abandon
US /əˈbændən/
UK /ə'bændən/
- Transitive Verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- Uncountable Noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
B1Moreaccord
US /əˈkɔ:rd/
UK /ə'kɔ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Agreement or harmony
- An agreement or treaty between countries
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be in harmony or agreement; consent
B1TOEICMoreaide
US /ed/
UK /eɪd/
- Noun
- Person assisting a person of higher rank
B2TOEICMoreanime
US /ˈænəˌme/
UK /ˈænɪmeɪ/
- Noun
- A form of Japanese animation
C2Morearrange
US /əˈrendʒ/
UK /əˈreɪndʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To write music for a particular instrument
- To organize things or people in a particular way
A2TOEICMoreattache
US /ə'tæʃeɪ/
UK /ə'tæʃeɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Specialist within the staff of an embassy
C2Moreaux
US
UK
- Adjective
- Shortened form of 'auxiliary'
C1Morebien
US
UK
- Adjective
- (French) good
C1Morechanger
US /'tʃeɪndʒər/
UK /'tʃeɪndʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A person who changes something
C1Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Morecompulsion
US /kəmˈpʌlʃən/
UK /kəmˈpʌlʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Urge or desire
- An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes.
B2Moreconfirmation
US /ˌkɑ:nfərˈmeɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Approval or check of something
- Statement something is real, true or accurate
B1Moredire
US /daɪr/
UK /ˈdaɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of consequences) very serious
B2Moreencore
US /ˈɑ:ŋkɔ:(r)/
UK /ˈɒŋkɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Additional performance demanded by the audience
B2Moreexcessive
US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/
- Adjective
- Beyond what is usual or proper
B2Moreextraordinaire
US /ɪkˌstrɔ:rdɪˈner/
UK /ɪkˌstrɔ:dɪˈneə(r)/
- Adjective
- Extraordinary in a particular capacity
C2Morefont
US /fɑnt/
UK /fɔnt/
- Noun
- Size or style of type
B2Morehumiliation
US /hjuˌmɪliˈeʃən/
UK /hju:ˌmɪlɪ'eɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loss of self-respect or status
B2Morehyper
US /'haɪpər/
UK /ˈhaɪpə(r)/
- Adjective
- Very excited or active
C1Moreillusion
US /ɪˈluʒən/
UK /ɪ'lu:ʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- Something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
B2Moreimage
US /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
UK /'ɪmɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- General idea or opinion of something
- Transitive Verb
- To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine
- To create a visual representation of something.
A2TOEICMoreinspiration
US /ˌɪnspəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- The power or urge that makes you want to do something, especially something creative
B1TOEICMoreinverse
US / ˈɪnˌvə:s/
UK /ɪnˈvɜ:s /
- Adjective
- Being the opposite of something else
- Noun
- Thing that is the complete opposite of another
B2Moremoi
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- (French) me
C1Morenewsletter
US /ˈnu:zletə(r)/
UK /ˈnju:zletə(r)/
- Noun
- Report or open letter giving news to a group
B2TOEICMoreobserver
US /əbˈzɜ:rvə(r)/
UK /əbˈzɜ:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- Someone who watches an event without getting involved.
- Proper Noun
- Name of a newspaper.
B1Moreoui
US /wɪ/
UK /wi:/
- Noun
- (French) for 'yes'
C2Morepar
US /pɑr/
UK /pɑ:(r)/
- Noun
- Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
- Usual or typical in terms of performance
B1Morepasser
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A person who passes by someone or something.
- In football, a player who passes the ball.
A2Morependant
US /ˈpɛndənt/
UK /ˈpendənt/
- Noun
- Ornament that hangs from a chain worn on the neck
B2Morepodcast
US /'pɑ:dkæst/
UK /'pɒdkɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
A2Morepose
US /poʊz/
UK /pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- To suggest an idea, question or solution
- Noun
- False behavior to gain respect or liking
B1TOEICMoreposture
US /ˈpɑstʃɚ/
UK /'pɒstʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- The position of the body when standing or sitting
- Intransitive Verb
- To be insincere in order to gain favor
B1TOEICMorepour
US /pɔr, por/
UK /pɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- To make something flow in a steady stream
A2Morepropose
US /prəˈpoz/
UK /prə'pəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an offer of marriage
- To offer or put forward an idea for consideration
A2TOEICMorerobot
US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/
UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
B1Morespectre
US /ˈspɛktɚ/
UK /'spektə(r)/
- Noun
- Mental representation of some haunting experience
B2Moresyndrome
US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/
UK /'sɪndrəʊm/
- Noun
- A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
B1Moreton
US /tʌn/
UK /tʌn/
- Noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
A2Moretout
US /taʊt/
UK /taʊt/
- Transitive Verb
- To praise or promote something
B2TOEICMorevalidation
US /ˌvælɪ'deɪʃn/
UK /ˌvælɪ'deɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- In computer science, the process of ensuring that data meets certain criteria before it is processed.
B2Moreverbal
US /ˈvɚbəl/
UK /ˈvə:bəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning verbs
- Using speech, rather than being written
- Noun
- Word that is made from a verb
B1Morevie
US /vaɪ/
UK /vaɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
B2More
Vocabulary
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
- humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
- verbal: Concerning verbs
- important: Having power or authority
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- accord: Agreement or harmony
- point: An item to be discussed
- hyper: Very excited or active
- podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- propose: To make an offer of marriage
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- compulsion: Urge or desire
- arrange: To write music for a particular instrument
- anime: A form of Japanese animation
- font: Size or style of type
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- newsletter: Report or open letter giving news to a group
- par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
- image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- centre: Community place people go health or social reasons
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- met: To provide something that is necessary
- observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- tout: To praise or promote something
- danger: The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed
- inverse: Being the opposite of something else
- aide: Person assisting a person of higher rank
- encore: Additional performance demanded by the audience
- e: Fifth letter of the English alphabet
- extraordinaire: Extraordinary in a particular capacity
- pas: (Ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
- pendant: Ornament that hangs from a chain worn on the neck
- spectre: Mental representation of some haunting experience
- vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
- dis: To look down on; treat or speak to with disrespect
- se: South-east
- le
- prix: (In titles) a competition in which a prize is won
- changer: A person who changes something
- mail: Soldier's coat of linked chains, worn long ago
- attache: Specialist within the staff of an embassy
- moi: (French) me
- bien: (French) good
- aux: Shortened form of 'auxiliary'
- oui: (French) for 'yes'
- passer: A person who passes by someone or something.
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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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