Vocabulary

  • sync up: To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • on the brain: To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
  • at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • check out
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
  • experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • compelling: To force someone to do something
  • accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
  • bizarre: Odd or strange
  • appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
  • hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
  • shed: Small building used for storage
  • evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • temporarily: For a limited amount of time
  • thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
  • undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • bust: To arrest people involved in crime
  • womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
  • suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
  • bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
  • analysis: Careful study to better understand something
  • sync: Short for 'synchronization'
  • shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
  • menstrual: Concerning a female's period
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
  • notification: Act of giving formal or official information
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
  • hysteria: A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
  • wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
  • menstruation: Monthly discharge of blood from the uterus
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
  • tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
  • believe: To think or accept that something is true
  • implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
  • ovulation: Production of eggs within the female body
  • wane: To become smaller, weaker or less
  • pseudo: Not genuine but having the appearance of
  • rundown: (Of building) old and in poor condition
  • expend: To use a lot of something, such as time or energy
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    • accurate

      US /ˈækjərɪt/

      UK /ˈækjərət/

      • Adjective
      • With no mistake or error; Correct
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • analysis

      US /əˈnælɪsɪs/

      UK /əˈnæləsɪs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Careful study to better understand something
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    • ancient

      US /ˈenʃənt/

      UK /'eɪnʃənt/

      • Adjective
      • Very old; having lived a very long time ago
      • Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
      • Noun
      • A person who lived in ancient times.
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    • appetite

      US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/

      UK /'æpɪtaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Feeling of hunger or desire for something
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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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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

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

      US /æt taɪmz/

      UK /æt taɪmz/

      • Phrase
      • Sometimes; occasionally.
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    • bizarre

      US /bɪˈzɑr/

      UK /bɪˈzɑ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or strange
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    • bury

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into the ground and cover it
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    • bust

      US /bʌst/

      UK /bʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrest people involved in crime
      • To break something with force
      • Noun
      • A woman's chest or breasts
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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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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    • compelling

      US /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/

      UK /kəmˈpelɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force someone to do something
      • Adjective
      • Making you do, believe something; persuasive
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    • evolutionary

      US /ˌiːvəˈluːʃəneri/

      UK /ˌi:vəˈlu:ʃənri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning gradual change over time
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    • expend

      US /ɪkˈspɛnd/

      UK /ɪk'spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a lot of something, such as time or energy
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    • experienced in

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
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    • fetus

      US /ˈfitəs/

      UK /'fi:təs/

      • Noun
      • An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
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    • float

      US /floʊt/

      UK /fləʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To sell the shares of a company publicly
      • To move slowly and easily through air
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Object designed to stay on the surface of water
      • Decorated truck used in a festival
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    • hormone

      US /ˈhɔrˌmon/

      UK /'hɔ:məʊn/

      • Noun
      • Chemical produced by the body to control functions
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    • hysteria

      US /hɪˈstɛriə, -ˈstɪr-/

      UK /hɪ'stɪərɪə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
      • A psychological disorder (now largely discredited) once believed to be common in women, characterized by emotional excitability and various physical symptoms.
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    • immune

      US /ɪˈmjoon/

      UK /ɪˈmju:n/

      • Adjective
      • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
      • Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
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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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    • implant

      US /ɪmˈplænt/

      UK /ɪmˈplɑ:nt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
      • To put medical material in, as to improve teeth
      • Noun
      • Medical material, thing to improve the teeth, body
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    • inflammation

      US /ˌɪnfləˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Painful swelling in the body due to illness
      • A condition in which a part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • menstrual

      US /ˈmɛnstruəl/

      UK /ˈmenstruəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a female's period
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    • menstruation

      US /ˌmɛnstruˈeʃən/

      UK /ˌmenstruˈeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Monthly discharge of blood from the uterus
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    • myth

      US /mɪθ/

      UK /mɪθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
      • Famous story dealing with origins of a culture
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    • notification

      US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of giving formal or official information
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    • on the brain

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
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    • overlap

      US /ˌoʊvərˈlæp/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈlæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lie over or cover a part of something else
      • To happen at the same time as another event
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount shared in the same space, form, idea
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    • ovulation

      US /ˌɒvjʊ'leɪʃn/

      UK /ˌɒvjʊ'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Production of eggs within the female body
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    • population

      US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/

      UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
      • A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
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    • pseudo

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not genuine but having the appearance of
      • (computing) being not actually but having the appearance of; quasi-
      • Prefix
      • A prefix meaning false or spurious.
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • refer

      US /rɪˈfɚ/

      UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk about or write about something
      • To give information about something
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • reproductive

      US /ˌriprəˈdʌktɪv/

      UK /ˌri:prəˈdʌktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the process of making children
      • Relating to having children, young, or new plants
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    • rundown

      US /ˈrʌndaʊn/

      UK /ˈrʌndaʊn/

      • Adjective
      • (Of building) old and in poor condition
      • (Of people) tired
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    • shed

      US /ʃed/

      UK /ʃed/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small building used for storage
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
      • Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
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    • shield

      US /ʃild/

      UK /ʃi:ld/

      • Noun
      • A family's coat of arms or insignia
      • Device used to protect from a harmful force
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
      • To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • suppress

      US /səˈprɛs/

      UK /səˈpres/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
      • To use force to prevent something happening
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    • sync

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Noun
      • Short for 'synchronization'
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    • sync up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
      • To coordinate schedules or activities.
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    • syndrome

      US /ˈsɪnˌdrom/

      UK /'sɪndrəʊm/

      • Noun
      • A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
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    • temporarily

      US /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      UK /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • For a limited amount of time
      • In a way that is not intended to be permanent or lasting
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    • tension

      US /ˈtɛnʃən/

      UK /'tenʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
      • Degree to which something is stretched tight
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • thick

      US /θɪk/

      UK /θɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to see through, as fog
      • Full of (people, etc.)
      • Adverb
      • In close association or friendship.
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • tug

      US /tʌɡ/

      UK /tʌg/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull (something) hard or suddenly
      • Noun
      • Pull at something that is hard or sudden
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    • ultimately

      US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/

      UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/

      • Adverb
      • Done or considered as the final and most important
      • Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
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    • undermine

      US /ˌʌndərˈmaɪn/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
      • To excavate the foundation or supporting material of (a building, cliff, etc.).
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • wane

      US /wen/

      UK /weɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become smaller, weaker or less
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    • wax

      US /wæks/

      UK /wæks/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
      • To speak emotionally about a particular memory
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Substance naturally produced inside the earhole
      • Soft substance that melts, used for candles
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    • womb

      US /wum/

      UK /wu:m/

      • Noun
      • Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
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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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