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adopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreadorable
US /əˈdɔrəbəl,əˈdor-/
UK /əˈdɔ:rəbl/
- Adjective
- Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
B2Moreanymore
US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/
UK /'enɪmɔ:/
- Adverb
- No longer; no more
A2Morebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebe my guest
US /bi maɪ ɡɛst/
UK /bi: mai ɡest/
- Phrase
- An invitation to someone to do something; help yourself
A2Morebeast
US /bist/
UK /bi:st/
- Noun
- Ugly or terrifying animal
B1Morebeauty
US /ˈbjuti/
UK /'bju:tɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something attractive that produces great pleasure
- Physically or visually attractive person
A2Morebrace
US /bres/
UK /breɪs/
- Noun
- Structure that strengthens a joint
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To prepare yourself for a struggle/difficult time
B2Morecalcium
US /ˈkælsiəm/
UK /'kælsɪəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- A substance important for making bones and teeth
- A substance containing calcium, taken to improve health.
C2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morechildhood
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- The time when you are a child
B1Morecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredecay
US /dɪˈke/
UK /dɪˈkeɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- To lose health or strength
- Uncountable Noun
- Slow loss of physical or mental health
B1Moredeficiency
US /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/
UK /dɪˈfɪʃnsi/
- Noun
- Lack of something that is necessary
B2Moredelusional
US /dɪ'lu:ʒnəl/
UK /dɪ'lu:ʒnəl/
- Adjective
- Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
- Suffering from delusions.
B2Moredirection
US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/
UK /də'rekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone tells people what to do
- Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
A2TOEICMoredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Morefairy
US /ˈfɛri/
UK /'feərɪ/
- Noun
- Small imaginary being that can do magic
B1Morefashion
US /ˈfæʃən/
UK /'fæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- Industry that creates new styles of clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To make things into a particular shape
A2Morego around
US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/
UK /ɡəu əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
- To go here and there, from place to place; wander
A1Morego shopping
US /ɡo ˈʃɑpɪŋ/
UK /ɡəu ˈʃɔpɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To go to stores to buy things
A1Moreguest
US /ɡɛst/
UK /ɡest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
- Adjective
- Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
- Provided for or used by a guest.
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein particular
US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/
UK /in pəˈtikjulə/
- Phrase
- Specifically; especially.
- Detailed or precise.
A1Moreinfo
US /ˈɪnfoʊ/
UK /ˈɪnfəʊ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Shortened form of the word 'information'
B2Moreliner
US /ˈlaɪnɚ/
UK /ˈlaɪnə(r)/
- Noun
- Material used to cover the inside surface of
B2Moreliquid
US /ˈlɪkwɪd/
UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/
- Adjective
- (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- In a state of being uncertain
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is similar to the state of water
- A drink; beverage.
A2Moremakeup
US /ˈmekˌʌp/
UK /'meɪkʌp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- The way in which something is formed or composed.
- Transitive Verb
- To invent or fabricate something.
- To compensate for something.
B2Moremature
US /məˈtʃʊr/
UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Behaving like an adult
- Being fully developed physically
- Intransitive Verb
- (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
A2Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepainful
US /ˈpenfəl/
UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
- Adjective
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- Causing distress or unhappiness.
A2Moreprove
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.
A2TOEICMorequote
US /kwot/
UK /kwəʊt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written statement of the cost of something
- The (often wise or famous) words of another person
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone how much a task will cost
- To repeat precisely what a person said or wrote
A2TOEICMorerecess
US /ˈriˌsɛs, rɪˈsɛs/
UK /rɪ'ses/
- Noun
- An area that is set back in a room or building
- Break between school classes
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To interrupt an activity for a short period of time
B2Moretale
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Story that is not true
- Story about colorful and imaginary events
A2Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moreurban
US /ˈɚbən/
UK /'ɜ:bən/
- Adjective
- Concerning a city; located in a city
- Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
B1TOEICMoreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
