Vocabulary

  • lead to: To result in some action
  • of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
  • in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • go away: To go on vacation
  • on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
  • lock on: To establish a tracking signal on a target, typically used in the context of missile guidance systems.
  • such as: For example; like
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • check out
  • anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
  • constantly: Frequently, or without pause
  • cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • mental: Concerning the mind
  • ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
  • trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
  • extreme: Very great in degree
  • anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
  • exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
  • strike: To hit something
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
  • increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
  • disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
  • establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
  • regulate: To control something with rules or laws
  • initiate: To cause something to begin
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
  • relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
  • persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
  • obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • resolve: To make a decision to do something
  • relieve: To make less boring by making some change
  • intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
  • exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • symmetry: Having parts that are exactly the same
  • afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
  • medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • forbid: To order someone not to do something
  • childhood: The time when you are a child
  • prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
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    • anxiety

      US /æŋˈzaɪɪti/

      UK /æŋ'zaɪətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • attribute

      US /əˈtrɪbjut/

      UK /əˈtrɪbju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Characteristic something has, e.g. size or color
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • childhood

      US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/

      UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The time when you are a child
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    • cognitive

      US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • The process of knowing and remembering
      • Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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    • compulsive

      US /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

      UK /kəm'pʌlsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
      • Acting as a result of an irresistible urge; addicted.
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    • condition

      US /kənˈdɪʃən/

      UK /kənˈdɪʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something to make it better
      • To cause to behave automatically in a certain way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Disease or other medical problem
      • The state of living you are in, e.g. good health
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    • constantly

      US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/

      • Adverb
      • Frequently, or without pause
      • In a way that is unchanging or faithful
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    • disorder

      US /dɪsˈɔrdɚ/

      UK /dɪs'ɔ:də(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of confusion or a lack of organization
      • Illness when the body is not functioning well
      • Transitive Verb
      • To disrupt the order or arrangement of something.
      B2
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    • disrupt

      US /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
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    • establish

      US /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      UK /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To set or create something to last for a long time
      • To use facts, evidence to show truth or clarity
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • exacerbate

      US /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbet/

      UK /ɪɡ'zæsəbeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To increase the severity or bitterness of
      B2
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • excessive

      US /ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

      UK /ɪkˈsesɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Beyond what is usual or proper
      B2
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    • exposure

      US /ɪkˈspoʒɚ/

      UK /ɪk'spəʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
      • Being talked about in the media
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    • extreme

      US /ɪkˈstrim/

      UK /ɪk'stri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Very great in degree
      • Farthest from a center
      • Noun
      • Effort that is thought more than is necessary
      • The furthest point or limit of something.
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    • forbid

      US /fərˈbɪd/

      UK /fəˈbɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To order someone not to do something
      B1
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    • genetic

      US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
      • Relating to genes or heredity.
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    • go away

      US /ɡo əˈwe/

      UK /ɡəu əˈwei/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go on vacation
      • To leave; depart.
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    • hoard

      US /hɔ:rd/

      UK /hɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
      • Transitive Verb
      • To keep a large amount of hidden (valuable) items
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    • in waves

      US /ɪn weɪvz/

      UK /ɪn weɪvz/

      • other
      • Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
      B2
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    • indulge

      US /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      UK /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To let someone else have or do what they want
      • To allow to do more pleasurable things than normal
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    • initiate

      US /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      UK /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause something to begin
      • To allow someone into a group by a special ceremony
      • Noun
      • A person who has been initiated into an organization or activity.
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    • intensity

      US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

      UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Great energy, strength, or concentration
      • The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
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    • intrusive

      US /ɪnˈtrusɪv, -zɪv/

      UK /ɪnˈtru:sɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
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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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    • lock on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To establish a tracking signal on a target, typically used in the context of missile guidance systems.
      • To focus one's attention or efforts intently on something.
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    • medication

      US /ˌmɛdɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
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    • mental

      US /ˈmɛntl/

      UK /ˈmentl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the mind
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • obsess

      US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈses/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or think about someone, something too much
      • To think about something to an excessive degree
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    • obsessive

      US /əbˈsɛsɪv, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈsesɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Characterized by or constituting an obsession
      • Thinking about something or someone all the time
      B2
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    • of age

      US /əv eɪdʒ/

      UK /əv eɪdʒ/

      • other
      • Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
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    • on the door

      US /ɑn ðə dɔr/

      UK /ɒn ðə dɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Situated on the surface or part of a door.
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    • onset

      US /ˈɑnˌsɛt, ˈɔn-/

      UK /ˈɒnset/

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

      US /ˌovɚˈkʌm/

      UK /ˌəʊvə'kʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
      • Participle
      • Past participle of overcome; to have successfully dealt with or controlled a problem or feeling.
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    • persist

      US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/

      UK /pə'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue a course of action despite opposition
      • To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
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    • prevention

      US /prɪˈvɛnʃən/

      UK /prɪˈvenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of stopping something bad from happening
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • regulate

      US /ˈrɛɡjəˌlet/

      UK /ˈregjuleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control something with rules or laws
      • To set/adjust (a clock, etc.); restrict motion in
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    • relief

      US /rɪˈlif/

      UK /rɪˈli:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
      • Artwork, e.g. part of wall, that partly sticks out
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    • relieve

      US /rɪˈliv/

      UK /rɪ'li:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make less boring by making some change
      • To replace workers with others
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    • repetitive

      US /rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/

      UK /rɪˈpetətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Doing or saying the same things many times
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    • resolve

      US /rɪˈzɑlv/

      UK /rɪ'zɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a decision to do something
      • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm determination to do something.
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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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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    • ritual

      US /ˈrɪtʃuəl/

      UK /'rɪtʃʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Performed as part of a ceremony
      • Being done in a regular, expected or similar way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Social or religious ceremony always done the same
      • A series of actions regularly and invariably followed by someone.
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • spectrum

      US /ˈspɛktrəm/

      UK /'spektrəm/

      • Noun
      • The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
      • a range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • symmetry

      US /ˈsɪmɪtri/

      UK /ˈsɪmətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Having parts that are exactly the same
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    • therapy

      US /ˈθɛrəpi/

      UK /'θerəpɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Treatment to help cure an illness
      • Psychological counseling to help resolve personal or emotional problems.
      B2
      More
    • trauma

      US /ˈtraʊmə/

      UK /'trɔ:mə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very severe or upsetting experience
      • Serious injury to part of the body
      B2
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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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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