Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- for instance: As an example.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
- drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- go on: To continue doing something
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- dark circle: A dark discoloration of the skin under the eyes.
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- modify: To make minor change to something
- nauseous: Feeling like you want to vomit
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- headache: Pain in the head
- floppy: Being soft and able to be bent easily
- veterinary: Concerning the care of an animal's health
- worsen: To make or become worse
- cancerous: Being a growth caused by abnormal cell division
- comparative: Word form expressing a difference in degree
- sandy: Person's name
- infusion: Extraction of materials by soaking in liquids
- oncologist: Specialist in the study of cancers
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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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Richard VT posted on 2026/03/22Ever wondered how studying cancer in pets could help humans? This fascinating look into comparative oncology reveals how research on canine cancer, like osteosarcoma, is accelerating breakthroughs for the Cancer Moonshot initiative. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to cancer immunotherapy and clinical trials while learning about incredible patient stories!
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