Vocabulary

  • come into contact: To physically touch something.
  • in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • such as: For example; like
  • knock out: To hit and make unconscious
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • small: Little in size; not big
  • week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
  • body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
  • girl: A female child; a young woman
  • baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
  • mixed: To combine two or more things to make one
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • Double: Person that is exactly like someone else
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • team: Group of people working on a task together
  • news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • topical: Being of interest at the current time
  • contracting: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • initial: First letter of your given name
  • surround: To be all the way around something
  • knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
  • rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
  • cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
  • bounce: A person's energy or confidence
  • wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
  • harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
  • infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
  • treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
  • discovery: Learning something for the first time
  • medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
  • intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
  • venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
  • nanoparticle
  • gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
  • toxin: Any poisonous substance
  • vaginal: Of or concerning the vagina
  • whammy: Serious or devastating setback
  • hepatitis: Disease of the liver that causes inflammation
  • infuse: To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
  • await: To keep ready for future needs
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    • await

      US /əˈwet/

      UK /əˈweɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep ready for future needs
      • To be ready to happen, or about to happen
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    • baby

      US /ˈbeɪbi/

      UK /ˈbeɪbi/

      • Countable Noun
      • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
      • Transitive Verb
      • To treat someone as if they were newly born
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bee

      US /bi/

      UK /bi:/

      • Noun
      • Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
      • Black and yellow insect that makes honey
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    • body

      US /ˈbɑdi/

      UK /ˈbɒdi/

      • Noun
      • The physical structure of a person or animal.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The main or central part of something.
      • The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
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    • bounce

      US /baʊns/

      UK /baʊns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A person's energy or confidence
      • Quality causing a person's hair to appear healthy
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move around energetically, playfully
      • (Of check) to be rejected due to inadequate funds
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • come into contact

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To physically touch something.
      • To communicate or meet with someone.
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • cure

      US /kjʊr/

      UK /kjʊə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Something that solves a problem or makes it better
      • Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix or improve a problem
      • To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
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    • destroy

      US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

      UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
      • To defeat someone or something easily
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • discovery

      US /dɪˈskʌvəri/

      UK /dɪ'skʌvərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Learning something for the first time
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    • Double

      US /ˈdʌbəl/

      UK /'dʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person that is exactly like someone else
      • Adjective
      • Concerning or intended for use by two people
      • Two times the amount or degree; twice
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    • envelope

      US /ˈenvəloʊp/

      UK /ˈenvələʊp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
      • A container for data in computing.
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    • gel

      US /dʒɛl/

      UK /dʒel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thick substance, similar to jelly
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To adhere or stick together like a gel
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    • harm

      US /hɑrm/

      UK /hɑ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
      • Noun
      • Damage or injury
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    • in the first place

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
      • From the beginning; initially.
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    • in the future

      US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/

      UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/

      • Phrase
      • At a later time; in times to come.
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    • infection

      US /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈfekʃn/

      • Noun
      • (Computers) Having a computer virus
      • Making or becoming sick with a bacteria/virus
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    • infuse

      US /ɪnˈfjooz/

      UK /ɪnˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To soak tea, etc. in hot water, oil etc.
      • To cause to fill up with a feeling or quality
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    • initial

      US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/

      • Noun
      • First letter of your given name
      • The beginning or commencement of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To authorize something by writing your initials
      • To mark or sign with one's initials.
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    • intact

      US /ɪn'tækt/

      UK /ɪn'tækt/

      • Adjective
      • Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
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    • knock

      US /nɑk/

      UK /nɒk/

      • Noun
      • Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
      • Action of something solid hitting something hard
      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
      • To hit something to get people's attention
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    • knock out

      US /nɑk aʊt/

      UK /nɔk aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To hit and make unconscious
      • To defeat someone so decisively that they cannot continue.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To defeat someone so decisively that they are unable to continue.
      • To destroy or disable something, especially a piece of equipment.
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    • medical

      US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmedɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to physical health or medicine
      • Noun
      • A health check or test
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    • mixed

      US /mɪkst/

      UK /mɪkst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine two or more things to make one
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party
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    • particle

      US /ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /ˈpɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun
      • Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
      • Tiny piece or quantity of something
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    • pregnancy

      US /ˈprɛɡnənsi/

      UK /ˈpregnənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
      • A specific instance or period of being pregnant.
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • protective

      US /prəˈtɛktɪv/

      UK /prəˈtektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Serving to defend against harm or danger
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    • rural

      US /ˈrʊrəl/

      UK /ˈruərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the country as opposed to the city
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • surround

      US /səˈraʊnd/

      UK /səˈraʊnd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be all the way around something
      • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be closely connected to and have an effect on
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    • technique

      US /tɛkˈnik/

      UK /tekˈni:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
      • The skill or ability to do something well.
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    • topical

      US /ˈtɑ:pɪkl/

      UK /ˈtɒpɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being of interest at the current time
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    • toxin

      US /ˈtɑ:ksɪn/

      UK /ˈtɒksɪn/

      • Noun
      • Any poisonous substance
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    • treatment

      US /ˈtritmənt/

      UK /ˈtri:tmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medicine or method to make someone healthier
      • Way someone acts toward another
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • vaginal

      US /ˈvædʒənəl/

      UK /və'dʒaɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Of or concerning the vagina
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    • venom

      US /ˈvɛnəm/

      UK /ˈvenəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
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    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
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    • wipe

      US /waɪp/

      UK /waɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean or dry something with a cloth
      • To spread a liquid on something
      • Noun
      • Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
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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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