Vocabulary

  • going on: To continue doing something
  • million pieces: A very large number of individual items or components.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
  • vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
  • rage: Strong or violent anger
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • couple: To join something to something else
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
  • fault: A failure or negative aspect of
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • grit: Strong determination
  • tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
  • discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
  • laughter: Action or sound of laughing
  • seldom: Not often; almost never; rarely
  • anger: To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed
  • semblance: Outward appearance
  • inverse: Being the opposite of something else
  • millisecond: One thousandth of a second
  • babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
  • polo: Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
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    • access

      US /ˈæksɛs/

      UK /'ækses/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
      • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    • accountability

      US /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/

      UK /əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Responsibility to someone or for some activity
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    • accountable

      US /əˈkaʊntəbəl/

      UK /əˈkaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Be responsible to someone or for some activity
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    • anger

      US /ˈæŋɡɚ/

      UK /ˈæŋgə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone mad, upset, or annoyed
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feelings of being upset, mad or annoyed
      • A strong feeling we can get if we think we're being treated badly
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    • babe

      US /beb/

      UK /beɪb/

      • Noun
      • Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
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    • blame

      US /blem/

      UK /bleɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To say someone is responsible for something bad
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of saying someone did something bad
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    • by definition

      US /baɪ ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/

      UK /bai ˌdefiˈniʃən/

      • Phrase
      • Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • definition

      US /ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
      • The sharpness of an image on a screen
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    • dial

      US /ˈdaɪəl/

      UK /'daɪəl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To call a person or place on a telephone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Face of a clock that shows the time
      • A knob or switch
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    • discharge

      US /dɪsˈtʃɑ:rdʒ/

      UK /dɪsˈtʃɑ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To complete a task that has been assigned
      • To produce or release a substance
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A substance that has been released
      • The retirement of someone from service e.g. army
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    • discomfort

      US /dɪsˈkʌmfərt/

      UK /dɪsˈkʌmfət/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feelings of being uncomfortable or uneasy
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    • empathy

      US /ˈɛmpəθi/

      UK /ˈempəθi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Understanding how other people feel/suffer
      • The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • fault

      US /fɔlt/

      UK /fɔ:lt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A failure or negative aspect of
      • Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
      • Transitive Verb
      • To blame someone, something for a negative result
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • grit

      US /ɡrɪt/

      UK /ɡrɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong determination
      • Tiny hard bits of stone, sand, etc.
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    • inverse

      US / ˈɪnˌvə:s/

      UK /ɪnˈvɜ:s /

      • Adjective
      • Being the opposite of something else
      • Noun
      • Thing that is the complete opposite of another
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    • laughter

      US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

      UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Action or sound of laughing
      • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
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    • magnitude

      US /ˈmæɡnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈmægnɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Number representing force of an earthquake
      • Size or importance
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    • million pieces

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • A very large number of individual items or components.
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    • millisecond

      US /ˌmɪlɪˈsɛkənd/

      UK /ˈmɪlisekənd/

      • Noun
      • One thousandth of a second
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    • polo

      US /ˈpolo/

      UK /'pəʊləʊ/

      • Noun
      • Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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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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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • seldom

      US /ˈsɛldəm/

      UK /ˈseldəm/

      • Adverb
      • Not often; almost never; rarely
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    • semblance

      US /ˈsɛmbləns/

      UK /ˈsembləns/

      • Noun
      • Outward appearance
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • tone

      US /toʊn/

      UK /təʊn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Atmosphere or feeling in a message
      • Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the quality of muscles by exercise
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    • vulnerable

      US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

      UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being open to attack or damage
      • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
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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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