Vocabulary

  • up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
  • back up: To save a copy of your computer data
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
  • on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
  • put out: To publish, e.g. a book
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • in terms of
  • shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
  • have to: Must do
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • content: Being happy or satisfied
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
  • profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • foremost: Being the best or most important
  • extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
  • automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • mitigate: To make less severe or serious
  • nefarious: Extremely wicked
  • patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
  • resolve: To make a decision to do something
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • fully: Completely or entirely
  • complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
  • operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • mission: A task or role someone is given to do
  • founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • cyber: Concerning the internet
  • globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
  • bug: To bother someone
  • adversary: Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
  • redundancy: Existence of an already present thing as a backup
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used
  • breadth: Width; distance from one side to the another
  • savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
  • ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • adversary

      US /ˈædvərseri/

      UK /ˈædvəsəri/

      • Countable Noun
      • Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
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    • automatically

      US /ˌɔtəˈmætɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˌɔ:tə'mætɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a way not requiring control by a person
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    • back up

      US /bæk ʌp/

      UK /bæk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To save a copy of your computer data
      • To confirm the truth of what someone says
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    • breadth

      US /brɛdθ/

      UK /bredθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Width; distance from one side to the another
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    • bug

      US /bʌɡ/

      UK /bʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bother someone
      • To hide an electronic device to spy on someone
      • Countable Noun
      • An insect
      • Problem in the functioning of computer code
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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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    • ceo

      US

      UK

      • Abbreviation
      • CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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    • complexity

      US /kəmˈplɛksɪti/

      UK /kəm'pleksətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of having many parts and not being simple
      • A factor or element that makes something complicated.
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    • content

      US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/

      UK /'kɒntent/

      • Adjective
      • Being happy or satisfied
      • In a state of peaceful happiness.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Information in something, e.g. book or computer
      • The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
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    • cyber

      US /'saɪbə/

      UK /'saɪbə/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the internet
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    • extent

      US /ɪkˈstɛnt/

      UK /ɪkˈstent/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point, level or limit to which something reaches
      • Range or space included in something
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    • foremost

      US /ˈfɔrˌmost,ˈfor-/

      UK /'fɔ:məʊst/

      • Adjective
      • Being the best or most important
      • Adverb
      • In the most prominent or important position.
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    • founder

      US /ˈfaʊndɚ/

      UK /ˈfaʊndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person establishing an organization, school etc.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of business, idea, etc.) to fail
      • (Of a ship) To be sinking after hitting rocks
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    • globe

      US /gloʊb/

      UK /gləʊb/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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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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    • mission

      US /ˈmɪʃən/

      UK /'mɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A task or role someone is given to do
      • Special assignment given to a person or group
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    • mitigate

      US /ˈmɪtˌɪɡet/

      UK /'mɪtɪɡeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make less severe or serious
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    • nefarious

      US /nəˈfɛriəs/

      UK /nɪˈfeəriəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely wicked
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • on air

      US /ɑn er/

      UK /ɔn eə(r)/

      • Adverb
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
      • Adjective
      • Available or accessible to the public.
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    • on the air

      US /ɑn ði er/

      UK /ɔn ðə eə(r)/

      • Phrase
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
      • Publicly discussed or revealed.
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    • one step ahead

      US /wʌn stɛp əˈhɛd/

      UK /wʌn step əˈhed/

      • Adjective
      • Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
      • Phrase
      • Planning or thinking in advance.
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    • operational

      US /ˌɑpəˈreʃənəl/

      UK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in working condition and ready to be used
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    • opportunity

      US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/

      UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
      • A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • patch

      US /pætʃ/

      UK /pætʃ/

      • Noun
      • Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
      • Piece of ground on vegetation grows
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or unite, e.g. two phone calls
      • To repair hole by sewing a piece of cloth over it
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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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    • profound

      US /prəˈfaʊnd, pro-/

      UK /prə'faʊnd/

      • Adjective
      • Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
      • Showing a lot of deep thought or understanding
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    • put out

      US /pʊt aʊt/

      UK /put aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To publish, e.g. a book
      • To cause someone to be troubled or inconvenienced
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
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    • redundancy

      US /rɪˈdʌndənsi/

      UK /rɪˈdʌndənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Existence of an already present thing as a backup
      • The state of being not or no longer needed or useful.
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    • reinforce

      US /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:rs/

      UK /ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To send more troops/resources to support an army
      • To encourage or strengthen an idea or feeling
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    • relate

      US /rɪˈlet/

      UK /rɪ'leɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate a logical relationship between
      • To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
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    • resolve

      US /rɪˈzɑlv/

      UK /rɪ'zɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a decision to do something
      • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm determination to do something.
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    • robust

      US /roˈbʌst, ˈroˌbʌst/

      UK /rəʊˈbʌst/

      • Adjective
      • Having physical vigor or energetic good health
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    • savannah

      US /sə'vænə/

      UK /sə'vænə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
      • A city in Georgia, USA, known for its history and architecture.
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    • shut down

      US /ʃʌt daʊn/

      UK /ʃʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
      • To stop a factory/machine from operating
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
      • To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
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    • sort out

      US /sɔrt aʊt/

      UK /sɔ:t aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
      • To resolve a problem; manage successfully
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    • statement

      US / ˈstetmənt/

      UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Record of activity in a bank account over time
      • Act or process of saying something formally
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • up and running

      US /ʌp ənd ˈrʌnɪŋ/

      UK /ʌp ænd ˈrʌnɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Fully operational; functioning correctly.
      • Active and operating successfully.
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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