Vocabulary

  • quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • have on: To be wearing something.
  • dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
  • ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
  • answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
  • with just: Using only; with no more than.
  • get your hands dirty: To do hard or unpleasant work yourself.
  • creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • conduct: Your behavior
  • addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
  • survey: Broad view or general description of something
  • therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
  • nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
  • soil: Conditions in which something develops
  • ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
  • bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
  • percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
  • qualification: Official record proving a certain standard/level
  • royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
  • happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
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    • addiction

      US /əˈdɪkʃən/

      UK /əˈdɪkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
      • A compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming substance.
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    • answer to

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
      • To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
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    • bacterium

      US /bækˈtɪriəm/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪəm/

      • Countable Noun
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
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    • conduct

      US / kənˈdʌkt/

      UK /kənˈdʌkt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Your behavior
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
      • To let electricity or heat travel through
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    • creepy

      US /'kri:pɪ/

      UK /'kri:pɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Scary; annoying or unpleasant
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    • dig in

      US /dɪɡ ɪn/

      UK /diɡ in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
      • To establish a defensive position; to entrench oneself.
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    • do in

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • ever since

      US /ˈɛvɚ sɪns/

      UK /ˈevə sins/

      • Adverb
      • Continuously from a past time until now.
      • Conjunction
      • From the time that; because.
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    • get your hands dirty

      US /ɡɛt jʊr hændz ˈdɜrti/

      UK /ɡet jɔ: hændz ˈdɜ:ti/

      • other
      • To do hard or unpleasant work yourself.
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    • have on

      US /hæv ɑn/

      UK /hæv ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be wearing something.
      • To deceive or trick someone, often in a playful way.
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    • ingest

      US /ɪn'dʒest/

      UK /ɪnˈdʒest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To eat, drink, or swallow something
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    • move on

      US /muv ɑn/

      UK /mu:v ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To decide to change or go to a different place
      • To start talking about something different.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • percentage

      US /pərˈsentɪdʒ/

      UK /pəˈsentɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part of a whole divided into hundredths
      • An advantage or allowance.
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    • placebo

      US /pləˈsibo/

      UK /plə'si:bəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
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    • qualification

      US /ˌkwɑləfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Official record proving a certain standard/level
      • Act of reaching a certain level or standard
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    • quiz question

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      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
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    • royal

      US /ˈrɔɪəl/

      UK /'rɔɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
      • Concerning a king or queen
      • Noun
      • A member of a royal family.
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    • soil

      US /sɔɪl/

      UK /sɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conditions in which something develops
      • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or become dirty
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    • survey

      US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/

      UK /'sɜ:veɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Broad view or general description of something
      • Act of measuring land or property to make a map
      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer a broad view or general description
      • To measure an area of land to make a map of it
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    • therapeutic

      US /ˌθɛrəˈpjutɪk/

      UK /ˌθerəˈpju:tɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
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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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    • with just

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Using only; with no more than.
      • Barely; by a narrow margin.
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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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