Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- information technology: The study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- for instance: As an example.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- in terms of
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
- down the line: At a later time; in the future.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- at least: As a minimum
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- deal with
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- have to: Must do
- go on: To continue doing something
- from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- instance: An example of something; case
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
- organism: Living thing, often one that is small
- increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
- century: Period of 100 years
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
- fictional: Including people and events that are not real
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- totalitarian: Of government having total control over its people
- hijacking: To take control of a plane, etc. by force
- enslave: To make someone live like a slave
- hebrew: Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel
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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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Yuval Noah Harari: How to safeguard your mind in the age of junk information
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/08/11Feeling overwhelmed by the flood of online information? Yuval Noah Harari shares brilliant insights on how to protect your mind in the age of AI and 'junk information', and you'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary along the way!
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