assignment
US /əˈsaɪnmənt/
UK /ə'saɪnmənt/
- Noun
- Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- A homework task or report
A2TOEICMorebeyond a reasonable doubt
US /bɪˈjɑnd ə ˈrizənəbəl ˈdaʊt/
UK /bɪˈjɒnd ə ˈri:zənəbəl ˈdaʊt/
- other
- Evidence that leaves no sensible doubt about the truth.
B2Morecoming of age
US /ˈkʌmɪŋ ʌv edʒ/
UK /ˈkʌmɪŋ ɔv eidʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
- The process of reaching a stage of full development; the transition to prominence or importance.
A1Moredarn good
US
UK
- Adjective
- Extremely good; excellent.
A1Moredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMorefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Moreguilty
US /ˈɡɪlti/
UK /'ɡɪltɪ/
- Adjective
- Responsible for doing something wrong
- Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
A2TOEICMorein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Moreinduce
US /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /ɪn'dju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone do something; create an outcome
- To make a woman give birth by giving her medicine
B1TOEICMorenausea
US /ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə/
UK /ˈnɔ:ziə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- A feeling of revulsion; disgust.
B2Moreof age
US /əv eɪdʒ/
UK /əv eɪdʒ/
- other
- Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
A2Morereasonable
US /ˈrizənəbəl/
UK /ˈri:znəbl/
- Adjective
- Being somewhat good, but not great
- Fair and sensible; appropriate
A2TOEICMorespoil
US /spɔɪl/
UK /spɔɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- To overindulge and harm the character of a child
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of food) to go bad
A2More
Vocabulary
- beyond a reasonable doubt: Evidence that leaves no sensible doubt about the truth.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- darn good: Extremely good; excellent.
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- defense: Argument in support of something
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- read: Person's name
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
- reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
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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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