Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
  • slow down: To reduce the speed
  • with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • in terms of
  • account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
  • per cent: Out of every 100; a proportion multiplied by 100
  • at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
  • high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
  • such as: For example; like
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
  • boost: To increase something; to make something better
  • fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
  • vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • fluent: Doing something well and with ease
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • foundation: Base or important starting point
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • survey: Broad view or general description of something
  • bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
  • sober: Not drunk
  • extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • aim: Act of pointing something at a target
  • fluently: In an able and easy manner
  • foreign: Being of a different place or country
  • plural: Being more than one person or thing
  • frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
  • altogether: All things considered
  • master: To gain control over something
  • important: Having power or authority
  • council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • programme: A plan or schedule of events
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • frequent: Happening often
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
  • skill: Ability to do something well
  • linguist: Person who speaks several languages
  • den: Home of some types of wild animals
  • inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking
  • lemma: Proposition assumed to be true as proof of another
  • bien: (French) good
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    • account for

      US /əˈkaʊnt fɔr/

      UK /əˈkaunt fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To explain the cause or reason for something
      • To form a particular amount or part of something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To supply a reason or explanation for something.
      • To form a particular amount or proportion of something.
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    • aim

      US /em/

      UK /eɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of pointing something at a target
      • Purpose or goal
      • Transitive Verb
      • To point something at a target
      • To intend to get a thing or for a thing to happen
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    • altogether

      US /ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ˌɔ:ltəˈgeðə(r)/

      • Adverb
      • All things considered
      • Completely and entirely, fully
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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    • at risk

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In danger; likely to be harmed
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    • authentic

      US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/

      UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/

      • Adjective
      • From a reliable source; accurate; true
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    • bien

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • (French) good
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    • bilingual

      US /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪˈlɪŋgwəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to speak two languages well
      • Noun
      • Person able to use two languages well
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    • boost

      US /bust/

      UK /bu:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase something; to make something better
      • To push someone or something up from beneath them
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An increase in something
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    • council

      US /ˈkaʊnsəl/

      UK /'kaʊnsl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group chosen to make decisions about something
      • A body of people elected or appointed to manage the affairs of a city, county, or other administrative district.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To advise or recommend.
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • den

      US /dɛn/

      UK /den/

      • Countable Noun
      • Home of some types of wild animals
      • Secret place where criminals hide
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    • extinction

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When every example of animal, plant is dead
      • The process of something ceasing to exist or be active.
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    • fascinating

      US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
      • To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
      • Adjective
      • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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    • fluent

      US /'fluːənt/

      UK /ˈflu:ənt/

      • Adjective
      • Doing something well and with ease
      • Able to speak or write a language fully and easily
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    • fluently

      US /ˈfluəntlɪ/

      UK /'flu:əntlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an able and easy manner
      • In a way that shows the ability to speak a language easily and well.
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • foreign

      US /ˈfɔ:rən/

      UK /ˈfɒrən/

      • Adjective
      • Being of a different place or country
      • Strange; different from ones found at home
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    • foundation

      US /faʊnˈdeʃən/

      UK /faunˈdeiʃən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Base or important starting point
      • Underground base on which building is constructed
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    • frequency

      US /ˈfrikwənsi/

      UK /'fri:kwənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
      • How often something happens
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    • frequent

      US /ˈfrikwənt/

      UK /ˈfri:kwənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening often
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go to a place regularly
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    • get lost

      US /ɡɛt lɔst/

      UK /ɡet lɔ:st/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
      • To become unable to find your way; to lose your sense of direction.
      • Interjection
      • An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
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    • high and low

      US /ˈhaɪ ən lo/

      UK /ˈhaɪ ən ləu/

      • other
      • Searching everywhere thoroughly.
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • impressive

      US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/

      UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
      • Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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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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    • inflection

      US /ɪnˈflɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈflekʃn/

      • Noun
      • Change in a person's voice when talking
      • Change in ending depending on use in a sentence
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    • lemma

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      UK

      • Noun
      • Proposition assumed to be true as proof of another
      • The canonical form, dictionary form, or citation form of a set of words.
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    • linguist

      US /ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/

      UK /ˈlɪŋgwɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person who speaks several languages
      • Person who studies or teaches linguistics
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    • master

      US /ˈmæstɚ/

      UK /'mɑ:stə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To gain control over something
      • To learn to do something very well
      • Adjective
      • Being very skilled at doing something
      • Being the main or most important thing or part
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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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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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • per cent

      US /pɚ sɛnt/

      UK /pə: sent/

      • Adverb
      • Out of every 100; a proportion multiplied by 100
      • Noun
      • A fraction expressed as a proportion of 100
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    • plural

      US /ˈplʊrəl/

      UK /ˈpluərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being more than one person or thing
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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    • professor

      US /prəˈfɛsɚ/

      UK /prəˈfesə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Teacher who teaches at a college or university
      • A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • remind

      US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

      UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
      • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
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    • resolution

      US /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/

      UK /ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • End part of a story resolving the conflict
      • Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
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    • skill

      US /skɪl/

      UK /skɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to do something well
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    • slow down

      US /slo daʊn/

      UK /sləu daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce the speed
      • To become less active or busy.
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    • sober

      US /ˈsobɚ/

      UK /'səʊbə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not drunk
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • survey

      US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/

      UK /'sɜ:veɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Broad view or general description of something
      • Act of measuring land or property to make a map
      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer a broad view or general description
      • To measure an area of land to make a map of it
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    • tongue

      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
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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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    • with age

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As someone gets older; as time passes.
      • Improving in quality or value as it gets older.
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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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