Vocabulary

  • in motion: Moving; not stationary.
  • lead to: To result in some action
  • fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
  • significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
  • pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
  • fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
  • momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • comparison: Act of comparing things
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
  • independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • characteristic: Typical or distinctive
  • seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • contain: To keep something from spreading
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • frequently: Often; regularly
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • slam: To criticize sharply
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • motion: Suggestion at a meeting
  • replace: To use instead of something else
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
  • transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
  • valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
  • fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
  • minimal: The smallest possible; least
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • startup: A company just starting its operations
  • hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
  • unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
  • hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
  • nozzle: Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
  • online: Connected to the internet
  • shutdown: Termination of operations
  • instrumentation: Series of gauges and dials that provide data
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    • characteristic

      US /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌkærəktəˈrɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Typical or distinctive
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A feature or quality belonging typically to a particular person, place, or thing and serving to identify it
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    • comparison

      US /kəmˈpærɪsən/

      UK /kəmˈpærɪsn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of comparing things
      • The quality or state of being similar or alike.
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    • contain

      US /kənˈten/

      UK /kənˈteɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep something from spreading
      • To hold something inside something else
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • dynamic

      US /daiˈnæmik/

      UK /daɪˈnæmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Always active or energetic; getting things done
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    • fatigue

      US /fəˈtiɡ/

      UK /fəˈti:g/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
      • Being very tired
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone or something to become very tired
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • fluid

      US /ˈfluɪd/

      UK /'flu:ɪd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
      • Liquid that flows smoothly, such as water
      • Adjective
      • Able to move smoothly or gracefully
      • Liable to change; unstable.
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    • frequently

      US /ˈfrikwəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈfri:kwəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Often; regularly
      • Repeatedly or many times.
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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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    • hammer

      US /ˈhæmɚ/

      UK /ˈhæmə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
      • To defeat someone easily and totally
      • Noun
      • Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
      • Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
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    • hinge

      US /hɪndʒ/

      UK /hɪndʒ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be dependent on or caused by
      • Noun
      • Metal piece that attaches a door/gate to the wall
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    • in motion

      US /ɪn ˈmoʃən/

      UK /in ˈməuʃən/

      • Phrase
      • Moving; not stationary.
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    • independent

      US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

      UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/

      • Adjective
      • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
      • Not connected with or influenced by something else.
      • Noun
      • A person not connected to a political party
      • Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
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    • instrumentation

      US /ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnstrəmenˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Series of gauges and dials that provide data
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    • laboratory

      US /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, -ˌtori/

      UK /lə'bɒrətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place to do scientific experiments
      • A place where tests are done for medical diagnosis.
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    • lead to

      US /lid tu/

      UK /li:d tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To result in some action
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have something as a consequence or result.
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    • maintenance

      US /ˈmentənəns/

      UK /'meɪntənəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
      • Financial support paid to a former spouse or for children.
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    • minimal

      US /ˈmɪnəməl/

      UK /ˈmɪnɪməl/

      • Adjective
      • The smallest possible; least
      • Very basic or simple; characterized by the use of only basic elements
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    • momentum

      US /moˈmɛntəm/

      UK /mə'mentəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Speed or force that is gained when something moves
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    • motion

      US /ˈmoʃən/

      UK /'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Suggestion at a meeting
      • A movement; the process of moving
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate by moving your head or hand
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    • nozzle

      US /ˈnɑ:zl/

      UK /ˈnɒzl/

      • Noun
      • Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
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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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    • online

      US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/

      UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Connected to the internet
      • Adverb
      • Via the internet.
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    • pressure

      US /ˈprɛʃɚ/

      UK /'preʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Anxiety caused by difficult problems
      • Force, weight when pressing against a thing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply force to something
      • To persuade or force someone to do something
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    • pump

      US /pʌmp/

      UK /pʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
      • To make water/other liquid move using a machine
      • Noun
      • A device more moving liquids
      • Light woman's shoe
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • replace

      US /rɪˈples/

      UK /rɪ'pleɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use instead of something else
      • To return an item to its original location
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • reverse

      US /rɪˈvɚs/

      UK /rɪ'vɜ:s/

      • Noun
      • Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
      • Instance of a significant change, for the worse
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drive a vehicle backward
      • To change to an opposite state, way or condition
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    • seal

      US /sil/

      UK /si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
      • To close an envelop or package
      • Noun
      • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
      • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
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    • shutdown

      US /ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn/

      UK /ˈʃʌtdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • Termination of operations
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    • significantly

      US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/

      UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is important or noticeable
      • In a way that is meaningful
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • slam

      US /slæm/

      UK /slæm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To criticize sharply
      • To shut with a lot of force, making a loud noise
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of closing a door, etc. violently
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    • startup

      US /'stɑ:t'ʌp/

      UK /'stɑ:tʌp/

      • Countable Noun
      • A company just starting its operations
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of setting in operation
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    • transmit

      US /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈmɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
      • To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
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    • unreliable

      US /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not able to be trusted or believed
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    • valve

      US /vælv/

      UK /vælv/

      • Noun
      • A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
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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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