abandon
US /əˈbændən/
UK /ə'bændən/
- Transitive Verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- Uncountable Noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
B1Moreability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreabusive
US /əˈbjusɪv, -zɪv/
UK /əˈbju:sɪv/
- Adjective
- Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
- Engaging in behavior that is cruel, violent, or harmful to another person.
A2Moreaccuse
US /əˈkjuz/
UK /ə'kju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
A2Moreacquit
US /əˈkwɪt/
UK /əˈkwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To perform or behave well, badly
- Transitive Verb
- To state that a person is not guilty of a crime
B2Moreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMoreattend to
US /əˈtɛnd tu/
UK /əˈtend tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Deal with
A1Moreback then
US
UK
- Phrase
- At that time in the past.
A1Moreblame
US /blem/
UK /bleɪm/
- Transitive Verb
- To say someone is responsible for something bad
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saying someone did something bad
A2TOEICMorebubble
US /ˈbʌbəl/
UK /ˈbʌbl/
- Countable Noun
- A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
- To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
B1TOEICMorecheck on
US /tʃɛk ɑn/
UK /tʃek ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To check that things are OK, correct
- To make sure someone or something is safe or well.
A1Moreclaim
US /klem/
UK /kleɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- To say that something is true, often without proof.
- A statement that something is true.
- Transitive Verb
- To demand or ask for something that you believe is rightfully yours.
- To take or cause the loss of (e.g., a life, property).
A2Moreclimb down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
- To back down or retreat from a previously held position or statement.
A1Morecollaboration
US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/
UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of working with someone to complete a task
B1Morecompete
US /kəmˈpit/
UK /kəmˈpi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
A2Moreconclude
US /kənˈklud/
UK /kənˈklu:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To finish or cause to finish; end
- To arrive at a judgment or opinion
A2Moreconfirm
US /kənˈfɜ:rm/
UK /kənˈfɜ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally approve or check something
- To provide evidence to establish the truth of
A2Morecore
US /kɔr, kor/
UK /kɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To take out the central section of a fruit
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important central part of something
- The hard central part of certain fruits, containing the seeds.
A2Morecreatively
US /krɪˈetɪvlɪ/
UK /krɪ'eɪtɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner using new ideas
B1Morecritically
US /ˈkrɪtɪklɪ/
UK /'krɪtɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- As part of the process of judging something
- In a way that is serious or dangerous; vitally
A2Morecrude
US /krud/
UK /kru:d/
- Adjective
- Lacking manners or finesse; rude
B1Morecustomize
US /ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz/
UK /'kʌstəmaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make, change according to the user's needs
C1Morecutter
US /ˈkʌtɚ/
UK /'kʌtə(r)/
- Noun
- A special tool used for cutting things
B2Moredefendant
US /dɪˈfɛndənt/
UK /dɪˈfendənt/
- Noun
- Person accused or sued in a legal case
B1Moredo away with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove or take something away; to kill
- To get rid of; abolish; eliminate.
A1Moreearn
US /ɜ:rn/
UK /ɜ:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To deserve something because you worked for it
- To get money for work
A2TOEICMoreeducational
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃənəl/
UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃənl/
- Adjective
- Intended to teach or inform
A2Moreevidence of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
A1Moreexistent
US /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/
UK /ɪgˈzɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Still existing; real; actual
B1Morefaith
US /feθ/
UK /feɪθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Belief in a god or gods; religion
- Belief that that something is true without proof
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
A2TOEICMoregenius
US /ˈdʒinjəs/
UK /'dʒi:nɪəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- The characteristic spirit of a nation, people, or place.
B2Moreget blamed
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To receive responsibility or fault for something negative.
A1Morehonor
US /ˈɑnɚ/
UK /'ɒnə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
B2TOEICMorehorrific
US /hɔˈrɪfɪk, hɑ-/
UK /həˈrɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Terrifying and shocking
B2Morein fact
US /ɪn fækt/
UK /in fækt/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
C1Morein school
US /ɪn skul/
UK /ɪn sku:l/
- other
- Attending an educational institution.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreindependently
US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ/
UK /ˌɪndɪ'pendəntlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a manner being free from the control of another
A2Moreindividuality
US /ˌɪndəˌvɪdʒuˈælɪti/
UK /ˌɪndɪˌvɪdʒʊ'ælətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Qualities or ways that make someone unique
A2Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreintellectually
US
UK
- Adverb
- In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
B1Morejury
US /ˈdʒʊri/
UK /ˈdʒʊəri/
- Noun
- 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
B1Morekicker
US /ˈkɪkɚ/
UK /ˈkɪkə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Player who kicks the football
B2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelethal
US /ˈliθəl/
UK /'li:θl/
- Adjective
- Causing or able to cause death
B2Morelike a dream
US /laɪk ə ˈdrim/
UK /laɪk ə ˈdri:m/
- other
- Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
B1Moreobsess
US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/
UK /əbˈses/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk or think about someone, something too much
- To think about something to an excessive degree
C1Moreother places
US
UK
- Phrase
- Different locations or areas
phone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMoreprogress
US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
A2TOEICMorereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMoreshame
US /ʃem/
UK /ʃeɪm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
A2Morespirit
US /ˈspɪrɪt/
UK /'spɪrɪt/
- Noun
- Person's strong determination or attitude
- Unique qualities of person, place, or time
- Transitive Verb
- To take someone away as if by magic
A2Morestandardize
US /ˈstændərdaɪz/
UK /ˈstændədaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To change to make everything the same level
B2Morestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moresucceed
US /səkˈsid/
UK /sək'si:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- To take over position of one who has died or left
A2TOEICMoretragic
US /ˈtrædʒɪk/
UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/
- Adjective
- (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
B1Moreupstream
US /ˈʌpˈstrim/
UK /ˌʌpˈstri:m/
- Adverb
- In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
B2Moreusage
US /ˈjusɪdʒ, -zɪdʒ/
UK /ˈju:sɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount something is used
- Way something is actually used
B2Morework in
US /wɚk ɪn/
UK /wə:k in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make an opening for something in your schedule
- To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
A1More
Vocabulary
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- check on: To check that things are OK, correct
- back then: At that time in the past.
- get blamed: To receive responsibility or fault for something negative.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- do away with: To remove or take something away; to kill
- like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- other places: Different locations or areas
- attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
- kicker: Player who kicks the football
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- believe: To think or accept that something is true
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- kid: Child or young person
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- useless: Having no use; incapable of functioning properly
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- existent: Still existing; real; actual
- individuality: Qualities or ways that make someone unique
- creatively: In a manner using new ideas
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- independently: In a manner being free from the control of another
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
- jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
- standardize: To change to make everything the same level
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- educational: Intended to teach or inform
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
- intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
- critically: As part of the process of judging something
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- abusive: Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- usage: Amount something is used
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
- core: To take out the central section of a fruit
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- lethal: Causing or able to cause death
- defendant: Person accused or sued in a legal case
- upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
- acquit: To perform or behave well, badly
- customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
- crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
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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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I JUST SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM !!!
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Colleen Jao posted on 2016/10/24Ever wondered if the school system is really set up for success? Prince EA's powerful spoken word piece, "I JUST SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM!!!", uses a brilliant fish metaphor to question standardized testing and inspire education reform. You'll pick up on cultural depth and knowledge learning through its simple sentence structure and compelling call to action!
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