Vocabulary
- make up: To invent or create a story
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
- identical: The same in every way
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
- cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- level: Specific height of something
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- live: To be alive
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- headline: To be the main performer at a show
- close: Almost; near
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- ancestral: Concerning dead relatives
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- shocking: To affect someone with an electrical current
- color: To change or affect someone's opinion
- size: How big or small a thing is
- news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- genomic: Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell
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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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Human DNA - Discover the Surprising Truth About Our Genes
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kuma posted on 2025/04/22Ever wondered what makes us human? This video dives into the Human Genome Project and reveals the surprising genetic similarity we share with everyone, even chimpanzees! You'll pick up some fascinating vocabulary about genetics and get a thought-provoking look at race and biology.
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