Vocabulary

  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • at least: As a minimum
  • as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
  • of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
  • letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
  • writing: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • read: Person's name
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
  • hearing: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
  • difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
  • close: Almost; near
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • important: Having power or authority
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • surname: Your family name
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • improve: To make, or become, something better
  • immediately: Without any delay; straight away
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
  • confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • advertise: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
  • sincerely: With honesty and truthfulness
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
  • phrase: Common expression or saying
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • voice: Ability to sing well
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • graduated: To get a degree from school, college, university
  • formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • firstly: Before anything else
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • syntax: Study of the way words are organized in a sentence
  • al: AL is an acronym
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    • advertise

      US /ˈædvərtaɪz/

      UK /ˈædvətaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show how good a product is, to make people buy
      • To make something known generally in a public medium.
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    • as a whole

      US /æz e hol/

      UK /æz ə həul/

      • Phrase
      • Considering everything together; in general.
      • Complete; not divided or incomplete.
      • Adjective
      • Complete; not divided or fragmented.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • confused

      US /kənˈfjuzd/

      UK /kənˈfju:zd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • Adjective
      • Being hard to understand
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • firstly

      US /ˈfɚstli/

      UK /ˈfɜ:stli/

      • Adverb
      • Before anything else
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    • for example

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      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • formal

      US / ˈfɔrməl/

      UK /'fɔ:ml/

      • Adjective
      • Observing rules and procedures strictly
      • Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
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    • graduated

      US /ˈɡrædʒʊetɪd/

      UK /ˈgrædʒueɪtɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get a degree from school, college, university
      • To move up from a position to a higher, better one
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hearing

      US /ˈhɪrɪŋ/

      UK /ˈhɪərɪŋ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
      • To be told or find out information or facts
      • Noun
      • A formal investigation into a criminal act
      • A formal meeting to discuss something
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    • imagination

      US /ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən/

      UK /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
      • Something that you imagine; an idea that you have in your mind.
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in relation to

      US /ɪn rɪˈleʃən tu/

      UK /in riˈleiʃən tu:/

      • Phrase
      • Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
      • Compared with.
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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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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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    • note

      US /noʊ/

      UK /nəʊt/

      • Verb
      • To notice or pay particular attention to something.
      • Noun
      • A short informal letter or written record.
      • A piece of paper money issued by a central bank or government authority that acts as legal tender
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • of yours

      US /ʌv jʊɚz/

      UK /əv jɔ:z/

      • other
      • Belonging to you; your possession or property.
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    • paragraph

      US /ˈpærəgræf/

      UK /ˈpærəgrɑ:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Section of writing dealing with one point
      • A section or clause in a legal document.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize a written work into paragraphs
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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    • phrase

      US /frez/

      UK /freɪz/

      • Noun
      • Common expression or saying
      • Section of musical notes in a piece of music
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To choose words to say what you mean clearly
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    • sincerely

      US /sɪnˈsɪrli/

      UK /sɪnˈsɪəli/

      • Adverb
      • With honesty and truthfulness
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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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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • strategy

      US /ˈstrætədʒi/

      UK /'strætədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
      • Branch of military dealing with command
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    • surname

      US /ˈsɜ:rneɪm/

      UK /ˈsɜ:neɪm/

      • Noun
      • Your family name
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    • syntax

      US /ˈsɪnˌtæks/

      UK /ˈsɪntæks/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the way words are organized in a sentence
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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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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    IELTS GENERAL: How to write a FORMAL LETTER

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