Vocabulary

  • out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
  • turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
  • have to: Must do
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • for instance: As an example.
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • amount: Quantity of something
  • associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
  • cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
  • explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • information: Collection of facts and details about something
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • action: Something that a person or thing does
  • correlation: The relationship between two variables
  • predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
  • video: Recording capturing action with sound
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
  • base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • neural: About the nerves or nervous system
  • internal: Being or happening in the body
  • regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
  • play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
  • inferior: Being of little importance or worth
  • puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
  • month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
  • neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
  • representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
  • assess: To judge something's value or suitability
  • magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
  • logic: Proper, valid sensible reasoning
  • resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
  • negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
  • nucleus: Center of an atom
  • assassin: Person who kills a public figure
  • plasticity: Property of being able to physically bend
  • allege: To state without proof
  • simplify: To make something easier to do, use or understand
  • creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
  • chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
  • psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
  • joystick: Moveable manual control for computer games
  • gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
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    • action

      US /ˈækʃən/

      UK /'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that a person or thing does
      • A lawsuit.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to do something
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    • advanced

      US /ædˈvænst/

      UK /ədˈvɑ:nst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • (Of an army) to move forward
      • To change or improve
      • Adjective
      • With a high level of skill or development
      • very old
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    • allege

      US /əˈlɛdʒ/

      UK /əˈledʒ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state without proof
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    • as opposed to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • In contrast to; rather than.
      • Instead of; in place of.
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • assassin

      US /əˈsæsn/

      UK /əˈsæsɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who kills a public figure
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    • assess

      US /əˈsɛs/

      UK /əˈses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To judge something's value or suitability
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    • associate

      US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/

      UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To spend time with other people; mix with
      • To form a connection in your mind between things
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    • base

      US /bes/

      UK /beɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
      • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use as the starting point or origin for
      • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • chimp

      US /tʃɪmp/

      UK /tʃɪmp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
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    • correlation

      US /ˌkɔrəˈleʃən, ˌkɑr-/

      UK /ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The relationship between two variables
      • A statistical measure that expresses the extent to which two variables are linearly related (meaning they change together at a constant rate).
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    • cortex

      US /ˈkɔrˌteks/

      UK /'kɔ:teks/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
      • The outer layer of the cerebrum (the cerebral cortex), other organs, or a plant.
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    • creed

      US /krid/

      UK /kri:d/

      • Noun
      • Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
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    • explore

      US /ɪkˈsplɔr/

      UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To examine something in detail to learn about it
      • To travel to a place to discover more about it
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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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    • gamer

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Person playing a game to a set of rules
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in with

      US /ɪn wɪð/

      UK /in wið/

      • Phrase
      • Fashionable or popular at the moment.
      • Having influence or favor with someone.
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To introduce or bring something new into a system or organization.
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    • inferior

      US /ɪnˈfɪriɚ/

      UK /ɪnˈfɪəriə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Being of little importance or worth
      • Of lower status; not powerful or rich
      • Noun
      • Person of lower status
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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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    • internal

      US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/

      UK /inˈtə:nəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being or happening in the body
      • Being, happening in a country, state, organization
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    • joystick

      US /ˈdʒɔɪˌstɪk/

      UK /ˈdʒɔɪstɪk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Moveable manual control for computer games
      • A lever that can be moved in multiple directions to control a device, typically in video games.
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    • logic

      US /ˈlɑ:dʒɪk/

      UK /ˈlɒdʒɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Proper, valid sensible reasoning
      • Scientific study of reasoning
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    • magnetic

      US /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/

      UK /mægˈnetɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
      • Having great power to attract attention, interest
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    • negatively

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪvlɪ/

      UK /'neɡətɪvlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
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    • neural

      US /ˈnʊrəl, ˈnjʊr-/

      UK /ˈnjuərəl/

      • Adjective
      • About the nerves or nervous system
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    • neurological

      US /ˌnjʊrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

      UK /ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

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

      US /ˈnu:kliəs/

      UK /ˈnju:kliəs/

      • Noun
      • Center of an atom
      • Control center of a cell
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    • out of it

      US /aʊt ʌv ɪt/

      UK /aut ɔv it/

      • Adjective
      • Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
      • Not able to think clearly or react quickly; not with it.
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    • percent

      US /pɚˈsɛnt/

      UK /pə'sent/

      • Adverb
      • One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A proportion multiplied by 100
      • A specified amount in every hundred
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    • plasticity

      US /plæˈstɪsətɪ/

      UK /plæˈstɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Property of being able to physically bend
      • Ability of the brain to adapt and change
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    • predict

      US /prɪˈdɪkt/

      UK /prɪ'dɪkt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To guess or estimate what will or might happen
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    • psychiatry

      US /sɪˈkaɪətri, saɪ-/

      UK /saɪˈkaɪətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study and treatment of mental illness
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    • puzzle

      US /ˈpʌzəl/

      UK /'pʌzl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To be a challenge to understand; confuse
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something challenging to explain or understand
      • Game requiring the player to find an answer
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    • regularly

      US /ˈregjələrli/

      UK /ˈregjələli/

      • Adverb
      • At the usual time each day, week, or month
      • In a normal or customary way.
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    • representation

      US /ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌreprɪzenˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
      • Picture showing something in a particular way
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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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    • resonance

      US /ˈrɛzənəns/

      UK /ˈrezənəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
      • The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
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    • simplify

      US /ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something easier to do, use or understand
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    • turn in

      US /tɚn ɪn/

      UK /tə:n in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To produce or achieve a good performance
      • To go to bed
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    • video

      US /ˈvɪdiˌo/

      UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Recording capturing action with sound
      • A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a moving film of, with sound
      • To make a video call.
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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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