Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • peel back: To gradually reveal or uncover something by removing layers or obstacles.
  • stand out
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
  • ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
  • overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
  • profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
  • gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
  • bizarre: Odd or strange
  • dread: To await with great fear
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
  • presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
  • exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
  • indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
  • avoid: To prevent from happening
  • intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
  • humble: Being lower in quality or status
  • absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
  • parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
  • survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
  • crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
  • landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
  • feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
  • drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
  • enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
  • equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
  • herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
  • colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
  • grandiose: Seeming to be impressive, but not very practical
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
  • volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • enlighten: To cause someone to understand
  • interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
  • wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
  • acquaint: To make someone or yourself familiar with something
  • symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • website: Collection of webpages in one location
  • simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
  • close: Almost; near
  • sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
  • antagonist: (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
  • unfathomable: That cannot be understood or worked out
  • beautiful: Having dome something well
  • rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
  • easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
  • bewilder: To deeply confuse someone emotionally
  • amazon: Mainly green tropical American parrots
  • maroon: Dark reddish purple color
  • conceptualize: To have the ability to see concepts or ideas
  • unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
  • eden: A beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)
  • doc: Shortened form of “doctor”
  • und: German for and
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    • absurd

      US /əbˈsɚd, -ˈzɚd/

      UK /əb'sɜ:d/

      • Adjective
      • So foolish as to be difficult to believe
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    • acquaint

      US /əˈkweɪnt/

      UK /əˈkweɪnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone or yourself familiar with something
      • To make someone aware of or familiar with.
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    • antagonist

      US /ænˈtæɡənɪst/

      UK /ænˈtægənɪst/

      • Noun
      • (Literature) someone who is an enemy or opponent
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    • avoid

      US /əˈvɔɪd/

      UK /ə'vɔɪd/

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

      US /ɔ/

      UK /ɔ:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To feel admiration, respect, or fear
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise.
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    • bewilder

      US /bɪˈwɪldɚ/

      UK /bɪ'wɪldə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To deeply confuse someone emotionally
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    • bizarre

      US /bɪˈzɑr/

      UK /bɪˈzɑ:(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or strange
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    • burden

      US /ˈbɚdn/

      UK /'bɜ:dn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
      • Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
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    • cargo

      US /ˈkɑ:rgoʊ/

      UK /ˈkɑ:gəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Goods carried in a ship or plane
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    • collective

      US /kəˈlɛktɪv/

      UK /kəˈlektɪv/

      • Noun
      • Business owned or controlled by its workers
      • Adjective
      • Formed by working together as a group
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    • colonial

      US /kəˈloʊniəl/

      UK /kəˈləʊniəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of a system where one country controls another
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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    • conceptualize

      US /kənˈsɛptʃuəˌlaɪz/

      UK /kənˈseptʃuəlaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have the ability to see concepts or ideas
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    • confront

      US /kənˈfrʌnt/

      UK /kən'frʌnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
      • (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • crew

      US /kru/

      UK /kru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
      • Skilled group of people working together on a task
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work as part of a crew.
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    • curse

      US /kɚs/

      UK /kɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use offensive language when angry; swear
      • Noun
      • Act to cause trouble to others
      • A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
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    • drag

      US /dræɡ/

      UK /dræɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reluctantly move or go somewhere
      • To pull something heavy or difficult along the ground
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Force of air pushing back against a plane car etc.
      • Boring or annoying thing/activity
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    • dread

      US /drɛd/

      UK /dred/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To await with great fear
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    • enemy

      US /ˈɛnəmi/

      UK /ˈenəmi/

      • Noun
      • Something that stops you doing what you want
      • Group, or people, you are opposed to
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    • enlighten

      US /ɛnˈlaɪtn/

      UK /ɪn'laɪtn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to understand
      • To give light to; illuminate.
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    • exploit

      US /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

      UK /ɪk'splɔɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
      • To use something in a very effective manner
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Personal journey or series of events
      • A bold or daring feat.
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    • feat

      US /fit/

      UK /fi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Impressive act showing courage or skill
      • A remarkable or skillful act or accomplishment.
      • Noun
      • An archaic spelling of 'feet'.
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    • fiction

      US /ˈfɪkʃən/

      UK /ˈfɪkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Made-up stories; imagined events
      • False statement or account about something
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • gorgeous

      US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/

      UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
      • Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
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    • grandiose

      US /ˈɡrændiˌos, ˌɡrændiˈos/

      UK /ˈgrændiəʊs/

      • Adjective
      • Seeming to be impressive, but not very practical
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • herd

      US /hɜ:rd/

      UK /hɜ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Group of the same animal that eat, live together
      • Group of people who are easily influenced
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather animals together to move them
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    • humanity

      US /hjuˈmænɪti/

      UK /hju:ˈmænəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
      • Compassionate behavior, especially towards those suffering.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All human beings collectively; the human race.
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    • humble

      US /ˈhʌmbəl/

      UK /'hʌmbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being lower in quality or status
      • Not proud/arrogant; of low status
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone feel less proud or confident
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    • indigenous

      US /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

      UK /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

      • Adjective
      • Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
      • Relating to the people who are native to a particular region.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The traditional knowledge and practices of indigenous peoples.
      • The original inhabitants of a particular region or country.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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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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    • interstellar

      US /ˌɪntərˈstelə(r)/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈstelə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the space between stars or star systems
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    • landscape

      US /ˈlændˌskep/

      UK /'lændskeɪp/

      • Noun
      • Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
      • Picture of natural scenery in a place
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make gardens that improve an area of land
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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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    • maroon

      US /məˈrun/

      UK /mə'ru:n/

      • Adjective
      • Dark reddish purple color
      • Transitive Verb
      • To leave alone, e.g. on a deserted island; strand
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • overwhelming

      US /ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl-/

      UK /ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To defeat something or someone completely
      • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
      • Adjective
      • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
      • Very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist or decide how to react
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    • parallel

      US /ˈpærəˌlɛl/

      UK /'pærəlel/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be equal to, or like, something else
      • To compare
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A line on a map a set distance from the equator
      • A similarity; a comparison.
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    • peel back

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gradually reveal or uncover something by removing layers or obstacles.
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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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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • presentation

      US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/

      UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of giving a formal talk about something
      • Way in which something is displayed or shown
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    • profound

      US /prəˈfaʊnd, pro-/

      UK /prə'faʊnd/

      • Adjective
      • Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
      • Showing a lot of deep thought or understanding
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    • rainforest

      US /ˈreɪnfɔ:rɪst/

      UK /ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/

      • Noun
      • Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
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    • simplistic

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Being too simply expressed or explained
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    • stand out

      US /stænd aʊt/

      UK /stænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be noticeably better than other similar ones
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    • stellar

      US /ˈstɛlɚ/

      UK /ˈstelə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very brilliant; very successful or good
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    • strand

      US /strænd/

      UK /strænd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to be stuck or trapped somewhere
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    • sublime

      US /səˈblaɪm/

      UK /sə'blaɪm/

      • Adjective
      • The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
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    • survive

      US /sɚˈvaɪv/

      UK /sə'vaɪv/

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

      US /ˌsɪmbaɪ'ɒtɪk/

      UK /ˌsɪmbaɪ'ɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • In an interdependent relationship
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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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    • unfathomable

      US /ʌnˈfæðəməbəl/

      UK /ʌnˈfæðəməbl/

      • Adjective
      • That cannot be understood or worked out
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    • unfinished

      US /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

      UK /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt/

      • Adjective
      • Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
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    • volatility

      US /ˌvɒlə'tɪlətɪ/

      UK /ˌvɒlə'tɪlətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
      • Quality of changing suddenly or extremely
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    • wrath

      US /ræθ/

      UK /rɒθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
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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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