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The Psychology of Cult Members and Fanatics

Original YouTube Video | joerogan Published on 2024-02-14 Level：82 Speed：66 maxwordlevel：29

Video vocabulary

four

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UK / fɔr, for /

number
4

day

US / deɪ /

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UK / de /

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

intoxicate

US / ɪn'tɒksɪkeɪt /

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UK / ɪnˈtɑksɪˌket /

verb
To cause to lose control due to drugs or alcohol
To make someone excited

many

US / 'menɪ /

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UK / ˈmɛni /

determiner
Used to refer a large number of things

someone

US / ˈsʌmwʌn /

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UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

pronoun
Person who is not known or named

cook

US / kʊk /

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UK / kʊk /

noun
A person who prepares food
Person's name
verb
To heat food until it is ready to eat

story

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UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

noun
One of many floors or levels in a building
Account or description of how something happened

burn

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UK / bɚn /

noun
Damage from fire or heat
verb
To destroy with fire
To feel pain and heat
To use as fuel for a fire to make light or heat
To overcook food with too much heat it goes black

ideal

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UK / aɪˈdiəl, aɪˈdil /

adjecitve
Exactly right; could not be better
Which is thought of as being perfect

speak

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UK / spik /

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

strike

US / straɪk /

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UK / straɪk /

noun
A punch or hit
Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
verb
To hit something
To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
To have an idea occur to you

poster

US / 'pəʊstə(r) /

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UK / ˈpostɚ /

noun
A large, printed notice or picture
Someone who writes and shares messages on online

will

US / wɪl /

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UK / wɪl /

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

massive

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UK / ˈmæsɪv /

adjecitve
Very big; large; too big

sudden

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UK / ˈsʌdn /

adjecitve
Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

coin

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UK / kɔɪn /

noun
A small, flat piece of metal used as money
verb
To make coins from metal
To invent a new word that becomes popular

exactly

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UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

adverb
No more and no less than; precisely

itself

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UK / ɪtˈsɛlf /

pronoun
Referring to it

feel

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UK / fil /

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

age

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UK / edʒ /

verb
To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
To get older
noun
Period of time in history
Number of years a person or thing has lived

matter

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UK / ˈmætɚ /

noun
Material all things are made of that fills space
Problem or reason for concern
verb
To be of great importance; to count

realize

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UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /

verb
To become aware of or understand mentally

consider

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UK / kənˈsɪdər /

verb
To think carefully about something

lose

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UK / luz /

verb
To be unable to keep in check or control something
To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
To stop having certain qualities or abilities
To stop having or being entitled to
To fail to win something that is being contested
To be unable to find something you once had
To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')

mission

US / 'mɪʃn /

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UK / ˈmɪʃən /

noun
A task or role someone is given to do
Special assignment given to a person or group
Group tasked with a specific duty
A task given to someone to gain or achieve
Religious group wishing to convert others
Housing for a religious group working overseas
Religious or charitable task in a foreign country

true

US / tru: /

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UK / tru: /

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

weird

US / wɪəd /

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UK / wɪrd /

adjecitve
Odd or unusual; surprising; strange

reward

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UK / rɪˈwɔrd /

noun
Money given for information about criminals
verb
To give something because of someone's good work
To give someone money for helping the police
To give someone satisfaction for what they did

sure

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UK / ʃʊr /

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

sort

US / sɔ:t /

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UK / sɔrt /

noun
Group or class of similar things or people
verb
To organize things by putting them into groups
To deal with things in an organized way

ordinary

US / 'ɔ:dnrɪ /

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UK / ˈɔ:rdneri /

adjecitve
Normal or usual

actually

US / ˈæktʃuəli /

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UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

adverb
Used to add new (often different) information

once

US / wʌns /

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UK / wʌns /

adverb
One time; one instance
At a time in the past
conjunction
When; as soon as

ever

US / 'evə(r) /

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UK / ˈɛvɚ /

adverb
At any time; at all times in the future

bomber

US / ˈbɒmə(r) /

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UK / ˈbɑmɚ /

noun
Military aircraft that drops bombs during flight

walk

US / wɔ:k /

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UK / wɔk /

noun
Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
verb
To move with your legs at a slowish pace

scramble

US / ˈskræmbl /

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UK / ˈskræmbəl /

verb
To cause war planes to take off quickly
To mix up

describe

US / dɪ'skraɪb /

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UK / dɪˈskraɪb /

verb
To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something

write

US / raɪt /

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UK / raɪt /

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

always

US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

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UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

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

rogan

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truth

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UK / truθ /

noun
Real facts about something

use

US / ju:s /

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UK / ju:s /

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

small

US / smɔ:l /

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UK / smɔl /

adjecitve
Little in size; not big
(Of letters) not written in capital letters
Being insignificant or minor
(Of a business) with few people or things; local
(Of voice) being soft and quiet
(Of a child) being young

healthy

US / ˈhelθi /

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UK / ˈhɛlθi /

adjecitve
In good condition physically, or financially; well

guess

US / ɡes /

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UK / ɡɛs /

noun
Answer given when you don't know if it is correct
verb
To give an answer without knowing if it is correct

basic

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UK / ˈbesɪk /

adjecitve
At the most important or easiest (beginner) level

cruise

US / kru:z /

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UK / kruz /

noun
A long vacation trip on a passenger boat
verb
To easily achieve
To travel by boat or car for leisure

million

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UK / ˈmɪljən /

number
1,000,000

try

US / traɪ /

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UK / traɪ /

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

toothbrush

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UK / ˈtuθˌbrʌʃ /

noun
Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth

explain

US / ɪk'spleɪn /

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UK / ɪkˈsplen /

verb
To make clear or easy to understand by describing

atheist

US / ˈeɪθiɪst /

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UK / ˈeθiɪst /

noun
Person who does not believe in a god or gods

thousand

US / ˈθaʊznd /

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UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

number
Number 1,000

imagine

US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /

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UK / ɪˈmædʒɪn /

verb
To think creatively about; form mental picture of

ourselves

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UK / aʊrˈsɛlvz, ɑr- /

pronoun
(Showing speaker is affected by their own action)

wild

US / waɪld /

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UK / waɪld /

adjecitve
Living in nature; not tame
(Of land) not developed by people
adverb
In a manner which lacks control
noun
A natural environment e.g. jungle, forest

probably

US / ˈprɒbəbli /

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UK / ˈprɑbəbli /

adverb
That is likely to happen or be true

stallone

US / steɪl /

•

UK / stel /

level

US / 'levl /

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UK / ˈlɛvəl /

adjecitve
(Sports) equal to another
Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
noun
Specific height of something
Amount of ability you have compared to others
Floor or deck within a building
Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
verb
To aim a gun at someone
To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
To make things flat or even
To make a score equal to another, in sports

psychological

US / ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl /

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UK / ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl /

adjecitve
Concerning the study of the mind
Concerning psychology

also

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UK / ˈɔlso /

adverb
In addition; too; in a similar way

misery

US / 'mɪzərɪ /

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UK / ˈmɪzəri /

noun
Thing that causes unhappiness
Extreme suffering or unhappiness

you

US / jʊ /

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UK / ju /

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

relative

US / ˈrelətɪv /

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UK / ˈrɛlətɪv /

adjecitve
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

flip

US / flɪp /

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UK / flɪp /

noun
Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
Movement of something from one position to another
verb
To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
To move into a different position quickly
To move a button or switch to turn on or off

loose

US / lu:s /

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UK / lus /

adjecitve
(Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
Not tightly attached or held
Not being attached to or contained within anything
Not tightly controlled, organized, or governed
verb
To shoot or fire something from a gun

accept

US / ək'sept /

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UK / ækˈsɛpt /

verb
To agree to receive or take something offered
To admit that something is true or correct

half

US / hɑ:f /

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UK / hæf, hɑf /

adjecitve
Not complete
adverb
Partly; somewhat
noun
One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
The part you get when one is divided into two;

bad

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UK / bæd /

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

how

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UK / haʊ /

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)

manual

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UK / ˈmænjuəl /

adjecitve
Done by hand (not machine)
(Of a car) using individual gears ( not automatic)
noun
Book explaining how to use a machine

specific

US / spəˈsɪfɪk /

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UK / spɪˈsɪfɪk /

adjecitve
Precise; particular; just about that thing
Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing

hollywood

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UK / ˈhɑliˌwʊd /

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

confident

US / ˈkɒnfɪdənt /

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UK / ˈkɑnfɪdənt /

adjecitve
Feeling that you can do well at something

the

US / ðə /

•

UK / ðə /

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

big

US / bɪɡ /

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UK / bɪɡ /

adjecitve
Popular
Serious
Large

tribal

US / ˈtraɪbl /

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UK / ˈtraɪbəl /

adjecitve
Concerning or about a tribe

term

US / tɜ:m /

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UK / tɚm /

noun
Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
Length of time something is expected to happen
Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
The (precise) name given to something
verb
To call; give a name to

settle

US / 'setl /

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UK / ˈsɛtl /

noun
Type of wooden seat
verb
To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
To end some troubles by reaching an agreement
To become accustomed to a new environment
(Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container

kind

US / kaɪnd /

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UK / kaɪnd /

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

into

US / 'ɪntə /

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UK / ˈɪntu /

preposition
Moving or going inside something
In the same direction as; in the direction of
So as to become; taking the state of

teach

US / ti:tʃ /

•

UK / titʃ /

verb
To help someone learn or do something

year

US / jə: /

•

UK / jɪr /

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

love

US / lʌv /

•

UK / lʌv /

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

than

US / ðən /

•

UK / ðən /

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

phone

US / fəʊn /

•

UK / foʊn /

noun
Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
verb
To talk to someone using a telephone

school

US / sku:l /

•

UK / skul /

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

fit

US / fɪt /

•

UK / fɪt /

adjecitve
Good looking; physically attractive
Proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct
noun
Sudden loss of body control; attack (of crying)
verb
To install a machine, equipment etc.
To adjust or change to the right size or shape
To be the right size and shape that you want

cult

US / kʌlt /

•

UK / kʌlt /

adjecitve
Very much liked by a small group of people
noun
Small extreme religious group

pedophile

US / 'pi:dəʊfaɪl /

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UK / ˈpɛdəˌfaɪl, ˈpidə- /

noun
Adult who is sexually attracted to children

alone

US / ə'ləʊn /

•

UK / əˈlon /

adjecitve
Apart from others
Without equal
adverb
Without anyone or anything else

make

US / meɪk /

•

UK / mek /

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

one

US / wʌn /

•

UK / wʌn /

pronoun
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

woman

US / ˈwʊmən /

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UK / ˈwʊmən /

noun
Adult female human being

order

US / 'ɔ:də(r) /

•

UK / ˈɔrdɚ /

noun
Religious or social group, as of nuns
Instructions to others to do what you want
State in which things are neat and organized
What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
Social or political control of an area
verb
To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
To give instructions to others to do what you want
To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

alright

US / ɔ:lˈraɪt /

•

UK / ɔlˈraɪt /

adjecitve
OK; fine; good

person

US / 'pɜ:sn /

•

UK / 'pɜ:rsn /

noun
Man, woman or child

sister

US / ðə /

•

UK / ðə /

noun
Female you share a parent with
Full-time female member of a (Christian) religion

treat

US / tri:t /

•

UK / trit /

noun
Something you buy for others as a surprise present
something that tastes good and that is not eaten often
verb
To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
To use medical methods to try to cure an illness
To act in a certain way toward someone

other

US / 'ʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈʌðər /

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

sincerely

US / sɪnˈsɪəli /

•

UK / sɪnˈsɪrli /

adverb
With honesty and truthfulness

nazi

US / ˈnɑ:tsi /

•

UK / ˈnɑtsi, ˈnæt- /

noun
Relating to or consistent with or typical of the ideology and practice of Nazism or the Nazis

live

US / lɪv /

•

UK / liv /

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

run

US / rʌn /

•

UK / rʌn /

noun
Journey between two places made by ship or car
Series of similar things or successes and failures
Act of running; exercise of running
verb
To depart or travel according to a schedule
To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
(Of an engine) to be operating
To start or use a computer program
To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
To manage or operate a business
To operate or drive something
(Of a road) to go from one place to another
To move your legs faster than walking

surprisingly

US / sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ /

•

UK / səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ /

adverb
In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree

follow

US / ˈfɔləu /

•

UK / ˈfɑlo /

verb
To come after someone; be guided by someone
To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
To be the logical result of something
To happen after something else happens
To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
To understand something happening or being said

five

US / faɪv /

•

UK / faɪv /

number
5

this

US / ðɪs /

•

UK / ðɪs /

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

certainty

US / ˈsɜ:tnti /

•

UK / ˈsɜ:rtnti /

noun
Feeling that you really know something; being sure

let

US / let /

•

UK / lɛt /

verb
To allow someone to do something
Introducing a suggestion to do something together
To rent a house, etc. to others

nineteen

US / ˌnaɪnˈti:n /

•

UK / naɪnˈtin /

number
19

await

US / əˈweɪt /

•

UK / əˈwet /

verb
To keep ready for future needs
To be ready to happen, or about to happen

where

US / hwɛə /

•

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

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

connection

US / kəˈnekʃn /

•

UK / kəˈnɛkʃən /

noun
Something that joins things together; being joined
Person you know who can help you in some way
Changing vehicles when traveling

behalf

US / bɪˈhɑːf /

•

UK / bɪˈhæf /

out

US / aʊt /

•

UK / aʊt /

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

literally

US / ˈlɪtərəli /

•

UK / ˈlɪtərəli /

adverb
So as to express the exact meaning of something
Used to say something is true, even if unlikely

guy

US / ɡaɪ /

•

UK / ɡaɪ /

noun
Man; boy; any person

meet

US / mi:t /

•

UK / mit /

noun
Sporting competition e.g. swimming
verb
To provide something that is necessary
To come together at a certain time or place

plug

US / plʌg /

•

UK / plʌɡ /

noun
Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
Thing on a wire to connect to electricity supply
A promotion of a product
verb
To use an object to block a hole
To promote or advertise a product

two

US / tu: /

•

UK / tu /

number
2

game

US / ɡeɪm /

•

UK / ɡem /

noun
Activity with rules that people play to have fun
Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
Match between two teams

along

US / əˈlɒŋ /

•

UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /

adverb
As a companion; taken with someone
preposition
At a point on a line

particular

US / pəˈtɪkjələ(r) /

•

UK / pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk- /

adjecitve
One specific (one)
Having firm ideas about what is desirable
Being special or more than is typical

resource

US / riˈsɔ:s /

•

UK / ˈriˌsɔrs, -ˌsors, -ˌzɔrs, -ˌzors, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsors, /

noun
Something that can be used profitably; asset
An essential supply of something
Resourcefulness; ability to deal with problems
verb
To obtain (e.g. oil, gas) from its source

channel

US / 'tʃænl /

•

UK / ˈtʃænəl /

noun
Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
TV or radio station or its programs
Method or way of sending or receiving information
Narrow passage through which water travels
Method or route used for sending or getting things
verb
To dig a long hole for carrying water
To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
To direct water or liquid through a passage
To direct energy or feelings into something

something

US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

adverb
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

hate

US / heɪt /

•

UK / het /

noun
Severe, deep sense of dislike or anger
An object that you hate
verb
To have a very strong feeling of dislike for

church

US / tʃɜ:tʃ /

•

UK / tʃɚtʃ /

noun
Building where Christians gather and pray to God
An occasion of Christian religious prayer, worship

help

US / help /

•

UK / hɛlp /

noun
Something given to enable a person to do something
Assistance given to someone in need
Someone who makes something easier or possible
verb
To act to enable a person to do something; assist
To make something better or less difficult

environment

US / ɪn'vaɪrənmənt /

•

UK / ɛnˈvaɪrənmənt, -ˈvaɪən- /

noun
Natural world in which plants and animals live
The entire surrounding conditions of something

hang

US / hæŋ /

•

UK / hæŋ /

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

kid

US / kɪd /

•

UK / kɪd /

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

suicide

US / 'su:ɪsaɪd /

•

UK / ˈsuɪˌsaɪd /

noun
Act of purposely killing yourself
Act that ruins a person's career, status etc.

psycho

US / 'saɪkəʊ /

•

UK / ˈsaɪko /

noun
Person affected by psychosis; unbalanced person

from

US / frəm /

•

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

only

US / ˈəunli /

•

UK / ˈonli /

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

any

US / 'enɪ /

•

UK / ˈɛni /

adjecitve
One, or some, no matter which
pronoun
One (thing) of many; some

charismatic

US / ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk /

•

UK / ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk /

adjecitve
Able to attract and make them like you

put

US / pʊt /

•

UK / pʊt /

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

early

US / ˈɜ:li /

•

UK / ˈɜ:rli /

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

dad

US / dæd /

•

UK / dæd /

noun
Another word for father

man

US / mæn /

•

UK / mæn /

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.)

essential

US / ɪ'senʃl /

•

UK / ɪˈsɛnʃəl /

adjecitve
Extremely or most important and necessary

answer

US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /

•

UK / ˈænsɚ /

noun
Reply to a question someone asks
Solution to a problem or test question
verb
To reply to a question someone asks
To solve a test question or a problem

stress

US / stres /

•

UK / strɛs /

noun
Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
Pressure on something or someone
A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
verb
To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
To put pressure on something or someone
To say your opinion strongly
To be in a state of mental tension due to problems

parent

US / 'peərənt /

•

UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

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

explode

US / ɪk'spləʊd /

•

UK / ɪkˈsplod /

verb
To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
To increase in number or amount very quickly
To burst or cause to burst into pieces

through

US / θru: /

•

UK / θru /

adjecitve
having finished using or doing something
adverb
From the beginning of something until the end
preposition
Over, in, across an entire thing or place
Allowing you to pass between, or to
By a particular way or process; by the use of

amazing

US / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

•

UK / ə'meɪzɪŋ /

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

news

US / nju:z /

•

UK / nu:z /

noun
Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
Information about recent events

talk

US / tɔ:k /

•

UK / tɔk /

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

eight

US / eɪt /

•

UK / et /

number
8

algorithm

US / 'ælɡərɪðəm /

•

UK / ˈælɡəˌrɪðəm /

noun
A step-by-step problem-solving feature

animal

US / ˈænɪml /

•

UK / ˈænəməl /

noun
A living creature that is not a plant or person

why

US / waɪ /

•

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

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

much

US / mʌtʃ /

•

UK / mʌtʃ /

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

hobby

US / ˈhɒbi /

•

UK / ˈhɑ:bi /

noun
Regular activity done in free time, for pleasure

job

US / dʒɒb /

•

UK / dʒɑ:b /

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

source

US / sɔ:s /

•

UK / sɔrs, sors /

adjecitve
Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
noun
Piece of information; a person giving information
Place from which something necessary comes
verb
To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere

supportive

US / səˈpɔ:tɪv /

•

UK / səˈpɔ:rtɪv /

adjecitve
Providing help and support to someone or something

stuff

US / stʌf /

•

UK / stʌf /

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

inch

US / ɪntʃ /

•

UK / ɪntʃ /

noun
1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
Very small distance
verb
To move or cause to move a small bit at a time

for

US / fə(r) /

•

UK / fɔr,fə /

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

bubble

US / ˈbʌbl /

•

UK / ˈbʌbəl /

noun
A small ball of air inside of a liquid
verb
(Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger

send

US / send /

•

UK / sɛnd /

verb
To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
To cause mail or packages to go to another place
To move something quickly in a particular way
To give information or greetings to someone

well

US / wel /

•

UK / wɛl /

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

water

US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /

•

UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /

noun
Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
Large area such as an ocean or sea
verb
(Of the eyes) to produce tears
(Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

system

US / 'sɪstəm /

•

UK / ˈsɪstəm /

adjecitve
Working in an organized, logical way
noun
Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

kill

US / kɪl /

•

UK / kɪl /

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

everybody

US / ˈevribɒdi /

•

UK / ˈɛvriˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi /

pronoun
Every person; everyone

kkk

US / ˌkeɪ keɪ ˈkeɪ /

•

UK / ˌkeɪ keɪ ˈkeɪ /

abbreviation
KKK is an acronym

choir

US / 'kwaɪə(r) /

•

UK / kwaɪr /

noun
Group of people who sing together e.g. in church

amount

US / ə'maʊnt /

•

UK / əˈmaʊnt /

noun
Quantity of something
verb
To add up to a certain figure

those

US / ðəʊz /

•

UK / ðoz /

determiner
The people or things we are talking about
pronoun
The objects far from the speaker

religion

US / rɪˈlɪdʒən /

•

UK / rɪˈlɪdʒən /

noun
Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives

just

US / dʒʌst /

•

UK / dʒʌst /

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)

defer

US / dɪˈfɜ:(r) /

•

UK / dɪˈfɚ /

verb
To hold back to a later time

begin

US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

•

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

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

modern

US / ˈmɔdən /

•

UK / ˈmɑdən /

adjecitve
Of the present time; up to date; contemporary

tribe

US / traɪb /

•

UK / traɪb /

noun
Racial group united by language, religion, customs

necessarily

US / ˌnesəˈserəli /

•

UK / ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr- /

adverb
In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable

hunt

US / hʌnt /

•

UK / hʌnt /

noun
A search for animals to kill for food
Person's name
verb
To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
To look for very carefully; search for

special

US / 'speʃl /

•

UK / ˈspɛʃəl /

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

such

US / sʌtʃ /

•

UK / sʌtʃ /

determiner
Being similar to
(Thing) as previously stated or referred to
adverb
(Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

strong

US / strɒŋ /

•

UK / strɔŋ /

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

career

US / kə'rɪə(r) /

•

UK / kəˈrɪr /

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

communist

US / ˈkɒmjənɪst /

•

UK / ˈkɑmjənɪst /

adjecitve
Believer in communism

question

US / 'kwestʃən /

•

UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /

noun
Issue or problems you are dealing with
What you ask about; issue
verb
To ask for or try to get information
To have or express concerns or uncertainty

manifestation

US / ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌmænəfɛˈsteʃən /

noun
Clear sign or evidence something exists

grow

US / ɡrəʊ /

•

UK / ɡro /

verb
To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
To improve; to develop better skills over time
To develop and become bigger or taller over time

difference

US / 'dɪfrəns /

•

UK / ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns /

noun
A thing or issue that people do not agree about
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

promise

US / 'prɒmɪs /

•

UK / ˈprɑmɪs /

verb
To say you will certainly do something

set

US / set /

•

UK / sɛt /

adjecitve
Prepared for something; ready
noun
Complete group of something
Place where a television show or movie is filmed
Group of games in a tennis match
Device that receives radio or television signals
verb
To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
To decide upon or choose something
To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
To decide on a price for something
To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
To be located in a specific place or time
To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
To put someone in a certain condition or state
(Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon

time

US / taɪm /

•

UK / taɪm /

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

struggle

US / 'strʌɡl /

•

UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /

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

evolve

US / ɪ'vɒlv /

•

UK / ɪˈvɑlv /

verb
To develop certain features
To develop or change slowly over time
To slowly change or develop into something better

though

US / ðəu /

•

UK / ðo /

adverb
Although, despite the fact that

orient

US / 'ɔ:rɪənt /

•

UK / ˈɔriənt, -ˌɛnt, ˈor- /

noun
Area comprising Asia
verb
To give information about something to newcomers

zillion

US / ˈzɪljən /

•

UK / ˈzɪljən /

noun
Very large indeterminate number

never

US / 'nevə(r) /

•

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

adverb
Not ever; not at any time

jump

US / dʒʌmp /

•

UK / dʒʌmp /

noun
Large sudden increase
An act of springing into the air
Bar or other thing that is jumped over
A sudden movement due to surprise
verb
To attack someone suddenly
To push your body into the air with your legs
To suddenly decide to do something
To make a sudden movement due to surprise

people

US / 'pi:pl /

•

UK / ˈpipəl /

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

right

US / raɪt /

•

UK / raɪt /

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

absolutely

US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

•

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

adverb
Completely; totally; very

watch

US / wɒtʃ /

•

UK / wɑtʃ /

noun
Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
verb
To keep in check, manage, or control something
To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
To look at carefully to work out what is happening
To protect and care for someone or something

storey

US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

•

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

noun
One of many floors or levels in a building

what

US / wɒt /

•

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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

get

US / ɡet /

•

UK / ɡɛt /

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

yeah

US / jeə /

•

UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /

exclamation
Another way of saying 'yes'

purple

US / 'pɜ:pl /

•

UK / ˈpɚpəl /

adjecitve
Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue

each

US / i:tʃ /

•

UK / itʃ /

determiner
Every one of two or more things
pronoun
Per one person or thing

different

US / ˈdɪfrənt /

•

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

adjecitve
Not of the same kind; unlike other things

hard

US / hɑ:d /

•

UK / hɑː(r)d /

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

interesting

US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

adjecitve
Taking your attention; making you want to know
verb
To make someone want to know about something
To persuade to do, become involved with something

egg

US / eg /

•

UK / ɛɡ /

noun
Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born

catch

US / kætʃ /

•

UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /

noun
Amount of something that has been caught
Trick or something trying to deceive
verb
To stop something flying and hold it
To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
To get sick or get a disease from someone else
To find someone to do something, a task
To get stuck on or in something
To be trapped so you can’t escape
To be able to understand what someone is saying

like

US / laɪk /

•

UK / laɪk /

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

tell

US / tel /

•

UK / tɛl /

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

abbreviation

US / əˌbri:viˈeɪʃn /

•

UK / əˌbriviˈeʃən /

noun
Shortened form of a word or phrase

example

US / ɪgˈzɑ:mpl /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzæmpəl /

noun
Thing, person which represents a category

force

US / fɔ:s /

•

UK / fɔrs, fors /

noun
Group of persons trained for military action; army
Pressure; attraction
The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
verb
To use physical strength or violence to persuade

place

US / pleɪs /

•

UK / ples /

noun
Particular location, area or region
verb
To put someone in a particular type of situation
To put something in a certain location or position

secure

US / sɪ'kjʊə(r) /

•

UK / sɪˈkjʊr /

adjecitve
Being attached to something tightly and surely
(Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
verb
To get or achieve something with certainty
To firmly attach something to something else
To protect from danger or harm, keep things safe

fundamentally

US / ˌfʌndəˈmentəli /

•

UK / ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl:ɪ /

adverb
In a basic and important way

hostile

US / ˈhɔstail /

•

UK / ˈhɑstəl, -ˌtaɪl /

adjecitve
Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
Very difficult to live due to harsh conditions

down

US / daʊn /

•

UK / daʊn /

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

lesson

US / 'lesn /

•

UK / ˈlɛsən /

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

absolute

US / ˈæbsəlu:t /

•

UK / ˈæbsəˌlut /

adjecitve
Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
noun
Something that is complete, total, pure, certain

family

US / 'fæməlɪ /

•

UK / ˈfæmli /

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

current

US / 'kʌrənt /

•

UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /

adjecitve
Happening or being in the present time
noun
Electricity flowing through wires
Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky

ourself

US / a'ʊəself /

•

UK / aʊrˈsɛlf, ɑr- /

pronoun
Misspelling of 'ourselves'

then

US / ðen /

•

UK / ðɛn /

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

great

US / ɡreɪt /

•

UK / ɡret /

adjecitve
Very large in size
Very important
Very good; fantastic; wonderful
adverb
Very good; better than before
noun
Successful and well-admired person

again

US / ə'ɡen /

•

UK / əˈɡɛn /

adverb
One more time, once more

mean

US / mi:n /

•

UK / min /

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

ball

US / bɔ:l /

•

UK / bɔl /

noun
Large dance where people dress formally
Small round object often used in a game or sport

respect

US / rɪ'spekt /

•

UK / rɪˈspɛkt /

noun
Behavior that follows the established rules
Admiration for someone
Regard or admiration for someone or something
verb
To follow the established rules
To think very highly of another person

own

US / əʊn /

•

UK / on /

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

that

US / ðæt /

•

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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’

thirty

US / 'θɜ:tɪ /

•

UK / ˈθə:ti /

number
30

offer

US / 'ɒfə(r) /

•

UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /

noun
Price you say you are willing to pay for something
Act of making a thing available to be accepted
verb
To suggest a price you are willing to pay
To give the opportunity to accept something
To say you are willing to do something
To give or say something as an act of worship

particularly

US / pəˈtikjuləli /

•

UK / pɚˈtɪkjələli, pəˈtɪk- /

adverb
Specially; more than others

enough

US / ɪˈnʌf /

•

UK / ɪˈnʌf /

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

subconsciously

US / ˌsʌb'kɒnʃəslɪ /

•

UK / ˌsʌbˈkɑnʃəslɪ /

adverb
From the subconscious mind

political

US / pəˈlɪtɪkl /

•

UK / pəˈlɪtɪkəl /

adjecitve
Being active or interested in government matters
Diplomatic
Of the system of elections and government
Concerning government or public affairs
Involved in getting of power/influence in a group

hunter

US / ˈhʌntə(r) /

•

UK / ˈhʌntɚ /

noun
Someone who hunts animals to kill them
Person's name

astronaut

US / ˈæstrənɔ:t /

•

UK / ˈæstrəˌnɔt /

noun
Person who travels in space

language

US / ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ /

•

UK / ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ /

noun
Words or signs used to communicate messages

christian

US / ˈkrɪstʃən /

•

UK / ˈkrɪstʃən /

adjecitve
Based on the teachings of Jesus
noun
Person believing in the teachings of Jesus Christ

doe

US / dəʊ /

•

UK / do /

noun
Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare

dna

US / ˌdiː en ˈeɪ /

•

UK / ˌdiː en ˈeɪ /

noun
Chemical in living cells with genetic information

about

US / ə'baʊt /

•

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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)

extent

US / ɪkˈstent /

•

UK / ɪkˈstɛnt /

noun
Point, level or limit to which something reaches
Range or space included in something

jealous

US / ˈdʒeləs /

•

UK / ˈdʒɛləs /

adjecitve
Wishing you were like someone or had their things

bizarre

US / bɪˈzɑ:(r) /

•

UK / bɪˈzɑr /

adjecitve
Odd or strange

sympathy

US / 'sɪmpəθɪ /

•

UK / ˈsɪmpəθi /

noun
Feeling for other people when they are in trouble

actor

US / ˈæktə(r) /

•

UK / ˈæktɚ /

noun
Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV

leaderless

US / ˈliːdələs /

•

UK / ˈliːdərləs /

adjecitve
Without a leader

suck

US / sʌk /

•

UK / sʌk /

noun
Drawing of liquid into a tube or hole
phrasal verb
To trick or deceive someone into doing something
verb
To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
To be very bad, undesirable, or unpleasant
To pull or remove something with great power
To attract someone; make someone interested
To draw into your mouth through a small hole

value

US / 'vælju: /

•

UK / ˈvælju /

noun
Importance you attach to something
Some information expressed as a number
Stated price of something; worth
verb
To place a high importance on something
To say how much money something is worth

even

US / 'i:vn /

•

UK / ˈivən /

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

care

US / keə(r) /

•

UK / kɛr /

noun
Treatment you receive for your health or safety
Something that a person worries about
verb
To feel interest, concern, or worry
To look after someone or something

include

US / ɪnˈklu:d /

•

UK / ɪnˈklud /

verb
To make someone, something part of a group

during

US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

preposition
At some point in the course of an event or thing

solve

US / sɒlv /

•

UK / sɑ:lv /

verb
To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem

voluntarily

US / ˈvɒləntrəli /

•

UK / ˌvɑ:lənˈterəli /

adverb
Of your own free will; not because you were forced

lack

US / læk /

•

UK / læk /

noun
The state of not having or not having enough of
A shortage of something
verb
To not have, or not have enough, of something

fascinating

US / ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ /

adjecitve
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
Very interesting
verb
To attract or interest greatly

show

US / ʃəʊ /

•

UK / ʃo /

noun
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

all

US / ɔ:l /

•

UK / ɔl /

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

identity

US / aɪ'dentətɪ /

•

UK / aɪˈdɛntɪti /

noun
Collection of qualities that makes a person

look

US / lʊk /

•

UK / lʊk /

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

thank

US / θæŋk /

•

UK / θæŋk /

verb
To tell someone you are grateful to them

between

US / bɪˈtwi:n /

•

UK / bɪˈtwin /

preposition
From one person, thing, or place, to another
In the space that separates two objects
Among two or more people who share something

huge

US / hju:dʒ /

•

UK / hjudʒ /

adjecitve
Very very large

consensus

US / kənˈsensəs /

•

UK / kənˈsɛnsəs /

noun
A decision that is shared by most of a group

design

US / dɪˈzaɪn /

•

UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

noun
The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
verb
To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
To think of a plan

drop

US / drɒp /

•

UK / drɑp /

noun
Distance between a higher and a lower level
Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
verb
To drive someone to a place and then drive away
To let something fall from your hand
To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality

suppressive

US / səˈpresɪv /

•

UK / səˈpresɪv /

other
Tending to suppress

human

US / 'hju:mən /

•

UK / ˈhjumən /

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of people
noun
A person; a man, woman or child

their

US / ðɛː /

•

UK / ðer /

determiner
Belonging to them

way

US / weɪ /

•

UK / we /

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

spot

US / spɒt /

•

UK / spɑt /

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

rabbit

US / ˈræbɪt /

•

UK / ˈræbɪt /

noun
Type of small animal with long ears and four legs

very

US / 'verɪ /

•

UK / ˈvɛri /

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

death

US / deθ /

•

UK / dɛθ /

noun
When someone dies; the end of life

they

US / ðeɪ /

•

UK / ðe /

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

brainwash

US / ˈbreɪnwɒʃ /

•

UK / ˈbreɪnwɑ:ʃ /

verb
To forcefully change someone's belief systems

territory

US / 'terətrɪ /

•

UK / ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri, -ˌtori /

noun
Area of land defended by an animal
Area of particular knowledge or experience
Area owned or controlled by a government, person
Area of land with a specific defining feature

self

US / self /

•

UK / sɛlf /

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

old

US / əʊld /

•

UK / old /

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

dry

US / draɪ /

•

UK / draɪ /

adjecitve
(Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
Without water; not wet
(Of wine, etc.) not sweet
Without butter or jam
verb
To remove liquid or water from something

work

US / wɜ:k /

•

UK / wɚk /

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

catholic

US / ˈkæθlɪk /

•

UK / ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk /

adjecitve
One of many Christian belief systems
noun
Person believing in the Catholic church

who

US / hu: /

•

UK / hu /

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

virgin

US / ˈvɜ:dʒɪn /

•

UK / ˈvɚdʒɪn /

adjecitve
Never having had sexual intercourse
noun
Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
Person who has never had sexual intercourse

agree

US / əˈgri: /

•

UK / əˈɡri /

verb
To have the same opinion as someone else

ago

US / əˈgəʊ /

•

UK / əˈgoʊ /

adverb
At a specified length of time in the past

succeed

US / sək'si:d /

•

UK / səkˈsid /

verb
To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
To take over position of one who has died or left
To come after or replace in a series

believe

US / bɪ'li:v /

•

UK / bɪˈliv /

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

move

US / mu:v /

•

UK / muv /

noun
Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
An action; doing something
Step taken to achieve a goal
verb
To cause someone to have certain emotions
To cause something to change to a different place
To change where people live or a business operates
To take action to do or achieve something

ufo

US / ˌju:ef'əʊ /

•

UK / ˌju:ef'oʊ /

abbreviation
Unidentified Flying Object

rocky

US / 'rɒkɪ /

•

UK / ˈrɑki /

adjecitve
(Of a marriage, etc.) involving many difficulties
With abundant rocks or stones

billion

US / ˈbɪljən /

•

UK / ˈbɪljən /

noun
Number 1,000,000,000

isolate

US / ˈaɪsəleɪt /

•

UK / ˈaɪsəˌlet /

verb
To identify, consider, or deal with separately
To keep in a place or situation apart from others
To separate something from another substance

space

US / speɪs /

•

UK / spes /

noun
Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
Empty area with nothing in it
Area in the sky where the stars are
Area between written words on a page
verb
To make a certain distance or time between

yes

US / jes /

•

UK / jɛs /

adverb
Way to say you agree or will do something

theory

US / ˈθiəri /

•

UK / ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri /

noun
Ideas or principles that explain facts or events

functional

US / ˈfʌŋkʃənl /

•

UK / ˈfʌŋkʃənəl /

adjecitve
Useful; not just for decoration

its

US / ɪts /

•

UK / ɪts /

adjecitve
Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
determiner
Of something; belonging or related to something
other
Possessive form of “it”

take

US / teɪk /

•

UK / tek /

noun
Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
verb
To accept something that is offered
To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
To use a camera to make (a photo)
To pick up something and go away with it
To study a subject in school
To attempt to pass (an exam)
To require a certain amount of time, money, space

bit

US / bɪt /

•

UK / bɪt /

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

point

US / pɔɪnt /

•

UK / pɔɪnt /

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

should

US / ʃʊd /

•

UK / ʃʊd /

other
Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

stupid

US / ˈstju:pɪd /

•

UK / ˈstu:pɪd /

adjecitve
Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily

tuber

US / ˈtju:bə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtu:bə(r) /

noun
Underground part of plant producing many growths

tom

US / tɔm /

•

UK / tɑm /

noun
Male cat
other
(Ethnic slur) Offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential

population

US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /

noun
Number of people who live in a country, area etc.

confidently

US / 'kɒnfədəntlɪ /

•

UK / ˈkɑnfədəntlɪ /

adverb
In a way that shows you expect to have no problems

reason

US / 'ri:zn /

•

UK / ˈrizən /

noun
Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
Explanation for why something occurred or was done
verb
To think and make conclusions in a logical manner

holdover

US / ˈhəuldˌəuvə /

•

UK / ˈholdˌovɚ /

other
An official who remains in office after his term

teenager

US / ˈti:neɪdʒə(r) /

•

UK / ˈtinˌedʒɚ /

noun
Person between the ages of 13 and 19

with

US / wɪð /

•

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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

agriculture

US / ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r) /

•

UK / ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ /

noun
The science of farming

exist

US / ɪɡ'zɪst /

•

UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /

verb
To be present, alive or real

information

US / ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn /

•

UK / ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən /

noun
Collection of facts and details about something

annoy

US / əˈnɔɪ /

•

UK / əˈnɔɪ /

verb
To make someone angry

part

US / pɑ:t /

•

UK / pɑ:rt /

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

US / sɪks /

•

UK / sɪks /

number
6

young

US / jʌŋ /

•

UK / jʌŋ /

adjecitve
At an early stage of existence; not mature
Being recently created or started
noun
Babies in a group or family of animals

eleven

US / ɪˈlevn /

•

UK / ɪˈlɛvən /

number
11

radical

US / ˈrædɪkl /

•

UK / ˈrædɪkəl,'rædɪkḷ /

adjecitve
Very new and different from what is traditional
Concerning something's most basic part or form
noun
Person who believes in extreme political change

damn

US / dæm /

•

UK / dæm /

exclamation
A mild swear word used to express annoyance
verb
To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
To threaten with everlasting punishment

end

US / end /

•

UK / ɛnd /

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

redline

US / 'redlaɪn /

•

UK / 'redˌlaɪn /

noun
Discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood

journalistic

US / ˌdʒɜ:nəˈlɪstɪk /

•

UK / ˌdʒə:nəˈlɪstɪk /

adjecitve
Concerning the reporting of news in the media

wear

US / weə(r) /

•

UK / wer /

noun
Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
Damage from continual use over a long period
verb
To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
To display an expression or emotion on the face
To become weaker or damaged from continued use

memoir

US / ˈmemwɑ:(r) /

•

UK / ˈmɛmˌwɑr, -ˌwɔr /

noun
Written collection of memories someone has

willing

US / 'wɪlɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /

adjecitve
Act of making a choice
verb
To leave property to someone after your death
To use mental effort to make something happen
To influence someone to do something
To make something happen by strongly wanting it

shit

US / ʃɪt /

•

UK / ʃɪt /

noun
A coarse term for defecation

boy

US / bɔɪ /

•

UK / bɔɪ /

noun
A young male person

ninety

US / 'naɪntɪ /

•

UK / ˈnaɪnti /

number
90

often

US / ˈɔfən /

•

UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /

adverb
Many times; frequently; on many occasions

toothpaste

US / ˈtu:θpeɪst /

•

UK / ˈtuθˌpest /

noun
A paste used for cleaning teeth

world

US / wɜ:ld /

•

UK / wɜrld /

noun
All the humans, events, activities on the earth
Political division due to some kind of similarity

fuck

US / fʌk /

•

UK / fʌk /

noun
Vulgar term used as an intensifier
verb
(Vulgar) To have sex with someone

insane

US / ɪnˈseɪn /

•

UK / ɪnˈsen /

adjecitve
Mentally ill; crazy
Being mentally disturbed
Being crazy or stupid

know

US / nəʊ /

•

UK / noʊ /

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

community

US / kə'mju:nətɪ /

•

UK / kəˈmjunɪti /

noun
Group of people who share a common idea or area

fall

US / fɔ:l /

•

UK / fɔl /

noun
Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
A drop in amount; decrease
Dropping from a standing position to the ground
verb
To drop in amount; to decrease
To come down from a higher position suddenly
To go from standing to the ground, by accident

low

US / ləʊ /

•

UK / lo /

adjecitve
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

could

US / kəd /

•

UK / kʊd /

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

bathtub

US / ˈbɑ:θtʌb /

•

UK / bæθtʌb /

noun
Thing you take a bath in

nike

US / ˈnaiki: /

•

UK / ˈnaɪki /

proper noun
The goddess of victory.

hundred

US / 'hʌndrəd /

•

UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

number
100

see

US / si: /

•

UK / si /

verb
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)

remember

US / rɪ'membə(r) /

•

UK / rɪˈmɛmbɚ /

verb
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

dude

US / du:d /

•

UK / dud, djud /

model

US / ˈmɒdl /

•

UK / ˈmɑ:dl /

adjecitve
Being an excellent example of
noun
Person who wears fashion to show it to the public
A small scale copy of a full original
verb
To wear and display clothes at a fashion show
To make a small scale copy of a full original

evil

US / 'i:vl /

•

UK / ˈivəl /

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

have

US / həv /

•

UK / hæv /

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

calculate

US / 'kælkjʊleɪt /

•

UK / ˈkælkjəˌlet /

verb
To find an answer using mathematics
To make an educated guess about something

mathematical

US / ˌmæθə'mætɪkl /

•

UK / ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl /

adjecitve
Concerning numbers and equations

social

US / ˈsəuʃəl /

•

UK / ˈsoʃəl /

adjecitve
Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
Liking being with other people; friendly
Living together and depending on each other

moment

US / 'məʊmənt /

•

UK / 'moʊmənt /

noun
Very short or brief period of time
A particular period in time

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

•

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

adverb
At a time earlier than the present; previously
conjunction
In advance of something happening
preposition
In front of someone or something

problem

US / ˈprɒbləm /

•

UK / ˈprɑbləm /

adjecitve
Causing trouble
noun
Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
Question to show understanding of a math concept

hear

US / hɪə(r) /

•

UK / hɪr /

verb
To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
To be told or find out information or facts
To consider or listen to a court case

sixty

US / 'sɪkstɪ /

•

UK / ˈsɪksti /

number
60

his

US / hɪz /

•

UK / hɪz /

pronoun
Something belonging to a male person

group

US / ɡru:p /

•

UK / ɡrup /

noun
Two or more musicians who play music together
Number of people or things gathered together
verb
To combine or collect objects or people together

securely

US / sɪ'kjʊəlɪ /

•

UK / sɪˈkjʊrlɪ /

adverb
In a confident and unselfconscious manner

back

US / bæk /

•

UK / bæk /

adjecitve
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

seductive

US / sɪˈdʌktɪv /

•

UK / sɪˈdʌktɪv /

adjecitve
Having the ability to attract someone sexually
Making someone do or want something (often bad)

most

US / məʊst /

•

UK / most /

adverb
Very; extremely
Greatest possible degree
pronoun
Nearly all of something

status

US / 'steɪtəs /

•

UK / ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs /

noun
Position or rank relative to others in a society
Legal position of a person or thing
Current state or position of a thing

call

US / kɔ:l /

•

UK / kɔl /

noun
A order or request for action
The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
A short visit to a place or person
A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
verb
To make a request or order for action
(Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
To announce the date of an election
To make a judgment about something
To give someone or something a name
To guess in advance the result or outcome
To visit a place or person for a short time
To phone someone
To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

another

US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

•

UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

adjecitve
One more, but not this
determiner
One more added
pronoun
One more (thing)

over

US / 'əʊvə(r) /

•

UK / ˈovɚ /

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

join

US / dʒɔɪn /

•

UK / dʒɔɪn /

verb
To bring something close to another, to become one
To become a member of
To participate in an activity with others

leave

US / li:v /

•

UK / liv /

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

anything

US / ˈeniθɪŋ /

•

UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /

pronoun
A thing of any kind

strict

US / strɪkt /

•

UK / strɪkt /

adjecitve
Tending to enforce rules; severe
(Of orders) that must be obeyed

psychology

US / saɪ'kɒlədʒɪ /

•

UK / saɪˈkɑlədʒi /

noun
The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
Way in which a person or group thinks and behaves

think

US / θɪŋk /

•

UK / θɪŋk /

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

rare

US / reə(r) /

•

UK / rɛr /

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

until

US / ənˈtɪl /

•

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

conjunction
Up to; to a time when something happens
preposition
Before (a specific time)

come

US / kʌm /

•

UK / kʌm /

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

version

US / ˈvə:ʃən /

•

UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /

noun
Different way that someone interprets something
New or different form of something
An updated form of some software

real

US / rɪəl /

•

UK / ˈriəl, ril /

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

lot

US / lɒt /

•

UK / lɑt /

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

and

US / ənd /

•

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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

slip

US / slɪp /

•

UK / slɪp /

noun
A field position in cricket
A quick escape or become free from something
Combination of clay and water, used in pottery
Occasion when something grows worse or drops lower
Minor mistake
Thin women's underwear to go under a dress
verb
To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
To escape or become free from something
To move from one state to another, usually worse
To slide out of place or fall to the ground
To occur or pass rapidly
To put something in a place quietly and secretly

completely

US / kəmˈpli:tli /

•

UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

adverb
In every way or as much as possible

tight

US / taɪt /

•

UK / taɪt /

adjecitve
Showing anxiety or anger; tense
Positioned physically close together
Managed or controlled in a strict and careful way
(Of road, bend) curving sharply
Drunk
Being equally matched in ability or score
Lacking extra space
Having limited time available
Being very limited in supply
Not generous; mean with money; stingy
(Rope or tie) pulled strongly
Being in a good solid relationship
adverb
Firmly; so it can't move

nobody

US / ˈnəʊbədi /

•

UK / ˈnoʊbədi /

pronoun
No person; no one; not any person

pattern

US / 'pætn /

•

UK / ˈpætən /

noun
Model to follow in making or doing something
Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
Regular repeated behavior
verb
To copy the way something else is made

sense

US / sens /

•

UK / sɛns /

noun
Certain mental feeling or emotion
Normal or clear state of mind
Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
verb
To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
To recognize the presence of something

operate

US / ˈɒpəreɪt /

•

UK / ˈɑ:pəreɪt /

verb
To control or handle something, such as a machine
To control or manage something such as a business
To be working or being used
To perform surgery on someone

crazy

US / 'kreɪzɪ /

•

UK / ˈkrezi /

adjecitve
Mentally ill; mad
Not being sensible or practical
Really like someone or something very much
noun
Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd

survive

US / sə'vaɪv /

•

UK / sɚˈvaɪv /

verb
To continue to live despite illness or trouble

our

US / 'aʊə(r) /

•

UK / aʊr /

determiner
Belonging to us

gentleman

US / 'dʒentlmən /

•

UK / ˈdʒɛntlmən /

noun
Man who has good manners and is considerate

would

US / wʊd /

•

UK / wʊd /

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

interested

US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /

•

UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /

adjecitve
Having had your attention taken; curious
verb
To make someone want to know about something
To persuade to do, become involved with something

book

US / bʊk /

•

UK / bʊk /

noun
Thing made of pages with writing on that you read
verb
(Police) to officially record someone's crimes
To reserve (hotel room, etc.) in advance
To produce a red or yellow card to a soccer player

maybe

US / ˈmeɪbi /

•

UK / ˈmebi /

adverb
Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

same

US / seɪm /

•

UK / sem /

adjecitve
Being equal in quality and amount
Identical; not different
Not changing; constant

belong

US / bɪ'lɒŋ /

•

UK / bɪˈlɔŋ /

verb
To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
To own something
To be in the right place or situation

fifty

US / 'fɪftɪ /

•

UK / ˈfɪfti /

number
50

gate

US / ɡeɪt /

•

UK / ɡet /

noun
Place in a fence which can be opened or closed

generally

US / /

•

UK / /

adverb
Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people

achieve

US / ə'tʃi:v /

•

UK / əˈtʃiv /

verb
To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard

rebellious

US / rɪˈbeljəs /

•

UK / rɪˈbɛljəs /

adjecitve
Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority

surprising

US / səˈpraɪzɪŋ /

•

UK / sərˈpraɪzɪŋ /

adjecitve
Making you feel a bit shocked because unexpected
verb
To do something that another person didn't expect

castrate

US / kæˈstreɪt /

•

UK / ˈkæstreɪt /

verb
To remove the testicles of a man or animal

themselves

US / ðəmˈselvz /

•

UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /

pronoun
Reflexive form of 'they'

seventy

US / ˈsevnti /

•

UK / ˈsɛvənti /

number
70

bro

US / brəʊ /

•

UK / broʊ /

noun
Shortened form of 'brother'

fuckin

US / /

•

UK / /

verb
(Vulgar) To have sex with someone

online

US / ˌɒnˈlaɪn /

•

UK / ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn /

adjecitve
Connected to the internet

wire

US / 'waɪə(r) /

•

UK / waɪr /

noun
Thin, flexible thread of metal
Thin string of metal used to carry electricity
Act of sending a message by telegraph
verb
To connect two or more things together with cable
To send money to someone electronically
To send or send word to by telegraph

advantage

US / əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ /

•

UK / ædˈvæntɪdʒ /

noun
Thing making the chance of success higher
A positive point about something

not

US / nɒt /

•

UK / nɑt /

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

belief

US / bɪˈli:f /

•

UK / bɪˈlif /

noun
Being sure that something exists or is true
Trust in an idea or set of ideas
A particular opinion about something

compete

US / kəmˈpi:t /

•

UK / kəmˈpit /

verb
To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race

structure

US / ˈstrʌk.tʃə /

•

UK / ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ /

noun
The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
verb
To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something

somebody

US / 'sʌmbədɪ /

•

UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /

noun
Important well-respected person
pronoun
Person who is not known or named

admire

US / əd'maɪə(r) /

•

UK / ædˈmaɪr /

verb
To feel respect or wonder toward someone

become

US / bɪ'kʌm /

•

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

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

US / səb'skraɪb /

•

UK / səbˈskraɪb /

verb
To regularly pay to receive a service

but

US / bət /

•

UK / bʌt,bət /

conjunction
Used before you say something different, opposite

incredibly

US / ɪnˈkredəbli /

•

UK / ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ /

adverb
To a great degree; very; amazingly

life

US / laɪf /

•

UK / laɪf /

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

child

US / tʃaɪld /

•

UK / tʃaɪld /

noun
A very young person, between about 2 and 15

differ

US / 'dɪfə(r) /

•

UK / ˈdɪfɚ /

verb
To be different; to be not like others

experience

US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /

•

UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /

noun
Thing a person has done or that happened to them
An event at which you learned something
Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
verb
To gain knowledge by doing things

research

US / rɪ'sɜ:tʃ /

•

UK / rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ /

noun
Study done to discover new ideas and facts
Work done to find or discover knowledge
verb
To study in order to discover new ideas and facts

cut

US / kʌt /

•

UK / kʌt /

noun
Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
Small opening made using a sharp object, knife
A wound on someone's skin caused by a sharp object
verb
To reduce the size or amount of something
To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces

good

US / ɡʊd /

•

UK / ɡʊd /

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

business

US / ˈbɪznəs /

•

UK / ˈbɪznɪs /

noun
A company formed for making profit
Matter that has to be dealt with; task; situation
Activity of working to make a profit

hero

US / ˈhɪərəʊ /

•

UK / ˈhɪroʊ /

noun
Person of great courage/strength who saves others
Main male character in a book, play or story

give

US / ɡɪv /

•

UK / ɡɪv /

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

brother

US / ˈbrʌðə(r) /

•

UK / ˈbrʌðɚ /

noun
A boy or man who shares a parent with you

save

US / seɪv /

•

UK / sev /

noun
Preventing a player in a game from scoring a goal
preposition
Except; not including
verb
To make your computer keep a file
To keep for future use
To make something unnecessary; prevent
To keep money so that you will have it later
To keep something for future use, such as money
To keep or rescue someone or something from harm
To prevent a player in a game from scoring a goal
To avoid the unnecessary waste of energy, etc.

quite

US / kwaɪt /

•

UK / kwaɪt /

adverb
Not very; fairly
Very; In a complete or total manner

anxiety

US / æŋ'zaɪətɪ /

•

UK / æŋˈzaɪɪti /

noun
Fear about what might happen; worry

allure

US / ə'lʊə(r) /

•

UK / əˈlʊr /

noun
Attraction to something desirable
verb
To be attracted to something desirable

can

US / kæn /

•

UK / kən,kæn /

noun
A metal container for storing food
other
Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
verb
To have permission to
To be possible to do
To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

especially

US / ɪˈspeʃəli /

•

UK / ɛˈspɛʃəli, ɪˈspɛʃ- /

adverb
More than usual; extremely

towards

US / tə'wɔ:dz /

•

UK / 'təuədz, twɔ:dz /

preposition
In the direction of someone or something

now

US / naʊ /

•

UK / naʊ /

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

really

US / ˈri:əli /

•

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

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

attach

US / ə'tætʃ /

•

UK / əˈtætʃ /

verb
To be associated or connected with

vulnerable

US / ˈvʌlnərəbl /

•

UK / ˈvʌlnərəbəl /

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

want

US / wɔnt /

•

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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

invaluable

US / ɪnˈvæljuəbl /

•

UK / ɪnˈvæljuəbəl /

adjecitve
Priceless; cannot be assessed in money

warlord

US / 'wɔ:lɔ:d /

•

UK / ˈwɔrˌlɔrd /

noun
Military leader having civil power, as during war

leader

US / ˈli:də(r) /

•

UK / ˈlidɚ /

noun
Person who is in charge of a group or task
Person or group who is currently winning

Subtitles section

the Joe Rogan Experience.

Nobody has any idea how the world works until they plug into a group.

And the group has its stories that it tells about how the world works.

Every group has its model of what a hero is and this set of beliefs a hero has.

And once we've plugged into that group, we orient ourselves towards becoming that person.

And cults are interesting because cults are like, all human groups are kind of cults, but looser.

So every human group is a status game in the sense that it's a group of people who

believe the same things, and there's sort of rules for being part of that group.

And the more, the better you become at following those rules and becoming its ideal of self, the higher you rise up that status game.

The only difference between cult and a religion and a business and a political group is just that it's much tighter.

So the rules are much stricter, like there's a zillion rules, like, you know, I've written before about what they call the,

What was the cult that they castrated themselves?

Yeah, Heaven's Gate.

Heaven's Gate, that's right.

And they had rules even about how much toothpaste you're allowed to put on your toothbrush.

They had a rule about exactly how scrambled eggs were to be cooked and the rule was dry but not burnt.

So there was a rule about how much water you put in your bathtub.

Was the leader, was he castrated as well?

No, he wasn't surprisingly enough.

Really?

Yeah, they were called T and Doe.

Just imagine you are so low in your life that you think that's the guy that has all the answers.

Is that a tribal thing?

This is what I've always assumed, that that's just some holdover from when we were a part of groups of a hundred and fifty people that needed a leader.

And generally that leader would be some old warlord.

He's probably like thirty five.

Like, you know, back then.

But had gone through a lot and was a strong leader.

Was someone that you admired as a leader.

And maybe in these tribal times, that's baked into our DNA.

And when someone comes along and speaks confidently, I am never confident.

I'm never confident.

If you're so confident about all these thoughts and about what life is about and where we're going and what awaits us, and if you follow these rules, God, that's so confident.

I'm not that confident.

So I could get sucked in.

Any human could get sucked in.

But is that what it's from?

Is it from tribal times?

Yes and no.

So one of the really surprising things about tribes, the tribes in which we evolved, is that the idea of the big man is a bit of a myth.

So they were kind of leaderless.

Leaders would bubble up by consensus when, say, we wanted to solve a particular problem to do with hunting.

Then the best hunters would be deferred to.

And what do you think?

But at some point in time, they became leaders.

I mean, they've been leaders for so long.

When we settled down.

When was that?

Like agriculture did?

Yeah, it was about eleven thousand years ago.

But don't you think that's enough to bake it into our DNA?

I don't know.

I think what is in our DNA is that idea of, A, stories.

So, you know, we're storytelling animals.

We think in stories.

Every tribe has its particular story about the world.

And so we are very good at channeling those stories.

And as I said, every story has its design of what is a hero.

And we try and become that kind of hero.

So that's that holdover from the tribal day.

But more fundamentally, again, it's that brain question of,

Who do I have to be?

What do I have to do?

Tell me what I have to do in order to achieve connection and status.

And that's what a cult does.

And that's what a charismatic leader does.

It tells you, this is what you've got to do.

These are the rules.

This is who you have to become.

And that's really seductive to us subconsciously, because those two things of connection and status are so incredibly important to us.

Is it something you think should be taught very early on?

It seems like this is information we should get to kids as young as we can, so they can recognize these patterns that people fall into.

Absolutely.

I've always thought that there should be a lesson in school about what is a human, what is the basic operating system manual for a human, and these are the mistakes that humans make.

Because, as I said, one of the big ideas is that

We're not particularly interested in the truth.

The truth is it doesn't matter to human brains.

What matters is what do I have to believe in order for people to like me and respect me.

Well that's why religions, even radical religions, are so intoxicating.

You have to be all in, you're part of a very special group, and you all love each other like brothers and sisters because you're part of this group.

And you can come up with some radical ideas and get people to subscribe to that, especially if you attach things like

death for people who leave.

Yeah.

You know?

Yeah, yeah.

That's right.

You're operating in some redline territory.

Yeah.

That's a wild group.

And the religions and the cults always do that thing of offering amazing rewards.

Of course.

It's heaven.

At some point in the future.

Bro, heaven.

It's the best spot ever.

It's the best ever.

And the version of heaven differs between how bad the place where you live sucks.

Yeah.

And I think there's like eight and a half billion people in the world.

The amount of, I think it's like five hundred million atheists.

So that just shows you how many, just how wired we are to believe basically any old shit we're told to believe as long as we feel like it's going to get a status and secure connection into a supportive group.

We were, I remember during the suicide bomber days when that was something that was in the news all the time.

They talked about seventy two virgins and that these gentlemen thought that they were going to get seventy two virgins in heaven.

Like that is so cultural.

Yeah, like if you offered seventy two virgin to a Christian, they'd be like, what the fuck are you talking about?

I'm not fucking any virgin crazy psycho.

How old are they?

What are you saying?

I'm not a pedophile, dude.

I just like women.

Yeah.

You know what I'm saying?

It's like.

Yeah, but I'm not sure how I mean, I don't know if that's seventy two versions.

It is true I think it could be like twenty one year old versions that have been saved for this moment by the great one I think that term is not real I think the term seventy two versions is like saying how many you know, how many times have you lost your phone a fucking million?

Yeah, it's like that kind of you know, it's not it's an exaggeration.

But I think the real promise there though, I mean the Seventy Two Virgins is yeah, but I think the real promise for Suicide Bombers is again its status.

It's like if you sacrifice your life on behalf of the group's mission, you're a hero.

You're like a god.

And so that's the promise.

And again, I think it's a really good example of how

Human beings value status over their lives.

I mean, that's how much we value status.

We're the only animal that kills ourself, which is just a weird thing in itself.

An animal would voluntarily end its own life.

And very often, the reason that people kill themselves is because it's a sudden drop in status or they feel completely isolated and alone.

So it says they're lacking in those essential kind of psychological resources to such an extent that they end their own lives.

And that's how much we value these things.

Suicide bombers are another manifestation of that like, you know, like if you're gonna consider me a hero and if Mohammed is gonna consider me a hero Strap me out brother, you know That's how much that that's how crazy we become about these these social rewards.

God.

That is such an insane belief It's so insane.

And when the the most evil thing is when you hear about them talking kids into doing it Yeah

You know, a young child, you know, you're getting, I mean, what is the youngest suicide bomber they've ever used?

I don't know.

Just the idea that you can buy into it so much that you're willing to let your children go do that.

Yeah, but it's wild.

It's, it's evil if you think it's this kind of calculating, um, uh, kind of mathematical algorithm of advantage, but, but, but they sincerely believe it.

They really believe it's true.

Right.

I mean, you know, I've been, as a, when I was an author, I was a journalist, I've been meeting kind of crazy people, including Nazis, um, as part of my journalistic career.

That's one of the things that always strikes me is that

They really believe it, this crazy stuff.

So it's not even in the sense that they're doing anything calculating by talking their children to being suicide bombers.

They think they're doing something heroic.

They think they're doing something amazing, as did the Nazis, as did the communists.

Yeah, as did the KKK.

People, they can fall into belief structures and they don't necessarily have to make sense.

But if they find enough supportive people around them that also believe that, then it becomes part of their tribe identity.

Yeah, and it can get it could be really stupid We're fucking way more vulnerable than we like to believe that's one of the things that I was saying like when I watch those cult documentaries Part of me is like thank God.

I didn't run into those people.

Thank God

They would have got me.

And when they look at the psychology of people that are vulnerable to falling into cults, it's very often people that have struggled to fit into the status games of ordinary life.

So they've got, the family hasn't worked, the job hasn't worked, the hobbies haven't worked.

So they've got no identity, they've got no tribe.

So they're really vulnerable to these cults, which, because what cults offer is absolute certainty.

If you cook your scrambled eggs this way, if you only put two inches of water in your bath, the UFOs will come down and they're going to take you to the level above.

That's what they were offering to you though, the level above human.

Yeah.

Remember you have to wear the purple Nikes?

That's right.

And there's this crazy memoir of one of the guys who was in this group.

He didn't cut his own balls off, he left before the ball cutting, but he was jealous.

He wanted to have his balls cut and there was only one person that could have it done in the beginning.

They flipped a coin and he was really annoyed that he lost the coin flip.

interesting about his memoir was he said that people talk about brainwashing in cults and people talk about how we were forced to follow these rules.

But we wanted to follow the rules, like not following the rules would be like being a NASA astronaut and just not caring about how the space shuttle works, you know?

So they're not...

They don't consider themselves brainwashed.

They consider themselves, well, they're just in a status game, like any other status game.

It's just a very, very strict one.

Right.

Well, that's why, you know, one of the fascinating things about some cults is that they use very bizarre language and that they all agree to it.

They have like specific terms that they say.

Like doesn't Scientologists, they'll call people, they have like an abbreviation for someone who's like a hostile person.

What is it that they do?

Because I remember someone was explaining to me, someone who left the church was explaining to me, how if someone would be hostile, you have a very specific way you describe them, and that they all do it in the group.

Suppressive persons.

Suppressive persons, yes.

You're a suppressive person.

Or potential trouble sources.

Dude, I ordered Dianetics in like, nineteen ninety four.

I had just moved to L.A.

and I thought it was a self help book.

I was like, alright, yeah, fuckin' look it, your brain's gonna explode, you gotta get your shit together, look at all these people that are succeeding on Dianetics, you know?

I was twenty six or whatever I was.

So I ordered this book and they never stopped sending me things.

I mean, they fuckin' never stopped sending me things.

Was there ever a point when you thought,

Hang on a minute, this is quite interesting.

No, no, no.

Once I realized it was Scientology, I was like, oh, Dianetics is Scientology?

I was like, OK.

But then part of me was like, damn, a lot of these Scientologists are doing really well in Hollywood.

Maybe that's a good cult to join.

Maybe if they just let me be me.

Because it seems like that was part of it.

There was a big allure of how many successful people were following that religion.

I mean, some of the most successful actors

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time, and he's literally the poster boy for that.

Yeah, that's right.

Somebody was saying to me the other day that they thought that actors were particularly susceptible to Scientology because they've got this weird... They don't really have an identity, actors.

They were always sort of slipping into everybody, different people's identities.

I thought that was an interesting kind of theory.

Especially if you're really good.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

You probably lose who the fuck you are.

Who am I?

Am I Rocky?

When they're walking around everybody treats them that way I'm sure they treat Stallone like he's rocky and yeah You gotta give respect to Tom Cruise though because Tom Cruise is like sixty years old and he still does his own stunts Including jumping on motorcycle off a cliff.

Yeah, I

That's how much he believes in this stuff.

But that's why these groups are kind of functional as well.

It's like I kind of have a weird kind of sympathy.

I grew up in a very strict Catholic household with very strict Catholic parents and I was very, I hated it.

I was very rebellious as a teenager.

And I guess in my twenties and thirties, I was very, very atheist and hated religion.

But then I kind of did a lot of this research.

And once you accept that what humans need to be healthy psychologically and physically is connection and status, you see that that's actually what religion provides people.

That's what religion provides my parents, is that they're connected into community and they feel important.

They feel they're good

Catholics because my dad conducts the choir and you know this that and the other and so that that that's invaluable that's what humans need to survive and in our you know in the in the current world in the huge

populations in which we live, it's very hard to feel securely connected.

I mean, as you said a moment ago, the tribes in which we evolved were very small, like thirty to fifty people.

So it was quite easy to feel securely connected.

It was quite easy in that environment to feel important, like valued by other people.

I mean, probably it was not rare in the tribe to feel invaluable, like you're needed, because everybody was needed.

There wasn't many people around to find the tubers and catch the rabbits or whatever.

But in this day and age, in these huge groups in which we belong to, it's much harder to feel relative status because you're competing with millions of people, especially online.

And I think that's a source of a huge amount of misery in the modern world, a stress, I call it identity anxiety, identity stress.

We feel really unsatisfied with the amounts of connection and status that we have because we exist in these fucking massive international tribes now.