Vocabulary

  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
  • in hand: In one's possession or control.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • deal with
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • typically: In a normal or usual way
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
  • expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
  • hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
  • tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • attach: To be associated or connected with
  • American: Person from the USA
  • prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
  • swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
  • allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
  • resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
  • flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
  • allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
  • alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
  • test: To be given a medical examination
  • tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
  • sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
  • early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
  • birth: Time when a baby or young animal is born
  • nose: Part of the face used for breathing and smelling
  • genetics: Studies of how things develop between generations
  • cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
  • plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
  • faucet: Tap; device for controlling the flow of water
  • pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
  • anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
  • injection: Act of adding or putting in; adding to
  • pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
  • chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
  • timeline: Sequence of related events arranged in time order
  • sprung: To lessen the impact of something under pressure
  • runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
  • seasonal: Of or occurring at a particular time of year
  • tout: To praise or promote something
  • mite: A very small child
  • industrialize: To make into something at an industrial level
  • blooming: To flower; to produce flowers
  • mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
  • acupuncture: Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
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    • acupuncture

      US /ˈækjʊˌpʌŋktʃɚ/

      UK /ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
      B2
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    • allergic

      US /əˈlədʒɪk/

      UK /əˈlɜ:dʒɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of or having a reaction to an allergy
      B2
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    • allergy

      US /ˈælərdʒi/

      UK /ˈælədʒi/

      • Noun
      • Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
      B2
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    • alleviate

      US /əˈliviˌet/

      UK /əˈli:vieɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lessen the severity of something
      B2TOEIC
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    • anecdotal

      US /ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl/

      UK /ˌænɪkˈdəʊtl/

      • Adjective
      • Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
      B2
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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.
      A1
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    • attach

      US /əˈtætʃ/

      UK /ə'tætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be associated or connected with
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
      B2
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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
      A2
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    • birth

      US /bɜ:rθ/

      UK /bɜ:θ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time when a baby or young animal is born
      • Beginning of something
      A2
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • blooming

      US /ˈblumɪŋ/

      UK /ˈblu:mɪŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To flower; to produce flowers
      • To achieve an ideal state of beauty and strength
      • Adjective
      • Word used as negative intensifier, swear word
      B2
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    • canal

      US /kəˈnæl/

      UK /kəˈnæl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Channel cut through land for boats or ships
      • A tubular passage in the body.
      B1
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    • chirp

      US /tʃɜ:rp/

      UK /tʃɜ:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
      C1
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    • cooperate

      US /koˈɑpəˌret/

      UK /kəʊ'ɒpəreɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work together with, to assist someone
      B1
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
      A1
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    • expose

      US /ɪkˈspoʊz/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make visible, without covering or protection
      • To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • exposure

      US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
      • Being talked about in the media
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • faucet

      US /ˈfɔsɪt/

      UK /ˈfɔ:sɪt/

      • Noun
      • Tap; device for controlling the flow of water
      C2
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    • flood

      US /flʌd/

      UK /flʌd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
      • (Of liquid) to fill or cover something completely
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A quick unexpectedly volume of something
      • Large number of people or things arriving at once
      B1
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
      More
    • genetics

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪks/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪks/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Studies of how things develop between generations
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
      B1
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    • hygiene

      US /ˈhaɪˌdʒin/

      UK /ˈhaɪdʒi:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Cleanliness; being clean
      • Practices for maintaining personal cleanliness.
      B2
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    • immune

      US /ɪˈmjoon/

      UK /ɪˈmju:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
      • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
      B1
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    • in hand

      US /ɪn hænd/

      UK /in hænd/

      • Phrase
      • In one's possession or control.
      More
    • in the house

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
      • Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
      A1
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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
      A1
      More
    • industrialize

      US /ɪnˈdʌstriəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make into something at an industrial level
      B1TOEIC
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    • injection

      US /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of adding or putting in; adding to
      • Putting medicine into someone with a syringe
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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.
      A1
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    • mast

      US /mæst/

      UK /mɑ:st/

      • Noun
      • Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
      B2
      More
    • mite

      US /maɪt/

      UK /maɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very small child
      • Very small creature
      C1TOEIC
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    • out 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.
      A1
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    • pesky

      US /ˈpɛski/

      UK /ˈpeski/

      • Adjective
      • Causing irritation or annoyance
      C2
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    • plasma

      US /ˈplæzmə/

      UK /ˈplæzmə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance in which the blood cells are carried
      • Gas-like substance with little electric charge
      B2
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    • pollen

      US /ˈpɑ:lən/

      UK /ˈpɒlən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
      B2
      More
    • prevalent

      US /ˈprɛvələnt/

      UK /ˈprevələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Being common; occurring frequently
      • Commonly occurring or existing; widespread.
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
      A2TOEIC
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
      A2TOEIC
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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.
      A2TOEIC
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    • resort

      US /rɪ'zɔ:rt/

      UK /rɪ'zɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • Act of choosing something to help with a problem
      • Vacation hotel or complex; area for holidays
      B1TOEIC
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    • respiratory

      US /ˈrɛspərəˌtɔri, -ˌtori, rɪˈspaɪrə-/

      UK /ˈrespərəˌtɔ:ri:, -ˌtəʊri:, rɪˈspaɪərə-/

      • Adjective
      • (Medical) concerning breathing
      • Having the function of respiration.
      • Noun
      • The branch of medicine concerned with the organs of respiration.
      • The system of organs involved in breathing.
      C1
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
      A2TOEIC
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    • runny

      US /ˈrʌni/

      UK /'rʌnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to flow as a liquid
      B1
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    • seasonal

      US /ˈsizənəl/

      UK /ˈsi:zənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or occurring at a particular time of year
      A2
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    • sensitive

      US /ˈsɛnsɪtɪv/

      UK /'sensətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
      • (Private information) needing careful treatment
      A2TOEIC
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    • six times

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
      • On six occasions; six instances.
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    • sneeze

      US /sniz/

      UK /sni:z/

      • Noun
      • Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly force air out of nose/mouth
      B1
      More
    • sprung

      US /sprʌŋ/

      UK /sprʌŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To lessen the impact of something under pressure
      • To jump into the air
      • Participle
      • Having moved suddenly upward or forward.
      • Having originated or arisen from.
      B1
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    • swell

      US /swɛl/

      UK /swel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
      • To increase in size or number larger than normal
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being overcome from feeling a strong emotion
      • Act of growing in size or increasing in number
      B1
      More
    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • tight

      US /taɪt/

      UK /taɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
      • Positioned physically close together
      • Adverb
      • Firmly; so it can't move
      A2TOEIC
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    • tolerance

      US /ˈtɑ:lərəns/

      UK /ˈtɒlərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
      • The space between metal objects e.g. in engines
      B1
      More
    • tout

      US /taʊt/

      UK /taʊt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise or promote something
      B2TOEIC
      More
    • typically

      US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/

      UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In a normal or usual way
      B1
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
      B1
      More
    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
      A1
      More
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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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