Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in a big way: To a great or significant extent.
  • despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
  • work out
  • water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • safe: Highly likely
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • lunch: Light meal eaten in the middle of the day
  • store: To put things in a place for later use
  • chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
  • cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • windy: When the wind is blowing
  • cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
  • worried: Feeling troubled or concerned
  • gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
  • liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • earthy: Living a life close to nature
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • recycled: To use old ideas or concepts again
  • divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
  • annually: Every year; once a year
  • recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
  • update: Addition of a current version of something
  • prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
  • compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
  • dig: To move material to create a hole
  • reactor: Device to control nuclear energy as a power source
  • nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
  • storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
  • solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
  • pressurize: To add pressure to something (e.g. a diving suit)
  • reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
  • loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
  • production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
  • absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
  • rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • breed: Kind of / sort of
  • function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
  • expansion: Making or becoming larger
  • sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
  • simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
  • mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
  • widespread: Happening or existing in many places
  • explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
  • phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
  • hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
  • thorium: Soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
  • uranium: Radioactive element used for nuclear energy/weapon
  • molten: (Of rock, metal) liquid due to being melted
  • coolant: Fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling
  • radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
  • turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
  • proliferation: Sudden and fast increase in something
  • byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
  • neutron: Charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
  • harnessing: To capture the power of something
  • fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
  • cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
  • microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
  • info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
  • abundant: Being in very great supply; plentiful
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    • absorb

      US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/

      UK /əb'sɔ:b/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take up all attention / energy of something
      • To take in a liquid; soak up
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    • abundant

      US /əˈbʌndənt/

      UK /əˈbʌndənt/

      • Adjective
      • Being in very great supply; plentiful
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    • annually

      US /ˈænjʊəlɪ/

      UK /ˈænjuəli/

      • Adverb
      • Every year; once a year
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    • breed

      US /brid/

      UK /bri:d/

      • Noun
      • Kind of / sort of
      • Particular kind of animal, e.g. a Labrador dog
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To create situations for a (bad) thing to happen
      • To produce baby animals of specific kinds
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    • byproduct

      US /ˈbaɪˌprɑdəkt/

      UK /'baɪˌprɒdʌkt/

      • Noun
      • A waste product made from making something else
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    • chain

      US /tʃen/

      UK /tʃeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel to be bound or tied to
      • To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of events or things that are connected
      • Series of (metal) connected links or rings
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    • cigarette

      US /ˈsɪgəret/

      UK /ˌsɪgəˈret/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • White paper tube filled with tobacco
      • The act of smoking a cigarette.
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    • compete

      US /kəmˈpit/

      UK /kəmˈpi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
      • To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
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    • coolant

      US /ˈkulənt/

      UK /ˈku:lənt/

      • Noun
      • Fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling
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    • cosmic

      US /ˈkɑzmɪk/

      UK /'kɒzmɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning space and the universe
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    • despite the fact

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In spite of; notwithstanding.
      • Conjunction
      • Even though; although.
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    • dig

      US /dɪɡ/

      UK /dɪg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move material to create a hole
      • To search or investigate thoroughly.
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    • divide

      US /dɪˈvaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'vaɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
      • To separate something into equal pieces
      • Noun
      • A separation or distinction.
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    • earthy

      US /ˈɚθi/

      UK /'ɜ:θɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Living a life close to nature
      • Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • expansion

      US /ɪkˈspænʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈspænʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making or becoming larger
      • The process of increasing in size, number, or scope, especially in a business context.
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    • explosive

      US /ɪkˈsplosɪv/

      UK /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
      • Occurring very quickly and suddenly
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Material which can explode (e.g. a bomb)
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    • fallout

      US /ˈfɔlˌaʊt/

      UK /'fɔ:laʊt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
      • The adverse results of a situation or action.
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    • fuel

      US /ˈfjuəl/

      UK /'fju:əl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
      • To provide gas or petrol for something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Material used to produce heat or power when burned
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    • function

      US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

      UK /'fʌŋkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Social event, or party such as a wedding
      • Mathematical operation used in calculations
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To serve a certain purpose or role
      • To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
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    • gas

      US /ɡæs/

      UK /ɡæs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
      • Fuel used for cooking, heating houses etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or disable someone with poisoned air
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    • harnessing

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To capture the power of something
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hazardous

      US /ˈhæzədəs/

      UK /'hæzədəs/

      • Adjective
      • Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
      • Relating to substances or conditions that can cause harm to people or the environment.
      B1TOEIC
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    • hit with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To strike someone or something using an object.
      • To suddenly realize or understand something.
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    • in a big way

      US /ɪn ə bɪg weɪ/

      UK /ɪn ə bɪg wei/

      • other
      • To a great or significant extent.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • info

      US /ˈɪnfoʊ/

      UK /ˈɪnfəʊ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Shortened form of the word 'information'
      B2
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    • liquid

      US /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
      • In a state of being uncertain
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is similar to the state of water
      • A drink; beverage.
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    • loss

      US /lɔ:s/

      UK /lɒs/

      • Noun
      • Friend, family, or other loved person's death
      • Decrease or decline in quantity or amount
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    • microscopic

      US /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑ:pɪk/

      UK /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Too small to be seen with the eyes
      • Relating to or involving the use of a microscope.
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    • mining

      US /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/

      UK /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
      • To dig into the earth or sea to obtain minerals
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of digging to get coal, gold, silver etc.
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    • molten

      US /ˈmoʊltən/

      UK /ˈməʊltən/

      • Adjective
      • (Of rock, metal) liquid due to being melted
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    • nuclear

      US /ˈnukliɚ, ˈnju-/

      UK /ˈnju:kliə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving the center of an atom
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    • phenomenal

      US /fɪˈnɑmənəl/

      UK /fəˈnɒmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Amazing; remarkable
      • Relating to or consisting of phenomena.
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    • pollute

      US /pəˈlut/

      UK /pə'lu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
      • To make something negative
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • pressurize

      US /ˈprɛʃəˌraɪz/

      UK /'preʃəraɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To add pressure to something (e.g. a diving suit)
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    • production

      US /prəˈdʌkʃən, pro-/

      UK /prəˈdʌkʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of producing or growing food naturally
      • Process of making something on a large scale
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    • proliferation

      US /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/

      UK /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sudden and fast increase in something
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    • prove

      US /pruv/

      UK /pru:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
      • To test the quality or worth of something.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To turn out to be; be found to be.
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    • radioactive

      US /ˌredioˈæktɪv/

      UK /ˌreɪdɪəʊ'æktɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
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    • reaction

      US /riˈækʃən/

      UK /rɪ'ækʃn/

      • Noun
      • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
      • Feeling or action in response to something
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    • reactor

      US /riˈæktɚ/

      UK /riˈæktə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Device to control nuclear energy as a power source
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    • recycled

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use old ideas or concepts again
      • To send used things to be turned into new things
      • Adjective
      • Used to make new things from old things
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    • recycling

      US /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/

      UK /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use old ideas or concepts again
      • To send used things to be turned into new things
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of using old things to make new things
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    • rely

      US /rɪˈlaɪ/

      UK /rɪ'laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • Depend on with full trust or confidence
      • To trust or have confidence in someone.
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    • safe

      US /sef/

      UK /seɪf/

      • Adjective
      • Highly likely
      • Being out of danger
      • Countable Noun
      • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
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    • salt

      US /sɔlt/

      UK /sɔ:lt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Natural white crystal used to flavor food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
      • To add salt to ice in order to melt it
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    • simplicity

      US /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/

      UK /sɪm'plɪsətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Being easy to understand or use
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    • solar

      US /ˈsolɚ/

      UK /'səʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sun, or its heat
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    • storage

      US /ˈstɔrɪdʒ, ˈstor-/

      UK /ˈstɔ:rɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of storing something; a depository for goods
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    • store

      US /stɔr, stor/

      UK /stɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put things in a place for later use
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where things are kept for future use
      • Place where you can go to buy things
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    • sustainable

      US /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of continuing for a long time
      • Able to be maintained without running out of
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    • turbine

      US /ˈtɜ:rbaɪn/

      UK /ˈtɜ:baɪn/

      • Noun
      • Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
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    • update

      US /ʌpˈdet/

      UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Addition of a current version of something
      • New information or data to make more current
      • Transitive Verb
      • To download the latest version of software
      • To make more current or modern
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • widespread

      US /ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd/

      UK /ˈwaɪdspred/

      • Adjective
      • Happening or existing in many places
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    • work out

      US /wɚk aʊt/

      UK /wə:k aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find a way to do something, by thinking
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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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