Vocabulary

  • in truth: In fact; actually; really
  • at home: In one's own residence or country.
  • on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
  • move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
  • at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
  • work out
  • good humor: A cheerful or agreeable mood.
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • constant: Happening frequently or without pause
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
  • urge: A strong desire for something
  • sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
  • random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
  • catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
  • psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • imperative: The state of demanding notice or attention
  • cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • lean: To balance against or on something for support
  • conference: Series of lectures held as an event
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
  • retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
  • identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
  • stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
  • undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
  • outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
  • engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
  • subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
  • plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
  • dissolve: To cause something to end
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
  • lust: Sexual desire
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
  • own: To have something as your property
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • verge: Brink or threshold
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • mutually: So as to be shared by two or more people/things
  • impart: To give a certain quality to something or someone
  • fidelity: Loyalty
  • freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
  • tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
  • humor: Quality that makes something funny
  • submerge: To sink or put below the surface
  • calibrate: To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements
  • hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
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    • aspect

      US /ˈæspɛkt/

      UK /'æspekt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way something looks or seems to be
      • An element, feature, or quality of something
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    • at heart

      US /æt hɑrt/

      UK /æt hɑ:t/

      • Phrase
      • In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
      A1
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    • at home

      US /æt hom/

      UK /æt həum/

      • Phrase
      • In one's own residence or country.
      • Adjective
      • Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
      A2TOEIC
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    • calibrate

      US /ˈkæləˌbret/

      UK /ˈkælɪbreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements
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    • catastrophic

      US /ˌkætəˈstrɑfɪk/

      UK /ˌkætə'strɒfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Causing a lot of damage or suffering
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • conference

      US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/

      UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of lectures held as an event
      • An association of US sports teams
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To hold a discussion; consult.
      A2
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    • constant

      US /ˈkɑnstənt/

      UK /'kɒnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening frequently or without pause
      • Remaining the same over time or not changing.
      • Noun
      • Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
      • A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
      A2TOEIC
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    • cozy

      US /ˈkozi/

      UK /'kəʊzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
      B1
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    • dissolve

      US /dɪˈzɑ:lv/

      UK /dɪˈzɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause something to end
      • To dismiss, e.g. a law-making body
      B2
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    • distinctive

      US /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

      UK /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having a quality that is different from others
      • Having a quality or characteristic that makes a person or thing different from others; easily distinguishable.
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    • engagement

      US /ɛnˈɡedʒmənt/

      UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you must do at a set time; appointment
      • Fight between opposing military forces in a war
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • fidelity

      US /fɪˈdɛlɪti,faɪ-/

      UK /fɪˈdeləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loyalty
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    • freedom

      US /ˈfridəm/

      UK /'fri:dəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being free, not being controlled
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    • good humor

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A cheerful or agreeable mood.
      • A disposition to be cheerful and friendly.
      A1
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    • hug

      US /hʌɡ/

      UK /hʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
      • To keep very close to something
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    • humiliating

      US /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      UK /hju:'mɪlɪeɪtɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
      B2
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    • humor

      US /ˈhjumɚ/

      UK /'hju:mə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality that makes something funny
      • Mood that a person is in
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
      • To agree with someone but don't really mean it
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    • identity

      US /aɪˈdɛntɪti/

      UK /aɪ'dentətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Collection of qualities that makes a person
      • Who someone is; the name of a person
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    • impart

      US /ɪmˈpɑrt/

      UK /ɪm'pɑ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a certain quality to something or someone
      • To make something known to a person or group
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    • imperative

      US /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/

      UK /ɪm'perətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The state of demanding notice or attention
      • Adjective
      • Absolutely necessary; that must be done
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    • in truth

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In fact; actually; really
      A1
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
      B1TOEIC
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    • intimate

      US /ˈɪntəmɪt/

      UK /'ɪntɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
      • Private and personal things shared with another
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone understand without saying directly
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    • irony

      US /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-/

      UK /'aɪrənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
      • A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems opposite to what you expected.
      B2
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • lean

      US /lin/

      UK /li:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To balance against or on something for support
      • To have a tendency to do something; favor
      • Adjective
      • Having a low fat content
      • Efficient; well-designed with no waste
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    • lust

      US /lʌst/

      UK /lʌst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sexual desire
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    • move away

      US /muv əˈwe/

      UK /mu:v əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
      • To physically create distance; to step back or aside.
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    • mutually

      US /ˈmjuːtʃuəli/

      UK /ˈmju:tʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • So as to be shared by two or more people/things
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    • on the verge of

      US /ɑn ði vɚdʒ ʌv/

      UK /ɔn ðə və:dʒ ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • Very near to doing or experiencing something.
      A1
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    • outcome

      US /ˈaʊtˌkʌm/

      UK /ˈaʊtkʌm/

      • Noun
      • Something that happens as a result, consequence
      A2
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    • plausible

      US /ˈplɔzəbəl/

      UK /ˈplɔ:zəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being reasonable and possibly true
      • Appearing worthy of belief.
      B1
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • psychology

      US /saɪˈkɑlədʒi/

      UK /saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
      • Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves
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    • random

      US /ˈrændəm/

      UK /'rændəm/

      • Adjective
      • Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
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    • rejection

      US /rɪˈdʒɛkʃən/

      UK /rɪ'dʒekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Decision that something is not good enough
      • Act of refusing to consider or believe
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    • relationship

      US /rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp/

      UK /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Connection between two or more people or things
      • Way people interact or live with each other
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • retain

      US /rɪˈten/

      UK /rɪ'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
      • To keep one thing inside another for a time
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    • stem

      US /stɛm/

      UK /stem/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
      • Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
      • To stop something bad from spreading or developing
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    • strain

      US /stren/

      UK /streɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
      • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
      • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
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    • submerge

      US /səbˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /səb'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To sink or put below the surface
      B2TOEIC
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    • tragically

      US /ˈtrædʒɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /'trædʒɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
      B1
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    • undermine

      US /ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
      • To excavate the foundation or supporting material of (a building, cliff, etc.).
      B2TOEIC
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    • urge

      US /ɚdʒ/

      UK /ɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A strong desire for something
      • Strong pressure on someone to do something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To drive something forward
      • To ask or encourage someone to do something
      A2
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    • verge

      US /vɚdʒ/

      UK /vɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun
      • Brink or threshold
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be near the edge of something
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    • vicious

      US /ˈvɪʃəs/

      UK /'vɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
      • Being very mean or violent
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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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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