Vocabulary
- next to: Being located along side another
- fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
- avian flu: A type of influenza virus that primarily infects birds, but can sometimes spread to other animals and humans.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- on the premises: Located within the property or building.
- at least: As a minimum
- at the last moment: Just before the final deadline or event.
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- urge: A strong desire for something
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- juvenile: Concerning young people or children
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- ceremony: Special social or religious event
- collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- acceptance: Act of accepting; agreement to accept
- natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
- mount: To attach something to something else
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- picture: General situation or state of being
- penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
- happen: To take place or occur
- intruder: A burglar; robber
- bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
- death: When someone dies; the end of life
- publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
- special: Being additional or extra
- price: Person's name
- dead: Not alive
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- courtship: Animal's showy actions to attract a sexual partner
- cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
- duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
- missionary: Concerning or connected to a religious mission
- curator: Person who is in charge of objects for exhibition
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- homosexual: Attracted to people of the same sex
- avian: Of or typical of birds
- frog: Small hopping amphibian
- correctional: Concerned with or providing correction
- bison: Large animal looking like a buffalo
- goldfish: Orange or orange and white freshwater fish
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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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【TED】Kees Moeliker: How a dead duck changed my life (Kees Moeliker: How a dead duck changed my life)
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VoiceTube posted on 2013/05/25Ever wondered what happens when a duck meets an untimely end? This hilarious TED talk by Kees Moeliker dives into the bizarre world of avian necrophilia and how a dead mallard led to an Ig Nobel Prize! You'll pick up some fascinating vocabulary and get a unique peek into the world of natural history museums.
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