noun
      • A spoken or written description of an event.
      • Preposition
      • Because of; for the reason of.
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    • agnostic

      US /æɡˈnɑstɪk/

      UK /ægˈnɒstɪk/

      • Noun
      • Person who is undecided about the existence of God
      • Adjective
      • Being undecided about the existence of God
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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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    • 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.
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    • at midnight

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
      • Used to indicate the time when something will happen or is expected to happen.
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • barely

      US /ˈbɛrli/

      UK /ˈbɛəli/

      • Adverb
      • Only just; just possible
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    • binomial

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The sum or difference of two terms
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    • bloody

      US /ˈblʌdi/

      UK /'blʌdɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
      • A word used when swearing or cursing
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    • certify

      US /ˈsɜ:rtɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈsɜ:tɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To approve someone as authorized, valid
      • To confirm the truth or reality of something
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    • championship

      US /ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/

      UK /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sports competition to find the best player or team
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    • chap

      US /tʃæp/

      UK /tʃæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause the skin, lips to roughen or crack
      • Countable Noun
      • A man; guy
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    • chess

      US /tʃɛs/

      UK /tʃes/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Game of mental strategy for two players
      • The set of pieces used to play the game of chess.
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • commander

      US /kəˈmændə(r)/

      UK /kəˈmɑ:ndə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person with authority who commands or controls
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    • convoy

      US /ˈkɑ:nvɔɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnvɔɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
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    • crook

      US /krʊk/

      UK /krʊk/

      • Noun
      • A criminal or thief; dishonest person
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    • decode

      US /ˌdi:ˈkoʊd/

      UK /ˌdi:ˈkəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To translate from code into the plain text
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    • device

      US /dɪˈvaɪs/

      UK /dɪˈvaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
      • Method of doing something; a way
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    • enigma

      US /ɪˈnɪɡmə/

      UK /ɪˈnɪgmə/

      • Noun
      • Person or thing that is hard to understand
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    • evaluate

      US /ɪˈvæljuˌet/

      UK /ɪˈvæljueɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To form an idea to judge something carefully
      • To calculate or work out the value or amount of something.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • gather

      US /ˈɡæðɚ/

      UK /ˈgæðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring objects together into one place
      • To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
      • Noun
      • Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
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    • gibberish

      US /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/

      UK /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unintelligible talking
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • hire

      US /haɪr/

      UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
      • To give the use of something in exchange for money
      • Noun
      • Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • intercept

      US /ˌɪntərˈsept/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈsept/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or catch something while it is moving
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    • interceptor

      US /ˌɪntɚˈsɛptɚ/

      UK /ˌɪntə'septə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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    • majesty

      US /ˈmædʒɪsti/

      UK /'mædʒəstɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Impressive quality that something large has
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    • midnight

      US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/

      UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/

      • Noun
      • 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

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

      US /ˈnæsti/

      UK /'nɑ:stɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
      • Unkind; unpleasant.
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    • navy

      US /ˈnevi/

      UK /ˈneɪvi/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very dark shade of blue
      • Armed force consisting of ships, sailors etc.
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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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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on account of

      US /ɑn əˈkaʊnt ʌv/

      UK /ɔn əˈkaunt ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Because of.
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    • par

      US /pɑr/

      UK /pɑ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
      • Usual or typical in terms of performance
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    • personally

      US /ˈpəsənəli/

      UK /ˈpɜ:sənəli/

      • Adverb
      • By a specific person, and not by anyone else
      • Knowing someone as a friend, or closely
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    • pleasant

      US /ˈplɛzənt/

      UK /'pleznt/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a good feeling
      • Having an agreeable or attractive personality.
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    • prodigy

      US /ˈprɑdədʒi/

      UK /'prɒdədʒɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Young person who is amazingly talented
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    • promptly

      US /ˈprɑ:mptli/

      UK /ˈprɒmptli/

      • Adverb
      • At a particular or expected time; right on time
      • Without delay; quickly.
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    • puzzle

      US /ˈpʌzəl/

      UK /'pʌzl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be a challenge to understand; confuse
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something challenging to explain or understand
      • Game requiring the player to find an answer
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    • requirement

      US /rɪˈkwaɪrmənt/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪəmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A demand that someone does something
      • Something that is a necessity
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    • smuggle

      US /ˈsmʌɡəl/

      UK /ˈsmʌgl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To illegally bring goods/people into a place
      • To bring something/someone into a place secretly
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    • suppose

      US /səˈpoʊz/

      UK /sə'pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or guess what might happen
      • Conjunction
      • What if
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • tyranny

      US /ˈtɪrəni/

      UK /'tɪrənɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cruel government by a ruler who has complete power
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    • unbreakable

      US /unˈbrekəbəl/

      UK /ʌn'breɪkəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Impossible to break under ordinary usage
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    • violence

      US /ˈvaɪələns/

      UK /ˈvaɪələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong physical force of nature
      • Use of physical force to harm someone
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • work together

      US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
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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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