Vocabulary

  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • piping hot: Extremely hot; very hot.
  • split off: To become separated or detached from something.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
  • tremendous: Very good or very impressive
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
  • define: To explain the meaning of words
  • ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
  • expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
  • evolution: Theory that living things change over time
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
  • dominance: Having more power, success than others
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
  • ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
  • countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
  • stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
  • formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
  • narrator: Person or character who tells a story
  • explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
  • event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
  • infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
  • helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
  • nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
  • unify: To bring or join together into one
  • singularity: Quality that makes something unusual or odd
  • genesis: Beginning of something important
  • unification: The state of being joined or united or linked
  • epoch: Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
  • galactic: Concerning a galaxy
  • grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
  • quark: One of the smallest amounts of physical matter
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • ancestor

      US /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/

      UK /'ænsestə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A person from your family that lived in the past
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • as we know it

      US /əz wi no ɪt/

      UK /əz wi nəu ɪt/

      • other
      • In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • countless

      US /ˈkaʊntlɪs/

      UK /ˈkaʊntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being too many to be numbered or imagined
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    • define

      US /dɪˈfaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'faɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To explain the meaning of words
      • To set or mark the limits of something
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    • dense

      US /dɛns/

      UK /dens/

      • Adjective
      • Very thick and difficult to see, get through
      • Hard to understand
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    • dominance

      US /ˈdɑmənəns/

      UK /'dɒmɪnəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having more power, success than others
      • Power and influence over others.
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    • ecosystem

      US /ˈɛkoˌsɪstəm, ˈiko-/

      UK /ˈi:kəʊsɪstəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Types of plants and animals in an specific area
      • A network of interconnected companies, technologies, and services that interact to create value.
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    • emerge

      US /ɪˈmɚdʒ/

      UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To rise or appear out of some background
      • To become known or apparent.
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    • epoch

      US /ˈɛpək, ˈiˌpɑk/

      UK /'i:pɒk/

      • Noun
      • Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • evolution

      US /ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə-/

      UK /ˌi:və'lu:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Theory that living things change over time
      • Process by which something develops over time
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    • expand

      US /ɪkˈspænd/

      UK /ɪk'spænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make something larger in size, number, amount
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    • explode

      US /ɪkˈsplod/

      UK /ɪk'spləʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
      • To increase in number or amount very quickly
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    • formation

      US /fɔ:rˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of creating; making a particular shape
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    • fuse

      US /fjuz/

      UK /fju:z/

      • Noun
      • Device connected to and making a bomb explode
      • Electrical safety device
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Metal) to become one through heat contact
      • To become combined; unite.
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    • galactic

      US /ɡəˈlæktɪk/

      UK /ɡə'læktɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a galaxy
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    • genesis

      US /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

      UK /'dʒenəsɪs/

      • Noun
      • Beginning of something important
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    • grapefruit

      US /ˈɡrepˌfrut/

      UK /ˈgreɪpfru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
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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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    • helium

      US /ˈhiliəm/

      UK /ˈhi:liəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
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    • in turn

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      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
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    • infinitely

      US /ˈɪnfənɪtlɪ/

      UK /ˈɪnfɪnətli/

      • Adverb
      • Continuing forever without end; very great
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    • instantly

      US /ˈɪnstəntli/

      UK /ˈɪnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner without delay; immediately
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    • majority

      US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/

      UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount that is more than half of a group
      • The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
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    • mysterious

      US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

      UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Unusual; hard to understand or work out
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    • narrator

      US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/

      UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person or character who tells a story
      • A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
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    • nestle

      US /ˈnɛsəl/

      UK /ˈnesl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rest against something that is comfortable
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • piping hot

      US /ˈpaɪpɪŋ hɑt/

      UK /ˈpaɪpɪŋ hɔt/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely hot; very hot.
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    • quark

      US /kwɔrk, kwɑrk/

      UK /kwɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • One of the smallest amounts of physical matter
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    • radiation

      US /ˌrediˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
      • Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • ripple

      US /ˈrɪpəl/

      UK /'rɪpl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
      • Sound/noise/laughter that changes in volume
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To travel or move as small, gentle waves
      • To be spread through a person or group
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    • scientific

      US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      UK /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning academic study of the physical world
      • Systematic and precise, following a methodology.
      • Noun
      • Relating to or used in science.
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • significant

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt/

      • Adjective
      • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
      • Having meaning; important; noticeable
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    • singularity

      US /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlærɪti/

      UK /ˌsɪŋgjuˈlærəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality that makes something unusual or odd
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    • span

      US /spæn/

      UK /spæn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Distance between two supports of a bridge
      • Period of time that something continues for
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go across a certain distance between things
      • To cover or extend over a time period
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • split off

      US /splɪt ɔf/

      UK /split ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become separated or detached from something.
      • To form a separate, independent organization from a larger one.
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    • stellar

      US /ˈstɛlɚ/

      UK /ˈstelə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very brilliant; very successful or good
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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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    • tremendous

      US /trɪˈmɛndəs/

      UK /trəˈmendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very good or very impressive
      • Extremely large or great.
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    • unification

      US /ˌju:nɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

      UK /ˌju:nɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of being joined or united or linked
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    • unify

      US /ˈjunəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'ju:nɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring or join together into one
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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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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