Vocabulary

  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • have to: Must do
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • in terms of
  • divide up: To separate something into parts and share it between people.
  • such as: For example; like
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • point out: To make others aware of an idea
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
  • do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
  • do fine: To succeed or be successful
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • part: Division of a book
  • good: Proper, appropriate or right
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • important: Having power or authority
  • test: To be given a medical examination
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • ask: To say to someone that you want something
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
  • mark: Person's name
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • memorize: To study something so that you remember it
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • deep: Complex and important
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
  • opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
  • examiner: Someone who gives a test
  • section: A part of a whole
  • leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
  • topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
  • focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
  • psychologically: As regards the study of the mind
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • interruption: Act of causing a break in something continuous
  • analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
  • overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
  • abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
  • distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
  • precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
  • confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • influence: To affect or change something indirectly
  • respond: To answer something or someone
  • transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
  • clarification: Act or process of making a liquid clear
  • tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
  • coherence: State in which all of the parts are connected
  • uhh: Sound people make when they are confused
  • keyword: Significant or descriptive word used in searches
  • umm: Sound people make when they are confused
  • fluency: Ability to do something well and with ease
  • smiley: An emoticon of a smiling face
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    • abstract

      US /ˈæbˌstrækt/

      UK /'æbstrækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Passage of text from an article or book
      • Something that doesn't exist physically
      • Adjective
      • Concerning something that doesn't exist physically
      • Relating to abstract art.
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • analyze

      US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/

      UK /'ænəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To study carefully to find out the meaning of
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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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    • brush up

      US /brʌʃ ʌp/

      UK /brʌʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
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    • clarification

      US /ˌklærəfəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌklærəfɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act or process of making a liquid clear
      • Act of explaining to make it easier to understand
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    • coherence

      US /koˈhɪrəns, -ˈhɛr-/

      UK /kəʊˈhɪərəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State in which all of the parts are connected
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    • confusion

      US /kənˈfjuʒən/

      UK /kən'fju:ʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • distract

      US /dɪˈstrækt/

      UK /dɪ'strækt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To draw someone's attention away from something
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    • divide

      US /dɪˈvaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'vaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
      • To separate something into equal pieces
      • Noun
      • A separation or distinction.
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    • divide up

      US /dɪˈvaɪd ʌp/

      UK /diˈvaid ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To separate something into parts and share it between people.
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    • do fine

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To succeed or be successful
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • do your best

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
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    • education

      US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Academic field studying the practice of teaching
      • Process of giving or receiving teaching
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    • examiner

      US /ɪɡˈzæmɪnər/

      UK /ɪgˈzæmɪnə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who gives a test
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    • fluency

      US /ˈfluːənsi/

      UK /ˈflu:ənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to do something well and with ease
      • Ability to speak or write a language easily
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    • focus

      US /ˈfokəs/

      UK /'fəʊkəs/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
      • To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main purpose or center of interest or activity
      • The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in order to

      US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/

      UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/

      • Preposition
      • For the purpose of; with the aim of.
      • Phrase
      • In a specific sequence or arrangement.
      • With the aim of; for the purpose of.
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    • in part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

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

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • influence

      US / ˈɪnfluəns/

      UK /'ɪnflʊəns/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To affect or change something indirectly
      • To persuade someone to do something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power to affect what happens, to persuade etc.
      • A person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • interruption

      US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of causing a break in something continuous
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    • keyword

      US /ˈki:wɜ:rd/

      UK /ˈki:wɜ:d/

      • Noun
      • Significant or descriptive word used in searches
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    • leisure

      US /ˈli:ʒər/

      UK /ˈleʒə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time when you have no work to do and can relax
      • Activities done for enjoyment during one's free time.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or used for relaxation and enjoyment.
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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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    • mark

      US /mɑrk/

      UK /mɑ:k/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a dirty spot or line on something
      • To give a grade for homework
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    • memorize

      US /ˈmɛməˌraɪz/

      UK /ˈmeməraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To study something so that you remember it
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    • opinion

      US /əˈpɪnjən/

      UK /əˈpɪnjən/

      • Noun
      • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
      • A person's thoughts on a topic
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    • overseas

      US /ˌoʊvərˈsi:z/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈsi:z/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
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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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    • positively

      US /ˈpɑ:zətɪvli/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner showing agreement or support for
      • Definitely or certainly
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • precious

      US /ˈprɛʃəs/

      UK /'preʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
      • Very little (time, money etc.)
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • psychologically

      US /saɪkəˈlɑdʒɪklɪ/

      UK /ˌsaɪkə'lɒdʒɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • As regards the study of the mind
      • In a way that relates to the mind or mental processes.
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • respond

      US /rɪˈspɑnd/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To answer something or someone
      • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
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    • section

      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
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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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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    • tape

      US /tep/

      UK /teɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record some sounds using an electric device
      • To stick things together using an adhesive strip
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Narrow strip of magnetic material for recording on
      • Thin material used to mark an area or seal things
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    • technology

      US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/

      UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
      • Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
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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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    • think 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
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • topic

      US /ˈtɑpɪk/

      UK /'tɒpɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Subject or issue people talk or write about
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    • transportation

      US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of moving people or goods between places
      • A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vocabulary

      US /voˈkæbjəˌlɛri/

      UK /və'kæbjələrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Words that have to do with a particular subject
      • The words that a person knows
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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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    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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