adjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMorebreast
US /brɛst/
UK /brest/
- Countable Noun
- Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- (Poetic) upper front part of the body; the heart
B1Morecollage
US /koˈlɑʒ, kə-/
UK /'kɒlɑ:ʒ/
- Noun
- Artistic composition of various materials
C1Moredemonstrate
US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/
UK /'demənstreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To display a feeling or ability openly
- To protest about something often as a group
A2TOEICMoregamer
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Person playing a game to a set of rules
C2Moregarden
US /ˈgɑ:rdn/
UK /ˈgɑ:dn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- Public park in which visitors can see flowers
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
A2Morego find
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To search for and locate someone or something.
- An instruction to locate something.
A1Morehurl
US /hɚl/
UK /hɜ:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To throw something with great power
B2Moreidealistic
US /aɪˌdiəˈlɪstɪk/
UK /ˌaɪdiəˈlɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Wanting everything to be perfect or good
B2Morein the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Moreink
US /ɪŋk/
UK /ɪŋk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid found in pens
- Transitive Verb
- To sign (a document)
A2Moreinsecticide
US /ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd/
UK /ɪn'sektɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Chemical substance used for killing insects
C1Morejudgment
US /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
UK /'dʒʌdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- Official court decision given by judge
A2Morelaziness
US / ˈlezɪnɪs/
UK /'leɪzɪnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Relaxed and inactive manner
A2Moreleper
US /'lepər/
UK /ˈlepə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who carries the leprosy disease
C1Morelower
US /ˈlaʊɚ, laʊr/
UK /'ləʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- In a position more near the bottom
- Transitive Verb
- To move something downward to the ground
A2Morelyric
US /ˈlɪrɪk/
UK /ˈlɪrɪk/
- Adjective
- In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
- Noun
- The words of a song
B2Moreplay the victim
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
A1Morepsyche
US /ˈsaɪki/
UK /ˈsaɪki/
- Noun
- Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
C2Morepsychic
US /ˈsaɪkɪk/
UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind and its workings
- One said to have extraordinary mental powers
B2Morerevolutionary
US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/
UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃənərɪ/
- Adjective
- Marking a significant change in something
- Relating to a violent replacement of a government
- Countable Noun
- Person fighting to replace a government
B2Morerobotic
US /roʊˈbɑ:tɪk/
UK /rəʊˈbɒtɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning mechanical robots
B1Moresage
US /sedʒ/
UK /seɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who is very wise
- Adjective
- Very wise
B2Moreselect
US /sɪˈlɛkt/
UK /sɪ'lekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To choose a suitable thing from a group
- To retrieve data from a database using a query.
- Adjective
- Carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable.
A2TOEICMoreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moresour
US /saʊr/
UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- Adjective
- Being mean and not friendly
- Spoiled or made more acidic
B2Moresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Morestake
US /stek/
UK /steɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
- Transitive Verb
- To bet or wager on an outcome
- To risk something important by taking a risk
B1TOEICMoresweet talk
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Flattering or persuasive talk; cajolery.
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone with flattery or charm.
A1Moreunderground
US /ˈʌndərgraʊnd/
UK /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/
- Adjective
- (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- Secret or subversive.
- Noun
- Secret group organized to overthrow a government
- Subway system, e.g. in London
B1Moreuniform
US /ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm/
UK /ˈju:nɪfɔ:m/
- Noun
- Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
- To make a group of things the same
A2Morevariability
US /ˌvɛrɪəˈbɪlətɪ/
UK /ˌveəriəˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
B1Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- play the victim: To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- sweet talk: Flattering or persuasive talk; cajolery.
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- sage: Someone who is very wise
- lyric: In a tone, or style similar to an emotional song
- psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
- uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- insecticide: Chemical substance used for killing insects
- hurl: To throw something with great power
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- idealistic: Wanting everything to be perfect or good
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- lower: In a position more near the bottom
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- laziness: Relaxed and inactive manner
- try: To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
- variability: (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- ink: Liquid found in pens
- workflow: The flow or progress of work done by a company, industry, department, or person
- collage: Artistic composition of various materials
- oregon: A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
- leper: Person who carries the leprosy disease
- marionette: Small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
- gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
- volant: With wings extended in a flying position
- wen: Common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
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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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