Vocabulary

  • evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • set up
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
  • phase in: To start using or doing things gradually
  • in part: To some extent; partially.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
  • plow through: To read or deal with something quickly, often when it is boring or difficult.
  • such as: For example; like
  • off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
  • came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • from the first: From the very beginning.
  • prior to: Before a particular time or event.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
  • for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
  • have to: Must do
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
  • identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
  • interpret: To express so that others understand it
  • unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
  • roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • spike: The top point in a graph
  • indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • agriculture: The science of farming
  • deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • era: Period characterized by particular events, people
  • revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
  • calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
  • fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • annual: Happening once a year, or every year
  • industrial: Concerning making things in factories
  • submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
  • signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
  • disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
  • modify: To make minor change to something
  • resign: To leave a job because you want to
  • onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
  • agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
  • resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
  • deep: Complex and important
  • correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
  • coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
  • grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
  • decode: To translate from code into the plain text
  • sediment: Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  • earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
  • epoch: Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
  • avian: Of or typical of birds
  • plutonium: Radioactive metallic element
  • peat: Acid black material used as soil for some plants
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • agricultural

      US /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      UK /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning farming, or the land
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    • agriculture

      US /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

      UK /ˈægrɪkʌltʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The science of farming
      • The study of farming and related sciences.
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    • annual

      US /ˈænjuəl/

      UK /ˈænjuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Happening once a year, or every year
      • Noun
      • Book (in a series) released each year
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • asteroid

      US /ˈæstəˌrɔɪd/

      UK /ˈæstərɔɪd/

      • Noun
      • Very small planets that move around the sun
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    • avian

      US /'eɪvɪrn/

      UK /'eɪvɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Of or typical of birds
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    • blip

      US /blɪp/

      UK /blɪp/

      • Noun
      • Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a brief delay in something
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    • break in

      US /brek ɪn/

      UK /breik in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
      • To interrupt someone's conversation, task
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To interrupt a conversation or activity.
      • To wear something new until it becomes comfortable.
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    • brilliant

      US /ˈbrɪljənt/

      UK /'brɪlɪənt/

      • Adjective
      • Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
      • Being very bright, like a diamond; shining
      • Noun
      • A diamond or other gem cut in a particular form with many facets to have exceptional brilliance.
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    • calendar

      US /ˈkæləndɚ/

      UK /ˈkælɪndə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A table showing the days, months and years
      • A system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years.
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    • came off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To succeed in doing; complete something
      • To detach or come away from something in pieces
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    • column

      US /ˈkɑ:ləm/

      UK /ˈkɒləm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
      • Strong vertical stone pillar that holds up a roof
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    • coral

      US /ˈkɑrəl/

      UK /'kɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Color that is a combination of pink and orange
      • Noun
      • Marine substance made from bones of sea creatures
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    • correlate

      US /ˈkɔ:rəleɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒrəleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have/show the relationship between two things
      • To have a mutual relationship or connection; to establish a systematic connection.
      • Noun
      • Something that is mutually related to or associated with something else.
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • decode

      US /ˌdi:ˈkoʊd/

      UK /ˌdi:ˈkəʊd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To translate from code into the plain text
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    • deem

      US /dim/

      UK /di:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To judge something to be a certain thing, way
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    • disperse

      US /dɪˈspɚs/

      UK /dɪ'spɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To separate and spread out in different directions
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    • earl

      US /ə:l/

      UK /ɜ:l/

      • Proper Noun
      • Man with a high or noble rank in a society
      • Person's name
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • epoch

      US /ˈɛpək, ˈiˌpɑk/

      UK /'i:pɒk/

      • Noun
      • Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
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    • equivalent

      US /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      UK /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Equal to something in value, use or meaning
      • Having the same meaning or significance.
      • Noun
      • Thing like another in quality, quantity or degree
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    • era

      US /'ɪrə/

      UK /'ɪərə/

      • Noun
      • Period characterized by particular events, people
      • A major division of geological time, usually divided into periods.
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    • evidence of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
      • Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • for now

      US /fɔr naʊ/

      UK /fɔ: nau/

      • Phrase
      • Temporarily; for the present time.
      • In the short term; for the immediate future.
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    • fossil

      US /ˈfɑsəl/

      UK /'fɒsl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant or animal that became rock after many years
      • A person or thing that is outdated or no longer useful.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or resembling a fossil.
      • Relating to or denoting energy generated from fossil fuels.
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    • from the first

      US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/

      UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/

      • other
      • From the very beginning.
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    • grapple

      US /ˈɡræpəl/

      UK /'ɡræpl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
      • To attempt to solve difficult problems
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    • grapple with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To struggle or deal with something difficult.
      • To engage in a physical struggle or fight.
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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 part

      US /ɪn pɑrt/

      UK /in pɑ:t/

      • Adverb
      • To some extent; partially.
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    • in the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
      • Referring to something placed or growing in soil.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • indigenous

      US /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

      UK /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
      • Relating to the people who are native to a particular region.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous peoples.
      • The original inhabitants of a particular region or country.
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    • industrial

      US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning making things in factories
      • Noun
      • A worker in industry.
      • A company involved in industrial production.
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    • interpret

      US /ɪnˈtɚprɪt/

      UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To express so that others understand it
      • To translate what is said into another language
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    • look to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
      • To expect someone to do something for you; rely on
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    • modify

      US /ˈmɑ:dɪfaɪ/

      UK /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make minor change to something
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    • nitrogen

      US /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

      UK /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A colorless chemical element without a smell
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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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    • off the table

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • No longer being considered or discussed.
      • Removed from the table.
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • onset

      US /ˈɑnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-/

      UK /ˈɒnset/

      • Noun
      • When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • peat

      US /pit/

      UK /pi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Acid black material used as soil for some plants
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    • phase in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start using or doing things gradually
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • plow through

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To read or deal with something quickly, often when it is boring or difficult.
      • To move forcefully through something.
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    • plutonium

      US /pluˈtoniəm/

      UK /plu:ˈtəʊniəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Radioactive metallic element
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    • prior to

      US /ˈpraɪɚ tu/

      UK /ˈpraiə tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Before a particular time or event.
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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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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • resign

      US /rɪ'zaɪn/

      UK /rɪ'zaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To leave a job because you want to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To accept something unpleasant that one cannot do anything about.
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    • resonance

      US /ˈrɛzənəns/

      UK /ˈrezənəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
      • The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.
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    • revolution

      US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/

      UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃn/

      • Noun
      • When a group overthrows an existing government
      • Sudden or significant change in something
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    • roughly

      US /ˈrʌflɪ/

      UK /ˈrʌfli/

      • Adverb
      • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
      • In a manner that is violent or not careful
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    • search for

      US /sɚtʃ fɔr/

      UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to find someone or something.
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    • sediment

      US /ˈsɛdəmənt/

      UK /ˈsedɪmənt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • signal

      US /ˈsɪɡnəl/

      UK /'sɪɡnəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be evidence/an indication something will happen
      • To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Evidence or an indication something will happen
      • Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
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    • spike

      US /spaɪk/

      UK /spaɪk/

      • Noun
      • The top point in a graph
      • Long, thin metal rod that ends in a point
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go up to a point on a graph
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    • submit

      US /səbˈmɪt/

      UK /səbˈmɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To accept a superior force has power over you
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • to do with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • unique

      US /juˈnik/

      UK /jʊ'ni:k/

      • Adjective
      • Unlike other things; being the only one like it
      • Remarkably special or unusual.
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    • visualize

      US /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create a picture in your mind of something
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    • well preserved

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
      • Kept from decaying; maintained in a state suitable for later use.
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    • wipe

      US /waɪp/

      UK /waɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean or dry something with a cloth
      • To spread a liquid on something
      • Noun
      • Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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