absorb
US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/
UK /əb'sɔ:b/
- Transitive Verb
- To take up all attention / energy of something
- To take in a liquid; soak up
B1TOEICMoreagenda
US /əˈdʒɛndə/
UK /ə'dʒendə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- Outcome you want to happen but do not reveal
B1TOEICMoreattract
US /əˈtrækt/
UK /ə'trækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something move closer using magnetic force
- To make someone notice and become interested in
A2TOEICMorebarrel
US /ˈbærəl/
UK /'bærəl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel at high speed
- Countable Noun
- A round container with curved sides and flat ends
- Straight tube from which a bullet exits a gun
B1Morebiscuit
US /ˈbɪskɪt/
UK /ˈbɪskɪt/
- Countable Noun
- A cookie
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecoat
US /koʊt/
UK /kəʊt/
- Noun
- Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something thinly with something
A2Morecoconut
US /ˈkoʊkənʌt/
UK /ˈkəʊkənʌt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
B2Moreconsumption
US /kənˈsʌmpʃən/
UK /kənˈsʌmpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The act of buying and using products
- The act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used
B1Morecredit
US /ˈkrɛdɪt/
UK /'kredɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Transitive Verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
A2Morecricket
US /ˈkrɪkɪt/
UK /'krɪkɪt/
- Noun
- Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
- Brown or black insect that makes short loud noises
B1Morecurrency
US /ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Widespread acceptance
- Money system that a country uses
B1Moredemographic
US /ˌdemə'ɡræfɪk/
UK /ˌdemə'ɡræfɪk/
- Noun
- Group of people with similar characteristics
- A particular sector of a population.
- Adjective
- Characterizing human populations
C2Morediesel
US /ˈdizəl, -səl/
UK /ˈdi:zl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
- Countable Noun
- An internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to ignite the fuel.
- A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
B1Moredividend
US /ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd/
UK /'dɪvɪdend/
- Countable Noun
- Money given to the owners of stock in a company
- A benefit received as a result of something.
B1Moredomestic
US /dəˈmɛstɪk/
UK /dəˈmestɪk/
- Noun
- Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- Adjective
- British informal fight between husband and wife
- Concerning your own home or house
A2TOEICMoreease
US /iz/
UK /i:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- To move slowly and purposely to get in small space
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being comfortable or relaxed
A2Moreeconomist
US /ɪˈkɑ:nəmɪst/
UK /ɪˈkɒnəmɪst/
- Countable Noun
- A person who studies economics
A2Moreestimate
US /ˈɛstəˌmet/
UK /'estɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- A judgment or opinion.
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
- To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
A2TOEICMorefire up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To motivate or encourage someone
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel enthusiastic or excited.
- To make someone angry or agitated.
A1Morefit the bill
US /fɪt ði bɪl/
UK /fit ðə bil/
- Idiom
- To be suitable for a particular purpose; to meet the requirements.
A2Morefor instance
US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/
UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/
- Adverb
- As an example.
- Phrase
- As an example.
- As an illustration or case in point
B1Moregovernor
US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/
UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who leads a state or province
B2Moregrowth
US /groʊθ/
UK /grəʊθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Improvement, development in a skill over time
- Act of growing
- Countable Noun
- A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
A2TOEICMorehesitant
US /ˈhɛzɪtənt/
UK /ˈhezɪtənt/
- Adjective
- Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
- Unwilling or reluctant to do something.
B2Morehumble
US /ˈhʌmbəl/
UK /'hʌmbl/
- Adjective
- Being lower in quality or status
- Not proud/arrogant; of low status
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel less proud or confident
B2TOEICMoreignite
US /ɪɡˈnaɪt/
UK /ɪɡ'naɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To catch fire
- Transitive Verb
- To cause something to start burning
- To give energy to something or someone
B2Moreimplement
US /ˈɪmpləmənt/
UK /ˈɪmplɪment/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to do something you plan to do
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A tool
B1TOEICMorein 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.
A1Moreinflation
US /ɪnˈfleʃən/
UK /ɪn'fleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of filling something with air or gas
- Continual rise in the prices of products
B1TOEICMoreinto power
US /ˈɪntu ˈpaʊɚ/
UK /ˈɪntəʊ ˈpaʊə/
- other
- To gain political control or leadership position.
B2Moreinvestment
US /ɪnˈvɛstmənt/
UK /ɪnˈvestmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- Something you invest in, such as a company, property, etc.
A2TOEICMoremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremedian
US /ˈmidiən/
UK /ˈmi:diən/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle or average
- Noun
- Middle of an ordered set of numbers
B2Morenumber of people
US /ˈnʌmbɚ ʌv ˈpipəl/
UK /ˈnʌmbə ɔv ˈpi:pl/
- Phrase
- The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- A statistical figure representing the population size or a subset thereof.
A1Moreoutrage
US /ˈaʊtˌredʒ/
UK /'aʊtreɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- Transitive Verb
- To cause anger to due to wrong or cruel acts
B1Moreperception
US /pɚˈsɛpʃən/
UK /pəˈsepʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way in which one sees or understands something
- The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
B1Morepetrol
US /ˈpɛtrəl/
UK /ˈpetrəl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
B1TOEICMorepopulation
US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
A2TOEICMorepopulous
US /ˈpɑpjələs/
UK /ˈpɒpjələs/
- Adjective
- Having a large population
C1Morerank
US /ræŋk/
UK /ræŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To rate or class things
- To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
- Noun
- Group of people with a certain level of status
- Level or position, as in society/sport competition
B1TOEICMorereap
US /rip/
UK /ri:p/
- Transitive Verb
- To harvest or to cut and collect crops
- To gain or get as a result of doing something else
B2Morerecover
US /rɪ'kʌvər/
UK /rɪ'kʌvə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To return to a prior normal condition
- To get back something that was lost
A2TOEICMorereform
US /rɪˈfɔrm/
UK /rɪ'fɔ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To re-shape something to a better condition
- To (cause to) lead a non-criminal life
- Noun
- An improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure of something
A2Morerupee
US /ruˈpi, ˈrupi/
UK /ru:ˈpi:/
- Noun
- Monetary unit of some countries in South Asia
C1Moresnack
US /snæk/
UK /snæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small amount of food eaten between meals
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a small amount outside of regular meal time
B2Moresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretop dollar
US /ˈtɑp ˈdɑlər/
UK /ˈtɒp ˈdɒlə/
- other
- The highest price or payment for something.
B2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMorewithdrawal
US /wɪðˈdrɔəl, wɪθ-/
UK /wɪðˈdrɔ:əl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- Pain of coming off drugs
- Adjective
- Feeling pain and suffering when coming off drugs
B1More
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- into power: To gain political control or leadership position.
- fit the bill: To be suitable for a particular purpose; to meet the requirements.
- top dollar: The highest price or payment for something.
- fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
- for instance: As an example.
- such as: For example; like
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- check out
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- consumption: The act of buying and using products
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- currency: Widespread acceptance
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
- inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- reap: To harvest or to cut and collect crops
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
- ignite: To catch fire
- withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- biscuit: A cookie
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- barrel: To travel at high speed
- snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- product: Item that can be bought
- business: A company formed for making profit
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
- dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
- rank: To rate or class things
- petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
- coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- economist: A person who studies economics
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
- median: Being in the middle or average
- populous: Having a large population
- rupee: Monetary unit of some countries in South Asia
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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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April Lu posted on 2018/09/10Ever wondered how India is experiencing such rapid growth? This video dives into the economic factors, like "demographic dividend" and "foreign direct investment," that are fueling its expansion. You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to economics and policy, perfect for understanding global trends!
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