Vocabulary
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- make it worse: To aggravate a situation; to make something bad even worse.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- work out
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
- urge: A strong desire for something
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- spot: A certain place or area
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- conduct: Your behavior
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- regulate: To control something with rules or laws
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
- irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
- receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
- point: An item to be discussed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- itchy: Nervous and unable to relax
- itch: Something you are desperate to do
- dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
- clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
- bug: To bother someone
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
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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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Why Scratching An Itch Makes It Worse
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Gisele Sung posted on 2022/04/02Ever wonder why scratching an itch just makes it worse? This video dives into the fascinating science behind the itch-scratch cycle, explaining how things like serotonin and GRPR neurons play a role. You'll pick up some cool advanced vocabulary related to science and everyday sensations!
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