Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
- red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- interact with
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
- beach ball: A large, inflatable ball used for recreation at the beach or pool.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- quite simply: In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
- out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- hot: Angry or excited
- soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
- small: Little in size; not big
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
- red: Being the color of blood
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- creamy: Resembling or containing cream
- picture: General situation or state of being
- hotter: Higher in temperature
- colder: Having a lower temperature than
- night: Time when sun does not shine
- slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
- cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- map: Diagram showing the geography of an area
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
- unnoticed: Without being seen or noticed
- noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
- geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- call: A order or request for action
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- surrounding: To be all the way around something
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- bounce: A person's energy or confidence
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- shift: To change in position or direction
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
- transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- expansion: Making or becoming larger
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
- proverbial: As commonly spoken of; well-known
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
- cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
- microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
- electromagnetic: Having magnetic and electrical parts
- cosmos: The universe
- starry: Full of stars or celebrities
- proton: Tiny part of atom with positive electrical charge
- overlay: To lay or spread over or across
- chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
- primordial: Existing from the beginning of time; primary
- imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
- analog
- initially: At first; originally
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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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Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)
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Why Why posted on 2013/03/29Ever wondered what the universe looked like right after the Big Bang? This video dives into the Cosmic Microwave Background, showing you a visual map of the universe's oldest light and teaching you advanced vocabulary along the way! It's a fantastic chance to boost your knowledge of cosmology and pick up some complex sentence structures.
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