Vocabulary

  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • in school: Attending an educational institution.
  • over time: Gradually; as time passes.
  • see beyond: To understand deeper truths beyond surface.
  • beyond the shadow of a doubt: Completely certain; with no possibility of doubt.
  • look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
  • of two minds: Unable to decide between two opinions or courses of action.
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • important: Having power or authority
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • school: Large group of fish that swim together
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • spelling: To lead to future trouble
  • Double: Person that is exactly like someone else
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • noun: The subject or object of a sentence
  • history: Established pattern or record
  • borrow: To take and later return something from another
  • marked: To put a dirty spot or line on something
  • moved: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • deep: Complex and important
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • shadow: To cover something with shade
  • historical: Connected with the past
  • base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
  • understanding: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
  • deeply: To a significant degree
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
  • derive: To come from another thing
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • literate: Being educated and having read a lot of literature
  • doublet: History short close-fitting jacket worn by men
  • sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • base

      US /bes/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
      • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use as the starting point or origin for
      • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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    • beyond the shadow of a doubt

      US /biˈjɑnd ðə ˈʃædoʊ əv ə ˈdaʊt/

      UK /biˈjɒnd ðə ˈʃædəu əv ə ˈdaut/

      • other
      • Completely certain; with no possibility of doubt.
      B2
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    • borrow

      US /ˈbɑ:roʊ/

      UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and later return something from another
      • To carry one number to another column when adding
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
      B1
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    • deeply

      US /ˈdiplɪ/

      UK /ˈdi:pli/

      • Adverb
      • To a significant degree
      • To a great, intense or extreme extent
      A2
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    • derive

      US /dɪˈraɪv/

      UK /dɪˈraɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come from another thing
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    • Double

      US /ˈdʌbəl/

      UK /'dʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person that is exactly like someone else
      • Adjective
      • Concerning or intended for use by two people
      • Two times the amount or degree; twice
      A2
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    • doublet

      US /ˈdʌblɪt/

      UK /'dʌblət/

      • Noun
      • History short close-fitting jacket worn by men
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • hesitate

      US /'hezɪteɪt/

      UK /'hezɪteɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
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    • historical

      US /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl,-ˈstɑr-/

      UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Connected with the past
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    • history

      US /ˈhɪstəri/

      UK /'hɪstrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Established pattern or record
      • Study of past events as an academic subject
      A2
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    • in school

      US /ɪn skul/

      UK /ɪn sku:l/

      • other
      • Attending an educational institution.
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    • literate

      US /ˈlɪtərɪt/

      UK /ˈlɪtərət/

      • Adjective
      • Being educated and having read a lot of literature
      • Having the ability to read and write
      B1
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    • look into

      US /lʊk ˈɪntu/

      UK /luk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
      A1
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    • marked

      US /mɑ:rkt/

      UK /mɑ:kt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
      • Adjective
      • (Of homework) corrected
      • Noticeable or distinct.
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    • meaningful

      US /ˈminɪŋfəl/

      UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/

      • Adjective
      • Having importance; showing someone's intention
      • Having importance or value.
      A2
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    • of two minds

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Unable to decide between two opinions or courses of action.
      • Having mixed feelings or conflicting opinions about something.
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    • over time

      US /ˈovɚ taɪm/

      UK /ˈəuvə taim/

      • Phrase
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      • During a long period.
      • Adverb
      • Gradually; as time passes.
      B1
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
      B1
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    • reflect

      US /rɪˈflɛkt/

      UK /rɪ'flekt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To indicate or be a sign of something
      • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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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
      A2TOEIC
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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • root

      US /rut, rʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
      • The origin or starting place of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
      • (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
      A2
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    • see beyond

      US /si bɪˈjɑnd/

      UK /si: bɪˈjɒnd/

      • other
      • To understand deeper truths beyond surface.
      C1
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    • shadow

      US /ˈʃædo/

      UK /'ʃædəʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover something with shade
      • To secretly follow a person
      • Noun
      • Person who follows another person to observe them
      • Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • sophisticated

      US /səˈfɪstɪˌketɪd/

      UK /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Making a good sounding but misleading argument
      • Wise in the way of the world; having refined taste
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone more worldly and experienced
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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
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    • spelling

      US /ˈspɛlɪŋ/

      UK /ˈspelɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun
      • The correct way to spell a word
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    • spite

      US /spaɪt/

      UK /spaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deliberately annoy or frustrate someone
      B2
      More
    • subsequently

      US /ˈsʌbsɪˌkwɛntlɪ/

      UK /ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/

      • Adverb
      • After something else has happened; as a result
      B1
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    • uncertainty

      US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/

      UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
      • Lack of confidence; doubt.
      B2TOEIC
      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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    【TED-Ed】Why is there a "b" in doubt? - Gina Cooke

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    Ever wondered why there's a silent 'b' in 'doubt'? This fun explainer dives into the fascinating etymology of the word, tracing its Latin roots and French influence to uncover the history behind its spelling. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper understanding of how English words evolve!

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