Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • in power: Having control of a country or organization.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
  • go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
  • due to: Because of; owing to
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • stop: To block or close something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • big: Popular
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
  • oil: A liquid used for frying foods
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • sell: To exchange something for money
  • possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
  • cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
  • search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
  • prince: Person's name
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
  • stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
  • discussion: Any long communication about a particular topic
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • replace: To use instead of something else
  • disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
  • confirmation: Approval or check of something
  • ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
  • irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
  • beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • childish: Typical of a child in being silly or immature
  • endless: Having or appearing to have no end
  • tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
  • analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
  • fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
  • relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
  • guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
  • bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
  • biased: To unfairly favor one view over another
  • dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • endowment: Natural ability or quality
  • cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
  • catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • citing: To officially order someone to appear in court
  • tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
  • susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
  • bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • analyze

      US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/

      UK /'ænəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To study carefully to find out the meaning of
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • beneficial

      US /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
      • Promoting or contributing to physical or mental well-being.
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    • bias

      US /ˈbaɪəs/

      UK /'baɪəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Preference to believe things even if incorrect
      • A systematic error in a statistical result
      • Transitive Verb
      • To unfairly favor one view over another
      • To cause someone to have prejudice
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    • biased

      US /ˈbaɪəst/

      UK /ˈbaɪəst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To unfairly favor one view over another
      • Adjective
      • Prejudiced; showing prejudice
      • Having a steady voltage or current applied to control its operation.
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    • bullshit

      US /ˈbʊlˌʃɪt/

      UK /ˈbʊlʃɪt/

      • Interjection
      • Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Nonsense; something that is not true.
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    • catholic

      US /ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk/

      UK /ˈkæθlɪk/

      • Adjective
      • One of many Christian belief systems
      • Noun
      • Person believing in the Catholic church
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    • childish

      US /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

      • Adjective
      • Typical of a child in being silly or immature
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    • citing

      US /'saɪtɪŋ/

      UK /'saɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To officially order someone to appear in court
      • To officially praise someone, e.g. for bravery
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    • coconut

      US /ˈkoʊkənʌt/

      UK /ˈkəʊkənʌt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
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    • cognitive

      US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • The process of knowing and remembering
      • Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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    • confirmation

      US /ˌkɑ:nfərˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Approval or check of something
      • Statement something is real, true or accurate
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    • dedicate

      US /ˈdɛdɪˌket/

      UK /'dedɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
      • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
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    • disappoint

      US /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˌdɪsə'pɔɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
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    • discussion

      US /dɪˈskʌʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskʌʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any long communication about a particular topic
      • A detailed treatment of a topic in writing.
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    • due to

      US /du tu/

      UK /dju: tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Because of; owing to
      • Adjective
      • Attributable to; caused by.
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    • ease

      US /iz/

      UK /i:z/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
      • To move slowly and purposely to get in small space
      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being comfortable or relaxed
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    • endless

      US /ˈɛndlɪs/

      UK /ˈendləs/

      • Adjective
      • Having or appearing to have no end
      • Having no end or limit.
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    • endowment

      US /ɛnˈdaʊmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural ability or quality
      • Money to provide income for a college, etc.
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

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

      US /fɔl fɔr/

      UK /fɔ:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be deceived or tricked by someone
      • To become in love with someone
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    • fantasy

      US /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/

      UK /'fæntəsɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something imagined and very different from reality
      • Work of literature set in an unreal world
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    • go over there

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or travel to a specific location.
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    • guarantee

      US /ˌɡærənˈti/

      UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To promise to repair a broken product
      • To promise that something will happen or be done
      • Countable Noun
      • A promise to repair a broken product
      • Promise that something will be done as expected
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • humanity

      US /hjuˈmænɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
      • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All human beings collectively; the human race.
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    • in power

      US /ɪn ˈpaʊɚ/

      UK /in ˈpauə/

      • Adjective
      • Having control of a country or organization.
      • Phrase
      • During a period of holding authority or control.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • irrelevant

      US /ɪˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ɪˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Not important; not related to the topic
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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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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    • much about

      US /mʌtʃ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /mʌtʃ əˈbaut/

      • Phrase
      • A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
      • To a great extent or degree regarding something; caring.
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    • oil

      US /ɔɪl/

      UK /ɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A liquid used for frying foods
      • Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add a liquid for frying foods
      • To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
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    • prince

      US /prɪns/

      UK /prɪns/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Countable Noun
      • Son of a king
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • relevant

      US /ˈrɛləvənt/

      UK /ˈreləvənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having an effect on an issue; related or current
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    • religion

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives
      • A person's particular system of beliefs and worship.
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    • replace

      US /rɪˈples/

      UK /rɪ'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use instead of something else
      • To return an item to its original location
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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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    • ridiculous

      US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/

      • Adjective
      • Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
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    • search

      US /sɜ:rtʃ/

      UK /sɜ:tʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine a person's clothing to find something
      • To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Examination of person to find something
      • Action to find an answer to a problem
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    • stupid

      US /ˈstu:pɪd/

      UK /ˈstju:pɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
      • Noun
      • A stupid person.
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    • susceptible

      US /səˈsɛptəbəl/

      UK /səˈseptəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
      • At risk of developing a certain illness or problem
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    • tab

      US /tæb/

      UK /tæb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To press the tab key on a keyboard
      • Noun
      • Formatting space in a word processing document
      • Keyboard key to format space in a document
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • tendency

      US /ˈtɛndənsi/

      UK /'tendənsɪ/

      • Noun
      • Likelihood to behave in a particular way
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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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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