Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • at the ready: Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • in a heartbeat: Immediately; without hesitation.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
  • nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
  • straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
  • admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
  • concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
  • courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • tick: To function properly or normally
  • auditory: Of the process of hearing
  • faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • vantage: (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
  • daily: Happening every day
  • business: A company formed for making profit
  • frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • prophet: Someone who predicts the future
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
  • ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
  • identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
  • disciplinary: Concerning discipline in behavior
  • fudge: Soft sweet made from butter and milk
  • potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
  • mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • heartbeat: Beat of your heart
  • rabid: (Of animals) extremely violent; furious
  • unforgivable: That cannot be forgiven; inexcusable
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    • admit

      US /ædˈmɪt/

      UK /əd'mɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To acknowledge that something is true or right
      • To allow someone to enter
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    • application

      US /ˌæplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Software program, e.g. for smart phone
      • Process of spreading a substance over a surface
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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    • at the ready

      US /ət ðə ˈrɛdi/

      UK /ət ðə ˈredi/

      • other
      • Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
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    • auditory

      US /ˈɔ:dətɔ:ri/

      UK /ˈɔ:dətri/

      • Adjective
      • Of the process of hearing
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    • catastrophic

      US /ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk/

      UK /ˌkætə'strɒfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a lot of damage or suffering
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    • concentrate

      US /ˈkɑnsənˌtret/

      UK /'kɒnsntreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause to be present in large amount or number
      • To pay great attention to a task; focus
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A substance made by removing water or other diluents; a concentrated form of something.
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    • courage

      US /ˈkɚrɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/

      UK /'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being able to face danger without fear
      • The quality of being brave enough to do what is right or necessary, even when it is difficult or dangerous
      • Transitive Verb
      • To encourage or embolden someone.
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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
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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
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    • disciplinary

      US /ˈdɪsəpləneri/

      UK /ˈdɪsəplɪnəri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning discipline in behavior
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    • faint

      US /fent/

      UK /feɪnt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
      • Adjective
      • Lacking strength; weak; lacking clarity
      • Very small, as in a chance or hope
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    • frank

      US /fræŋk/

      UK /fræŋk/

      • Proper Noun
      • Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stamp envelopes for posting
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    • fudge

      US /fʌdʒ/

      UK /fʌdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft sweet made from butter and milk
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid dealing with an issue, problem
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heartbeat

      US /ˈhɑ:rtbi:t/

      UK /ˈhɑ:tbi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Beat of your heart
      • The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the heart.
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    • identification

      US /aɪˌdɛntəfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
      • The act of discovering exactly what something is
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    • in a heartbeat

      US /ɪn e ˈhɑrtˌbit/

      UK /in ə ˈhɑ:tbi:t/

      • Phrase
      • Immediately; without hesitation.
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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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    • mask

      US /mæsk/

      UK /mɑ:sk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Covering to hide or disguise the face
      • Way of pretending to behave that is not real
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    • ministry

      US /ˈmɪnɪstri/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪstri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Body of religious workers and leaders
      • Government department, such as Education
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    • nasty

      US /ˈnæsti/

      UK /'nɑ:stɪ/

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

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəl/

      UK /ə'rɪdʒənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
      • Being unique or thinking differently from others
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A work of art, writing, or music that is not a copy.
      • A person of fresh initiative or inventiveness.
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    • pop

      US /pɑp/

      UK /pɒp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
      • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet soda drink
      • A short, sharp, explosive sound.
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    • potter

      US /'pɑ:tər/

      UK /'pɒtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
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    • practical

      US /ˈpræktɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpræktɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
      • Relating to experience, action, or practice; not theoretical or ideal.
      • Noun
      • A practical exam or lesson.
      • A person concerned chiefly with the practice of something; a person with practical skills.
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    • prophet

      US /ˈprɑ:fɪt/

      UK /ˈprɒfɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who predicts the future
      • Religious person who foretells the will of God
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    • rabid

      US /ˈræbɪd/

      UK /ˈræbɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of animals) extremely violent; furious
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    • ridiculous

      US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
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    • root

      US /rut, rʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
      • The origin or starting place of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
      • (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
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    • rough

      US /rʌf/

      UK /rʌf/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
      • (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
      • Adverb
      • In a manner that is difficult, or violent
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    • straight

      US /stret/

      UK /streɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Not having curves, bends, or angles
      • Not gay; heterosexual
      • Adverb
      • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
      • In a straight line; directly.
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    • tick

      US /tɪk/

      UK /tɪk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To function properly or normally
      • (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
      • Countable Noun
      • Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
      • Written mark to show something is correct or done
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    • unforgivable

      US /ˌʌnfərˈgɪvəbl/

      UK /ˌʌnfəˈgɪvəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That cannot be forgiven; inexcusable
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vantage

      US /ˈvæntɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (usually vantage point) A place or position affording a good view of something
      • A particular perspective or viewpoint.
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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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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