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Vocabulary

  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
  • diverse: Being varied or different from each other
  • fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
  • encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
  • gender: State of being male or female
  • responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • act: To behave in a certain way
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
  • reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
  • attire: Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
  • femininity: Qualities thought typical of women, e.g. sweetness
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • construct: To build or create something
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
  • scholar: Educated person who attends or attended school
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • masculinity: Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
  • macho: Being characterized by being strongly masculine
  • dichotomy: Difference between two completely opposite ideas
  • invaluable: Priceless; cannot be assessed in money
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • manhood: State of being a man
  • breakaway: Separated/wanting separation from a group/policy
  • eyed: To watch or study something closely
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • applause

      US /əˈplɔz/

      UK /ə'plɔ:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
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    • attire

      US /əˈtaɪr/

      UK /əˈtaɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be dressed in a certain manner
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    • breakaway

      US /ˈbrekəˌwe/

      UK /ˈbreɪkəweɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Separated/wanting separation from a group/policy
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • communication

      US /kəˌmjunɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /kəˌmju:nɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Talking to people; giving information to people
      • The process of conveying information, ideas, or feelings through language or other means.
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    • construct

      US /kənˈstrʌkt/

      UK /kənˈstrʌkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To build or create something
      • To create a sentence, story, argument or theory
      • Noun
      • A thought, theory or hypothesis
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
      A2TOEIC
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    • dichotomy

      US /daɪˈkɑtəmi/

      UK /daɪ'kɒtəmɪ/

      • Noun
      • Difference between two completely opposite ideas
      C1
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    • diverse

      US /dɪˈvɚs, daɪ-, ˈdaɪˌvɚs/

      UK /daɪˈvɜ:s/

      • Adjective
      • Being varied or different from each other
      • Very different from each other
      B1TOEIC
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    • encourage

      US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/

      UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the chance of something happening
      • To make someone more determined or confident
      A2TOEIC
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    • eyed

      US /aɪd/

      UK /aɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To watch or study something closely
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    • femininity

      US /ˌfɛməˈnɪnɪti/

      UK /ˌfeməˈnɪnəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Qualities thought typical of women, e.g. sweetness
      B2
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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
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    • fit into

      US /fɪt ˈɪntu/

      UK /fit ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be small enough to go inside something.
      • To feel like you belong to a group.
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    • fluid

      US /ˈfluɪd/

      UK /'flu:ɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
      • Liquid that flows smoothly, such as water
      • Adjective
      • Able to move smoothly or gracefully
      • Liable to change; unstable.
      B2
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    • gender

      US /ˈdʒɛndɚ/

      UK /'dʒendə(r)/

      • Noun
      • State of being male or female
      • The socially constructed roles, behaviours, expressions and identities of people.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To assign a gender to; to consider something in terms of gender.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • invaluable

      US /ɪnˈvæljuəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈvæljuəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Priceless; cannot be assessed in money
      B1
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    • macho

      US /ˈmɑtʃo/

      UK /'mætʃəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Being characterized by being strongly masculine
      C2
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    • maintain

      US /menˈten/

      UK /meɪn'teɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep saying something a certain way
      • To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
      A2TOEIC
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    • manhood

      US /ˈmænˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈmænhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being a man
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    • masculinity

      US /ˌmæskjəˈlinɪti/

      UK /ˌmæskjuˈlɪnəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
      B2
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    • outfit

      US /ˈaʊtˌfɪt/

      UK /'aʊtfɪt/

      • Noun
      • A set of clothing (with accessories)
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide with clothing and other things
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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • positive

      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
      A2
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    • process

      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
      A2TOEIC
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
      A2
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    • recall

      US /rɪˈkɔl/

      UK /rɪˈkɔ:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
      • Act of remembering events or details of the past
      • Transitive Verb
      • (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
      • To remember events or details of the past
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    • reinforcement

      US /ˌriɪnˈfɔrsmənt, -ˈfors-/

      UK /ˌri:ɪn'fɔ:smənt/

      • Noun
      • Act of strengthening or supporting an army
      • Act of strengthening or adding support to
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • responsibility

      US /rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
      • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
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    • scholar

      US /ˈskɑ:lə(r)/

      UK /ˈskɒlə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Educated person who attends or attended school
      • An academic in a certain field
      B1
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
      A2TOEIC
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
      A1
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
      C2
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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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