afterlife
US /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/
UK /ˈɑ:ftəlaɪf/
- Noun
- Life after death
C2Moreamulet
US /ˈæmjəlɪt/
UK /ˈæmjʊlət/
- Countable Noun
- Charm with a magic symbol to protect against evil
C1Moreapproval
US /əˈpruvəl/
UK /əˈpru:vl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- Positive opinion of something or someone
A2TOEICMorearsenal
US /ˈɑrsənəl/
UK /'ɑ:sənl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where weapons are stored
- Noun
- (figurative) set of skills, tools, or strategies someone has at their disposal to achieve a goal or overcome a challenge.
C2Moreattain
US /əˈten/
UK /əˈteɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To reach a desired level or amount over time
B1TOEICMoreavoids
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2Morebetray
US /bɪˈtre/
UK /bɪ'treɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
- To reveal something unintentionally.
B1Morebody
US /ˈbɑdi/
UK /ˈbɒdi/
- Noun
- The physical structure of a person or animal.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The main or central part of something.
- The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
A2Morecease
US /sis/
UK /si:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
B1Morecontain
US /kənˈten/
UK /kənˈteɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep something from spreading
- To hold something inside something else
A2Moreconvince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorecrocodile
US /ˈkrɑkəˌdaɪl/
UK /'krɒkədaɪl/
- Noun
- Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
B2Morecultivate
US /ˈkʌltəˌvet/
UK /'kʌltɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To grow plants, crops etc.
- To cause to grow by education; to enlighten
B1Morecustomized
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make, change according to the user's needs
C1Moredeath
US /dɛθ/
UK /deθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- When someone dies; the end of life
- The cause or manner of someone dying.
A2Moredeceased
US /dɪˈsist/
UK /dɪˈsi:st/
- Adjective
- Dead; not alive
- Noun
- A person who has died.
- The person who has died, especially in legal or official contexts.
B2Moredeclare
US /dɪˈklɛr/
UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- To show the cost of things purchased overseas
A2TOEICMoredepict
US /dɪˈpɪkt/
UK /dɪ'pɪkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To represent or describe something using words
- To represent or show something in a picture or painting; to portray visually.
B1TOEICMoredevour
US /dɪˈvaʊr/
UK /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat quickly and hungrily
B2Moredoll
US /dɑl/
UK /dɒl/
- Countable Noun
- Toy looking like a person used for play
A2Moreeternity
US /ɪˈtə:nɪti/
UK /ɪ'tɜ:nətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A very long time; forever
- The state or time that comes after death.
B2Morefeather
US /ˈfɛðɚ/
UK /ˈfeðə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
- Intransitive Verb
- To grow feathers
B1Moregoddess
US /ˈgɑ:dəs/
UK /ˈgɒdes/
- Countable Noun
- Woman worshipped because of her special powers
- Religion supernatural being with special powers
A2Moreguard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Morehappily
US /ˈhæpɪli/
UK /ˈhæpɪli/
- Adverb
- In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
A2Moreimmortality
US /ˌɪmɔrˈtælɪti/
UK /ˌɪmɔ:ˈtæləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of never dying, e.g. because famous
B2Morein blood
US /ɪn blʌd/
UK /in blʌd/
- other
- Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
C2Moreinnocence
US /ˈɪnəsəns/
UK /ˈɪnəsns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
- Lack of worldly experience; naivety.
B2Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorejudge
US /dʒʌdʒ/
UK /dʒʌdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who decides on the results of a contest
- Person who has the power to make a decision
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reach a decision about who won a contest
- To form an opinion after careful consideration
A2TOEICMoreleopard
US /ˈlɛpəd/
UK /'lepəd/
- Countable Noun
- Large cat with short fur and black spots
B2Morelinen
US /ˈlɪnən/
UK /ˈlɪnɪn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Cloth made from fibers of the flax plant
B2Morelush
US /lʌʃ/
UK /lʌʃ/
- Noun
- Someone who is often drunk
- Adjective
- Being very beautiful, expensive or high in quality
- (Of vegetation) being healthy and full of life
B1Moremagic
US /ˈmædʒɪk/
UK /'mædʒɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- Performance of tricks for entertainment
- Adjective
- Concerning or involving tricks for entertainment
- Being able to produce good results or success
A2Moremagical
US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
UK /ˈmædʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- Concerning, involving, or able to perform magic
A2Morememory
US /ˈmɛməri/
UK /'memərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability of the mind to call back past things
- Space for the storage of information on a computer
A2Moremoment of truth
US
UK
- Noun
- A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
monstrous
US /ˈmɑ:nstrəs/
UK /ˈmɒnstrəs/
- Adjective
- Abnormally large or bad
- Shockingly brutal or cruel.
B1Moreorgan
US /ˈɔrɡən/
UK /'ɔ:ɡən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a person's body with a particular function
- Large institution or body
B1Moreostrich
US /ˈɑ:strɪtʃ/
UK /ˈɒstrɪtʃ/
- Noun
- Very large bird that cannot fly, with a long neck
B2Morepass through
US /pæs θru/
UK /pɑ:s θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
A2Morepollute
US /pəˈlut/
UK /pə'lu:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
- To make something negative
B1Morepure
US /pjʊr/
UK /pjʊə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not mixed with anything else
- Being morally good
A2Morereach
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
A2TOEICMorerealm
US /rɛlm/
UK /relm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area ruled by a king or queen
- Field of knowledge or thought
B2Morerecalling
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- Ordering somebody to return.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remember events or details of the past
A2Morereside
US /rɪˈzaɪd/
UK /rɪˈzaɪd/
- Intransitive Verb
- To live in; dwell; to be present
B1Morereunite
US /ˌrijuˈnaɪt/
UK /ˌri:ju:ˈnaɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to come together after being apart
A2Morerighteous
US /ˈraɪtʃəs/
UK /ˈraɪtʃəs/
- Adjective
- Regarding what you think is right
- Regarding what you think is right
B2Moresalt
US /sɔlt/
UK /sɔ:lt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- Transitive Verb
- To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
- To add salt to ice in order to melt it
A2Morescribe
US /skraɪb/
UK /skraɪb/
- Noun
- History person/monk, who copied books by hand
- Transitive Verb
- To scratch or mark with a pointed instrument
C1Morescroll
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
B2Moreserpent
US /ˈsə:pənt/
UK /ˈsɜ:pənt/
- Countable Noun
- Very big snake
B2Moresin
US /sɪn/
UK /sɪn/
- Noun
- Act that breaks a religious law
- Intransitive Verb
- To do something that breaks a religious law
B1Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morespirit
US /ˈspɪrɪt/
UK /'spɪrɪt/
- Noun
- Person's strong determination or attitude
- Unique qualities of person, place, or time
- Transitive Verb
- To take someone away as if by magic
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moretend
US /tɛnd/
UK /tend/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move or act in a certain manner
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of
A2Morethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Moretomb
US /tum/
UK /tu:m/
- Noun
- Small building or stone box where dead body is put
B1Moretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moreunderworld
US /ˈʌndɚˌwə:ld/
UK /'ʌndəwɜ:ld/
- Noun
- Criminals as a group
B2Moreweigh
US /weɪ/
UK /weɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2TOEICMoreweighing
US /'weɪɪŋ/
UK /'weɪɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance things against each other
- To consider something carefully to form an opinion
A2Morewith time
US
UK
- Phrase
- As time passes; eventually.
- Given enough time; in the course of time.
A1Morewitness
US /ˈwɪtnɪs/
UK /'wɪtnəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
B1TOEICMorewoven
US /ˈwovən/
UK /'wəʊvn/
- Adjective
- Made by crossing threads/strips one over the other
- Transitive Verb
- To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
B1More
Vocabulary
- with time: As time passes; eventually.
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
- moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- live: To be alive
- part: Division of a book
- doll: Toy looking like a person used for play
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- wash: To clean someone or something with soap and water
- address: Exact street location of a place
- listened: To use your ears to hear and understand things
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- dead: Not alive
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- seat: To have seats available for a number of people
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- enter: To start a career or an education
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- weighing: To balance things against each other
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- truth: Real facts about something
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- avoids: To prevent from happening
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
- recalling: (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- reunite: To cause to come together after being apart
- pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
- betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
- tomb: Small building or stone box where dead body is put
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
- approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
- goddess: Woman worshipped because of her special powers
- attain: To reach a desired level or amount over time
- innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- depict: To represent or describe something using words
- linen: Cloth made from fibers of the flax plant
- deceased: Dead; not alive
- sin: Act that breaks a religious law
- realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
- amulet: Charm with a magic symbol to protect against evil
- afterlife: Life after death
- underworld: Criminals as a group
- scribe: History person/monk, who copied books by hand
- ostrich: Very large bird that cannot fly, with a long neck
- devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
- arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
- reside: To live in; dwell; to be present
- serpent: Very big snake
- customized: To make, change according to the user's needs
- immortality: State of never dying, e.g. because famous
- lush: Someone who is often drunk
- woven: Made by crossing threads/strips one over the other
- righteous: Regarding what you think is right
- eternity: A very long time; forever
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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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【TED-Ed】The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld - Tejal Gala
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Jenny posted on 2016/11/01Ever wondered what ancient Egyptians believed about the afterlife? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the Book of the Dead, explaining everything from mummification to the wild 'Heart Weighing' ceremony! You'll pick up some amazing vocabulary related to Egyptian mythology and history that's perfect for expanding your knowledge.
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