Vocabulary

  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • take a piece: To remove a portion of something.
  • write down: To record in writing
  • have to: Must do
  • speaking out loud: To verbalize or vocalize something audibly.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • repetition: When something occurs again
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
  • passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • fraction: Small part of something
  • effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
  • interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
  • challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • board: Surface for posting or showing information
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • inferior: Being of little importance or worth
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • sensory: Referring to the physical senses
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • analysis: Careful study to better understand something
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
  • flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • ineffective: Not producing the right result; not working well
  • angular: Having one or more sharp angles
  • bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • analysis

      US /əˈnælɪsɪs/

      UK /əˈnæləsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful study to better understand something
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    • angular

      US /ˈæŋɡjəlɚ/

      UK /ˈæŋgjələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Having one or more sharp angles
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • bravo

      US /ˌbrɑ:ˈvoʊ/

      UK /ˌbrɑ:ˈvəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
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    • challenge

      US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

      UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
      • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
      • Transitive Verb
      • To formally invite someone to compete at something
      • To question the correctness of something
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    • cortex

      US /ˈkɔrˌteks/

      UK /'kɔ:teks/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
      • The outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex), other organs, or a plant.
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • effectively

      US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

      UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that produces the desired result
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • flash

      US /flæʃ/

      UK /flæʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear suddenly and briefly
      • To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sudden and brief appearance of something
      • Light used by a camera to brighten the area
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    • fraction

      US /ˈfrækʃən/

      UK /ˈfrækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small part of something
      • A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g., 1/2, 0.5).
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • incorporate

      US /ɪnˈkɔrpəˌret/

      UK /ɪn'kɔ:pəreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To form into a company or business corporation
      • To include or involve as part of something else
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    • ineffective

      US /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/

      UK /ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Not producing the right result; not working well
      • Not capable of achieving a desired result; incompetent.
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    • inferior

      US /ɪnˈfɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being of little importance or worth
      • Of lower status; not powerful or rich
      • Noun
      • Person of lower status
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    • interpretation

      US /ɪnˌtɜː(r)prɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Explanation of the meaning of something
      • Act of translating between languages
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • passive

      US /ˈpæsɪv/

      UK /ˈpæsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
      • With sentence's subject being what verb acts on
      • Noun
      • A person who is passive; one who does not actively participate or resist.
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • register

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/

      UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record your name on an official list; sign up
      • To show an amount on a measurement device
      • Noun
      • Till; machine used add up things you buy
      • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
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    • repetition

      US /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When something occurs again
      • Saying something again
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    • sensory

      US /ˈsɛnsəri/

      UK /ˈsensəri/

      • Adjective
      • Referring to the physical senses
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    • speaking out loud

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To verbalize or vocalize something audibly.
      • To express one's opinion or thoughts publicly and openly.
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    • stimulate

      US /ˈstɪmjəˌlet/

      UK /'stɪmjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arouse or excite emotionally
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    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • stress

      US / strɛs/

      UK /stres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
      • To put pressure on something or someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
      • Pressure on something or someone
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    • take a piece

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To remove a portion of something.
      • Idiom
      • To gain an advantage or share of something, especially in business.
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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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    • ultimate

      US /ˈʌltəmɪt/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • Basic; original; most significant
      • Being the greatest example of something
      • Noun
      • A non-contact team sport played with a flying disc.
      • The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.
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    • utilize

      US /ˈjutlˌaɪz/

      UK /ˈju:təlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use something for a particular purpose
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    • vanish

      US /ˈvænɪʃ/

      UK /'vænɪʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
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    • write down

      US /raɪt daʊn/

      UK /rait daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To record in writing
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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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