accountable
US /əˈkaʊntəbəl/
UK /əˈkaʊntəbl/
- Adjective
- Be responsible to someone or for some activity
B1Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morebillionaire
US /ˌbɪljəˈner/
UK /ˌbɪljəˈneə(r)/
- Noun
- Person with more than 1,000,000,000 dollars etc.
- Countable Noun
- A person whose wealth amounts to one billion or more units of currency.
A2Morebobby
US /ˈbɑ:bi/
UK /ˈbɒbi/
- Noun
- Police officer (UK slang)
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
C1Morecable
US /ˈkebəl/
UK /ˈkeɪbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To transmit a message over a wire
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Message sent by wireless telegraphy
- Satellite TV distributed by cables
B1Moreceo
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer
C2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecitadel
US /ˈsɪtədəl, -ˌdɛl/
UK /ˈsɪtədəl/
- Noun
- Strongly fortified fortress or castle
C1Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Moredegree
US /dɪˈɡri/
UK /dɪˈgri:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or extent of something
- Unit for measuring temperature or angles
A2TOEICMoredelivery
US /dɪˈlɪvəri, -ˈlɪvri/
UK /dɪˈlɪvəri/
- Noun
- Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- Act of taking something to a person or place
A2TOEICMoredesigner
US /dɪˈzaɪnə/
UK /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone who creates plans to make something
- Adjective
- Describing something that has been designed
A2Moredonor
US /ˈdoʊnə(r)/
UK /ˈdəʊnə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause
B1Moredorm
US /dɔrm/
UK /dɔ:m/
- Countable Noun
- College building with rooms that students live in
B2Moredozen
US /ˈdʌzən/
UK /ˈdʌzn/
- Countable Noun
- 12 people or things
A2Moreeducate
US /ˈɛdʒəˌket/
UK /ˈedʒukeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To teach someone in a school or college
A2Moreelite
US /iˈliːt/
UK /iˈliːt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- A person of the elite class.
- Adjective
- Belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
B2Moreendowment
US /ɛnˈdaʊmənt/
UK /ɪnˈdaʊmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Natural ability or quality
- Money to provide income for a college, etc.
B2Moreestate
US /ɪˈstet/
UK /ɪˈsteɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- Group of houses all built at the same time
A2TOEICMoreesteem
US /ɪˈstim/
UK /ɪˈsti:m/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- Transitive Verb
- To regard with great respect or admiration
B2TOEICMorefang
US /fæŋ/
UK /fæŋ/
- Countable Noun
- Sharp, pointed tooth of a wild animal
B2Morefidelity
US /fɪˈdɛlɪti,faɪ-/
UK /fɪˈdeləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loyalty
B2TOEICMorefood delivery
US
UK
- Noun
- A service that delivers food to a customer's location.
- The system or process of delivering food.
A1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
fortune
US /ˈfɔrtʃən/
UK /'fɔ:tʃu:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What might happen to you in the future
- Chance or luck, particularly good luck
- Transitive Verb
- To bring good fortune to.
B1TOEICMorefraternity
US /frəˈtɜ:rnəti/
UK /frəˈtɜ:nəti/
- Noun
- Social club of male college students
- A group of people sharing a common profession or interests.
B2Morefull scholarship
US /fʊl ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/
UK /ful ˈskɔləʃip/
- Noun
- An award that covers all expenses, including tuition, fees, and living costs.
C1Morefund
US /fʌnd/
UK /fʌnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To supply money for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money collected, saved, or provided for a purpose
- A specific account into which you put money
A2TOEICMorehail
US /hel/
UK /heɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- To call out to (taxi) to get it to pick you up
- Intransitive Verb
- To fly, fall together through the air
- Used to say that hail is falling
B2Morehail from
US /hel frʌm/
UK /heil frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have been born or originate in a particular place.
C2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehedge
US /hɛdʒ/
UK /hedʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To select words to avoid saying something directly
- Countable Noun
- A fence made with small trees or bushes
B1Morein 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.
A1Moreliberal
US /ˈlɪbərəl, ˈlɪbrəl/
UK /'lɪbərəl/
- Noun
- Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- Adjective
- Open-minded; willing to hear others' opinions
- Political party for freedom and social change
B1TOEICMorelifetime
US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/
UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The time between birth and death
- An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
- Adjective
- Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
B1Moreloyal
US /ˈlɔɪəl/
UK /ˈlɔɪəl/
- Adjective
- Always showing support for; faithful
- Demonstrating allegiance to one's country.
B1TOEICMoremajor
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
A2TOEICMoremark
US /mɑrk/
UK /mɑ:k/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
A2TOEICMoremater
US /'meɪtə/
UK /'meɪtə/
- Noun
- Use of the Latin word for mother
C1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreplenty
US /ˈplɛnti/
UK /'plentɪ/
- Pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
- A lot of something
A2Moreroof
US /ruf,rʊf/
UK /ru:f/
- Noun
- Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- Cover or top of a building or car
- Transitive Verb
- To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
A2Morespan
US /spæn/
UK /spæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance between two supports of a bridge
- Period of time that something continues for
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go across a certain distance between things
- To cover or extend over a time period
B1TOEICMorespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moreswift
US /swɪft/
UK /swɪft/
- Adjective
- Quick
B1TOEICMoreultra
US /'ʌltrə/
UK /'ʌltrə/
- Prefix
- Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
B2Moreundergraduate
US /ˌʌndərˈgrædʒuət/
UK /ˌʌndəˈgrædʒuət/
- Countable Noun
- A college student studying for their first degree
B2Morewealthy
US /ˈwɛlθi/
UK /ˈwelθi/
- Adjective
- Having a great quantity of money or property
A2Morewith it
US /wɪð ɪt/
UK /wið it/
- Adjective
- Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
A1More
Vocabulary
- full scholarship: An award that covers all expenses, including tuition, fees, and living costs.
- at least: As a minimum
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- hail from: To have been born or originate in a particular place.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- such as: For example; like
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- food delivery: A service that delivers food to a customer's location.
- check out
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- fortune: What might happen to you in the future
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- leave: To go away from; depart
- delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
- liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
- wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- dozen: 12 people or things
- loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
- business: A company formed for making profit
- hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
- deep: Complex and important
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
- roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
- dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- fidelity: Loyalty
- swift: Quick
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- fund: To supply money for something
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- endowment: Natural ability or quality
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- mark: Person's name
- donor: Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause
- billionaire: Person with more than 1,000,000,000 dollars etc.
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- fraternity: Social club of male college students
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- educate: To teach someone in a school or college
- undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
- small: Little in size; not big
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
- citadel: Strongly fortified fortress or castle
- fang: Sharp, pointed tooth of a wild animal
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
- mater: Use of the Latin word for mother
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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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The Colleges That Have Produced The Most Billionaires
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/06/12Ever wondered which universities churn out the most billionaires? This video dives into the fascinating world of elite alumni and their incredible success, giving you a peek into the Ivy League and beyond. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to business and education while exploring the cultural depth of these prestigious institutions!
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