Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • across the board: Broad in scope or content
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • in terms of
  • come from: To have as your native country or city
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
  • point out: To make others aware of an idea
  • go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
  • train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
  • frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
  • filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • attention: Taking notice of someone or something
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
  • digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
  • outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
  • dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
  • orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
  • economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • public: Owned by the government
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
  • extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • income: Earned money from work, investments or business
  • founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
  • exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
  • unethical: Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
  • archaic: Old and no longer relevant or applicable
  • cable: To transmit a message over a wire
  • benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
  • critique: A review of the quality of a work
  • efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
  • biased: To unfairly favor one view over another
  • angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
  • tangent: Line or curve meeting another line or curve
  • unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
  • deviation: Difference from what is normal or standard
  • commend: To praise someone, something publicly
  • restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
  • zeitgeist: Characteristic spirit of an age or generation
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    • across the board

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Broad in scope or content
      • Adverb
      • Applying to all; comprehensive; universal.
      • Involving all sectors, categories, or items.
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    • alert

      US /əˈlɚt/

      UK /ə'lɜ:t/

      • Adjective
      • Being aware and able to respond quickly
      • Transitive Verb
      • To warn someone so they can respond to it
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    • alleviate

      US /əˈliviˌet/

      UK /əˈli:vieɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lessen the severity of something
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    • angst

      US /ɑŋkst/

      UK /æŋst/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
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    • archaic

      US /ɑrˈkeɪk/

      UK /ɑ:ˈkeɪɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Old and no longer relevant or applicable
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    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
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    • attention

      US /əˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /əˈtenʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Taking notice of someone or something
      • Noun
      • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
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    • bail

      US /bel/

      UK /beɪl/

      • Noun
      • Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain release of a prisoner by giving money
      • To throw water out of a boat to prevent it sinking
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    • based 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.
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    • benchmark

      US /ˈbentʃmɑ:rk/

      UK /ˈbentʃmɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Standard by which other similar things are judged
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    • biased

      US /ˈbaɪəst/

      UK /ˈbaɪəst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To unfairly favor one view over another
      • Adjective
      • Prejudiced; showing prejudice
      • Having a steady voltage or current applied to control its operation.
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    • blackout

      US /ˈblækˌaʊt/

      UK /'blækaʊt/

      • Noun
      • When the electric power is off; outage
      • A temporary loss of consciousness, sight, or memory.
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    • cable

      US /ˈkebəl/

      UK /ˈkeɪbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To transmit a message over a wire
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Message sent by wireless telegraphy
      • Satellite TV distributed by cables
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • come about

      US /kʌm əˈbaʊt/

      UK /kʌm əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
      • To take place; happen
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    • come from

      US /kʌm frʌm/

      UK /kʌm frɔm/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have as your native country or city
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    • commend

      US /kəˈmɛnd/

      UK /kəˈmend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To praise someone, something publicly
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    • community

      US /kəˈmjunɪti/

      UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of people who share a common idea or area
      • A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
      • Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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    • concentration

      US /ˌkɑ:nsnˈtreɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount or number of something in a thing or place
      • Paying (a lot of) attention to a task
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
      B1
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    • critique

      US /krɪˈtik/

      UK /krɪˈti:k/

      • Noun
      • A review of the quality of a work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To review the quality of a work
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    • debt

      US /dɛt/

      UK /det/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
      • A moral or social obligation.
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    • define

      US /dɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To explain the meaning of words
      • To set or mark the limits of something
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    • deviation

      US /ˌdiviˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌdi:viˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Difference from what is normal or standard
      • Statistics difference between values
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    • digest

      US /daɪˈdʒest/

      UK /daɪˈdʒest/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To convert food into energy in your stomach
      • To think over facts, news etc.; take in information
      • Noun
      • A summary, as of the news
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    • dismiss

      US /dɪsˈmɪs/

      UK /dɪsˈmɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To consider that something is at an end
      • To end someone's employment; fire someone
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    • efficacy

      US /ˈɛfɪkəsi/

      UK /ˈefɪkəsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to produce a desired outcome
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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    • exponentially

      US /ˌekspə'nenʃəlɪ/

      UK /ˌekspə'nenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
      • At an increasingly rapid rate; extremely quickly.
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    • extension

      US /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈstenʃn/

      • Noun
      • Addition to something, e.g. a house
      • Suffix code of a computer file, e.g. .pdf, .jpg
      • Adjective
      • Adding extra length
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    • filter

      US /ˈfɪltɚ/

      UK /'fɪltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device to remove certain types of light, sound
      • Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove certain types of light, sound
      • To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • founder

      US /ˈfaʊndɚ/

      UK /ˈfaʊndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person establishing an organization, school etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of business, idea, etc.) to fail
      • (Of a ship) To be sinking after hitting rocks
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    • frustrated

      US /ˈfrʌstretɪd/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • go around

      US /ɡo əˈraʊnd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
      • To go here and there, from place to place; wander
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    • go on

      US /ɡo ɑn/

      UK /ɡəu ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in 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.
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    • independent

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

      • Adjective
      • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
      • Not connected with or influenced by something else.
      • Noun
      • A person not connected to a political party
      • Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • mainstream

      US /ˈmenˌstrim/

      UK /ˈmeɪnstri:m/

      • Noun
      • Prevailing current of thought
      • Adjective
      • considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people
      • Considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people
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    • notion

      US /ˈnoʃən/

      UK /ˈnəuʃən/

      • Noun
      • Sudden idea or desire to do something
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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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    • orientation

      US /ˌɔriɛnˈteʃən, -ən-, ˌor-/

      UK /ˌɔ:riənˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
      • Process of giving information about something new
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    • out of time

      US /aʊt ʌv taɪm/

      UK /aut ɔv taim/

      • Adjective
      • Having no more time available to do something.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • outrageous

      US /aʊtˈredʒəs/

      UK /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
      • Highly unusual and unacceptable
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    • point out

      US /pɔɪnt aʊt/

      UK /pɔint aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make others aware of an idea
      • To draw attention to something or someone
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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • restructure

      US /riˈstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /ˌri:'strʌktʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change or organize something in a different way
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    • rhetoric

      US /ˈrɛtərɪk/

      UK /ˈretərɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of public speaking or writing techniques
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • step back

      US /stɛp bæk/

      UK /step bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To move backwards; to move away from something.
      • To take a break from something; to gain perspective.
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • tangent

      US /ˈtændʒənt/

      UK /ˈtændʒənt/

      • Noun
      • Line or curve meeting another line or curve
      • In trigonometry, the ratio of the length of the side opposite the acute angle to the length of the adjacent side in a right-angled triangle.
      • Adjective
      • Line of thought that is not related
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • train of thought

      US /tren ʌv θɔt/

      UK /trein ɔv θɔ:t/

      • Noun
      • A connected series of thoughts.
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    • unethical

      US /ʌnˈeθɪkl/

      UK /ʌnˈeθɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
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    • unstoppable

      US /ʌnˈstɑ:pəbl/

      UK /ʌnˈstɒpəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not capable of being stopped
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    • zeitgeist

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      UK

      • Noun
      • Characteristic spirit of an age or generation
      C2
      More
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    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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    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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