abuse
US /əˈbjuz/
UK /ə'bju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- To use in an inappropriate or excessive way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Improper/dishonest/excessive use of something
- Insulting someone, e.g. by swearing at them
A2TOEICMoreadopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreanniversary
US /ˌænəˈvɚsəri/
UK /ˌænɪ'vɜ:sərɪ/
- Noun
- Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
B1TOEICMoreanti
US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/
UK /'æntɪ/
- Adjective
- A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
B2Moreassertive
US /əˈsɜrtɪv/
UK /əˈsɜ:tɪv/
- Adjective
- Being confident and sure of yourself
B2Moreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMorebasilica
US /bəˈsɪlɪkə/
UK /bəˈzɪlɪkə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large Christian church with a curved back wall
C1Morecatholic
US /ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk/
UK /ˈkæθlɪk/
- Adjective
- One of many Christian belief systems
- Noun
- Person believing in the Catholic church
B2Moreceremony
US /ˈsɛrəˌmoni/
UK /'serəmənɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special social or religious event
- Rigidly formal way of behaving
B1Moreclergy
US /ˈklɚdʒi/
UK /'klɜ:dʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Priests as a group
B1Morecriticize
US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/
UK /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To assess the work of others
- To say that someone or something is bad
B1Moredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMoredeliver
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
A2TOEICMoredirection
US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
A2TOEICMorefame
US /fem/
UK /feɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
B1TOEICMoreglobal
US /ˈgloʊbl/
UK /ˈgləʊbl/
- Adjective
- Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
A2TOEICMorehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Moreimmigration
US /ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn/
UK /ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of moving your home to a new country
- The number of people immigrating to a country during a specific period.
B1Morein particular
US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
UK /in pəˈtikjulə/
- Phrase
- Specifically; especially.
- Detailed or precise.
A1Moreleadership
US /ˈli:dərʃɪp/
UK /ˈli:dəʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being able to guide or influence others
B1Moreneighbor
US /ˈnebɚ/
UK /'neɪbə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who lives, or is near, you
- A country or area next to another.
- Adjective
- Situated near or next to something.
B1Morepolarization
US /ˌpolərɪˈzeʃən/
UK /ˌpəʊləraɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Condition of having two opposites
- The state of having two opposite ideas
B1Morepope
US /pop/
UK /pu:p/
- Proper Noun
- Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
B2Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMorerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMoreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMoreset aside
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
- To separate and save for another use or time
- Transitive Verb
- To keep or save something for use at a later time.
- To designate or allocate something for a specific purpose or group.
A1Moresexual
US /ˈsɛkʃuəl/
UK /ˈsekʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Relating to men and women and their relationships
- Of the physical activity that can produce babies
A2Morespeech
US /spitʃ/
UK /spi:tʃ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A formal talk to an audience
- Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
A2TOEICMoretone
US /toʊn/
UK /təʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
A2Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2Moreunion
US /ˈjunjən/
UK /'ju:nɪən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of joining two or more things into one
- Marriage
- Proper Noun
- The United States of America, especially during the Civil War.
A2TOEICMoreurge
US /ɚdʒ/
UK /ɜ:dʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
A2More
Vocabulary
- set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- urge: A strong desire for something
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
- huge: Very very large
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
- respect: To follow the established rules
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- defense: Argument in support of something
- tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- union: Act of joining two or more things into one
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- polarization: Condition of having two opposites
- leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
- pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- clergy: Priests as a group
- basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
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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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Pope Leo begins Spain trip with focus on migration and peace
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/06Pope Francis is kicking off a major trip to Spain with a powerful message about peace and migration! You'll hear his calls for global leaders to set aside differences and respect every human being, plus learn vocabulary related to international relations and humanitarian issues. This is a fantastic chance to understand current events while boosting your English!
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