apropos of
US /ˌæprəˈpoʊ ʌv/
UK /ˌæprəˈpəʊ ɒv/
- Preposition
- Concerning or relating to a particular subject.
C1Moreawareness
US /əˈwɛrnɪs/
UK /əˈweənəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having knowledge of something
A2TOEICMorebleak
US /blik/
UK /bli:k/
- Adjective
- Desolate and colorless; without much hope
B1Morebrutal
US /ˈbrutl/
UK /'bru:tl/
- Adjective
- Extremely violent or mean
B1Moreconfusion
US /kənˈfjuʒən/
UK /kən'fju:ʒən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
B1Morecostume
US /ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum/
UK /'kɒstju:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- The traditional dress of a particular region or historical period.
- Transitive Verb
- To provide with a costume.
A2Morecradle
US /ˈkredl/
UK /ˈkreɪdl/
- Countable Noun
- Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
- Transitive Verb
- To hold (a child) protectively in your arms
B2Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Morecue
US /kju/
UK /kju:/
- Noun
- Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- Transitive Verb
- To give a signal telling someone when to act/speak
B2Moredelusion
US /dɪˈluʒən/
UK /dɪˈlu:ʒn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- False belief despite evidence to the contrary
- (Psychiatry) A persistent false belief held in the face of evidence to the contrary, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
B2Moredivide
US /dɪˈvaɪd/
UK /dɪ'vaɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- To separate something into equal pieces
- Noun
- A separation or distinction.
A2TOEICMoredramatic
US /drəˈmætɪk/
UK /drəˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- (Of an event) sudden and extreme
B1Moreenchant
US /ɛnˈtʃænt/
UK /ɪn'tʃɑ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To hold the admiration of others; charm
- To influence someone using spells or magic
B2Morefairy
US /ˈfɛri/
UK /'feərɪ/
- Noun
- Small imaginary being that can do magic
B1Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morefatal
US /ˈfetl/
UK /ˈfeɪtl/
- Adjective
- Causing death; having very bad consequences
- Causing negative results
B1Moreflexible
US /ˈflɛksəbəl/
UK /ˈfleksəbl/
- Adjective
- Bending easily
- Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
B1TOEICMorefutile
US /ˈfju:tl/
UK /ˈfju:taɪl/
- Adjective
- Having no result; useless
B2Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moregrant
US /ɡrænt/
UK /ɡrɑ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- To give or let someone do what they want
- Uncountable Noun
- Money given for education or research
A2TOEICMorehold on
US /hold ɑn/
UK /həuld ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- To wait for a short time.
A1Morehonestly
US /ˈɑnɪstli/
UK /ˈɒnɪstli/
- Adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
A2Morein reality
US /ɪn riˈælɪti/
UK /in riˈæliti/
- Phrase
- Actually; in fact; truly.
B2Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreintense
US /ɪnˈtɛns/
UK /ɪn'tens/
- Adjective
- Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
A2TOEICMoreintrigue
US /ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ/
UK /ɪnˈtri:g/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone interested or curious
- To make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Secret plan; the act of making a secret plan
B1TOEICMoreinvariably
US /ɪnˈveriəbli/
UK /ɪnˈveəriəbli/
- Adverb
- Each time without change; always
B1Morekinda
US /'kaɪndə/
UK /'kaɪndə/
- Noun
- Short way of saying 'kind of'
- Adverb
- Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
- Sort of; in a way.
B2Morelegendary
US /ˈledʒənderi/
UK /ˈledʒəndri/
- Adjective
- Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
- Remarkable enough to be famous; very well known.
B1Moremamma
US /ˈmɑmə/
UK /'mɑ:mə/
- Noun
- A mother
B2Moremotivation
US /ˌmotəˈveʃən/
UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Reason behind why someone did something
- Enthusiasm for doing something.
B1TOEICMoremount
US /maʊnt/
UK /maʊnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach something to something else
- To set a picture, jewel etc. in
- Noun
- An attachment used to keep something in place
- Horse that someone is riding
B2Moremysterious
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/
- Adjective
- Unusual; hard to understand or work out
A2Morenail
US /nel/
UK /neɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- Hard part at the end of your finger
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things together with metal nails
- To catch someone doing an illegal activity
B1Morenext door
US /nɛkst dɔr/
UK /nekst dɔ:/
- Adverb
- Living in the house next to the one mentioned
A1Morenifty
US /ˈnɪfti/
UK /'nɪftɪ/
- Adjective
- Very good or useful; clever; effective
C1Moreon hold
US /ɑn hold/
UK /ɔn həuld/
- Adjective
- Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- Adverb
- Waiting to be connected on a telephone call.
A2Moreorphan
US /ˈɔ:rfn/
UK /ˈɔ:fn/
- Countable Noun
- Child whose parents have died
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a child to become an orphan.
B2Morepee
US /pi/
UK /pi:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To urinate
B2Moreplot
US /plɑt/
UK /plɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- Series of events that form the main story
- Transitive Verb
- To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
- To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
B1Moreprecarious
US /prɪˈkɛriəs/
UK /prɪˈkeəriəs/
- Adjective
- Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
B2TOEICMorereality
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.
A2Morerhyme
US /raɪm/
UK /raɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- Poem or song using similar-sounding words
B2Morerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Moresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Morestay home
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain in one's house or residence.
A1Morestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMoresuck
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
B1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoresuspense
US /səˈspɛns/
UK /səˈspens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- Uncountable Noun
- Anxiety or apprehension caused by uncertainty
C2Moretale
US /tel/
UK /teɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Story that is not true
- Story about colorful and imaginary events
A2More
Vocabulary
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- apropos of: Concerning or relating to a particular subject.
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
- hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
- delusion: False belief despite evidence to the contrary
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- flexible: Bending easily
- role: Character played by an actor
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- invariably: Each time without change; always
- tale: Story that is not true
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- leave: To go away from; depart
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- act: To behave in a certain way
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- fill: To make something full
- bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
- orphan: Child whose parents have died
- mount: To attach something to something else
- nifty: Very good or useful; clever; effective
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- pee: To urinate
- futile: Having no result; useless
- enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
- cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
- precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
- mamma: A mother
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
0
Danny Wang posted on 2013/07/06Ever wondered what life would be like if it were a musical? This hilarious opening number from the 2012 Tony Awards imagines just that, complete with quick changes and celebrity cameos! You'll get a fantastic dose of cultural context and practice understanding simple sentence structures in a super fun way.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!