consortium
US /kənˈsɔrtiəm,-ʃiəm/
UK /kənˈsɔ:tiəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group formed with the purpose to work together
- An association of companies or organizations for a specific purpose.
B2Moreconvince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorecurrency
US /ˈkɚrənsi, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Widespread acceptance
- Money system that a country uses
B1Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
B1Moreecosystem
US /ˈɛkoˌsɪstəm, ˈiko-/
UK /ˈi:kəʊsɪstəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- A network of interconnected companies, technologies, and services that interact to create value.
B1Morefinancial
US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/
UK /faɪˈnænʃl/
- Adjective
- Involving money
- Relating to investments.
- Countable Noun
- A person who provides advice on financial matters.
A2TOEICMorefoe
US /foʊ/
UK /fəʊ/
- Noun
- (Literary) an enemy
B2Morefraud
US /frɔd/
UK /frɔ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- Person who pretends to be what he or she is not
B1TOEICMoregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Moreinclusion
US /ɪnˈkluʒən/
UK /ɪnˈklu:ʒn/
- Noun
- Act of including; person, thing that is included
B1Moreinitial
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/
- Noun
- First letter of your given name
- The beginning or commencement of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To authorize something by writing your initials
- To mark or sign with one's initials.
A2TOEICMoreinnovate
US /ˈɪnəˌvet/
UK /ˈɪnəveɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To introduce or create new things or make changes
B1TOEICMorelaunder
US /ˈlɔndɚ,ˈlɑn-/
UK /'lɔ:ndə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To disguise illegally gained money
- To clean or wash clothes with a cleaning agent
B2Morelibra
US /'li:brə/
UK /'li:brə/
- Noun
- Person who is born while the sun is in Libra
C2Moremainstream
US /ˈmenˌstrim/
UK /ˈmeɪnstri:m/
- Noun
- Prevailing current of thought
- Adjective
- considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people
- Considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people
C2Moremessenger
US /ˈmɛsəndʒɚ/
UK /ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
- A program or application used for sending instant messages.
B1TOEICMoremission
US /ˈmɪʃən/
UK /'mɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A task or role someone is given to do
- Special assignment given to a person or group
B1TOEICMoremobile
US /ˈmoʊbl/
UK /'məʊbaɪl/
- Adjective
- Able to be moved or able to move
- Able to move easily from one job, place, or social class to another.
- Countable Noun
- Personal phone you take with you wherever you go
- A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.
B1Moreon the front foot
US /ɑn ðə ˈfrʌnt ˈfʊt/
UK /ɒn ðə ˈfrʌnt ˈfʊt/
- other
- Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
C1Moreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Moreopening up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
- Creating new opportunities or possibilities.
B2Morepeer
US /pɪr/
UK /pɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
- Person of the same age, class or situation
- Intransitive Verb
- To look closely and carefully, as if hard to see
B2Morepotential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
UK /pəˈtenʃl/
- Adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Uncountable Noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
A2TOEICMorepreviously
US /ˈprivɪəslɪ/
UK /'pri:vɪəslɪ/
- Adverb
- At an earlier time
- In the past; formerly.
B1TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMoreramp
US /ræmp/
UK /ræmp/
- Noun
- Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- Transitive Verb
- To slope or incline; (phrasal: ramp up) to increase the level or amount of something sharply; to furnish with a sloping surface.
B2Morereach
US /ritʃ/
UK /ri:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- To be long enough to get to a certain place
- Uncountable Noun
- Power or control someone has over something
A2TOEICMorerecruit
US /rɪˈkrut/
UK /rɪ'kru:t/
- Countable Noun
- Person who has just joined the military
- Person who has just begun a new activity or job
- Transitive Verb
- To convince and help people to join the military
- To find new employees, volunteers or members
B1TOEICMorereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMoreregulate
US /ˈrɛɡjəˌlet/
UK /ˈregjuleɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To control something with rules or laws
- To set/adjust (a clock, etc.); restrict motion in
A2TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMoreremote
US /rɪˈmot/
UK /rɪ'məʊt/
- Adjective
- Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
- Noun
- Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
A2TOEICMorescroll
US /skroʊl/
UK /skrəʊl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move up and down a computer screen
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move up, down, or across a computer screen
B2Moresecure
US /sɪˈkjʊr/
UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To get or achieve something with certainty
- To firmly attach something to something else
- Adjective
- Being attached to something tightly and surely
- (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
A2TOEICMoresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretarget
US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/
UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Transitive Verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
A2TOEICMoretransaction
US /trænˈsækʃən, -ˈzæk-/
UK /trænˈzækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An exchange in business usually involving money
- A financial exchange or transfer of funds.
B2TOEICMorevisa
US /'vi:zə/
UK /ˈvi:zə/
- Countable Noun
- Authorization to enter a foreign country
B2More
Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
- on the front foot: Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- spot: A certain place or area
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
- initial: First letter of your given name
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- financial: Involving money
- currency: Widespread acceptance
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- regulate: To control something with rules or laws
- account: An advantage
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- recruit: Person who has just joined the military
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- previously: At an earlier time
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
- foe: (Literary) an enemy
- inclusion: Act of including; person, thing that is included
- datum: Item of factual information
- innovate: To introduce or create new things or make changes
- consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
- visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
- online: Connected to the internet
- messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
- libra: Person who is born while the sun is in Libra
- launder: To disguise illegally gained money
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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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Facebook's LibraCoin: how is it going to work?
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