acute
US /əˈkjut/
UK /əˈkju:t/
- Adjective
- (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- Strong; very serious or severe
B1Moreapproach
US /əˈprəʊtʃ/
UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- To request someone to do something specific
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
- Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
A2TOEICMoreat ease
US /æt iz/
UK /æt i:z/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Free from constraint, embarrassment, or awkwardness; relaxed.
A2Moreaura
US /ˈɔrə/
UK /'ɔ:rə/
- Noun
- Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
B2Moreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMoreawareness
US /əˈwɛrnɪs/
UK /əˈweənəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having knowledge of something
A2TOEICMoreawkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1Morebarrier
US /ˈbæriɚ/
UK /'bærɪə(r)/
- Noun
- Difficult situation preventing something happening
- Structure or object that stops free movement
B1TOEICMorebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morebuoyant
US /ˈbu:jənt/
UK /ˈbɔɪənt/
- Adjective
- Capable of floating in a liquid
- Cheerful and optimistic.
B2TOEICMorecarve
US /kɑ:rv/
UK /kɑ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- To make a cut in, e.g. to write your name on tree
B1Morecling
US /klɪŋ/
UK /klɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be dependent on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stick or be attached to
B1TOEICMorecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Morecosmopolitan
US /ˌkɑ:zməˈpɑ:lɪtən/
UK /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/
- Noun
- Sophisticated and knowledgeable about many things
B2Moredistinctive
US /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
UK /dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/
- Adjective
- Having a quality that is different from others
- Having a quality or characteristic that makes a person or thing different from others; easily distinguishable.
A2TOEICMoredominate
US /ˈdɑməˌnet/
UK /'dɒmɪneɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- To control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in
B1TOEICMoreemerge
US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To rise or appear out of some background
- To become known or apparent.
A2TOEICMoreencounter
US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
- Noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
B1TOEICMoreexcessive
US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/
- Adjective
- Beyond what is usual or proper
B2Moreexpansion
US /ɪkˈspænʃən/
UK /ɪkˈspænʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Making or becoming larger
- The process of increasing in size, number, or scope, especially in a business context.
B2TOEICMorefirmly
US /ˈfə:mlɪ/
UK /ˈfɜ:mli/
- Adverb
- In a hard, steady, unchanging way
B1Moregoodwill
US /ˈɡʊdˈwɪl/
UK /ˌgʊdˈwɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
- The established reputation of a business regarded as a quantifiable asset.
- Countable Noun
- An organization that helps people in need.
B2Moregrip
US /ɡrɪp/
UK /ɡrɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hold someone's interest
- To hold something in your hand very firmly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong understanding of an idea
- Control over something or someone
A2Moreguilty
US /ˈɡɪlti/
UK /'ɡɪltɪ/
- Adjective
- Responsible for doing something wrong
- Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
A2TOEICMorehail
US /hel/
UK /heɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly, fall together through the air
- Used to say that hail is falling
B2Morehail from
US /hel frʌm/
UK /heil frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have been born or originate in a particular place.
C2Morehang out
US /hæŋ aʊt/
UK /hæŋ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehazard
US /ˈhæzəd/
UK /'hæzəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is dangerous and causes problems
- Something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try, with the risk of being wrong or losing
B1TOEICMorehumanity
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.
A2Moreimmutable
US /ɪˈmjutəbəl/
UK /ɪˈmju:təbl/
- Adjective
- Not capable of or susceptible to change
C1TOEICMorein touch
US /ɪn tʌtʃ/
UK /in tʌtʃ/
- Adjective
- Having contact or communication with someone.
- Aware of or informed about something.
B1Morein truth
US
UK
- Phrase
- In fact; actually; really
A1Moreinfuse
US /ɪnˈfjooz/
UK /ɪnˈfju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
- To cause to fill up with a feeling or quality
B2TOEICMoreinsight
US /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/
UK /'ɪnsaɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Power to understand people and things very well
- Very good understanding of something
B1Moreinsurmountable
US /ˌɪnsɚˈmaʊntəbəl/
UK /ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəbl/
- Adjective
- (Of difficulties) impossible to deal with
B2Moreintellectual
US /ˌɪntlˈɛktʃuəl/
UK /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things
- Adjective
- Relating to the intellect or mental understanding.
- Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect.
B1Moreinterpret
US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/
UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express so that others understand it
- To translate what is said into another language
A2TOEICMorelook beyond
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider the future and what might happen.
B2Moremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moremalleable
US /ˈmæliəbəl/
UK /ˈmæliəbl/
- Adjective
- Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)
- Capable of being shaped or formed by hammering or pressure.
C1TOEICMoremature
US /məˈtʃʊr/
UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Behaving like an adult
- Being fully developed physically
- Intransitive Verb
- (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
A2Moremight well
US
UK
- Modal Verb
- Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
- Used to suggest a sensible or advisable course of action.
A1Moremingle
US /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
UK /ˈmɪŋgl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
B2Morenuisance
US /ˈnu:sns/
UK /ˈnju:sns/
- Noun
- A troublesome or annoying person or thing
B1Moreobscure
US /əbˈskjʊr/
UK /əbˈskjʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
- Make unclear, vague, or difficult to understand.
- Adjective
- Being confusing and difficult to understand
- Not famous; unknown by most people
B2Moreof age
US /əv eɪdʒ/
UK /əv eɪdʒ/
- other
- Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
A2Moreon a set
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located or working at a filming location.
- Defined or applicable to a specific set in mathematics.
A2Moreon contact
US /ɑn ˈkɑntækt/
UK /ɒn ˈkɒntækt/
- other
- Happening immediately upon touching or meeting.
B2Moreon the basis of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Because of; using as a reason or justification.
A1Moreover the hill
US
UK
- Adjective
- Considered to be too old to perform effectively.
A1Moreperceive
US /pɚˈsiv/
UK /pə'si:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To notice or become aware of something
- To think of someone or something in a certain way
B1TOEICMorepersonality
US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- Person who is famous; celebrity
A2Moreplaywright
US /ˈpleˌraɪt/
UK /ˈpleɪraɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Person who writes plays
B2Moreprompt
US /prɑmpt/
UK /prɒmpt/
- Noun
- Message on a computer requiring attention
- Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
- Transitive Verb
- To display a message to requires a user to act
- To say something to encourage someone else to talk
B1Morepsychological
US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the study of the mind
- Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
A2Morerevere
US /rɪˈvɪr/
UK /riˈviə/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone great respect and loyalty
B2TOEICMoresympathy
US /ˈsɪmpəθi/
UK /'sɪmpəθɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
A2TOEICMorethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moretraditionally
US /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/
UK /trə'dɪʃənəlɪ/
- Adverb
- Something done in a customary, traditional manner
B2Moretrigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
B1Moreunity
US /ˈjunɪti/
UK /'ju:nətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Being in full agreement; being joined together
- Quality of having parts that fit or work together
B2More
Vocabulary
- on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- make up: To invent or create a story
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- in truth: In fact; actually; really
- on a set: Located or working at a filming location.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- on contact: Happening immediately upon touching or meeting.
- hail from: To have been born or originate in a particular place.
- at ease
- over the hill: Considered to be too old to perform effectively.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- look beyond: To consider the future and what might happen.
- might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- mindset: Way someone things about something
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
- mature: Behaving like an adult
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- malleable: Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)
- obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
- hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
- mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
- acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- person: Man, woman or child
- carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
- buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
- cling: To be dependent on
- nuisance: A troublesome or annoying person or thing
- immutable: Not capable of or susceptible to change
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- cornerstone: Stone at the outer corner of two joining walls
- expansion: Making or becoming larger
- live: To be alive
- cosmopolitan: Sophisticated and knowledgeable about many things
- insurmountable: (Of difficulties) impossible to deal with
- unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
- revere: To give someone great respect and loyalty
- infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
- aura: Distinctive feeling or mood coming from a person
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
- learnt: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- playwright: Person who writes plays
- traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
- greece: A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
- rome: Leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
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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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mocation posted on 2017/03/31Ever feel tongue-tied or a bit awkward in social situations? This video dives deep into overcoming shyness, exploring its roots and offering practical insights using fascinating vocabulary like 'cosmopolitanism' and 'provincialism'. You'll gain a richer understanding of personal growth and pick up advanced language skills along the way!
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