Vocabulary
- start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- have to: Must do
- at least: As a minimum
- stick together: To support each other; remain united.
- walk on water: To perform a miracle; to do something seemingly impossible.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- lead to: To result in some action
- capillary action: The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.
- climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- interact with
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- in terms of
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- painfully shy: Extremely shy; excessively timid and uncomfortable in social situations.
- deal with
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
- cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
- aside from
- to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- important: Having power or authority
- drawn: To attract attention to someone or something
- salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- hot: Angry or excited
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- sink: To push something down into the ground
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- call: A order or request for action
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- area: Amount of measured space
- air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- discover: To find something new that was not known before
- composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
- bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- polarity: Relation between two opposite attributes
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- sweating: To do an amount of hard work
- atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- dissolving: To cause something to end
- pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
- eccentric: Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
- hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
- cohesive: United and working together effectively
- cohesion: State of being logical and well-organized
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- solvent: Substance used to dissolve or melt others
- gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
- rover: Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
- housekeeper: Person employed to maintain a home for another
- ionic: Containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions
- aire: A breed of large terrier, originally from Yorkshire, England.
- bead: Small round thing made from stone, glass, liquid
- phlogiston: Hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
- evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
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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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Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2
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Chi-feng Liu posted on 2013/04/23Ever wonder why water is so amazing? This Crash Course Biology video dives into the incredible properties of water, like hydrogen bonding and capillary action, explaining why it's essential for life. You'll pick up tons of advanced vocabulary related to chemistry and biology in this super engaging explainer!
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