Vocabulary

  • to the power of: Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
  • such as: For example; like
  • care for: To want or desire a thing
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
  • phone book: A book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a particular area, with their telephone numbers.
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
  • answer: To reply to a question someone asks
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • live: To be alive
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • travel: To go to a place that is far away
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • test: To be given a medical examination
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • tree: Tall green plants in a forest
  • easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
  • piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
  • tuner: Someone who modifies the operation or looks of
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
  • fourth: 4th
  • large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
  • list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • eighth: 8th
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • sixth: 6th
  • site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
  • approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
  • produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • confirm: To formally approve or check something
  • jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
  • essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
  • reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
  • skill: Ability to do something well
  • accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
  • bomb: To attack with explosives
  • estimation: Judgment; opinion; guess at the value of
  • estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
  • rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty
  • frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
  • explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
  • format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
  • uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
  • handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
  • magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
  • notation: Set of written signs are used in music or math
  • diameter: Distance across the center of an object
  • manageable: Able to be managed or controlled
  • cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
  • blast: To attack someone with words
  • atomic: Concerning atoms
  • physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
  • multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
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    • accurate

      US /ˈækjərɪt/

      UK /ˈækjərət/

      • Adjective
      • With no mistake or error; Correct
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • approximately

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪtlɪ/

      UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • atom

      US /ˈætəm/

      UK /'ætəm/

      • Noun
      • Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
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    • atomic

      US /əˈtɑ:mɪk/

      UK /əˈtɒmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning atoms
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    • blast

      US /blæst/

      UK /blɑ:st/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack someone with words
      • To destroy something with explosives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Destructive wave of air from an explosion
      • Strong current of wind
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    • bomb

      US /bɑm/

      UK /bɒm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attack with explosives
      • Noun
      • An explosive device
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    • care for

      US /kɛr fɔr/

      UK /kɛə fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To want or desire a thing
      • To look after someone who is ill, old, or very young.
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    • classic

      US / ˈklæsɪk/

      UK /'klæsɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having a simple, basic design or style
      • (Of song, etc.) popular and famous for a long time
      • Noun
      • Something popular or famous for a long time
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    • confirm

      US /kənˈfɜ:rm/

      UK /kənˈfɜ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally approve or check something
      • To provide evidence to establish the truth of
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    • cumbersome

      US /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      UK /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

      • Adjective
      • Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
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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
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    • diameter

      US /daɪˈæmɪtɚ/

      UK /daɪˈæmɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Distance across the center of an object
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    • essential

      US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'senʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely or most important and necessary
      • Fundamental; basic.
      • Noun
      • A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
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    • estimate

      US /ˈɛstəˌmet/

      UK /'estɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
      • A judgment or opinion.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or calculate the cost, size or value of
      • To form an approximate idea or judgment of.
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    • estimation

      US /ˌɛstəˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌestɪˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Judgment; opinion; guess at the value of
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • explosion

      US /ɪkˈsploʒən/

      UK /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Loud and sudden expression of emotion
      • Sudden increase of something
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • format

      US /ˈfɔ:rmæt/

      UK /ˈfɔ:mæt/

      • Noun
      • Form, design, or arrangement of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To set the appearance of a text in a certain way
      • To set a computer back to its original state
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    • frustrated

      US /ˈfrʌstretɪd/

      UK /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make annoyed because things don't go well
      • To prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
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    • get through

      US /ɡɛt θru/

      UK /ɡet θru:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive at the end of or finish something
      • To succeed in contacting someone by phone
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    • handy

      US /ˈhændi/

      UK /'hændɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
      • Being skillful in performing small tasks
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    • jar

      US /dʒɑr/

      UK /dʒɑ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
      • To make a harsh sound to the ears
      • Countable Noun
      • Glass container for foods
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    • magnitude

      US /ˈmæɡnɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/

      UK /ˈmægnɪtju:d/

      • Noun
      • Number representing force of an earthquake
      • Size or importance
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    • manageable

      US /ˈmænɪdʒəbəl/

      UK /ˈmænɪdʒəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be managed or controlled
      • Easy to control or deal with.
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    • math

      US /mæθ/

      UK /mæθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study or science of numbers and shapes
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    • multiply

      US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
      • To increase something by a large quantity
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • notation

      US /noˈteʃən/

      UK /nəʊ'teɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Set of written signs are used in music or math
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    • phone book

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a particular area, with their telephone numbers.
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    • physicist

      US /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/

      • Noun
      • Person who studies and works in physics
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    • piano

      US /piˈæno, ˈpjæno/

      UK /piˈænəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Keyboard instrument used for playing music
      • Adverb
      • In a soft and quiet manner (on the piano)
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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    • rapid

      US /ˈræpɪd/

      UK /ˈræpɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Moving or happening very quickly
      • Noun
      • Rough and fast-moving part of a river
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    • reasonable

      US /ˈrizənəbəl/

      UK /ˈri:znəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being somewhat good, but not great
      • Fair and sensible; appropriate
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    • represent

      US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/

      UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
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    • scientific

      US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning academic study of the physical world
      • Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
      • Noun
      • Relating to or used in science.
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    • seemingly

      US /ˈsiːmɪŋli/

      UK /ˈsi:mɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
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    • site

      US /saɪt/

      UK /saɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
      • Location of building work
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place something in a particular position, area
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    • skill

      US /skɪl/

      UK /skɪl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to do something well
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How fast or slow something is or is done
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move quickly when completing an action
      • To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • to the power of

      US /tu ðə ˈpaʊɚ əv/

      UK /tu ðə ˈpaʊə əv/

      • other
      • Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
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    • tool

      US /tul/

      UK /tu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
      • Something used to achieve an aim or carry out a particular function.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide a workshop with the right equipment
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    • tune

      US /tun, tjun/

      UK /tju:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
      • To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
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    • tuner

      US /ˈtu:nə(r)/

      UK /ˈtju:nə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who modifies the operation or looks of
      • Someone who tunes pianos
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    • uncertainty

      US /ʌnˈsə:tn:ti/

      UK /ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
      • Lack of confidence; doubt.
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    • unsure

      US /ʌnˈʃʊr, -ˈʃə:r/

      UK /ˌʌnˈʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking confidence or certainty
      • Lacking confidence in your own words or actions
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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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