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How I Found Myself — by Impersonating Other People | Melissa Villase?or | TED

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US / ʃeə(r) /

UK / ʃɛr /

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  • noun
  • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
  • verb
  • To divide something between two or more people
  • To allow others to use your things equally
  • To give information, etc. to someone

gift

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US / gɪft /

UK / ɡɪft /

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  • noun
  • Something given to another for a reason; present
  • Special skill or natural ability to do something

leave

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US / li:v /

UK / liv /

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  • noun
  • Permission to do something
  • Vacation time; time off work
  • verb
  • To go away from; depart
  • To gift property to someone after you die
  • To allow something to continue happening
  • To let something remain unused or available
  • To let something or someone remain somewhere

knock

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US / nɒk /

UK / nɑk /

A2
  • noun
  • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • Action of something solid hitting something hard
  • verb
  • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
  • To hit something to get people's attention
  • To strike something hard, causing damage

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

barbara

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US / ˈbɑːb(ə)rə /

UK / ˈbɑrbərə /

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comedy

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US / 'kɒmədɪ /

UK / ˈkɑmɪdi /

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  • noun
  • Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

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  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

nine

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US / naɪn /

UK / naɪn /

A1
  • number
  • 9

rare

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US / reə(r) /

UK / rɛr /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
  • Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common

seat

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  • noun
  • Place where a government or organization is based
  • A chair or place to sit
  • Official position in an organization
  • Part of a chair on which a person sits
  • verb
  • To have seats available for a number of people
  • To give someone a place to sit down

talk

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US / tɔ:k /

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

chiquita

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for

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

sharp

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  • adjecitve
  • Being very clear and easy to see
  • (Of clothes) nicely or stylishly
  • Being able to think, see, or understand quickly
  • Having a thin edge or point that is able to cut
  • Requiring a quick or sudden change in direction
  • Having a flavor that is very strong and distinct
  • adverb
  • At precisely the time given
  • Suddenly; immediately (of directions)
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A musical tone

skydive

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US / 'skaɪdaɪv /

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  • noun
  • A jump from a plane with a parachute for sport

time

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

why

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US / waɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

shave

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  • verb
  • To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor

should

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US / ʃʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

always

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US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

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  • adverb
  • For a very long time
  • At all times; in every situation
  • For ever

old

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  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

work

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US / wɜ:k /

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  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

worry

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  • noun
  • Something that causes trouble or concern
  • verb
  • To cause concern or trouble over something

thank

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US / θæŋk /

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  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

joy

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US / dʒɔɪ /

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  • noun
  • Deep happiness and pleasure about something
  • Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
  • verb
  • To experience happiness or to be glad

look

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US / lʊk /

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  • noun
  • Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
  • The way someone, something appears to be
  • Act of searching for or examining something
  • verb
  • To appear to be; seem

miss

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US / mɪs /

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  • noun
  • Action of not hitting something or someone
  • Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
  • verb
  • To be absent
  • To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
  • To do without something
  • To fail to see or sense something
  • To fail to understand someone's message
  • To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
  • To feel you want to see someone who is not there

country

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US / ˈkʌntri /

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  • noun
  • An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • Open land that is away from towns and cities

believe

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  • verb
  • To think or accept that something is true
  • To have a particular opinion about something

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

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  • verb
  • To take or go with someone to a place

discover

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US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

UK / dɪˈskʌvɚ /

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  • verb
  • To find something new that was not known before

movie

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  • noun
  • Motion picture; film

self

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US / self /

UK / sɛlf /

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  • noun
  • Person's own interests or desires
  • Person that someone really is
  • Particular aspect of someone's personality
  • Person, usually someone already been mentioned

room

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US / ru:m /

UK / rum, rʊm /

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  • noun
  • All of the people inside a particular room
  • Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
  • Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
  • verb
  • To share a home with someone

spot

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US / spɒt /

UK / spɑt /

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  • noun
  • A certain place or area
  • A difficult time; awkward situation
  • Place or ranking on a list
  • A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
  • Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
  • verb
  • To see someone or something by chance

notice

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US / 'nəʊtɪs /

UK / ˈnotɪs /

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  • noun
  • Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
  • Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
  • verb
  • To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing

away

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US / ə'weɪ /

UK / əˈwe /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not present
  • adverb
  • Disappear completely
  • Doing something with a lot of energy
  • Not here; far from here; in a different direction
  • To a different area, location

dude

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US / du:d /

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have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

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  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

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  • adjecitve
  • To some degree; half; not fully
  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship

six

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US / sɪks /

UK / sɪks /

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  • number
  • 6

evil

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US / 'i:vl /

UK / ˈivəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Morally bad; causing harm to people
  • noun
  • Act considered morally bad
  • Value, condition, or conduct that causes suffering

exposure

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US / ɪk'spəʊʒə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • Being talked about in the media
  • Act of making something that is secret known
  • Experience of something directly

creepy

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US / 'kri:pɪ /

UK / 'kri:pɪ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Scary; annoying or unpleasant

mirror

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  • noun
  • Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • An accurate impression or picture of something
  • verb
  • To reflect (an image)
  • To have similar qualities to something else

sad

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US / sæd /

UK / sæd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened

recently

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US / ˈri:sntli /

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Just a while ago; not long ago

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

could

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  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

handle

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  • noun
  • The part of a door you hold to open it
  • Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
  • verb
  • To cope with or take responsibility for
  • To control a machine, car etc.
  • To control or be controlled /used in a certain way
  • To deal with a particular situation/person; manage
  • To buy, sell, or move materials or goods
  • To hold, control, or use something with the hands
  • To touch objects with the hands to look at them

bit

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  • noun
  • Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • Small piece of something
  • verb
  • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

return

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US / rɪ'tɜ:n /

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  • adjecitve
  • Do again; repeated
  • noun
  • Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
  • Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
  • Profit made as a result of a business activity
  • Process of going back to a previous way or state
  • verb
  • To hit something back to the other player or team
  • To come back after being away from somewhere
  • To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
  • To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
  • To occur again

journey

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  • noun
  • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • verb
  • To travel through a place

passenger

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US / 'pæsɪndʒə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Person who is traveling in a vehicle

everyone

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  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

chance

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening by luck; not planned
  • Taking a risk to try something
  • noun
  • The way something happens without planning
  • An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
  • The possibility that something will happen
  • verb
  • To occur just through luck; happen
  • To take a risk to try something

all

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

bug

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US / bʌɡ /

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  • noun
  • An insect
  • Problem in the functioning of computer code
  • Electronic device to spy on someone
  • verb
  • To bother someone
  • To hide an electronic device to spy on someone

vulnerable

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US / ˈvʌlnərəbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being open to attack or damage
  • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded

ooh

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US / u: /

UK / u /

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  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they make a mistake

swan

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US / swɒn /

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  • noun
  • Large white water bird with a long graceful neck

star

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US / stɑ:(r) /

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  • noun
  • Very famous person, usually an entertainer
  • Someone who does something very well
  • Your horoscope
  • A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
  • A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
  • verb
  • To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
  • To do something very well
  • To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape

saturday

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US / /

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  • noun
  • Sixth day of the week; the day after Friday

life

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  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

piss

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  • verb
  • To be angry

google

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  • noun
  • A widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important
  • other
  • Search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine

good

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

give

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US / ɡɪv /

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  • noun
  • Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • verb
  • To hand over or present something to someone
  • To cause someone to have or experience something

dolly

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  • noun
  • Childish form of 'doll'
  • Person's name

especially

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  • adverb
  • More than usual; extremely

but

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

yet

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US / jet /

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  • adverb
  • At a later time (used after ‘not’)
  • (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
  • Eventually; at a future time
  • Until now; up to the present
  • conjunction
  • Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

want

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

thin

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  • adjecitve
  • Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
  • (Of air) having little oxygen
  • Being or growing far apart in small amounts
  • Not thick; not wide in size
  • Having little flesh or fat on the body
  • Being weak or useless
  • verb
  • To make flow more easily by adding water or liquid

season

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  • noun
  • One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • Time of year when something usually happens
  • verb
  • To add pepper and salt to something
  • To prepare wood for use by allowing it to dry

three

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  • number
  • Number 3

free

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  • adjecitve
  • Living, happening without being controlled
  • Costing no money
  • Not working; not busy
  • verb
  • To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison

gringa

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  • noun

school

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  • adjecitve
  • Being to do with schools and education
  • noun
  • Large group of fish that swim together
  • Education of a child
  • Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
  • A particular belief or idea about something
  • verb
  • To teach or train someone to know or do something

this

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US / ðɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

bleed

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  • verb
  • To allow a liquid or gas to escape
  • To drain something such as water from a source
  • To flow out of something
  • (Of a wound, cut knee, etc.) to flow with blood
  • To take money from someone a little at a time

also

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

female

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  • adjecitve
  • Person of the sex that gives birth to babies

five

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  • number
  • 5

how

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  • adjecitve
  • To what degree? in what amount?
  • adverb
  • (Used to explain the way to do something)
  • exclamation
  • For what purpose or reason?
  • (Used to ask someone or something's condition)

kind

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  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

year

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  • noun
  • Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • Used to refer to the age of a person

you

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

fair

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  • adjecitve
  • Neither very good nor very bad; average
  • (Of skin) light colored; not dark
  • Quite good; quite a lot
  • Treating all people the same way
  • (Of hair) light colored; blonde
  • (Of weather) sunny; not raining
  • noun
  • Event for companies to show their products
  • Event to sell things to help a charity

hollywood

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US / ˈhɔli:ˌwʊd /

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  • adjecitve
  • A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
  • noun
  • A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
  • other
  • Of or relating to the film industry in the United States
  • Film industry of the United States

love

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

other

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  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

parton

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rock

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  • noun
  • Type of popular music with a strong, loud beat
  • Strong, tough person who can be relied upon
  • Big stone; hard, solid substance forming mountains
  • verb
  • To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • To be extremely effective or pleasing
  • To play, sing along with, or dance to heavy music
  • To move back and forth or from side to side

clown

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  • noun
  • Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
  • verb
  • To play jokes or tricks

observant

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US / əbˈzɜ:vənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Paying close attention especially to details

spear

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B2
  • noun
  • Long hunting stick with a sharp point
  • verb
  • To hit or cut through something, as with a spear

semester

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US / sɪˈmestə(r) /

UK / səˈmɛstɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Half or a third of a school or college year

domino

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US / ˈdɒmɪnəʊ /

UK / ˈdɑ:mənoʊ /

C1
  • noun
  • Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game

goal

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US / ɡəʊl /

UK / ɡol /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
  • (Sports) act of scoring by putting a ball in a net

sexy

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US / ˈseksi /

UK / ˈsɛksi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest

funny

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US / ˈfʌni /

UK / ˈfʌni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Causing laughter; amusing
  • Being different, odd or strange

live

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US / lɪv /

UK / liv /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town

man

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US / mæn /

UK / mæn /

A1
  • noun
  • Humans in general, including male and female
  • An adult male human being
  • Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
  • verb
  • To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
  • To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)

parent

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US / 'peərənt /

UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

A1
  • noun
  • Person's, animal's mother or father
  • Something creating other things of the same kind

angeles

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US / ˈeɪndʒəlz /

UK / ˈændʒəlɪs /

A1

bullock

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US / 'bʊlək /

UK / ˈbʊlək /

C1
  • noun
  • Bull that has been castrated

jacket

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US / 'dʒækɪt /

UK / ˈdʒækɪt /

A2
  • noun
  • Light, thin coat worn over a shirt or top
  • Outer covering that fits over and protects it

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

A1
  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

opportunity

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US / ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ /

UK / ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju- /

A2
  • noun
  • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance

dream

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US / dri:m /

UK / drim /

A1
  • noun
  • A wish or hope for something to happen
  • Imagination or image of something you want
  • Images, thoughts, feelings experienced when asleep
  • verb
  • To wish for something to happen
  • To experience thoughts, images while asleep

feeling

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US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /

UK / ˈfilɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • Sensation or emotion you experience
  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

child

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US / tʃaɪld /

UK / tʃaɪld /

A1
  • noun
  • A very young person, between about 2 and 15

celebrity

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US / sə'lebrətɪ /

UK / səˈlɛbrɪti /

B2
  • noun
  • A (famous) entertainer known by many people

become

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US / bɪ'kʌm /

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

A1
  • verb
  • To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
  • To be suitable for a particular job or role

superpower

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US / ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r) /

UK / ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r) /

C2
  • noun
  • State powerful enough to influence world events

enter

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US / 'entə(r) /

UK / ˈɛntɚ /

A1
  • verb
  • To start a career or an education
  • To become a competitor in a contest
  • To add or type information in a computer
  • To go into a room, building etc.

cyrus

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US / ˈsaiərəs /

UK / ˈsaɪrəs /

A1
  • proper noun
  • (died c.530 BC), king of Persia 559–530 BC; founder of the Achaemenid dynasty; father of Cambyses; k
  • (died 401 BC), Persian prince; known as Cyrus the Younger. On the death of his father, Darius II, in

copy

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US / ˈkɒpi /

UK / ˈkɑ:pi /

A1
  • noun
  • A counter for items that are the same
  • Fake product pretending to be an original
  • An imitation of an original
  • A duplicate of a paper printed in a photocopier
  • Written text for printing, use in ads, etc.
  • verb
  • To make something look the same as the original
  • To act in the exact same way as someone else
  • To read and then write down what you read

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

perform

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US / pə'fɔ:m /

UK / pɚˈfɔrm /

A1
  • verb
  • To carry out an action well or successfully
  • To entertain an audience by dancing, singing etc.

lazy

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US / ˈleɪzi /

UK / ˈlezi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not liking to work or make an effort; idle

friend

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US / frend /

UK / frɛnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with

comedian

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US / kəˈmi:diən /

UK / kəˈmidiən /

A2
  • noun
  • An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh

relationship

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US / rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp /

UK / rɪˈleʃənˌʃɪp /

A2
  • noun
  • Connection between two or more people or things
  • Way people interact or live with each other
  • Romantic or loving friendship between two people

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

maybe

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US / ˈmeɪbi /

UK / ˈmebi /

A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

mine

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US / maɪn /

UK / maɪn /

A1
  • noun
  • A bomb hidden in the ground or the sea
  • Rich source of material or information
  • Place under the ground where coal, etc. is dug out
  • pronoun
  • That thing that belongs to me
  • verb
  • To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
  • To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals

aguilera

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US / ə'ɡrɒnəmɪ /

UK / əˈɡrɑnəmi /

A1

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

obsess

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US / əbˈses /

UK / əbˈsɛs, ɑb- /

C1
  • verb
  • To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • To be the only thing that someone thinks about

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

owen

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US / ˈəʊvəm /

UK / ˈoʊvəm /

A1

puberty

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US / ˈpju:bəti /

UK / ˈpju:bərti /

C1
  • noun
  • Stage of life when you become sexually mature

exterior

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US / ɪkˈstɪəriə(r) /

UK / ɪkˈstɪriɚ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • External; of the outside part
  • noun
  • Outside layer or surface
  • Way a person appears or seems to other people

dirty

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US / ˈdɜ:ti /

UK / ˈdɜ:rti /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not clean
  • Not fair; dishonest or dishonorable
  • verb
  • To make something not clean; soil

wilson

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US / 'wɪlsn /

UK / 'wɪlsən /

A1
  • proper noun
  • An industrial city in east central North Carolina; population 48,433 (est. 2008).

cloud

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US / klaʊd /

UK / klaʊd /

A1
  • noun
  • A mass of smoke or mist hanging in the air
  • verb
  • To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
  • (Of the sky) to get darker and fill with clouds
  • To make (glass, etc.) difficult to see through
  • To make an activity less pleasant or enjoyable
  • (Of person's face, etc.) to show worry/anger

yeah

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US / jeə /

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

A1
  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

olympian

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US / əˈlɪmpiən /

UK / əˈlɪmpiən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
  • noun
  • Person competing in the Olympics

cute

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US / kju:t /

UK / kjut /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way

example

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US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /

UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Thing, person which represents a category

bomb

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US / bɒm /

UK / bɑm /

B1
  • noun
  • An explosive device
  • verb
  • To attack with explosives
  • To fail or be completely unsuccessful

birth

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US / bɜ:θ /

UK / bɜ:rθ /

A2
  • noun
  • Time when a baby or young animal is born
  • Beginning of something
  • Social position based on the family you come from

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

A1
  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

smile

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US / smaɪl /

UK / smaɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Raising the corners of the mouth showing happiness
  • verb
  • To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness

shy

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US / ʃaɪ /

UK / ʃaɪ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
  • Being less than the full or expected amount
  • verb
  • To move away due to nervousness

persona

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US / pəˈsəʊnə /

UK / pərˈsoʊnə /

B2
  • noun
  • Personality that you project in public

bunch

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US / bʌntʃ /

UK / bʌntʃ /

B1
  • noun
  • A group of things of the same kind
  • verb
  • To group people or things closely together
  • (Cloth) to gather/be gathered together in folds

cast

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US / kɑ:st /

UK / kæst /

A2
  • noun
  • People who appear in a play or movie
  • Small amount of a particular color
  • Shape to pour hot metal in to create objects
  • Hard covering put around injured arm, leg etc.
  • verb
  • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
  • To describe someone's personality or character
  • To make objects using a mold
  • To be presented in a certain way
  • To send out or direct something
  • To throw something using a line, e.g. when fishing

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

whisper

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US / 'wɪspə(r) /

UK / ˈhwɪspɚ,ˈwɪs- /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of talking without using your voice
  • verb
  • To talk with breath but no voice

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
  • Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
  • adverb
  • To a certain degree
  • determiner
  • Question words used for asking for information
  • exclamation
  • Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
  • Used to ask people to repeat something they said

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

mom

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US / mɒm /

UK / mɑ:m /

A1
  • noun
  • A slang term for mother

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

again

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US / ə'ɡen /

UK / əˈɡɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • One more time, once more

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

amplify

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US / 'æmplɪfaɪ /

UK / ˈæmpləˌfaɪ /

B2
  • verb
  • To increase the effect of something
  • To add more details to a story or something said

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

right

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

portman

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US / ˈpɔrtmən /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • In or with reference to pre-Conquest times: a citizen of a town; a burgess or burgher. After the Nor

nasty

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US / 'nɑ:stɪ /

UK / ˈnæsti /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive

mexican

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US / ˈmeksɪkən /

UK / ˈmɛksɪkən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Mexico
  • noun
  • Person from Mexico

fun

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US / fʌn /

UK / fʌn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Amusing and enjoyable
  • noun
  • Enjoyable or amusing quality or feeling

baby

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US / ˈbeɪbi /

UK / ˈbeɪbi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Small in size; smaller than usual
  • noun
  • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • verb
  • To treat someone as if they were newly born

silverman

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US / 'sɪlvə(r) /

UK / ˈsɪlvɚ /

A1

seconds

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US / 'sekəndz /

UK / 'sekəndz /

A1
  • other
  • Units of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short periods of time you wait for someone
  • verb
  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

natalie

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US / ˈnætəli /

UK / ˈnætli /

A1

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • A time that is not now
  • Following another thing in time or arrangement
  • Following on reasonably from what was just stated
  • At that time, not now

saturn

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US / ˈsætɜ:n /

UK / ˈsætɜ:rn /

A1
  • other
  • A giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the th planet f

must

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US / məst /

UK / mʌst /

A1
  • noun
  • Something that is necessary or required
  • other
  • (Used to state that something ought to be true)
  • Used to say something is required or necessary

imitate

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US / ˈɪmɪteɪt /

UK / ˈɪmɪˌtet /

B2
  • verb
  • To act, speak like someone or something else

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

UK / ˈfæmli /

A1
  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

comment

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US / 'kɒment /

UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • verb
  • To say something that gives your opinion

backseat

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US / bæk'si:t /

UK / bæk'si:t /

A1
  • noun
  • Seat at the back of a vehicle

anymore

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US / 'enɪmɔ: /

UK / ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor /

A2
  • adverb
  • No longer; no more

rail

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US / reɪl /

UK / rel /

B1
  • noun
  • Long thin piece of metal, wood as part of a fence
  • One of two metal tracks along which a train runs
  • verb
  • To complain or object forcefully
  • To give or encircle something with a fence or bar

gaga

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US / ˈgɑ:gɑ: /

UK / ˈɡɑˌɡɑ /

C2
  • adjecitve
  • Mentally incapable, through age

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

hard

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US / hɑ:d /

UK / hɑː(r)d /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

first

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US / fɜ:st /

UK / fɚst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
  • noun
  • Something that has not happened before
  • Position of the winner of a competition

suddenly

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US / ˈsʌdənli /

UK / ˈsʌdn:lɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • In an unexpected or very quick manner

sing

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US / sɪŋ /

UK / sɪŋ /

A1
  • verb
  • To make musical sounds with your voice

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

lesson

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US / 'lesn /

UK / ˈlɛsən /

A1
  • noun
  • Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • Wisdom or knowledge received from an experience

enough

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US / ɪˈnʌf /

UK / ɪˈnʌf /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Sufficient to answer the need
  • adverb
  • To a satisfactory degree
  • pronoun
  • Equal to what is needed; as much as required
  • Adequate number or amount

energy

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US / 'enədʒɪ /

UK / ˈɛnədʒi /

A2
  • noun
  • Physical or mental strength

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

expand

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US / ɪk'spænd /

UK / ɪkˈspænd /

A2
  • verb
  • To make something larger in size, number, amount

anyone

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US / ˈeniwʌn /

UK / ˈɛniˌwʌn, -wən /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Any person

wait

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US / weɪt /

UK / wet /

A1
  • verb
  • To delay or not do something until later
  • To spend time until an expected thing happens
  • To remain in a place until a thing happens

while

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UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

A1
  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

probably

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US / ˈprɒbəbli /

UK / ˈprɑbəbli /

A1
  • adverb
  • That is likely to happen or be true

inside

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US / ˌɪn'saɪd /

UK / ɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being in something
  • Being in a building
  • adverb
  • Into a house; indoors
  • noun
  • Inner part or surface of something

will

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A1
  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

shame

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US / ʃeɪm /

UK / ʃem /

A2
  • noun
  • Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
  • verb
  • To make someone feel ashamed

forth

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US / fɔ:θ /

UK / fɔrθ, forθ /

B1
  • adverb
  • So as to be seen; out
  • Outward or forward in space, time

lady

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US / 'leɪdɪ /

UK / ˈledi /

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  • noun
  • Another way of saying 'woman'
  • Official title of a woman with high social rank

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

boyfriend

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US / ˈbɔɪfrend /

UK / ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Man (boy) romantically involved with girl

straight

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US / streɪt /

UK / stret /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • Not gay; heterosexual
  • honest and direct
  • adverb
  • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly

true

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  • adjecitve
  • Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual

mira

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US / ˈmaɪrə /

UK / ˈmɪrə /

A1
  • proper noun
  • A star in the constellation Cetus, regarded as the prototype of long-period variable stars.

beautiful

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US / 'bju:tɪfl /

UK / ˈbjutəfəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having dome something well
  • Being very attractive or appealing physically

sure

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

point

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US / pɔɪnt /

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A1
  • noun
  • An item to be discussed
  • Small spot or dot
  • Fact or detail
  • Feature of something
  • The size of the text on a page or screen
  • A certain time or stage in a process
  • Certain position in time or space
  • Idea or fact you try to convince people about
  • Measurement of scores in a game, sport
  • Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
  • verb
  • To face a certain direction, e.g. north
  • To indicate something with your finger to others

kristen

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UK / ˈkrɪstən /

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day

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UK / de /

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  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

ever

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UK / ˈɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • At any time; at all times in the future

club

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US / klʌb /

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A1
  • noun
  • Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
  • Place where people go to listen to music and dance
  • Long stick used for hitting things, as in golf
  • verb
  • To be grouped with others
  • To hit hard with a thick and heavy stick, weapon

try

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US / traɪ /

UK / traɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
  • verb
  • To make an effort, to attempt to do something
  • To examine someone or something in a court of law
  • To test to see if it is good or you like it
  • To make a person go through hardship; test
  • To examine something to see if it works

talent

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US / 'tælənt /

UK / ˈtælənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Natural ability of a person to do something well
  • Person with a strong natural ability in something

stuck

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UK / stʌk /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not able to move
  • verb
  • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • To join together using glue or paste
  • To remain in one place or position for a long time

position

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US / pəˈzɪʃn /

UK / pəˈzɪʃən /

A1
  • noun
  • Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • Specific location where someone or something is
  • Where you play or your role on a sports team
  • Person's job or status level
  • Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
  • verb
  • To put in a particular location or direction

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not old, recently born, built or made
  • Being or doing something for the first time
  • Not felt, seen or known previously
  • Having been recently bought or obtained

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

A1
  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

among

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US / əˈmʌŋ /

UK / əˈmʌŋ /

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  • preposition
  • In the center of several things

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

singer

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UK / ˈsɪŋɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Person who sings, often as a profession

side

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US / saɪd /

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A1
  • adjecitve
  • In addition to the central or most important thing
  • Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
  • noun
  • Position or opinion that is opposite to another
  • Right or left part of a person's body
  • Feature of someone's personality
  • Straight edge of an object
  • One of two or more groups fighting each other
  • verb
  • To decide to agree with one point, not the other

lovingly

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US / 'lʌvɪŋlɪ /

UK / 'lʌvɪŋlɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • In a way that shows you love someone

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

write

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US / raɪt /

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A1
  • verb
  • To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • To invent or create a computer program
  • To create a song or piece of music

sombrero

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US / sɒmˈbreərəʊ /

UK / sɑ:mˈbreroʊ /

C2
  • noun
  • Straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim

use

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US / ju:s /

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A1
  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

sykes

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realize

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US / 'ri:əlaɪz /

UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /

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  • verb
  • To become aware of or understand mentally

speak

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US / spi:k /

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A1
  • verb
  • To be able to use a certain language
  • To use words to tell information, express thoughts

bonita

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US / boʊˈnitə /

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  • noun

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

A1
  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

stuff

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US / stʌf /

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A1
  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

pop

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US / pɒp /

UK / pɑp /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Type of music or art popular with many people
  • noun
  • Sweet soda drink
  • verb
  • To cause something to open or burst suddenly
  • To go to or in a place for a brief period of time

myself

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US / maɪˈself /

UK / maɪˈsɛlf /

A1
  • pronoun
  • The same person who did the action mentioned
  • My regular, usual, or healthy self

hour

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

A1
  • noun
  • 60 minutes
  • Particular time of the day
  • Fixed, regularly occurring time

wonder

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US / 'wʌndə(r) /

UK / ˈwʌndɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • verb
  • To feel curious about something
  • To think or consider about something over time

spooky

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US / ˈspu:ki /

UK / ˈspuki /

C1
  • adjecitve
  • Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

struggle

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US / 'strʌɡl /

UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /

A2
  • noun
  • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
  • verb
  • To try very hard to do something difficult

los

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • abbreviation
  • Law of the sea.
  • Length of stay.
  • Line of scrimmage.
  • Line of sight.
  • Loss of signal.

driver

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US / ˈdraɪvə(r) /

UK / ˈdraɪvɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • People who move cattle from one place to another
  • Someone who operates a vehicle
  • A club with a wooden head used when playing golf

check

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US / tʃek /

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A1
  • adjecitve
  • Decorated with squares made up of lines
  • noun
  • Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
  • A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
  • Mark used to show that something is correct
  • Procedure to prevent errors or control something
  • verb
  • To confirm the details of something are correct
  • To leave your things with staff who look after it
  • To examine something to see if something is wrong
  • To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem

purpose

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US / 'pɜ:pəs /

UK / ˈpɚpəs /

A2
  • noun
  • Reason for which something is done; aim; goal

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

career

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US / kə'rɪə(r) /

UK / kəˈrɪr /

A2
  • noun
  • Particular occupation in professional life
  • verb
  • To move forward very fast and without control

california

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US / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:njə, -'fɔ:ni:ə /

UK / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:rnjəˌ -'fɔ:rni:ə /

A1
  • noun
  • A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes

wanda

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US / ˈwɑndə /

UK / ˈwɑːndə /

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strong

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • Having big muscles; physically powerful

positive

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US / ˈpɒzətɪv /

UK / ˈpɑzɪtɪv /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Showing agreement or support for something
  • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
  • Having the charge produced by electrons
  • Being good or useful
  • Showing that a chemical is present in a test

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very; to a high level or degree
  • adverb
  • A lot; large amount; a high degree of
  • Nearly; basically
  • On many occasions; often
  • noun
  • A large amount; a great quantity

laugh

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US / lɑ:f /

UK / læf, lɑf /

A1
  • noun
  • Happy noise you make when something is funny
  • verb
  • To make a happy sound when something is funny

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

within

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US / wɪˈðɪn /

UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

A1
  • adverb
  • Inside the limits of an area, time or range
  • preposition
  • From the inside of something

start

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US / stɑ:t /

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

piece

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US / pi:s /

UK / pis /

A1
  • noun
  • A counter in a board game
  • Small part of something larger
  • verb
  • To put items together to assemble something

since

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US / sɪns /

UK / sɪns /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a point before the present time
  • conjunction
  • For this reason; because
  • preposition
  • From the time in the past that

junior

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US / ˈdʒu:niə(r) /

UK / ˈdʒunjɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Someone lower in rank
  • Being lower in position or rank
  • Concerning young people
  • noun
  • Student in third year

sound

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US / saʊnd /

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A1
  • adjecitve
  • Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
  • Firm or solid in structure
  • Sane; not mentally ill
  • Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
  • noun
  • Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
  • Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
  • verb
  • To seem or appear to be, from what was said
  • To say in a clear deliberate manner
  • To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

sorry

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US / ˈsɒri /

UK / ˈsɑ:ri /

A1
  • exclamation
  • What you say to admit you were wrong
  • adjecitve
  • Causing others to feel pity; poor
  • Feeling regret or sympathy about wrong thing

job

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US / dʒɒb /

UK / dʒɑ:b /

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  • noun
  • Something that must be done
  • Regular work at which you earn money

mentor

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US / 'mentɔ:(r) /

UK / 'mentɔ:r /

B2
  • noun
  • Experienced or wise person who advises others
  • verb
  • To act as an advisor or teacher to someone

kill

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US / kɪl /

UK / kɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Animal killed by a person or other animal
  • verb
  • To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • To end the life of a person or other living thing
  • To be very funny
  • To prevent something from continuing or operating
  • To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

hell

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US / hel /

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A2
  • noun
  • Any place of pain and suffering

doubt

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US / daʊt /

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A1
  • noun
  • Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • verb
  • To question the truth or certainty of something

cool

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US / ku:l /

UK / kul /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • Almost cold; not warm or hot
  • Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
  • Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
  • verb
  • To make something decrease in temperature
  • (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt

begin

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US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

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  • verb
  • To do the first part of an action; to start

amazing

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US / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

UK / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Surprising in a pleasing way
  • verb
  • To cause wonder; to surprise completely

special

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US / 'speʃl /

UK / ˈspɛʃəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being additional or extra
  • Different, better or greater than normal
  • noun
  • Heavily discounted sales item

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

mask

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US / mɑ:sk /

UK / mæsk /

B1
  • noun
  • Covering to hide or disguise the face
  • Way of pretending to behave that is not real
  • other
  • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • verb
  • To hide something so that it cannot be seen
  • To keep people from noticing (emotions/intentions)

forgot

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US / fə'ɡɒt /

UK / fɚˈɡɑt, fɔr- /

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middle

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US / 'mɪdl /

UK / ˈmidl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Equal distance from extremes
  • noun
  • Place that is halfway between two things

joke

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US / dʒəʊk /

UK / dʒoʊk /

A1
  • noun
  • A funny or amusing statement
  • Something or someone not taken seriously
  • verb
  • To say or do things that are meant to be funny

determine

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US / dɪ'tɜ:mɪn /

UK / dɪˈtɚmɪn /

A2
  • verb
  • To control exactly how something will be or act
  • To establish the facts about; discover

brake

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US / breɪk /

UK / brek /

A2
  • noun
  • Mechanism on car, train, bike to make it slow down
  • verb
  • To stop or slow down a car when driving

black

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US / blæk /

UK / blæk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Color of the sky on a dark night
  • noun
  • A person with dark skin, often of African origin
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To fill in something to make it a very dark color

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

ten

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US / ten /

UK / tɛn /

A1
  • number
  • 10

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

rude

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US / ru:d /

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A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • Offensive; ill-mannered
  • Being made in a simple way

press

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US / pres /

UK / prɛs /

A2
  • noun
  • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
  • A machine that prints books and newspapers
  • verb
  • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
  • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
  • To print something such as a book or newspaper
  • To push something against something else
  • To squeeze the liquid out of grapes, etc.

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Finished; no longer happening
  • Towards the ground/away from a standing position
  • noun
  • A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
  • other
  • Finished
  • preposition
  • Showing the relation when a thing is above another
  • On or covering something
  • Above or across something
  • More than you need
  • From one side to the other
  • In the direction of; toward

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

mic

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US / maɪk /

UK / maɪk /

B1
  • noun
  • Short for 'microphone'

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

hot

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US / hɒt /

UK / hɑ:t /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Angry or excited
  • Being very good at something
  • Having a high temperature
  • Popular and causing a great deal of excitement
  • Attractive in a sexually exciting way
  • (Of food) very spicy
  • Stolen; dangerous to buy or trade in

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

UK / ˈɜ:rli /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Happening or appearing before
  • adverb
  • Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • Happening sooner than expected

kid

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US / kɪd /

UK / kɪd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Made from young goat skin
  • noun
  • Child or young person
  • Young goat
  • verb
  • To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease

hang

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US / hæŋ /

UK / hæŋ /

A2
  • verb
  • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
  • To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
  • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear

apologetic

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US / əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk /

UK / əˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪk /

C2
  • adjecitve
  • Showing or saying that you are sorry

tone

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US / təʊn /

UK / toʊn /

A2
  • noun
  • Atmosphere or feeling in a message
  • Firmness and strength of the body's muscles
  • Difference in pitch between musical notes
  • Specific shade of color
  • Quality of sound created by a musical instrument
  • Sound of a voice that reveals emotion or meaning
  • verb
  • To increase the quality of muscles by exercise

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

A1
  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

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  • exclamation
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  • When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • verb
  • To expect and want something to happen

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  • Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • adverb
  • Have returned to a place you were before
  • noun
  • The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
  • Location at the rear of something
  • The reverse of side something
  • Area on the rear of your body
  • verb
  • To bet money on something
  • To go backwards in a car
  • To support and encourage someone or some cause

closet

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  • Secret
  • noun
  • Small room or cupboard used for storing things
  • verb
  • To go or put someone into a room for some privacy

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  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

olympics

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  • The Olympic Games

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  • Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • Being important or special

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  • A female child; a young woman

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  • School or educational institution for adults

something

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  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

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  • Movement of sound, air or energy
  • Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
  • Slightly curved shape in hair
  • Frequency of movement of objects together
  • Up and down movement of water in a lake or sea
  • Signal with your hand to say hello or goodbye
  • verb
  • To cause to move side to side or back and forth
  • To swing back and forth as a result of the wind
  • To move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye

think

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  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

sarcastic

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  • Being rude and critical

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  • To act as if something is true when it is not

loca

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  • noun

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  • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
  • verb
  • To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • To say something that you know is not true

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  • To arrive at a place
  • (Of mail) to be delivered
  • To move toward someone; go with someone
  • To reach a certain point or state

very

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  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

they

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  • Two or more people, animals, or things

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everything

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  • All of the things mentioned

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  • (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit

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show

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  • False display of love, emotion or action
  • An event for displaying or promoting goods
  • Play, opera or theater production
  • Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
  • verb
  • To be easily seen or displayed
  • To display your emotions or feelings
  • To let someone see something; display
  • To explain or teach how something is done
  • To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
  • To prove something to be true, correct
  • To reveal or allow something to be seen

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  • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
  • Strong persuasion to do something
  • verb
  • To apply force to something
  • To persuade or force someone to do something

impression

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  • Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
  • Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
  • Act of copying someone's speech or behavior

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  • Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
  • Influence or power held over someone
  • Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
  • verb
  • To agree to keep something for someone
  • To have the capacity to support/contain something
  • To control an area and protect it from attack
  • To not allow someone to leave a place
  • To cause an event to happen at a place or time
  • To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
  • To have a specific quality or property
  • To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
  • To have or own something
  • To wait before being able to talk on the phone
  • To limit the movement of someone in a sport

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  • adjecitve
  • Having or covered with a lot of hair

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  • adjecitve
  • Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
  • noun
  • (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
  • verb
  • To not be afraid of doing something dangerous

change

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  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

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  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

their

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

quit

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  • other
  • To leave a school etc. without finishing
  • verb
  • To leave a job
  • To leave a place
  • To leave a school etc. without finishing
  • To end an action or activity

hotel

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  • Place where people can stay when traveling

eyebrow

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  • noun
  • Line of hair that grows above the eye

constantly

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  • adverb
  • Frequently, or without pause

daughter

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
  • noun
  • A female child of someone

gwen

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impressionist

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  • Performer copying the speech or behavior of others
  • Artist who uses impressionism in his or her work

pretty

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  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree

headline

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  • noun
  • Title summarizing a news story
  • verb
  • To be the main performer at a show

know

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  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

melissa

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  • noun
  • A genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

pedal

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  • noun
  • Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car

scared

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  • adjecitve
  • Frightened, afraid
  • verb
  • To become frightened
  • To make someone feel frightened or worried

bear

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  • noun
  • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
  • Someone who expects stock market to fall
  • verb
  • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
  • To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
  • To keep moving left or right while going forward
  • To show (sign of something)
  • To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

innocent

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  • adjecitve
  • Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
  • (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
  • Lacking experience of the world; naive
  • noun
  • Person with little experience of the world

mind

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  • noun
  • One's opinion or way of thinking about something
  • Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
  • verb
  • To be bothered or upset by something
  • To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard

raise

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  • noun
  • Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
  • Pay increase
  • verb
  • To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • To gather donations for a cause or charity
  • To bring up and educate a child to maturity
  • To bring a dead person to life
  • To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
  • To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
  • To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
  • To increase (salary, etc.)
  • To grow or care for plants or animals

shakira

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boy

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  • A young male person

car

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  • A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people

low

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  • Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
  • Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
  • Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
  • (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
  • noun
  • Situation of not having a lot of something

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  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

onto

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  • Towards a certain direction/into a certain area

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  • noun
  • The point where a process or activity stops
  • A point that marks the limit of something; finish
  • Goal or desired result
  • The tip, edge or limit of something
  • verb
  • To be the last part of something

gracias

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  • exclamation
  • Thank you.

remember

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  • To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
  • To bring a previous image or idea to your mind

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  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Spain

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the

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  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

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  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

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  • Not good; wrong
  • Lacking in good morals; evil
  • No longer fresh; spoiled

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  • Measured or considered in comparison to another
  • (Grammar) referring to words that appear earlier
  • noun
  • Members of the family
  • Humans or animals sharing the same family history

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  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

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  • Available for use; accessible
  • Not being hidden; available for others to see
  • Being available for customers to enter or use
  • Allowing everyone to use or take part in
  • Not secret anymore
  • Not closed or shut
  • Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
  • noun
  • Name for a tennis or golf competition
  • verb
  • To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • To start the activities or services of a business
  • To make a space or hole appear in something
  • To move or change so that it is no longer closed
  • To start something, e.g. a new business

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  • Statement that something is true
  • Introduction to Video Content
  • How I Found Myself — by Impersonating Other People | Melissa Villaseñor | TEDIn this TED Talk, comedian and voice impressionist Melissa Villaseñor shares her journey of self-discovery through impersonating other people. Villaseñor begins the talk by introducing herself and her talent for voice impressions. She demonstrates her skills by imitating famous personalities such as Kristen Wiig, Sandra Bullock, and Lady Gaga.Villaseñor recounts her childhood and upbringing in Los Angeles, California, as a Mexican-American middle child. She admits to being shy and not excelling academically but reveals her exceptional power of observation. At the age of 12, she discovered her ability to do voice impressions, starting with popular singers like Britney Spears and Shakira. She humorously reenacts their voices and tells stories of her teenage years, including an eyebrow-shaving mishap inspired by her idol Gwen Stefani.As Villaseñor delves into her experiences, she shares how impersonating others helped her gain confidence and express herself. Despite her initial insecurity, she embraced her unique talent, even if it sometimes made her look more like a spooky clown than her admired role models. Through her voice impressions, she found a way to connect with and entertain others.Villaseñor concludes her talk by emphasizing the importance of embracing one's quirks and individuality. She encourages the audience to find their own unique talents and passions, suggesting that true self-discovery and fulfillment come from embracing and expressing oneself authentically.Melissa Villaseñor's TED Talk is a lighthearted and inspiring journey that reminds us of the power of embracing our true selves and finding our voice in unexpected ways.
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  • Hi, I'm Melissa Villaseñor, and I do voice impressions.
  • For example, this is Kristen Wiig about to go skydiving.
  • I change my mind.
  • I'm scared.
  • I'm scared I'll get stuck on a cloud, and then I'll have to become an angel.
  • Thanks.
  • This is Sandra Bullock if she were to knock over a bunch of dominoes.
  • Just pretend they're here in the room.
  • No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
  • That's it.
  • She always does that in movies.
  • And this is Lady Gaga if she gave birth to a baby and a star is born.
  • Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
  • Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
  • Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
  • Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
  • Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
  • Miss Gaga, a star is born.
  • And this is Melissa Villasenor giving a TED Talk.
  • Hi, I'm Melissa Villasenor, and I do voice impressions.
  • A little bit about me.
  • Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to a Mexican-American family.
  • Middle child, OK?
  • I was very shy.
  • Didn't do the best in school, but I was very observant, maybe a little creepy.
  • And I realized I had this superpower of doing voice impressions when I was 12 years old, and it all began with the pop singers at that time, OK?
  • Britney Spears.
  • Oh, you people look at me like I'm a little girl.
  • I know.
  • Spooky and hot.
  • I should do that all the time, huh?
  • I sang a lot of Shakira back then, just...
  • There's a she-wolf in the closet.
  • And I was kind of wolf-like singing that at 13. You know, hairy, puberty days.
  • I looked up to Gwen Stefani in high school.
  • I loved Gwen Stefani from No Doubt.
  • And I wanted to look like her, so I shaved my eyebrows real thin to copy her, like in the Return of Saturn days, that Gwen.
  • And I thought, oh, my friends at school must think I look just like Gwen Stefani.
  • I probably looked more like It, the clown.
  • It was spooky thin, just...
  • I kind of always knew I'd end up looking like It.
  • I loved making my friends laugh at school with my voices.
  • And I suddenly wasn't so shy anymore.
  • I felt like, oh, this is why I'm here.
  • This is my purpose, to bring joy and laughs.
  • And I suddenly got obsessed with Saturday Night Live at 15 years old, and I was so determined.
  • I was like, I'm going to become a comedian and I'm going to get on the cast of Saturday Night Live.
  • So right after high school, I graduate.
  • I go straight to signing up for open mic shows in Hollywood.
  • My parents went straight to worrying for their daughter.
  • Now, I went to junior college for them, you know.
  • I went for, like, a quarter or a semester.
  • I don't know, I wasn't there long enough to find out.
  • But thankfully, I got amazing opportunities pretty early on in my career, because I think it was rare to see a female voice impressionist at comedy clubs.
  • And a cute one.
  • But
  • I got the opportunity to be on America's Got Talent, season six, in 2011.
  • Not going to lie, I killed it, OK?
  • 90 seconds.
  • I did a bunch of impressions, just...
  • Barbara Walters.
  • I did Natalie Portman from The Black Swan.
  • I did Sarah Silverman.
  • Wanda Sykes.
  • I did Molly Cyrus.
  • And Christina Aguilera.
  • From that exposure of being on that show, I was able to quit my part-time job and become a headlining comedian around the country for clubs and colleges.
  • Now, that's amazing if you've been doing stand-up for a while, but I only had ten minutes, and suddenly I had to do an hour at comedy clubs.
  • So I bombed a lot.
  • I cried in a lot of hotels around the country.
  • But I noticed something as I was on the road, working on jokes and performing.
  • I noticed that everyone was laughing at all the impression bits, but every time I tried to talk about myself, my life, my family, they didn't get laughs.
  • It was starting to bug me.
  • People would come up to me after shows, and they would go, oh, I love your Owen Wilson impression.
  • He's so funny.
  • And I'd say, thanks.
  • But inside, I'd be like, wait, do they only like me for my Owen Wilson impression?
  • That really bums me out.
  • So at that point, I became determined again.
  • I was like, no, I'm going to write about myself.
  • I want to find my own voice among the voices that I do.
  • Because I think it's important and it's special, and I think it's the best feeling to connect as your true self with other people.
  • And, you know, thankfully, I did find a voice.
  • Yeah, a funny-sounding one, but a voice.
  • And I like making fun of things in life.
  • It just makes life a little easier to handle.
  • I like making fun of my energy.
  • It's not sexy.
  • You feel it.
  • My energy is a lot like a proud dad's.
  • No wonder relationships don't work out, because every time I go on a date, I check out the dude first thing, and I go, man, look at you.
  • Hey, you look good.
  • Is that a new jacket?
  • You look really sharp, my boy.
  • Here's 20 bucks.
  • Don't tell your mom.
  • Go ahead.
  • I like talking about how I'm Mexican, you know?
  • And I don't look it.
  • A lot of people don't believe me.
  • All my life, people would say, oh, you're Mexican?
  • You don't look Mexican.
  • And I get so apologetic.
  • I'm like, oh, I'm so sorry.
  • I forgot my sombrero.
  • Oh, man.
  • Did I not roll my R's enough?
  • Sorry.
  • And I just have to salsa away.
  • I know exterior, you wouldn't believe it, but just know that inside, a lot of piñatas in here.
  • I bleed, Tapatío.
  • You know, I don't speak Spanish.
  • I was a lazy kid, second-generation Mexican.
  • I didn't work on it.
  • I know.
  • Shame on me.
  • Or as you would say in Spanish,
  • I don't know.
  • I have been working on my Spanish, though, because there's a lot of relatives of mine that only speak in Spanish.
  • And I think back when I would hang out with my great-grandma, my abuelita.
  • You know, I would just nod and smile and wave at her.
  • How rude.
  • But she didn't mind.
  • She was just staring at me lovingly, you know?
  • I'd be like, hey, abuelita, how are you?
  • Ay. Mira, Melissa, mira.
  • Ay, chiquita, bonita, mira.
  • Mira.
  • Ay. Thanks.
  • You're bonita, too.
  • Ay. And then she'd start talking crap about me in Spanish.
  • Ay, Melissa.
  • Ay, sí, mira.
  • Ay, ay, ay, ay.
  • Ay, está loca.
  • Mira.
  • Ay. I know I'm loca.
  • You, too, huh?
  • No, a mí, no.
  • ¿A qué?
  • ¿A Melissa?
  • Ay. Ay, pobrecita.
  • Ay, pobrecita.
  • What?
  • The tone changed.
  • What are you two saying over here?
  • I don't like this.
  • Why are you sad now?
  • Ay.
  • No tienes novio, pobrecita.
  • What is that?
  • Boyfriend?
  • I don't want one right now.
  • I'm free.
  • Ay.
  • Estúpida gringa, no hablas español.
  • Fair enough.
  • See, I like imitating my family and talking about them because that'll never get old.
  • That's always a part of me.
  • Celebrities, I don't even know them, but this means so much to me.
  • I like imitating my mom.
  • She's a funny character.
  • When I'm driving my car and she's in the passenger seat, she's a backseat driver.
  • She comments on my driving, and she knows it pisses me off, so she whispers everything about my driving, which is like, that's worse.
  • Everything sounds so dirty to my innocent ears.
  • I'm driving, she's in the passenger seat holding onto that rail, you know?
  • She's pressing a...
  • I didn't know there was a brake pedal on that side, because she is pressing it.
  • She's just...
  • Ooh, there's a spot.
  • Right there, right there, right there, right there.
  • Oh!
  • You missed it.
  • Ew, nasty.
  • Now, after nine years of my journey, I did get the chance to audition for Saturday Night Live in 2016, and I get cast on the show.
  • It was so beautiful to be on the show in Magical.
  • It felt like I entered...
  • I mean, my dream, it was real.
  • It was...
  • It was beautiful.
  • And it amplified...
  • Being on SNL amplified everything I ever wanted, especially for doing voices.
  • Now, I left SNL after six seasons on the show just recently, because, one, I wasn't strong enough anymore to handle the pressure of the show.
  • Two, I wasn't having fun anymore looking up celebrities.
  • And three, there was something inside me, inside Melissa, that was saying, there's more to discover about myself.
  • There's more talents.
  • There's more things to learn, to expand on.
  • So now I'm in a funny position, because I did the goal...
  • Evil laugh.
  • Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
  • No, but it is a funny position I'm in, because that was the goal I worked for since 15. And it's now like, what do I do?
  • Has anyone here reached a life goal and still have years left?
  • It's...
  • There was one day recently I googled, what the hell do Olympians do after they go to the Olympics?
  • Just because I want to know other people that feel this way.
  • I did find out on Google Olympians become teachers and mentors.
  • And I thought, well, if that, I don't want to do that.
  • The thing I noticed within the six years of being on SNL, there was something, the best stuff that I did were pieces where I was doing my impressions, but I was also very much being Melissa.
  • So as I go forth in my journey, I got to remember to always share the gifts that I have of doing voices, and also make sure I could be vulnerable and be myself.
  • So something I love to share in my stand-up shows is how I struggle with low self-esteem, and I constantly have to tell myself positive talk and affirmations.
  • Now, I don't use my voice.
  • No, I sound too sarcastic.
  • I don't believe me.
  • If I say, I'm good at what I do, I'm funny, I don't...
  • No. Thankfully, I have a Dolly Parton impression.
  • So I say my affirmations as Dolly works way better.
  • Just, I'm good at what I do.
  • I work hard.
  • I work, I work nine to five What a way to make a living More like ten minutes Because I'm doing a TikTok So
  • I hope the lesson, or thing you leave with, is that I hope you could put your masks down, your personas, and be your true, true self, because, man, it rocks.
  • Maybe learn a Dolly impression, so you could look in the mirror and say, I am brave, I am beautiful.
  • Or better yet, learn your Melissa impression, so you could look in the mirror and say, Man, look at you.
  • Yeah, you're cool.
  • Muchas gracias.
  • Thank you.