Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- advanced technology: Cutting-edge or highly developed technology.
- heading to: Going in a particular direction.
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
- genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- compared with: In relation to
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- amount: Quantity of something
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- require: To demand that someone does something
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- coordination: When parts of your body work well together
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- point: An item to be discussed
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
- province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
- part: Division of a book
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- underway: Happening now
- degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- martyr: Someone killed of suffering for their beliefs
- focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
- identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
- battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
- scorch: To dry up from the power of the sun
- inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
- logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
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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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Sunnynguyen posted on 2026/06/03Ever wondered how scientists identify remains from decades ago? This video dives into a major DNA effort in Vietnam, using cutting-edge technology to identify fallen soldiers from the war. You'll learn about the challenges of DNA degradation and the incredible science helping to bring closure to families.
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