Vocabulary

  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
  • at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
  • positive light: A way of presenting someone or something that makes them seem good or desirable.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
  • context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
  • familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • rage: Strong or violent anger
  • sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
  • upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
  • backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
  • racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • infamous: Famous because of something bad
  • argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
  • hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
  • resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
  • pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • public: Owned by the government
  • swiftly: Quickly
  • own: To have something as your property
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • blatantly: Very obviously; without any shame
  • hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
  • racial: Of or relating to race
  • chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
  • converse: The opposite of something else
  • historical: Connected with the past
  • insensitive: Not responsive to physical touch
  • incumbent: A person who holds a particular office or position
  • marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
  • universally: Applying to all people, times, places
  • ad: Public notice or advertisement
  • equivocate: To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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    • ad

      US /æd/

      UK /æd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Public notice or advertisement
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    • apologize

      US /əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/

      UK /ə'pɒlədʒaɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
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    • argument

      US /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/

      UK /ˈɑ:gjumənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Discussion in which you disagree with someone
      • A presentation of reasons for or against an idea
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    • at best

      US /æt bɛst/

      UK /æt best/

      • Phrase
      • Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
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    • at worst

      US /æt wɚst/

      UK /æt wə:st/

      • Adverb
      • If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
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    • backlash

      US /ˈbækˌlæʃ/

      UK /ˈbæklæʃ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
      • A sudden, adverse reaction or consequence, especially in computing or technology.
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    • blatantly

      US /'bleɪtəntlɪ/

      UK /'bleɪtəntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Very obviously; without any shame
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    • brand

      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.
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    • campaign

      US /kæmˈpen/

      UK /kæm'peɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
      • A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
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    • chuck

      US /tʃʌk/

      UK /tʃʌk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw carelessly or casually
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • context

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/

      UK /ˈkɒntekst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Set of facts surrounding a person or event
      • The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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    • converse

      US /kənˈvɚs/

      UK /kən'vɜ:s/

      • Noun
      • The opposite of something else
      • A statement or proposition that reverses the order or relation of another.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk or have a conversation
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    • equivocate

      US /ɪ'kwɪvəkeɪt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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    • familiar

      US /fəˈmɪljɚ/

      UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Well-known or easily recognized
      • Having a good knowledge of something.
      • Noun
      • A close friend or associate.
      • (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
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    • hang

      US /hæŋ/

      UK /hæŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • harm

      US /hɑrm/

      UK /hɑ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
      • Noun
      • Damage or injury
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    • historical

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl,-ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Connected with the past
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    • hood

      US /hʊd/

      UK /hʊd/

      • Noun
      • Front part of the car that covers the engine
      • A head covering attached to a cape, sweater etc.
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • incumbent

      US /ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

      UK /ɪn'kʌmbənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A person who holds a particular office or position
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    • infamous

      US /ˈɪnfəməs/

      UK /'ɪnfəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Famous because of something bad
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    • insensitive

      US /ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈsensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Not responsive to physical touch
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    • intentional

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

      UK /ɪnˈtenʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
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    • intentionally

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With a plan to do or achieve something
      • In a deliberate and purposeful manner.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • marketing

      US /ˈmɑ:rkɪtɪŋ/

      UK /ˈmɑ:kɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of selling services or goods
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    • obvious

      US /ˈɑbviəs/

      UK /ˈɒbviəs/

      • Adjective
      • Easily understood and clear; plain to see
      • Easy to see or notice.
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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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    • offend

      US /əˈfɛnd/

      UK /ə'fend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To break a rule or do something wrong
      • To upset, as by hurting someone's feelings
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    • offensive

      US /əˈfɛnsɪv/

      UK /əˈfensɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing displeasure or anger
      • Attacking or intended to attack
      • Noun
      • A military attack
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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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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • positive light

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A way of presenting someone or something that makes them seem good or desirable.
      • An optimistic or favorable perspective.
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    • racial

      US /ˈreʃəl/

      UK /ˈreɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to race
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    • racist

      US /'reɪsɪst/

      UK /'reɪsɪst/

      • Adjective
      • Believing that people of other races are inferior
      • Noun
      • Person who judges others negatively based on race
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    • rage

      US /reɪdʒ/

      UK /reɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong or violent anger
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act or speak with strong or violent anger
      • To move violently, like a storm
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • resemble

      US /rɪˈzɛmbəl/

      UK /rɪˈzembl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be similar to in looks or manner
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    • sensitive

      US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /'sensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
      • (Private information) needing careful treatment
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    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
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    • swiftly

      US /ˈswɪftlɪ/

      UK /swɪftlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Quickly
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • universally

      US /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:rsəli/

      UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:səli/

      • Adverb
      • Applying to all people, times, places
      • Throughout the world; by all people.
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    • upset

      US /ʌpˈsɛt/

      UK /ʌpˈset/

      • Adjective
      • (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
      • Troubled, worried, or angry
      • Transitive Verb
      • To turn upside down or on its side
      • To trouble, worry, or anger someone
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    • work to do

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
      • Obligations or responsibilities that require effort and attention.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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    Converse apologizes for sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery

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    Converse recently faced backlash for a sneaker ad that critics found deeply offensive, drawing comparisons to racist imagery. This video breaks down the controversy, including the specific arguments made by critics and experts, and highlights phrases like 'evokes racist imagery' and 'universally panned' that you'll hear in discussions about marketing missteps.

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