absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreassure
US /əˈʃʊr/
UK /əˈʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- To make sure that something happens
A2TOEICMorebush
US /bʊʃ/
UK /bʊʃ/
- Noun
- A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
A2Morechameleon
US /kəˈmiljən, -ˈmiliən/
UK /kəˈmi:liən/
- Countable Noun
- Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
C1Morecirculate
US /ˈsɚkjəˌlet/
UK /'sɜ:kjəleɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To go round continuously
- To move from one person to another, as at a party
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move around or through something, or to cause something to move around or through.
B1Moreclothe
US /kloʊð/
UK /kləʊð/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
B1Morecoincidence
US /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
UK /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- State in which two ideas or opinions are the same
B1Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Moredelete
US /diˈlit/
UK /dɪ'li:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove or erase something
- Noun
- A key on a computer keyboard used to remove characters or files.
B1TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefridge
US /frɪdʒ/
UK /frɪdʒ/
- Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
A2Morehardcore
US /'hɑ:dˌkoʊr/
UK /'hɑ:dkɔ:/
- Adjective
- (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
- Extremely dedicated or enthusiastic
- Noun
- A subgenre of punk rock characterized by its intensity and aggression
C1Morehaunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
UK /hɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- Noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
B2Morehonestly
US /ˈɑnɪstli/
UK /ˈɒnɪstli/
- Adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
A2Morehook
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
B1Morehumor
US /ˈhjumɚ/
UK /'hju:mə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality that makes something funny
- Mood that a person is in
- Transitive Verb
- To pretend to agree with so they don't get upset
- To agree with someone but don't really mean it
B1Morehungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
UK /ˈhʌŋgri/
- Adjective
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
B2Morehusky
US /ˈhʌski/
UK /'hʌskɪ/
- Adjective
- (Of people) strongly built
- Noun
- (Voice) being sore and deep often due to a cold
B2Moreinterview
US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
A2TOEICMoreirrelevant
US /ɪˈrɛləvənt/
UK /ɪˈreləvənt/
- Adjective
- Not important; not related to the topic
A2TOEICMoremakeup
US /ˈmekˌʌp/
UK /'meɪkʌp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- The way in which something is formed or composed.
- Transitive Verb
- To invent or fabricate something.
- To compensate for something.
B2Morememe
US /mi:m/
UK /mi:m/
- Noun
- Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
C1Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Morenervousness
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something
C2Moreon the internet
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located or available on the internet.
- Using the internet as a medium or platform.
A1Morephone up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make a telephone call to someone.
A1Morereact
US /riˈækt/
UK /rɪ'ækt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To change when mixing with other chemicals
- To behave or make a change in a particular way
A2Morereddit
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
B2Morerespond
US /rɪˈspɑnd/
UK /rɪ'spɒnd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To answer something or someone
- To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
A2TOEICMoreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreslightly
US /ˈslaɪtli/
UK /ˈslaɪtli/
- Adverb
- Only a little
B1Morestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
stupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moresuccess
US /səkˈsɛs/
UK /sək'ses/
- Uncountable Noun
- Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- A successful person; one who achieved their aims
A2TOEICMoretalent
US /ˈtælənt/
UK /'tælənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Natural ability of a person to do something well
- Person with a strong natural ability in something
B1Morethreshold
US /ˈθrɛʃˌold, -ˌhold/
UK /'θreʃhəʊld/
- Noun
- Degree or level at which something begins
- A strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
B2Moretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
A2TOEICMoretwitter
US /ˈtwɪtɚ/
UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- Proper Noun
- An online messaging system
C2Moreundercover
US /ˌʌndərˈkʌvə(r)/
UK /ˌʌndəˈkʌvə(r)/
- Adverb
- Operating in disguise; incognito
- Adjective
- Involving secret work within an organization, especially for the police or government.
B2Morewitty
US /ˈwɪti/
UK /ˈwɪti/
- Adjective
- Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
C2More
Vocabulary
- on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- phone up: To make a telephone call to someone.
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- slightly: Only a little
- coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- respond: To answer something or someone
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- act: To behave in a certain way
- rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- shut: To stop being open for business
- cocky: Overly self-confident or self-assertive
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
- witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
- circulate: To go round continuously
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- humor: Quality that makes something funny
- undercover: Operating in disguise; incognito
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- chameleon: Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- husky: (Of people) strongly built
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- nervousness: Feeling of uneasiness or anxiety about something
- clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- delete: To remove or erase something
- reddit: Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
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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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Jennifer Lawrence Goes Undercover on Reddit, Instagram, and Twitter | Actually Me | GQ
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Kate Chang posted on 2019/03/05Ever wondered what Jennifer Lawrence *really* thinks about those internet comments? In this hilarious video, she goes undercover on Reddit and Twitter, reading comments about herself and reacting to celebrity rumors! You'll get a fantastic chance to practice understanding simple sentence structures while laughing along with her self-deprecating humor.
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