Vocabulary
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- combat: To fight someone or something physically
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
- prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- minister: An official who heads a government department
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- daily: Happening every day
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- land: Region or country
- deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- variant: Thing that differs from something of the same kind
- efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
- frighten: To make someone afraid or nervous
- successfully: In a manner that achieves a goal
- nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
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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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COVID-19: Why the South African Variant is Scarier than the UK Strain
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Miho Ishii posted on 2021/01/06Ever wondered why some COVID-19 variants are more concerning than others? This video dives deep into the South African variant (B.1.351) and compares it to the UK strain (B.1.1.7), explaining its high transmissibility and impact on vaccine efficacy. You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary related to genome sequencing and global spread, perfect for boosting your English knowledge!
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