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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
A2TOEICMoreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMoreblack and white
US /blæk ənd hwaɪt/
UK /blæk ænd hwait/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Showing images only in black, grey, and white, not in colour.
A1Morecamouflage
US /ˈkæməˌflɑʒ, -ˌflɑdʒ/
UK /ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Blending into the background by being similar
- Something patterned that hides military vehicle
- Transitive Verb
- To hide by blending it into its background
- To hide or disguise someone or something, by means of camouflage.
B2Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Moreclaim
US /klem/
UK /kleɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To say that something is true, often without proof.
- A statement that something is true.
- Transitive Verb
- To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
- To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
A2Moreclumsy
US /ˈklʌmzi/
UK /'klʌmzɪ/
- Adjective
- Moving or doing things awkwardly
- Tactless and likely to offend.
B2Morecolonial
US /kəˈloʊniəl/
UK /kəˈləʊniəl/
- Adjective
- Of a system where one country controls another
B2Morecontinent
US /ˈkɑntənənt/
UK /ˈkɒntɪnənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
- Adjective
- Able to control excretory functions (bowel and bladder).
B1Moredeem
US /dim/
UK /di:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To judge something to be a certain thing, way
B2Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoredocument
US /ˈdɑkjəmənt/
UK /'dɒkjʊmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official (printed) record that gives information
- Transitive Verb
- To support an opinion with recorded evidence
A2TOEICMoredomestic
US /dəˈmɛstɪk/
UK /dəˈmestɪk/
- Noun
- Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- Adjective
- British informal fight between husband and wife
- Concerning your own home or house
A2TOEICMoredominate
US /ˈdɑməˌnet/
UK /'dɒmɪneɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- To control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in
B1TOEICMoreembody
US /ɪmˈbɑ:di/
UK /ɪmˈbɒdi/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something into part of a body or system
B2Moreevolve
US /ɪˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪ'vɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To develop certain features
- To develop or change slowly over time
B1Moreexperiment
US /ɪkˈspɛrəmənt/
UK /ɪk'sperɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- A course of action tentatively adopted without being sure of the eventual outcome.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To create and perform tests to research something
- To try something new that you haven't tried before
A2TOEICMoreextensively
US /ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ/
UK /ɪk'stensɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- Very much or often; to a large degree
- In a widespread manner; to a great extent.
B2Moreextract
US /ɪkˈstrækt/
UK /'ekstrækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- Part taken from a longer written work
- Transitive Verb
- To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
- To get a person to share secret information
B1TOEICMorefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morefierce
US /fɪrs/
UK /fɪəs/
- Adjective
- Very strong, wild or violent
- Intense in a way that causes or displays force.
B1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
function
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMoregather
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
A2TOEICMoregenerate
US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/
UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To create or be produced or bring into existence
- To create electricity, heat, energy and power
A2TOEICMoregraze
US /ɡrez/
UK /ɡreɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
- To eat small amounts of food at frequent intervals.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To touch something lightly in passing
B2TOEICMorehelm
US /hɛlm/
UK /helm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Position of control, as when steering a ship
- Control and navigation area of a ship
B2Moreherd
US /hɜ:rd/
UK /hɜ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of the same animal that eat, live together
- Group of people who are easily influenced
- Transitive Verb
- To gather animals together to move them
B2Morehypothesis
US /haɪˈpɑθɪsɪs/
UK /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/
- Noun
- A theory trying to explain something
- A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
B1Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMoreimmune
US /ɪˈmjoon/
UK /ɪˈmju:n/
- Adjective
- Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
B1Morein part
US /ɪn pɑrt/
UK /in pɑ:t/
- Adverb
- To some extent; partially.
A1Morein the making
US /ɪn ði ˈmekɪŋ/
UK /in ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- Idiom
- Likely to happen or become a particular thing in the future, especially something bad.
A1Moreindigenous
US /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
UK /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
- Adjective
- Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
- Relating to the people who are native to a particular region.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous peoples.
- The original inhabitants of a particular region or country.
B1TOEICMoreinterfere
US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/
UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To get involved in something not your business
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
B1TOEICMorelimit
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
A2TOEICMorelineage
US /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
UK /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
- Noun
- People in someone's family who lived in the past
B2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Morepattern
US /ˈpætən/
UK /'pætn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Transitive Verb
- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
A2TOEICMoreperplex
US /pɚˈplɛks/
UK /pə'pleks/
- Transitive Verb
- To confuse
C1Moreprey
US /pre/
UK /preɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The victim of another person's aggression
- The victim of another person's aggression
B1Moreprominent
US /ˈprɑmənənt/
UK /ˈprɒmɪnənt/
- Adjective
- Being important or well known
- Being easily noticeable
B1Moreprove
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.
A2TOEICMorerobust
US /roˈbʌst, ˈroˌbʌst/
UK /rəʊˈbʌst/
- Adjective
- Having physical vigor or energetic good health
B2TOEICMorespeculate
US /ˈspɛkjəˌlet/
UK /ˈspekjuleɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To take risks that might lead to big profits
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To predict or guess what is possible or likely
B2Moresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Moretangle
US /ˈtæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtæŋgl/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoreuncertainty
US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/
UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
- Lack of confidence; doubt.
B2TOEICMoreunderestimate
US /ˌʌndɚˈɛstəmet/
UK /ˌʌndər'estɪmeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make too low a guess of something's size, value
B2TOEICMorezebra
US /ˈzibrə/
UK /'zebrə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
- A pedestrian crossing marked with black and white stripes.
- Adjective
- Having alternating black and white lines, used in computing and design.
C1More
