Vocabulary
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- left and right: In both the left and right directions.
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
- cheap: Not costing a lot of money
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- nose: Part of the face used for breathing and smelling
- long: Person's name
- enter: To start a career or an education
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
- headache: Pain in the head
- collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
- deep: Complex and important
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- killer: Something that is a challenge to deal with
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
- recover: To return to a prior normal condition
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- defense: Argument in support of something
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- dreadful: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
- protective: Serving to defend against harm or danger
- honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
- liver: Organ from animals served as food
- harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
- sickness: State of illness or poor health
- strengthen: To make something stronger
- phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- weaken: To make something or someone less powerful
- reproduce: To make a copy of something
- tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
- reproduction: Act or process of producing a copy of something
- countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
- evolve: To develop certain features
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- vaccinate: To protect someone from a disease with a medicine
- vaccinated: To inoculate with a vaccine
- rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
- eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
- vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
- vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
- measle: A small, spot-like lesion or discoloration.
- dendritic: Concerning or resembling a dendrite
- lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- hull: Frame or main body of a boat
- pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
- spleen: Organ near stomach that controls quality of blood
- hysteria: A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
- clump: Mass or pile of something such as soil
- cripple: To hurt and make useless
- node: A junction point in a network or stem
- patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
- rightful: Being correct with respect to facts or truth
- allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
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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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Measles Explained — Vaccinate or Not?
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mommy posted on 2015/08/24Ever wondered how measles really works and why it's so contagious? This video dives deep into the immune system's battle against the virus, explaining its sneaky tactics and the risks involved, like pneumonia. You'll pick up some seriously useful advanced vocabulary while learning about this important global health topic!
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