acceptable
US /ækˈsɛptəbəl/
UK /əkˈseptəbl/
- Adjective
- Satisfactory; good enough
A2Moreaim
US /em/
UK /eɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of pointing something at a target
- Purpose or goal
- Transitive Verb
- To point something at a target
- To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
A2TOEICMoreashamed
US /əˈʃemd/
UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/
- Adjective
- Feeling of shame or guilt
- Causing someone to feel shame.
A2Morebear
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
A2Morebeep
US /bip/
UK /bi:p/
- Noun
- Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sharp high sound like that of a car horn
C1Morebrat
US /bræt/
UK /bræt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
B2Morecasanova
US /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/
UK /ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Man who tries to have sex with many women
- Proper Noun
- Referring to Giacomo Casanova, an Italian adventurer and author known for his womanizing.
C2Morechain
US /tʃen/
UK /tʃeɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To feel to be bound or tied to
- To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of events or things that are connected
- Series of (metal) connected links or rings
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecombine
US /kəmˈbaɪn/
UK /kəmˈbaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To mix several things together to form one thing
- To harvest by means of a combine.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
- A mixture of different things.
A2Morecyber
US /'saɪbə/
UK /'saɪbə/
- Adjective
- Concerning the internet
B1Moredragon
US /ˈdræɡən/
UK /ˈdrægən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
B1Moredude
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.
B2Moreembarrassed
US /ɪmˈbærəst/
UK /ɪmˈbærəst/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
- Feeling awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
- Adjective
- Ashamed
- Showing signs of embarrassment.
A2Moreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Moregang
US /ɡæŋ/
UK /ɡæŋ/
- Noun
- Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- Intransitive Verb
- To gather together to do something (often illegal)
B1Moregenius
US /ˈdʒinjəs/
UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
B2Moreghetto
US /ˈɡɛto/
UK /ˈgetəʊ/
- Noun
- Area in a city where one race of people live
B2Morehilarious
US /hɪˈlɛriəs, -ˈlær-, haɪ-/
UK /hɪˈleəriəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely amusing; very funny
B2Morehoop
US /hup/
UK /hu:p/
- Noun
- Round or circular shape or object
B2Moreironic
US /aɪˈrɑnɪk/
UK /aɪˈrɒnɪk/
- Adjective
- Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
B2Morelocker
US /ˈlɑ:kə(r)/
UK /ˈlɒkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
B2Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMoreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Morepainful
US /ˈpenfəl/
UK /ˈpeɪnfl/
- Adjective
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- Causing distress or unhappiness.
A2Moreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMorequirky
US /'kwɜ:kɪ/
UK /'kwɜ:kɪ/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; strange
B2Moreruin
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.
B1Morescan
US /skæn/
UK /skæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To look inside of the body with a special machine
- To look at something very quickly for information
- Noun
- A look inside the body with a special machine
B1TOEICMorescreen
US /skrin/
UK /skri:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide or block something from being seen
- To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
- Noun
- Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
- Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
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
A2Moretechnically
US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/
UK /ˈteknɪkli/
- Adverb
- In an exact and particular manner
- With technical skill or expertise.
A2Morethick
US /θɪk/
UK /θɪk/
- Adjective
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- Adverb
- In close association or friendship.
A2Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morewrestler
US / ˈrɛslɚ/
UK /ˈreslə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
B2More
Vocabulary
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- dude: Form of address for a man
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
- chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- person: Man, woman or child
- painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- part: Division of a book
- scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- cyber: Concerning the internet
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
- wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
- hoop: Round or circular shape or object
- dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
- beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
- ghetto: Area in a city where one race of people live
- online: Connected to the internet
- locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
- casanova: Man who tries to have sex with many women
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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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