ability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreadorable
US /əˈdɔrəbəl,əˈdor-/
UK /əˈdɔ:rəbl/
- Adjective
- Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
B2Moreaquatic
US /əˈkwætɪk/
UK /əˈkwætɪk/
- Adjective
- Living or growing near or in water
B2Moreat 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.
C2Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebiological
US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Being related to life and living things
- A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
B1Morebud
US /bʌd/
UK /bʌd/
- Noun
- Small part of a plant that will be a flower
B2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Moreclot
US /klɑ:t/
UK /klɒt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a liquid such as blood turn thick or solid
B2TOEICMorecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Morecomplicated
US /ˈkɑmplɪˌketɪd/
UK /'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- Adjective
- Difficult to do, understand or use
- Involving many different and confusing aspects.
B1Morecord
US /kɔrd/
UK /kɔ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long strong material, thicker than string
- Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
B1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredevelopment
US /dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
UK /dɪ'veləpmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- A new event related to a previous event
A2TOEICMoredisrupt
US /dɪsˈrʌpt/
UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
B2TOEICMoreeat your heart out
US /it jɚ ˈhɑrt aʊt/
UK /i:t jɔ: ˈhɑ:t aʊt/
- other
- To feel bitter or jealous about someone else's success.
B2Moreembryo
US /ˈɛmbriˌo/
UK /ˈembriəʊ/
- Noun
- Tiny plant stored inside a seed
- Early form of an unborn human or animal
B2Moreembryonic
US /ˌembriˈɑ:nɪk/
UK /ˌembriˈɒnɪk/
- Adjective
- Undeveloped, as if in an early stage
C1Moreeventual
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəl/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
B2TOEICMorefacilitate
US /fəˈsɪlɪˌtet/
UK /fə'sɪlɪteɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an action or process easier
B1TOEICMorehavoc
US /'hævək/
UK /ˈhævək/
- Uncountable Noun
- Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
B2Moreheal
US /hi:l/
UK /hi:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
B1Morehealing
US /'hi:lɪŋ/
UK /ˈhi:lɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To recover from or forget a bad experience
- To make or become healthy or well again
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of helping others to recover their health
B1Morehumanity
US /hjuˈmænɪti/
UK /hju:ˈmænəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All human beings collectively; the human race.
A2Morein 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.
C1Moreissue
US /ˈɪʃu/
UK /'ɪʃu:/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something available to be used or sold
- To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
- Single edition of a magazine
A2TOEICMorelayer
US /ˈleɚ/
UK /ˈleiə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of several sheets of a material or object
- A covering of something spread over a surface.
- Transitive Verb
- To put things one on top of another
B1TOEICMorelifetime
US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/
UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The time between birth and death
- An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
- Adjective
- Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
B1Morelimb
US /lɪm/
UK /lɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Leg, arm, branch or wing
- Part of something that extends out over an area
B1Morelook back
US /lʊk bæk/
UK /luk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think about past events
A1Moreother than
US
UK
- Preposition
- Except for; apart from.
- Conjunction
- Different from.
A1Moreovercome
US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/
UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- Participle
- Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
A2TOEICMoreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorerapidly
US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/
UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With great speed; quickly
B1TOEICMorerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Moreregenerate
US /rɪˈdʒɛnəˌret/
UK /rɪˈdʒenəreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To form or create new things
B2Moreregeneration
US /rɪˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /rɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of adding more life or energy into
B2Moreregenerative
US /rɪˈdʒɛnəˌretɪv, -ərətɪv/
UK /rɪ'dʒenərətɪv/
- Adjective
- Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration
B2Morerevert
US /rɪˈvɜ:rt/
UK /rɪˈvɜ:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To return to the original owner again
B1Moresalamander
US /ˈsæləˌmændɚ/
UK /ˈsæləmændə(r)/
- Noun
- Amphibian resembling a lizard
C1Morescar
US /skɑr/
UK /skɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- A mark on something made by scratching it
- Transitive Verb
- To cause long lasting emotional pain
- To leave a mark on something by scratching it
B1Morescientific
US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning academic study of the physical world
- Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
- Noun
- Relating to or used in science.
A2Moresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMorespinal
US /ˈspaɪnəl/
UK /ˈspaɪnl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
B1Morespirit
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
A2Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoresuperpower
US /ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r)/
UK /ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)/
- Noun
- State powerful enough to influence world events
C2Moresurgery
US /ˈsɚdʒəri/
UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medical operation involving cutting into body
- A doctor's office; health clinic
B1Moretheory
US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/
UK /ˈθiəri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- An idea or belief about something
A2TOEICMoretissue
US /ˈtɪʃu/
UK /ˈtɪʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
A2Moreturn into
US /tɚn ˈɪntu/
UK /tə:n ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change to become something else
- To change your direction to go into a place
A1Morewrecking
US /'rekɪŋ/
UK /'rekɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To ruin something completely
- To destroy a vehicle, building completely
B2More
Vocabulary
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- turn into: To change to become something else
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- look back: To think about past events
- at least: As a minimum
- eat your heart out: To feel bitter or jealous about someone else's success.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- strike: To hit something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- section: A part of a whole
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
- fully: Completely or entirely
- fill: To make something full
- noggin: A human head
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- revert: To return to the original owner again
- bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
- embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
- spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
- clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
- aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- regenerate: To form or create new things
- healing: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
- wrecking: To ruin something completely
- regenerative: Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration
- regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
- salamander: Amphibian resembling a lizard
- embryonic: Undeveloped, as if in an early stage
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
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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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Why Can't Humans Regrow Body Parts?
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Sh, Gang (Aaron) posted on 2017/01/23Ever wondered why you can't regrow a finger like a lizard? This fun Life Noggin explainer dives into the science of regeneration, comparing humans to amazing creatures like the axolotl! You'll pick up some cool new vocabulary related to biology and discover why this fascinating process is so different in humans.
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