abundant
US /əˈbʌndənt/
UK /əˈbʌndənt/
- Adjective
- Being in very great supply; plentiful
B2TOEICMoreaccount for
US /əˈkaʊnt fɔr/
UK /əˈkaunt fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To explain the cause or reason for something
- To form a particular amount or part of something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To supply a reason or explanation for something.
- To form a particular amount or proportion of something.
A1Moreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreauto
US /ˈɔ:toʊ/
UK /ˈɔ:təʊ/
- Noun
- Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
B2Moreautomaker
US /ˈɔ:toʊmeɪkə(r)/
UK /ˈɔ:təʊmeɪkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Manufacturer of cars and trucks
C2Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebrand
US /brænd/
UK /brænd/
- Noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- Transitive Verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
A2TOEICMorecatalyst
US /ˈkætlɪst/
UK /ˈkætəlɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
- Substance causing a chemical reaction to speed up
B2TOEICMorechip
US /tʃɪp/
UK /tʃɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- To break into small pieces, often with a tool
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
- Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
B1Moredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMoredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1TOEICMoredown with
US /daʊn wɪð/
UK /daun wið/
- Adjective
- Suffering from an illness.
- Agreeable to; in favor of.
- Interjection
- An expression of opposition to something.
A1Moreelectrify
US /ɪˈlɛktrəˌfaɪ/
UK /ɪˈlektrɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To energize or excite people
- To charge a substance with electricity
C1Moreengineering
US /ˌendʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
UK /ˌendʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The practical application of science to industry
B1Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMorefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
genesis
US /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
UK /'dʒenəsɪs/
- Noun
- Beginning of something important
B2TOEICMoregeopolitical
US /ˌdʒi:oʊpə'lɪtɪkl/
UK /ˌdʒi:əʊpə'lɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning geopolitics
C1Morehot streak
US /hɑt strik/
UK /hɔt stri:k/
- Noun
- A period of repeated success or good luck.
- A series of wins in gambling.
A1Moreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMoreinvest
US /ɪnˈvɛst/
UK /ɪn'vest/
- Transitive Verb
- To use resources to build for the future
A2TOEICMorejaguar
US /ˈdʒæɡˌwɑr, ˈdʒæɡjuˌɑr/
UK /ˈdʒægjuə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large wild cat of Central and South America
B2Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelimit
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
A2TOEICMorelocalization
US /ˌloʊkəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
UK /ˌləʊkəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Act of making something have a local focus
B1Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMorenamesake
US /ˈnemˌsek/
UK /ˈneɪmseɪk/
- Countable Noun
- Someone with the same name as someone else
C1Morenarrow
US /ˈnæro/
UK /'nærəʊ/
- Adjective
- Not wide; short from one side to the other
- Limited; not broad in scope
- Intransitive Verb
- To become thinner or less wide
A2TOEICMoreout of it
US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/
UK /aut ɔv it/
- Adjective
- Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
A1Moreperception
US /pɚˈsɛpʃən/
UK /pəˈsepʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way in which one sees or understands something
- The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
B1Morepickup
US /ˈpɪkˌʌp/
UK /ˈpɪkʌp/
- Countable Noun
- Small truck that has an open back with low sides
B2Moreportfolio
US /pɔrtˈfoliˌo, port-/
UK /pɔ:t'fəʊlɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of the financial assets held by someone
- List of work submitted to a teacher/for approval
B1TOEICMorequality
US /ˈkwɑlɪti/
UK /'kwɒlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feature associated with someone or something
- High level of worth or excellence
- Adjective
- Of a high standard
A2TOEICMoreroughly
US /ˈrʌflɪ/
UK /ˈrʌfli/
- Adverb
- Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- In a manner that is violent or not careful
B1Morerover
US /ˈroʊvə(r)/
UK /ˈrəʊvə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
B1Morerugged
US /ˈrʌɡɪd/
UK /ˈrʌgɪd/
- Adjective
- (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
- Strong in a rough kind of way
B1Moresegment
US /ˈsɛɡmənt/
UK /ˈsegmənt/
- Noun
- Part divided from the other parts of something
- Transitive Verb
- To separate something into different parts
B1TOEICMoresolid
US /ˈsɑlɪd/
UK /'sɒlɪd/
- Adjective
- Being able to be trusted; reliable
- Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
- Noun
- Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
A2Morestreak
US /strik/
UK /stri:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- Act of running naked in public as an act of daring
- Intransitive Verb
- To run naked in public as an act of daring
B2TOEICMorestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretaken over
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- To gain control of something.
A1Moretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
A2TOEICMoreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- hot streak: A period of repeated success or good luck.
- out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
- account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- such as: For example; like
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- account: An advantage
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
- catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
- portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
- rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
- rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
- geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- genesis: Beginning of something important
- electrify: To energize or excite people
- pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
- auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
- jaguar: Large wild cat of Central and South America
- namesake: Someone with the same name as someone else
- automaker: Manufacturer of cars and trucks
- localization: Act of making something have a local focus
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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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