Vocabulary

  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • deal with
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
  • eat away at: To gradually damage or weaken something.
  • check out
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
  • fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
  • consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
  • gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
  • function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
  • mature: Behaving like an adult
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
  • release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
  • contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
  • calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
  • infamous: Famous because of something bad
  • oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
  • activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
  • fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
  • decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
  • foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
  • fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
  • gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
  • tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
  • membrane: Outside covering of a cell
  • rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
  • active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
  • last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
  • forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
  • breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
  • abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
  • cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • approximate: About; not exact but close
  • rigor: Precision or thoroughness in carrying out a task
  • amino: Of some substances that form proteins
  • stinky
  • deplete: To reduce the amount, strength or number of
  • propulsion: Forward movement often under power
  • decomposition: State of decay or rot
  • stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • constituent: Necessary part or element of something else
  • skeletal: Of the bones of the body
  • anaerobic: Living without oxygen from the air
  • die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
  • beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
  • eventual: Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
  • bodily: By moving the whole of something
  • chemically: By means of a chemical process
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    • abdominal

      US /æbˈdɑ:mɪnl/

      UK /æbˈdɒmɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerned with the stomach area of a body
      • Countable Noun
      • An abdominal muscle.
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    • accumulate

      US /əˈkjumjəˌlet/

      UK /əˈkju:mjəleɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • amino

      US /ə'miːnəʊ/

      UK /ə'miːnəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Of some substances that form proteins
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    • anaerobic

      US /ænˌeəˈrobɪk/

      UK /ˌæneəˈrəʊbɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Living without oxygen from the air
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    • approximate

      US /əˈprɑksəmɪt/

      UK /ə'prɒksɪmət/

      • Adjective
      • About; not exact but close
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be similar to, but not exactly the same
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    • at some point

      US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/

      UK /æt sʌm pɔint/

      • Phrase
      • At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
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    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
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    • beetle

      US /ˈbitl/

      UK /ˈbi:tl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
      • A heavy mallet or rammer, usually wooden, used for driving in stakes or wedges.
      • Noun
      • The study of beetles as a group or species.
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    • bodily

      US /ˈbɑdli/

      UK /'bɒdɪlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • By moving the whole of something
      • Physically, as when lifting someone
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    • break down

      US /brek daʊn/

      UK /breik daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
      • (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
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    • breakdown

      US /ˈbrekˌdaʊn/

      UK /'breɪkdaʊn/

      • Noun
      • When normal activity or behavior stops
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    • calcium

      US /ˈkælsiəm/

      UK /'kælsɪəm/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A substance important for making bones and teeth
      • A substance containing calcium, taken to improve health.
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • cellular

      US /ˈsɛljəlɚ/

      UK /'seljələ(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning a cell of a living thing
      • (Of radio signals) functioning without wires
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • chemically

      US /'kemɪklɪ/

      UK /'kemɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • By means of a chemical process
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    • constituent

      US /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/

      UK /kənˈstɪtjuənt/

      • Noun
      • Necessary part or element of something else
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    • consume

      US /kənˈsum/

      UK /kən'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
      • To take all your energy; focus the attention
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    • contraction

      US /kənˈtrækʃən/

      UK /kənˈtrækʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of becoming smaller in length/size
      • Involuntary, often painful tightening of a muscle
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    • deal with

      US /dil wɪð/

      UK /di:l wið/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To buy or sell goods or services.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take action to solve a problem or manage a situation.
      • To be about; concern.
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    • decay

      US /dɪˈke/

      UK /dɪˈkeɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
      • To lose health or strength
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Slow loss of physical or mental health
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    • decomposition

      US /ˌdikɑmpəˈzɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdi:kɒmpə'zɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of decay or rot
      • The process of breaking down into component elements; analysis.
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    • deplete

      US /dɪˈplit/

      UK /dɪˈpli:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the amount, strength or number of
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • eat away at

      US /it əˈweɪ ət/

      UK /i:t əˈweɪ ət/

      • other
      • To gradually damage or weaken something.
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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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    • eventual

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəl/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Coming or happening at a later or end of the time
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    • eventually

      US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/

      UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/

      • Adverb
      • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
      • At some later time; in the future
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    • extremely

      US /ɪk'strimlɪ/

      UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/

      • Adverb
      • In a way that is much more than usual or expected
      • Remarkably; unusually.
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    • fascinating

      US /ˈfæsəˌnetɪŋ/

      UK /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attract or interest greatly
      • To hold someone captive with a gaze or other means.
      • Adjective
      • Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
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    • fermentation

      US /ˌfə:mənˈteʃən, -mɛn-/

      UK /ˌfɜ:men'teɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
      B2
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    • forensic

      US /fəˈrɛnsɪk,-zɪk/

      UK /fəˈrensɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
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    • foul

      US /faʊl/

      UK /faʊl/

      • Adjective
      • Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
      • Dirty or filthy.
      • Noun
      • An unfair or illegal act, especially in sports.
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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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    • fungus

      US /ˈfʌŋɡəs/

      UK /ˈfʌŋgəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
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    • gravity

      US /ˈɡrævɪti/

      UK /ˈgrævəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
      • Force making things fall towards the ground
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    • hatch

      US /hætʃ/

      UK /hætʃ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be born or come out from an egg
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be born or come out from an egg
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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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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • infamous

      US /ˈɪnfəməs/

      UK /'ɪnfəməs/

      • Adjective
      • Famous because of something bad
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    • lack

      US /læk/

      UK /læk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not have, or not have enough, of something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state of not having or not having enough of
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • mature

      US /məˈtʃʊr/

      UK /məˈtʃʊə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Behaving like an adult
      • Being fully developed physically
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Wine, cheese) To age to improve its taste
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    • membrane

      US /ˈmɛmˌbren/

      UK /'membreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Outside covering of a cell
      • A thin covering of tissue or of a cell
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • oxygen

      US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/

      UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A gas in the air that we need to breathe
      • Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
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    • persist

      US /pɚˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/

      UK /pə'sɪst/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To continue a course of action despite opposition
      • To continue to exist or occur beyond the usual, expected, or desired time.
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    • preserve

      US /prɪˈzɜ:rv/

      UK /prɪˈzɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
      • To protect something from harm, loss or damage
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sweet fruit spread; jam
      • Protected area of land with plants and animals
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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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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • propulsion

      US /prəˈpʌlʃən/

      UK /prəˈpʌlʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Forward movement often under power
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    • psychological

      US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the study of the mind
      • Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
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    • release

      US /rɪ'li:s/

      UK /rɪ'li:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To free someone from a responsibility or burden
      • To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
      • Noun
      • Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
      • Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • rigor

      US /ˈrɪɡɚ/

      UK /'rɪgə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Precision or thoroughness in carrying out a task
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    • rot

      US /rɑ:t/

      UK /rɒt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To break down into pieces through dying; decay
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The process or state of decaying or rotting.
      • Foolish or nonsensical talk or ideas.
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    • skeletal

      US /ˈskɛlɪtl/

      UK /ˈskelətl/

      • Adjective
      • Of the bones of the body
      • So thin that you see bones through the skin
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    • stick

      US /stɪk/

      UK /stɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
      • To join together using glue or paste
      • Countable Noun
      • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
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    • stiffness

      US /ˈstɪfnɪs/

      UK /stɪfnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • tract

      US /trækt/

      UK /trækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
      • An area of land, typically a large one.
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    • undergo

      US /ˌʌndərˈgoʊ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience or endure something (bad)
      • To experience a change or transformation.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • 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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