Vocabulary

  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • in terms of
  • search for: To try to find someone or something.
  • lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
  • of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
  • incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
  • to date: Up to the present time; until now.
  • shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
  • in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
  • in service: Available for use; operational
  • count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • call up: To require someone to join the army
  • be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • have to: Must do
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
  • figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • figure: To appear in a game, play or event
  • effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
  • evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
  • potentially: That could happen or become reality
  • artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
  • spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
  • attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
  • scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • atmosphere: Air around us
  • capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • military: Army or armed forces
  • issue: To make something available to be used or sold
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • security: Department in a company in charge of protection
  • launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • threat: Warning of probable trouble
  • interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • defense: Argument in support of something
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • public: Owned by the government
  • government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • disclosure: Making private information public
  • classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
  • extraterrestrial: Originating, located or occurring outside Earth
  • datum: Item of factual information
  • telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
  • disclose: To make once private information public
  • pentagon: A five-sided shape
  • zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
  • gremlin: An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed
  • unidentified: Not yet identified
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    • answer to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • artificial

      US /ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl/

      UK /ˌɑ:tɪ'fɪʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
      • (Something) made by people; not created by nature
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    • atmosphere

      US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/

      UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Air around us
      • Feeling or mood of a place
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    • attempt

      US /əˈtɛmpt/

      UK /ə'tempt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to do something challenging or difficult
      • Noun
      • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • be with

      US /bi wɪð/

      UK /bi: wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
      • To support someone's opinion or cause.
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    • call up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To require someone to join the army
      • To bring to your memory
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    • capable

      US /ˈkepəbəl/

      UK /'keɪpəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to do something very well; proficient
      • Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
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    • classify

      US /ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/

      UK /'klæsɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things into groups of similar items
      • To keep some information secret from the public
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • count in

      US /kaʊnt ɪn/

      UK /kaunt in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To include someone in an activity or plan.
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • defense

      US /dɪˈfɛns/

      UK /dɪ'fens/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Argument in support of something
      • The process of protecting something from attack
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    • disclose

      US /dɪˈskloz/

      UK /dɪs'kləʊz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make once private information public
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    • disclosure

      US /dɪˈskloʒɚ/

      UK /dɪs'kləʊʒə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Making private information public
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    • effort

      US /ˈɛfət/

      UK /ˈefət/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of work used trying to do something
      • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
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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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    • extraterrestrial

      US /ˌɛkstrətəˈrɛstriəl/

      UK /ˌekstrətəˈrestriəl/

      • Adjective
      • Originating, located or occurring outside Earth
      • Noun
      • A being from outside the earth or its atmosphere.
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    • figure out

      US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiɡə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To understand the behavior of someone
      • To think through logically to find a solution
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To understand or find an answer to something.
      • To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
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    • filter out

      US /ˈfɪltɚ aʊt/

      UK /ˈfiltə aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
      • To ignore or block something from your awareness.
      C2
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    • from scratch

      US /frʌm skrætʃ/

      UK /frɔm skrætʃ/

      • Phrase
      • From the very beginning; from nothing.
      • From the very beginning; using new materials rather than something that already exists.
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • gremlin

      US /ˈɡrɛmlɪn/

      UK /ˈgremlɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in service

      US /ɪn 'sɝvɪs/

      UK /in ˈsɜːvɪs/

      • Adjective
      • Available for use; operational
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    • in terms of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
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    • in the field

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
      • Located on the playing area of a sports ground.
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    • incredibly

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/

      • Adverb
      • To a great degree; very; amazingly
      • Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
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    • incredibly important

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Extremely significant or crucial.
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • issue

      US /ˈɪʃu/

      UK /'ɪʃu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something available to be used or sold
      • To deliver a statement, etc. in an official manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Important topic discussed, debated or argued over
      • Single edition of a magazine
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    • launch

      US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/

      UK /lɔ:ntʃ/

      • Noun
      • Starting a new project; introducing new product
      • Act of firing rockets into the air
      • Transitive Verb
      • To start a new project; start selling a product
      • To put a rocket into the air
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    • lean into

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
      • To embrace or fully engage with something, especially something difficult or challenging.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • military

      US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/

      UK /'mɪlətrɪ/

      • Noun
      • Army or armed forces
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the army or navy
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    • of interest

      US /əv ˈɪntrɪst/

      UK /əv ˈɪntrəst/

      • other
      • Relevant or important to someone or something.
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    • of itself

      US /ʌv ɪtˈself/

      UK /əv ɪtˈself/

      • other
      • Happening automatically without external cause or help.
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • pentagon

      US /ˈpɛntəˌɡɑn/

      UK /'pentəɡən/

      • Noun
      • A five-sided shape
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    • perspective

      US /pɚˈspɛktɪv/

      UK /pə'spektɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
      • Ability to understand what is important in life
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    • potentially

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ/

      UK /pə'tenʃəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • That could happen or become reality
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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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    • reach out

      US /ritʃ aʊt/

      UK /ri:tʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to communicate with someone.
      • To offer help and support to someone.
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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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    • scratch

      US /skrætʃ/

      UK /skrætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
      • To make a small cut or mark on a surface
      • Noun
      • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
      • A small cut or mark on a surface
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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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    • security

      US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/

      • Noun
      • Department in a company in charge of protection
      • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
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    • shake off

      US /ʃek ɔf/

      UK /ʃeik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
      • To escape from someone who is following you.
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    • specifically

      US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
      • In a definite and clear manner.
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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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    • stigma

      US /ˈstɪɡmə/

      UK /'stɪɡmə/

      • Noun
      • Mark of shame or disgrace
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • telescope

      US /ˈtelɪskoʊp/

      UK /ˈtelɪskəʊp/

      • Noun
      • Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
      • Transitive Verb
      • To shorten by compacting tubes inside each other
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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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    • threat

      US /θrɛt/

      UK /θret/

      • Noun
      • Warning of probable trouble
      • A warning that you may be harmed
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    • to date

      US /tu det/

      UK /tu: deit/

      • Phrase
      • Up to the present time; until now.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To go out on romantic dates with someone.
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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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    • unidentified

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Not yet identified
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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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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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    • zoom

      US /zum/

      UK /zu:m/

      • Noun
      • Camera lens used to magnify images
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move along or go somewhere very quickly
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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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