Vocabulary
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- have to: Must do
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- check out
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- extreme: Very great in degree
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- express: To send something by fast mail
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- prominent: Being important or well known
- component: One of the parts that something is made up of
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- identical: The same in every way
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
- gender: State of being male or female
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- frequently: Often; regularly
- anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- chromosome: Cell structures that carry the genetic material
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
- fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
- physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
- penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
- estrogen: General term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- workplace: Place where work is done
- genital: Concerning sexual organs
- hippo: Short for 'hippopotamus'
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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The Science of Being Transgender ft. Gigi Gorgeous
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jeremy.wang posted on 2023/06/27Ever wondered about the science behind being transgender? This fascinating video with Gigi Gorgeous dives into the genetics, neuroscience, and psychology, helping you understand gender dysphoria and related topics. You'll boost your vocabulary with terms like 'sex chromosomes' and 'hypothalamus' while gaining valuable cultural insight!
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