Vocabulary

  • study session: A period of time dedicated to studying, often in a group.
  • go back to: To return to a starting point
  • wake up: To stop sleeping
  • stare out: To look or gaze fixedly out of something, such as a window.
  • walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
  • by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
  • wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
  • in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
  • in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • deprivation: State of lacking something needed
  • stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
  • technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
  • genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
  • crave: To have a very strong desire for something
  • dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
  • associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
  • force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • crush: Strong attraction to someone
  • method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
  • stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
  • stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
  • predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
  • resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
  • moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
  • willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
  • session: Period of time used for a specific activity
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • comparison: Act of comparing things
  • visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
  • deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
  • scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
  • social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
  • secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
  • addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
  • protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
  • fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
  • stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
  • sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
  • baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
  • mid: At (or near) the middle point
  • reset: To return to the original start or formation
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    • addict

      US /əˈdɪkt/

      UK /ˈædɪkt/

      • Noun
      • Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
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    • anticipation

      US /ænˌtɪsəˈpeʃən/

      UK /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Pleasurable feeling about a future event
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    • associate

      US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/

      UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To spend time with other people; mix with
      • To form a connection in your mind between things
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    • baseline

      US /ˈbeɪslaɪn/

      UK /ˈbeɪslaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Imaginary standard by which things are compared
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    • binge

      US /bɪndʒ/

      UK /bɪndʒ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To eat or drink too much at one time
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    • by now

      US /baɪ naʊ/

      UK /bai nau/

      • Phrase
      • At the present time or already; before the present.
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    • chemistry

      US /ˈkɛmɪstri/

      UK /'kemɪstrɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The study of the structure of substances
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    • comparison

      US /kəmˈpærɪsən/

      UK /kəmˈpærɪsn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of comparing things
      • The quality or state of being similar or alike.
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    • consistency

      US /kənˈsɪstənsi/

      UK /kən'sɪstənsɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Quality of behaving or meaning the same
      • Physical quality of being smooth, thick, lumpy
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    • crave

      US /krev/

      UK /kreɪv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a very strong desire for something
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    • crush

      US /krʌʃ/

      UK /krʌʃ/

      • Noun
      • Strong attraction to someone
      • Transitive Verb
      • To break something into small pieces by pressing
      • To defeat someone or something (in a game)
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    • deficit

      US /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/

      UK /ˈdefɪsɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount less than what is needed or required
      • The amount by which expenditure or liabilities exceed income or assets.
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    • deprivation

      US /ˌdɛprəˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of lacking something needed
      • The state of lacking or being denied something considered necessary.
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    • fist

      US /fɪst/

      UK /fɪst/

      • Noun
      • Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
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    • genuine

      US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/

      UK /ˈdʒenjuɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
      • Being sincere in your actions or character
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    • go back to

      US /ɡo bæk tu/

      UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To return to a starting point
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    • hack

      US /hæk/

      UK /hæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To illegally access someone else's computer
      • To cut away plants and branches to make a path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dry cough
      • Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
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    • in action

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
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    • in control

      US /ɪn kənˈtrol/

      UK /in kənˈtrəul/

      • Adjective
      • Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
      • Possessing self-restraint and the ability to manage one's own behavior and emotions.
      • Phrase
      • Having command or authority; managing effectively.
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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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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    • method

      US /ˈmɛθəd/

      UK /'meθəd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Organized and planned) way of doing something
      • Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
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    • mid

      US /mɪd/

      UK /mɪd/

      • Adjective
      • At (or near) the middle point
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    • mindless

      US /ˈmaɪndlɪs/

      UK /ˈmaɪndləs/

      • Adjective
      • Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
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    • moderate

      US /ˈmɑdərɪt/

      UK /ˈmɒdərət/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To host a meeting or panel discussion
      • To make something less violent, severe, or strong
      • Adjective
      • Being average in quantity or size
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • predict

      US /prɪˈdɪkt/

      UK /prɪ'dɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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    • prime

      US /praɪm/

      UK /praɪm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get a person ready for; prepare someone
      • To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
      • Adjective
      • Concerning the highest in quality or value
      • Concerning the highest level of achievement
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • reset

      US /riˈsɛt/

      UK /ˌri:'set/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To return to the original start or formation
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To return to the original start or formation
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    • resist

      US /rɪˈzɪst/

      UK /rɪ'zɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
      • To fight or prevent something from happening
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • routine

      US /ruˈtin/

      UK /ru:ˈti:n/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or done regularly or habitually
      • Always the same; boring through lack of variety
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
      • Series of actions that make up a performance
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    • sauce

      US /sɔs/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
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    • scroll

      US /skroʊl/

      UK /skrəʊl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move up and down a computer screen
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move up, down, or across a computer screen
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    • session

      US /ˈsɛʃən/

      UK /ˈseʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Period of time used for a specific activity
      • Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
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    • stare

      US /stɛr/

      UK /steə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
      • Noun
      • A long look at something or someone for a reason
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    • stare out

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look or gaze fixedly out of something, such as a window.
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    • stimulate

      US /ˈstɪmjəˌlet/

      UK /'stɪmjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arouse or excite emotionally
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    • stimulation

      US /ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/

      UK /ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Arousal of interest or emotions
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    • stretch

      US /strɛtʃ/

      UK /stretʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
      • To make something bigger by pulling on it
      • Noun
      • Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
      • A consecutive row of things
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    • study session

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A period of time dedicated to studying, often in a group.
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    • technique

      US /tɛkˈnik/

      UK /tekˈni:k/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
      • The skill or ability to do something well.
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • torture

      US /ˈtɔrtʃɚ/

      UK /'tɔ:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hurting someone to force them to give information
      • Painful suffering or distress
      • Transitive Verb
      • To painfully hurt someone to get information
      • To cause someone to suffer greatly; torment
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    • visualize

      US /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/

      UK /ˈvɪʒuəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To create a picture in your mind of something
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    • wake up

      US /wek ʌp/

      UK /weik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stop sleeping
      • To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
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    • walk around

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
      • To move about in order to inspect something.
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    • willpower

      US /ˈwɪlˌpaʊɚ/

      UK /'wɪlpaʊə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ability to make yourself do what you really want
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    • wind down

      US /wɪnd daʊn/

      UK /wind daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become quiet or calm, after activity
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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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