Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- at the risk of: Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- lead to: To result in some action
- in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- turn off
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the plus side: Considering the advantages or positive aspects.
- have to: Must do
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
- render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- contain: To keep something from spreading
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- mandate: To order that something is done
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
- downside: Negative aspect of something
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
- particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
- choke: To cause someone not to breathe
- great: Very good; better than before
- minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- treaty: An agreement between nations
- plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
- funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
- divert: To attract someone's attention from something
- violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
- dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
- adaptive: Able to adjust to new conditions
- waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
- calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
- cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
- relativistic: Comparatively
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2025/06/27Ever wondered what would happen if you tried to funnel Niagara Falls through a straw? This video dives into the wild physics of fluid dynamics and cavitation, explaining concepts like flow rate and even relativistic speeds in a super fun way! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary and learn about complex sentence structures while exploring this hilarious thought experiment.
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