Vocabulary

  • at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
  • for instance: As an example.
  • approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • important: Having power or authority
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • moment: Very short or brief period of time
  • instance: An example of something; case
  • environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
  • complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • show: To be easily seen or displayed
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
  • live: To be alive
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • evolution: Theory that living things change over time
  • level: Specific height of something
  • stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
  • motion: Suggestion at a meeting
  • threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
  • fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
  • global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
  • model: Being an excellent example of
  • cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
  • induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
  • novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
  • enable: To make it possible to do something
  • tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
  • spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
  • mode: Fashion and design
  • robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
  • ray: Person's name
  • stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
  • gate: Place in a fence which can be opened or closed
  • closely: In a careful manner
  • terrestrial: Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
  • amphibian: Cold-blooded animal that lives on land or in water
  • salamander: Amphibian resembling a lizard
  • interplay: Way two or more people/things affect each other
  • accelerates: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • electrically: In a manner that uses or includes electricity
  • locomotion: Moving, or ability to move, from place to place
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    • accelerates

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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    • amphibian

      US /æmˈfɪbiən/

      UK /æmˈfɪbiən/

      • Noun
      • Cold-blooded animal that lives on land or in water
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    • ancestor

      US /ˈænˌsɛstɚ/

      UK /'ænsestə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A person from your family that lived in the past
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    • approach

      US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

      UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
      • To request someone to do something specific
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
      • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
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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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    • closely

      US /ˈkloslɪ/

      UK /'kləʊslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a careful manner
      • Nearby; just next to
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    • cord

      US /kɔrd/

      UK /kɔ:d/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A long strong material, thicker than string
      • Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
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    • electrically

      US /ɪˈlɛktrɪklɪ/

      UK /ɪ'lektrɪklɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a manner that uses or includes electricity
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    • enable

      US /ɛˈnebəl/

      UK /ɪˈneɪbl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make it possible to do something
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    • evolution

      US /ˌɛvəˈluʃən, ˌivə-/

      UK /ˌi:və'lu:ʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Theory that living things change over time
      • Process by which something develops over time
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    • for instance

      US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/

      • Adverb
      • As an example.
      • Phrase
      • As an example.
      • As an illustration or case in point
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    • fossil

      US /ˈfɑsəl/

      UK /'fɒsl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant or animal that became rock after many years
      • A person or thing that is outdated or no longer useful.
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or resembling a fossil.
      • Relating to or denoting energy generated from fossil fuels.
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    • gate

      US /ɡet/

      UK /ɡeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Place in a fence which can be opened or closed
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    • global

      US /ˈgloʊbl/

      UK /ˈgləʊbl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
      • Of, affecting, or involving the entire world
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    • induce

      US /ɪnˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /ɪn'dju:s/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone do something; create an outcome
      • To make a woman give birth by giving her medicine
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    • instance

      US /ˈɪnstəns/

      UK /'ɪnstəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An example of something; case
      • An occurrence of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give as an example of something else
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    • interaction

      US /ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntər'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Process of people or things affecting each other
      • The activity of talking to other people, working together etc
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    • interplay

      US /ˈɪntɚˌple/

      UK /ˈɪntəpleɪ/

      • Noun
      • Way two or more people/things affect each other
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    • level

      US /ˈlɛvəl/

      UK /'levl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Specific height of something
      • Amount of ability you have compared to others
      • Transitive Verb
      • To aim a gun at someone
      • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
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    • locomotion

      US /ˌlokəˈmoʃən/

      UK /ˌləʊkəˈməʊʃən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Moving, or ability to move, from place to place
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    • mode

      US /moʊd/

      UK /məʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fashion and design
      • Status or way of functioning
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    • model

      US /ˈmɑ:dl/

      UK /ˈmɒdl/

      • Adjective
      • Being an excellent example of
      • Countable Noun
      • Person who wears fashion to show it to the public
      • A small scale copy of a full original
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    • motion

      US /ˈmoʃən/

      UK /'məʊʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Suggestion at a meeting
      • A movement; the process of moving
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To communicate by moving your head or hand
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    • novelty

      US /ˈnɑ:vlti/

      UK /ˈnɒvlti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
      B2TOEIC
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    • ray

      US /re/

      UK /reɪ/

      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Lines of light coming from an object
      • Fish with a pointed tail and flat body
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    • robot

      US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/

      UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Machine able perform more tasks that people can
      • A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
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    • salamander

      US /ˈsæləˌmændɚ/

      UK /ˈsæləmændə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Amphibian resembling a lizard
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    • spinal

      US /ˈspaɪnəl/

      UK /ˈspaɪnl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
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    • stimulate

      US /ˈstɪmjəˌlet/

      UK /'stɪmjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To arouse or excite emotionally
      B1
      More
    • stimulation

      US /ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/

      UK /ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Arousal of interest or emotions
      B1
      More
    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
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    • terrestrial

      US /təˈrɛstriəl/

      UK /tə'restrɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
      • Concerning the earth; not of, in the air or space
      • Noun
      • Person who lives on earth; not an alien
      B2
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    • threshold

      US /ˈθrɛʃˌold, -ˌhold/

      UK /'θreʃhəʊld/

      • Noun
      • Degree or level at which something begins
      • A strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
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    • tool

      US /tul/

      UK /tu:l/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
      • Something used to achieve an aim or carry out a particular function.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To provide a workshop with the right equipment
      A2TOEIC
      More
    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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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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    A new robot mimics vertebrate motion

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    Ever wondered how robots can move like real animals? Dive into the fascinating world of a new robot that mimics vertebrate motion, inspired by salamanders! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to biomechanics and neuroprosthetics, perfect for boosting your English skills while learning about cutting-edge robotics.

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