Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- except for: Not including; excluding.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- next to: Being located along side another
- have to: Must do
- pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
- on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
- on command: Immediately when told to do something.
- angle for: Try to obtain something indirectly or subtly.
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- spot: A certain place or area
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- pile: Large amount of something
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- tiny: Very, very small
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
- flexible: Bending easily
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- sodium: A soft, white chemical element
- peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- greed: Wanting too much of something
- adhesive: A substance used for gluing one thing to another
- spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- minuscule: Very, very small
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- forest: Large area with many trees
- affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
- meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- patchy: Happening or existing irregularly
- electron: A negatively charged particle
- gecko: Small chiefly tropical, nocturnal lizard
- relocate: To move to a new or different place
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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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【TED-Ed】How do geckos defy gravity? - Eleanor Nelsen
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2019/03/03Ever wondered how geckos climb walls like superheroes? This video dives into the amazing science behind gecko adhesion, explaining the microstructures on their toes and the fascinating van der Waals forces at play. You'll pick up some awesome new vocabulary related to materials science and biomimicry while exploring this incredible natural phenomenon!
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