affect
US /əˈfɛkt/
UK /ə'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a change in something else
- To pretend to have or feel (something).
- Noun
- (Psychology) Emotion or feeling.
A2TOEICMoreasap
US
UK
- Adverb
- Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
C2Morebacteria
US /bækˈtɪriə/
UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/
- Noun (plural)
- The very small creatures that can cause disease
B2Moreban
US /bæn/
UK /bæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
- To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official action preventing something happening
- A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
B1Moreblack market
US
UK
- Noun
- An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
A2Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebubble
US /ˈbʌbəl/
UK /ˈbʌbl/
- Countable Noun
- A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
- To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
B1TOEICMorecannabis
US /ˈkænəbɪs/
UK /'kænəbɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of plant that is a drug when smoked
- A drug, also known as marijuana, that is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the Cannabis plant, often used for recreational or medicinal purposes.
C1Morecartridge
US /ˈkɑ:rtrɪdʒ/
UK /ˈkɑ:trɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Container holding ink, etc. for putting in machine
B2Moreconcentrate
US /ˈkɑnsənˌtret/
UK /'kɒnsntreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause to be present in large amount or number
- To pay great attention to a task; focus
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A substance made by removing water or other diluents; a concentrated form of something.
A2Morecondition
US /kənˈdɪʃən/
UK /kənˈdɪʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something to make it better
- To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Disease or other medical problem
- The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
A2Morecontext
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
A2Morecorrelate
US /ˈkɔ:rəleɪt/
UK /ˈkɒrəleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have/show the relationship between two things
- To have a mutual relationship or connection; to establish a systematic connection.
- Noun
- Something that is mutually related to or associated with something else.
B1TOEICMorecurrent
US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/
UK /'kʌrənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Electricity flowing through wires
- Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
- Adjective
- Happening or being in the present time
- In general use or accepted by most people.
A2Moreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMoreexplode
US /ɪkˈsplod/
UK /ɪk'spləʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- To increase in number or amount very quickly
B1Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Moregovernor
US /ˈgʌvərnə(r)/
UK /ˈgʌvənə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who leads a state or province
B2Moreimpression
US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/
UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
B1TOEICMoreinflammation
US /ˌɪnfləˈmeʃən/
UK /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Painful swelling in the body due to illness
- A condition in which a part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
B2Moreinhale
US /ɪnˈhel/
UK /ɪnˈheɪl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To breathe in something like air or smoke
- To eat or drink something extremely fast
B2Moreinterfere
US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/
UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To get involved in something not your business
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
B1TOEICMoreinvalid
US /ˈɪnvəlɪd/
UK /ɪn'vælɪd/
- Adjective
- Having no force; not acceptable
- Not factually or legally valid.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person who is sick or in ill health
- Something that is not valid.
B2Moreinvincible
US /ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/
UK /ɪn'vɪnsəbl/
- Adjective
- That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
C1TOEICMoreirrational
US /ɪˈræʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈræʃənl/
- Adjective
- Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
- A real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
B2Morelab
US /læb/
UK /læb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short for 'laboratory'
B1Morelung
US /lʌŋ/
UK /lʌŋ/
- Noun
- One of the two organs we use to breathe
B1Moremandate
US /ˈmænˌdet/
UK /'mændeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To order that something is done
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official command or order
- The authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that has won an election.
B2TOEICMorematerial
US /məˈtɪriəl/
UK /məˈtɪəriəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloth; fabric
- Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
- Adjective
- Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
- Belonging to the world of physical things
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreof interest
US /əv ˈɪntrɪst/
UK /əv ˈɪntrəst/
- other
- Relevant or important to someone or something.
B2Moreoutbreak
US /ˈaʊtˌbrek/
UK /ˈaʊtbreɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
B2Morepattern
US /ˈpætən/
UK /'pætn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Model to follow in making or doing something
- Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
- Transitive Verb
- To copy the way something else is made
- To decorate with a pattern.
A2TOEICMorepolicymaker
US /'pɒləsɪˌmeɪkə/
UK /'pɒləsɪmeɪkə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
C2Morepositive
US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/
UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/
- Adjective
- Showing agreement or support for something
- Being sure about something; knowing the truth
- Noun
- A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
A2Morepotent
US /ˈpotnt/
UK /'pəʊtnt/
- Adjective
- (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- Having a powerful effect, e.g. on the body or mind
B2Moreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreprohibition
US /ˌproəˈbɪʃən/
UK /ˌprəʊɪ'bɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Law forbidding the sale of alcohol, etc.
- Act of not allowing something
B1Moreray
US /re/
UK /reɪ/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Lines of light coming from an object
- Fish with a pointed tail and flat body
B1Moreresilient
US /rɪˈzɪljənt/
UK /rɪ'zɪlɪənt/
- Adjective
- Recovering quickly from something bad
- Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
B2Moreresult
US /rɪˈzʌlt/
UK /rɪ'zʌlt/
- Noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- Intransitive Verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
- To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
A2Morescientifically
US /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/
UK /ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- In an manner that follows the rules of science
B1Moresubstance
US /ˈsʌbstəns/
UK /'sʌbstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- Particular type of material
A2Moresuspect
US /səˈspɛkt/
UK /sə'spekt/
- Noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
A2TOEICMoretemporary
US /'tempəreri/
UK /ˈtemprəri/
- Adjective
- Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- Noun
- A temporary worker.
A2TOEICMorethick
US /θɪk/
UK /θɪk/
- Adjective
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- Adverb
- In close association or friendship.
A2Moreunknown
US /ˌʌnˈnoʊn/
UK /ˌʌnˈnəʊn/
- Adjective
- Not being known or famous
- Being unfamiliar or not known
- Countable Noun
- Person who is not famous or known by many
B1Morevitamin
US /ˈvaɪtəmɪn/
UK /ˈvɪtəmɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Health-giving substance needed for body function
- Adjective
- Containing or supplemented with vitamins.
B1More
Vocabulary
- black market: An illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of official restrictions.
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- material: Cloth; fabric
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- current: Electricity flowing through wires
- inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- mandate: To order that something is done
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- fully: Completely or entirely
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
- vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- governor: Person who leads a state or province
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- cannabis: Type of plant that is a drug when smoked
- package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
- cartridge: Container holding ink, etc. for putting in machine
- ray: Person's name
- invalid: Having no force; not acceptable
- prohibition: Law forbidding the sale of alcohol, etc.
- asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
- policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans
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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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