Vocabulary
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- fight off: To defend a position, often violently
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- at least: As a minimum
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- slightly: Only a little
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- lethal: Causing or able to cause death
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
- nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
- collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- primary: Most important, most basic or essential
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
- kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
- invisible: Being unable to be seen
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- enzyme: A protein made by cells
- rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
- vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
- dystopian: As bad as can be; characterized by human misery
- ask: To say to someone that you want something
- systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
- synthesized: To combine different things into a new form
- shockwave: A wave of energy (e.g. after an earthquake)
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- gamma: Third letter of the Greek alphabet
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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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How long would you survive with no DNA?
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Minjane posted on 2026/01/24Ever wondered what would happen if you lost all your DNA? This video dives into the wild science behind DNA damage, explaining how things like radiation poisoning or chemotherapy could turn you into a 'walking ghost'! You'll pick up some fascinating advanced vocabulary while learning about these intense biological processes.
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