Vocabulary

  • going on: To continue doing something
  • in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • social bonds: The connections and relationships between individuals in a society that promote cohesion and mutual support.
  • such as: For example; like
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
  • call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
  • check out
  • phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • presence: The same place or area that a person is
  • capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
  • wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • condition: To improve something to make it better
  • draw: To attract attention to someone or something
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • society: A group who meet to share values or interests
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • refer: To talk about or write about something
  • population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
  • seek: To ask someone for help
  • rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • breed: Kind of / sort of
  • abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
  • extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
  • retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
  • peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
  • violence: Strong physical force of nature
  • endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
  • lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
  • animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
  • conceive: To become pregnant
  • disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
  • colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
  • sync: Short for 'synchronization'
  • narcissistic: Admiring yourself excessively
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
  • defend: To protect and explain your position in court
  • detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
  • mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
  • laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
  • exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
  • exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
  • density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • introspection: Thinking deeply within yourself, about yourself
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • utopia: Imagined perfect society
  • mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
  • spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
  • design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
  • visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • penthouse: (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
  • utopian: Being like an ideal society
  • cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
  • pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
  • colonization: Act of taking control over a place
  • lone: Being alone or the only one; single
  • seclude: To hide (yourself/another) away to be private
  • asexuality: Lack of sex e.g. organs for reproduction
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • abundant

      US /əˈbʌndənt/

      UK /əˈbʌndənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being in very great supply; plentiful
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    • animation

      US /ˌænəˈmeʃən/

      UK /ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
      • Liveliness or energy in behavior or expression.
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    • asexuality

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of sex e.g. organs for reproduction
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    • aspect

      US /ˈæspɛkt/

      UK /'æspekt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way something looks or seems to be
      • An element, feature, or quality of something
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent from happening
      • To stay away from
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    • breed

      US /brid/

      UK /bri:d/

      • Noun
      • Kind of / sort of
      • Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
      • To produce baby animals of specific kinds
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    • call for

      US /kɔl fɔr/

      UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
      • To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
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    • cannibalism

      US /'kænɪbəlɪzəm/

      UK /'kænɪbəlɪzəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Practice of one human eating another
      • The practice where an animal eats all or part of another animal of the same species.
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    • capacity

      US /kəˈpæsɪti/

      UK /kə'pæsətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
      • Largest amount of something that can be produced
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    • cater

      US /ˈketɚ/

      UK /'keɪtə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook or serve at an event for a fee
      • To handle or deal with; provide what is needed
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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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    • collapse

      US /kəˈlæps/

      UK /kə'læps/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
      • To suddenly fall down or break apart into pieces
      • Noun
      • The sudden failure of a structure or system.
      • The sudden failure of a bodily organ or function.
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    • colonization

      US /ˌkɑlənɪˈzeʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒlənaɪ'zeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of taking control over a place
      • The establishment of a population of organisms in a new area.
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    • colony

      US /ˈkɑləni/

      UK /'kɒlənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
      • Country/settlement controlled by another country
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    • conceive

      US /kənˈsiv/

      UK /kənˈsi:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become pregnant
      • To think of, create new (ideas, thought, plans)
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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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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • defend

      US /dɪˈfɛnd/

      UK /dɪ'fend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To protect and explain your position in court
      • To protect against an attack
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    • density

      US /ˈdɛnsɪti/

      UK /ˈdensəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Degree to which an area is filled or covered
      • The degree of compactness of a substance.
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • disruption

      US /dɪs'rʌpʃn/

      UK /dɪs'rʌpʃn/

      • Noun
      • When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
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    • endemic

      US /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/

      UK /enˈdemɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
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    • exceed

      US /ɪkˈsid/

      UK /ɪk'si:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be greater in number, degree than something
      • To go above or beyond a limit or rule
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    • exponentially

      US /ˌekspə'nenʃəlɪ/

      UK /ˌekspə'nenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
      • At an increasingly rapid rate; extremely quickly.
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    • extinction

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When every example of animal, plant is dead
      • The process of something ceasing to exist or be active.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • groom

      US /ɡrum, ɡrʊm/

      UK /gru:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make neat and smart in appearance
      • To take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it
      • Countable Noun
      • Man employed to brush, trim and clean horses
      • Man who is, or who has recently married
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    • in on

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To be involved in a secret or plan.
      • To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
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    • in the presence of

      US /ɪn ðə ˈprɛzəns ʌv/

      UK /in ðə ˈprezəns ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • While someone or something else is present.
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    • introspection

      US /ˌɪntrəˈspɛkʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntrəˈspekʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Thinking deeply within yourself, about yourself
      • A process of self-examination of one's thoughts, feelings and motives.
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    • laboratory

      US /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri, -ˌtori/

      UK /lə'bɒrətrɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A place to do scientific experiments
      • A place where tests are done for medical diagnosis.
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    • lifespan

      US /ˈlaɪfspæn/

      UK /ˈlaɪfspæn/

      • Noun
      • Length of time something is expected to last
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    • lone

      US /lon/

      UK /ləʊn/

      • Adjective
      • Being alone or the only one; single
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    • mankind

      US /ˈmænˌkaɪnd/

      UK /mænˈkaɪnd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • All humans thought of as one group; humanity
      • The quality of being humane; benevolence.
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    • mate

      US /met/

      UK /meɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
      • Partner in a (sexual) relationship
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To pair a male and female so they have children
      • To join or fit two things together
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    • narcissistic

      US /ˌnɑrsɪˈsɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌnɑ:sɪ'sɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Admiring yourself excessively
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • optimistic

      US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to believe the future will be good
      • Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
      B2
      More
    • pathology

      US /pæˈθɑlədʒi/

      UK /pə'θɒlədʒɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of diseases and their effect on the body
      C1
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    • peak

      US /pik/

      UK /pi:k/

      • Noun
      • Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
      • The very top of a mountain
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To reach the highest or best point
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    • penthouse

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
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    • phenomenon

      US /fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən/

      UK /fə'nɒmɪnən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unusual event, fact that can be studied
      • Interesting or unusual person, group
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    • physical

      US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

      UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Health check at the doctors' or hospital
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the body of a person
      • Concerning things that can be seen or touched
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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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    • presence

      US /ˈprɛzəns/

      UK /ˈprezns/

      • Noun
      • The same place or area that a person is
      • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
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    • psyche

      US /ˈsaɪki/

      UK /ˈsaɪki/

      • Noun
      • Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
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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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    • retreat

      US /rɪˈtrit/

      UK /rɪ'tri:t/

      • Noun
      • Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
      • A place away from home and work to relax
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of army, etc.) to move back from a winning enemy
      • To go away from home and work for a vacation
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    • rodent

      US /ˈroʊdnt/

      UK /ˈrəʊdnt/

      • Noun
      • Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
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    • rub

      US /rʌb/

      UK /rʌb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
      • To move something back and forth along a surface
      • Noun
      • Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
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    • seclude

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide (yourself/another) away to be private
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    • seek

      US /sik/

      UK /si:k/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone for help
      • To search for; try to find or do; look for
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    • social bonds

      US

      UK

      • Noun (plural)
      • The connections and relationships between individuals in a society that promote cohesion and mutual support.
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    • society

      US /səˈsaɪɪti/

      UK /sə'saɪətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group who meet to share values or interests
      • Group of people living together
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    • spite

      US /spaɪt/

      UK /spaɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To deliberately annoy or frustrate someone
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue to live despite illness or trouble
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    • sync

      US /sɪŋk/

      UK /sɪŋk/

      • Noun
      • Short for 'synchronization'
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • utopia

      US /juˈtopiə/

      UK /ju:'təʊpɪə/

      • Noun
      • Imagined perfect society
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    • utopian

      US /juˈtopiən/

      UK /ju:'təʊpɪən/

      • Adjective
      • Being like an ideal society
      • Noun
      • A believer in an ideal world
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    • violence

      US /ˈvaɪələns/

      UK /ˈvaɪələns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong physical force of nature
      • Use of physical force to harm someone
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • wrap

      US /ræp/

      UK /ræp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
      • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be or move around something
      • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
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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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