Vocabulary

  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
  • rather than: More exactly; more correctly
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • scare away: To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
  • in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • situation: Place, position or area that something is in
  • grab: To take and hold something quickly
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • evolve: To develop certain features
  • intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
  • complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
  • mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
  • virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
  • reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
  • behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
  • rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
  • nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
  • flexible: Bending easily
  • blend: To combine different elements or substances
  • neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
  • radically: Completely or extremely
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
  • organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
  • plural: Being more than one person or thing
  • activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
  • ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
  • biological: Being related to life and living things
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • support: To give assistance or advice to someone
  • skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
  • halfway: A middle point between two extremes
  • flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
  • elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
  • octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
  • activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
  • interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
  • forearm: Lower part of your arm attached to your hand
  • autonomously: Operating independently
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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    • activate

      US /ˈæktəˌvet/

      UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
      • To make something start working
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    • activation

      US /ˌæktɪ'veɪʃn/

      UK /ˌæktɪ'veɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • autonomously

      US /ɔ:'tɒnəməslɪ/

      UK /ɔ:'tɒnəməslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Operating independently
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    • biological

      US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Being related to life and living things
      • A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
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    • blend

      US /blɛnd/

      UK /blend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To combine different elements or substances
      • To mix ingredients when cooking
      • Noun
      • Product known for mixing ingredients
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    • complex

      US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/

      UK /'kɒmpleks/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
      • Adjective
      • Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
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    • elbow

      US /ˈɛlˌbo/

      UK /'elbəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Middle part of the arm, which bends
      • Transitive Verb
      • To push another person with the side of your arm
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • essentially

      US /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
      • Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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    • evolutionary

      US /ˌiːvəˈluːʃəneri/

      UK /ˌi:vəˈlu:ʃənri/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning gradual change over time
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    • evolve

      US /ɪˈvɑlv/

      UK /ɪ'vɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To develop certain features
      • To develop or change slowly over time
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    • flexibility

      US

      UK

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
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    • flexible

      US /ˈflɛksəbəl/

      UK /ˈfleksəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Bending easily
      • Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • forearm

      US /fɔrˈɑrm, for-/

      UK /'fɔ:rɑ:m/

      • Noun
      • Lower part of your arm attached to your hand
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    • grab

      US /ɡræb/

      UK /ɡræb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take and hold something quickly
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    • halfway

      US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

      UK /ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • A middle point between two extremes
      • At or to a point equidistant between two places.
      • Adjective
      • Located at or being at a point equidistant between two places.
      • Partially completed; at an intermediate stage.
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    • in general

      US /ɪn ˈdʒɛnərəl/

      UK /in ˈdʒenərəl/

      • Phrase
      • Typically; usually; on the whole.
      • Not specific or detailed; broadly.
      • Adjective
      • Not detailed or specific; overall.
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    • inspire

      US /ɪnˈspaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone an idea to do or make something
      • To make someone feel a certain emotion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe in
      • To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • intelligence

      US /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəns/

      UK /ɪn'telɪdʒəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Collection of secret information about something
      • Ability to learn things or to consider situations
      • Adjective
      • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
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    • interconnect

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
      B2
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    • maze

      US /mez/

      UK /meɪz/

      • Noun
      • Network of paths you have to make your way through
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    • mimic

      US /ˈmɪmɪk/

      UK /'mɪmɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Someone who tries to act like another person
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy a person's words/actions to amuse people
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    • neurological

      US /ˌnjʊrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
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    • observation

      US /ˌɑbzɚˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remark or comment on something you noticed
      • Practice of performing actions required by rules
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    • octopus

      US /ˈɑ:ktəpəs/

      UK /ˈɒktəpəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • plural

      US /ˈplʊrəl/

      UK /ˈpluərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being more than one person or thing
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • radically

      US /ˈrædɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /'rædɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Completely or extremely
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    • rather than

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • More exactly; more correctly
      • Preferably; instead
      • Preposition
      • Instead of
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    • ratio

      US /ˈreɪʃioʊ/

      UK /ˈreɪʃiəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The relationship in relative size, etc.
      • The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • reach out

      US /ritʃ aʊt/

      UK /ri:tʃ aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To attempt to communicate with someone.
      • To offer help and support to someone.
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    • research

      US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/

      UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
      • To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
      • A particular area or topic of study.
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    • rigid

      US /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      UK /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Stiff rather than flexible
      • Very fixed in your opinion or habits
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    • scare away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To frighten someone or something so that they go away.
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    • skeleton

      US /ˈskɛlɪtn/

      UK /ˈskelɪtn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Structure of bones that supports the body
      • Frame that provides support for e.g. a building
      • Adjective
      • Outline of the basic of main part of something
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • spread out

      US /sprɛd aʊt/

      UK /spred aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To extend or stretch over a large area.
      • To arrange things so that they cover a large area.
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • task

      US /tæsk/

      UK /tɑ:sk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Big or small piece of work someone has to do
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be given something to do, e.g. wash dishes
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    • texture

      US /ˈtɛkstʃɚ/

      UK /ˈtekstʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Quality from different elements, as in music
      • Look and feel of a substance or material
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a particular look or feel to a surface
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • virtually

      US /ˈvɚtʃuəli/

      UK /ˈvɜ:tʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • In an almost complete or entire manner
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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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