barbaric
US /bɑrˈbærɪk/
UK /bɑ:'bærɪk/
- Adjective
- Uncivilized; cruel and wild
C1Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morebutter
US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ/
UK /ˈbʌt.ə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- Transitive Verb
- To spread butter on bread
A2Morecollect
US /kəˈlɛkt/
UK /kəˈlekt/
- Adverb
- By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for money, e.g. for a charity
- To gather things, people together in one place
A2Morecruel
US /ˈkruəl/
UK /'kru:əl/
- Adjective
- Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- Extremely harsh or severe.
B1Moredelicate
US /ˈdɛlɪkɪt/
UK /'delɪkət/
- Adjective
- Easily broken or damaged
- Finely made, with great care
B1Morediffer
US /ˈdɪfɚ/
UK /'dɪfə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be different; to be not like others
- Disagree; be of a different opinion.
B1Moredisgust
US /dɪsˈɡʌst/
UK /dɪs'ɡʌst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong feeling of dislike for something
- Something that causes a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
B2Moredisturb
US /dɪˈstɜ:rb/
UK /dɪˈstɜ:b/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
- To cause someone anxiety or fear
A2TOEICMoreescape
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
A2Moreexpression
US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
UK /ɪk'spreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- Group of words that have a specific meaning
A2TOEICMorefrightening
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone afraid or nervous
- Adjective
- Being scary
A2Moregenerous
US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/
UK /ˈdʒenərəs/
- Adjective
- Giving or ready to give freely
- (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
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.
B2Morehook
US /hʊk/
UK /hʊk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- The start of a story which catches your interest
- Transitive Verb
- To make a bent or curved shape
- To catch your interest completely
B1Morehorrifying
US /ˈhɔ:rɪfaɪɪŋ/
UK /ˈhɒrɪfaɪɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Scary; very shocking
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel horror or shock
B2Moreknit
US /nɪt/
UK /nɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To join or be joined closely together
- To make clothing by joining strands of wool
B1TOEICMorelad
US /læd/
UK /læd/
- Countable Noun
- A boy or young man; any man
B1Moremime
US /maɪm/
UK /maɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Art of telling a story without speaking
- Intransitive Verb
- To act or perform using only gestures
C1Morepeaceful
US /ˈpisfəl/
UK /ˈpi:sfl/
- Adjective
- In a calm and quiet state
- Being unlikely or unwilling to act violently
B1Morereach
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
A2TOEICMoresailing
US /ˈselɪŋ/
UK /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- To move along quickly and smoothly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Trip or journey on a ship
- The activity of using boats with sails
A2Moresew
US /so/
UK /səʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something using a needle and thread
B1Moreshine
US /ʃaɪn/
UK /ʃaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To point a light in a certain direction
- To make or produce a bright light
- Transitive Verb
- To make something clean by using a polish
A2Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morestag
US /stæɡ/
UK /stæɡ/
- Countable Noun
- Adult male deer
C1Moresurround
US /səˈraʊnd/
UK /səˈraʊnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
A2Moresweetheart
US /ˈswi:thɑ:rt/
UK /ˈswi:thɑ:t/
- Noun
- Person loved by another person
B2Moretaint
US /tent/
UK /teɪnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To hurt or damage the good condition of something
- Noun
- A trace of something bad or undesirable.
- A state of being contaminated or morally corrupted.
B2Moretan
US /tæn/
UK /tæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A light brown color
- Brown colored skin from being in the sun
- Transitive Verb
- To process leather with a tanning agent
B2Moretower
US /ˈtaʊɚ/
UK /'taʊə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, narrow building
- Tall metal structure for broadcasting, or the view
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very good at something
A2Morevile
US /vaɪl/
UK /vaɪl/
- Adjective
- Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
C1Moreviolent
US /ˈvaɪələnt/
UK /ˈvaɪələnt/
- Adjective
- Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
A2Morewicked
US /ˈwɪkɪd/
UK /'wɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Morally bad; evil
- Excellent
B1More
Vocabulary
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- wicked: Morally bad; evil
- frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- surround: To be all the way around something
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- great: Very good; better than before
- tan: A light brown color
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- barbaric: Uncivilized; cruel and wild
- knit: To join or be joined closely together
- horrifying: Scary; very shocking
- shine: To point a light in a certain direction
- taint: To hurt or damage the good condition of something
- tower: Tall, narrow building
- lad: A boy or young man; any man
- differ: To be different; to be not like others
- sailing: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- sew: To make something using a needle and thread
- butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
- peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
- vile: Being very bad or unpleasant; disgusting
- sweetheart: Person loved by another person
- mime: Art of telling a story without speaking
- stag: Adult male deer
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
0
Amy.Lin posted on 2017/02/08Ever wondered what a delightfully sinister, six-fingered pianist dreams about? Dive into this darkly humorous musical monologue from Tangled, where you'll pick up simple sentence structures and situational dialogue while exploring themes of impossible dreams. It's a bizarrely endearing character study that's surprisingly fun to learn from!
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!