Vocabulary

  • hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
  • for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
  • consists of: Is made up or composed of.
  • to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
  • found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • untested: Not yet proved or subjected to testing
  • choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
  • testable: Able to be tested
  • wait: To delay or not do something until later
  • noise: Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
  • black: To fill in something to make it a very dark color
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • eat: To put food in your mouth
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • talk: Style of speaking
  • go: To attend or be at a place
  • to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • unable: Not being able to do something
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
  • agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
  • view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • consist: To have as an essential, necessary or main part
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • calculates: To find an answer using mathematics
  • parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
  • genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
  • merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
  • disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
  • hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
  • quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
  • loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off
  • quantize: To restrict the number of possible values
  • entropy: Lack of order in a system
  • snort: To force air noisily through the nose
  • manifest: List of cargo on a ship
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    • breaker

      US /ˈbrekɚ/

      UK /ˈbreɪkə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device that switches electricity on or off
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    • calculates

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find an answer using mathematics
      • To make an educated guess about something
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    • consist

      US /kənˈsɪst/

      UK /kən'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have as an essential, necessary or main part
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    • consists of

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Is made up or composed of.
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • disrespectful

      US /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/

      UK /ˌdɪsrɪ'spektfl/

      • Adjective
      • Rude and lacking respect
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    • entropy

      US /ˈɛntrəpi/

      UK /ˈentrəpi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of order in a system
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    • for one thing

      US /fɔr wʌn θɪŋ/

      UK /fɔ: wʌn θiŋ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to introduce a reason for something.
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    • found out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
      • To become known; be revealed.
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    • genetically

      US /dʒə'netɪklɪ/

      UK /dʒə'netɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Caused or controlled, or by genes
      • By means of genes or genetic engineering.
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    • glad

      US /ɡlæd/

      UK /ɡlæd/

      • Adjective
      • Happy or pleased about something/to do something
      • Happy that something happened; pleased
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    • gravity

      US /ˈɡrævɪti/

      UK /ˈgrævəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
      • Force making things fall towards the ground
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    • hang on

      US /hæŋ ɑn/

      UK /hæŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for the person you phoned to answer
      • To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
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    • hypothesis

      US /haɪˈpɑθɪsɪs/

      UK /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/

      • Noun
      • A theory trying to explain something
      • A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
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    • loop

      US /lup/

      UK /lu:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
      • A circle of rope or string to put around something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a circle of rope around something
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    • manifest

      US /ˈmænəˌfɛst/

      UK /'mænɪfest/

      • Countable Noun
      • List of cargo on a ship
      • Transitive Verb
      • To express or show clearly
      • Display or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.
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    • merit

      US /ˈmɛrɪt/

      UK /ˈmerɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To earn something, such as praise or a reward
      • To earn something, such as praise or a reward
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • State of being high quality or valuable
      • A good quality or feature that deserves praise
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    • parade

      US /pəˈred/

      UK /pə'reɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group walking in a public celebration
      • A formal gathering of troops for inspection or display.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display something publicly
      • To display (someone or something) ostentatiously.
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    • quantum

      US /ˈkwɑ:ntəm/

      UK /ˈkwɒntəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The smallest unit or amount of energy
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    • snort

      US /snɔrt/

      UK /snɔ:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To force air noisily through the nose
      • Transitive Verb
      • To consume drugs (e.g. cocaine) through the nose
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    • speed

      US /spid/

      UK /spi:d/

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

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • testable

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Able to be tested
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • to let

      US /tu lɛt/

      UK /tu let/

      • Preposition
      • Indicates that a property is available for rent.
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • unable

      US /ʌnˈebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being able to do something
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    • untested

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not yet proved or subjected to testing
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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