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.
A2Moreallegation
US /ˌælɪˈɡeʃən/
UK /ˌæləˈgeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Accusation against someone (often in court)
B2Moreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreappointment
US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Noun
- Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- Time you arranged to meet someone or do something
A2TOEICMoreas soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Morebalance
US /ˈbæləns/
UK /ˈbæləns/
- Noun
- Instrument for weighing things
- Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
- To make two or more things equal
A2TOEICMorebeach
US /bitʃ/
UK /bi:tʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of an animal or boat) to get stuck on a shore
A2Morebudget
US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
UK /'bʌdʒɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of money planned to be spent
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a plan for how to spend your money
A2TOEICMoreconfirmation
US /ˌkɑ:nfərˈmeɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Approval or check of something
- Statement something is real, true or accurate
B1Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredentist
US /ˈdɛntɪst/
UK /ˈdentɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
B1Moredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoreexaggeration
US /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreʃən/
UK /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
B1Moreextreme
US /ɪkˈstrim/
UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
B1Morefavor
US /ˈfevɚ/
UK /'feɪvə/
- Noun
- Support or approval from people
- Small gift given out at a party
- Transitive Verb
- To prefer or promote over another
A2Moregay
US /ɡeɪ/
UK /geɪ/
- Adjective
- Happy and bright
- Attracted to the same sex; homosexual; lesbian
- Noun
- Person attracted to someone of the same sex
B1Morehappiness
US /ˈhæpɪnɪs/
UK /'hæpɪnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- A feeling of joy and contentment
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Moreimplication
US /ˌɪmplɪˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌɪmplɪ'keɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Possible effects, results from an action or event
- A conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
B2TOEICMorein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Morejoint
US /dʒɔɪnt/
UK /dʒɔɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- Point at which two things meet (e.g. a road)
- Adjective
- Shared; involving working together; in common
A2Morelead to
US /lid tu/
UK /li:d tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To result in some action
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have something as a consequence or result.
A1Morelegalize
US /ˈliɡəˌlaɪz/
UK /'li:ɡəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an illegal act legal
B2Morelesbian
US
UK
- Noun
- Homosexual woman
B2Moremargin
US /ˈmɑ:rdʒən/
UK /ˈmɑ:dʒɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Edge of an area
- Edge or border of a page on above, below
B1TOEICMoremarijuana
US /ˌmærəˈwɑːnə/
UK /ˌmærəˈwɑ:nə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- A slang term for cannabis.
- Countable Noun
- The hemp plant from which marijuana is obtained.
B2Moreneedy
US /ˈnidi/
UK /ˈni:di/
- Adjective
- Poor; without much money
B2Morenominee
US /ˌnɑməˈni/
UK /ˌnɒmɪˈni:/
- Countable Noun
- One put forward or suggested for an award/position
B2TOEICMoreon time
US /ɑn taɪm/
UK /ɔn taim/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Arriving at or done by the required time
- Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
A1Moreorientation
US /ˌɔriɛnˈteʃən, -ən-, ˌor-/
UK /ˌɔ:riənˈteɪʃn/
- Noun
- Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
- Process of giving information about something new
B1Moreounce
US /aʊns/
UK /aʊns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- (Often in negative) very small amount of something
B2Morepointless
US /ˈpɔɪntlɪs/
UK /'pɔɪntləs/
- Adjective
- Being without a purpose or meaning
B1Morepot
US /pɑt/
UK /pɒt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container designed to hold or store something
- Deep, round container that is used for cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To plant something in a container filled with soil
- To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
A2Moreprofit
US /'prɑ:fɪt/
UK /'prɒfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Benefit from doing something
- Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be a benefit to someone
- To earn money from something
A2TOEICMoresexual
US /ˈsɛkʃuəl/
UK /ˈsekʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Relating to men and women and their relationships
- Of the physical activity that can produce babies
A2Moresignal
US /ˈsɪɡnəl/
UK /'sɪɡnəl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Evidence or an indication something will happen
- Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
A2Moresilly
US /ˈsɪli/
UK /'sɪlɪ/
- Adjective
- Careless
- Acting funny or playfully
A2Moresmoke
US /smoʊk/
UK /sməʊk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- Uncountable Noun
- Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
- Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
B1Moresoftball
US /ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɑft-/
UK /ˈsɒftbɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ball used in playing softball
- A game closely resembling baseball
C2Morewith just
US
UK
- Phrase
- Using only; with no more than.
- Barely; by a narrow margin.
A2More
Vocabulary
- lead to: To result in some action
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- have to: Must do
- with just: Using only; with no more than.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- on time
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- bad: Not good; wrong
- photo: Short for photograph; a picture taken by a camera
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- long: Person's name
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- picture: General situation or state of being
- dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- gay: Happy and bright
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
- silly: Careless
- extreme: Very great in degree
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- huge: Very very large
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- legalize: To make an illegal act legal
- confirmation: Approval or check of something
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- profit: Benefit from doing something
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- balance: Instrument for weighing things
- implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
- allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
- exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
- pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
- orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
- margin: Edge of an area
- lesbian: Homosexual woman
- marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
- ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
- softball: Ball used in playing softball
- playlist: List of musical selections to be performed
- needy: Poor; without much money
- nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
- favor: Support or approval from people
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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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yonggang_zhu posted on 2013/12/25Get ready to laugh with Auto-Tune the News as they tackle marijuana legalization and some wild lesbian allegations! You'll pick up on some fun cultural references and practice simple sentence structures while enjoying some hilarious political satire.
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