Vocabulary
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- a blanket of: A thick layer or covering of something.
- interact with
- have to: Must do
- million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- radio: System of sending/receiving signals through air
- test: To be given a medical examination
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- printer: Machine that makes copies of papers and documents
- engineer: Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
- print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
- special: Being additional or extra
- level: Specific height of something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- specialized: To focus on one area of a field or profession
- blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
- printed: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
- silver: Person's name
- electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
- periodic: Happening regularly, but not frequently
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- electrical: Related or connected to electricity
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- loaded: Having a lot of money
- metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
- pure: Not mixed with anything else
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
- revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
- manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- variable: Having the ability to change or vary
- coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
- transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
- fraction: Small part of something
- graphene: A one-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice.
- electromagnetic: Having magnetic and electrical parts
- engineering: The practical application of science to industry
- lattice: Openwork structure of crossed strips of wood, etc.
- capacitor: Device that can temporarily store electric charge
- intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
- invisibility: Quality of not being perceivable by the eye
- spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
- analog
- insulation: Material that is used to prevent heat, etc. passing
- cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
- wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
- microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
- molecular: About or caused by molecules
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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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How Engineers Are Beating Nature
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Chun Wing Tong posted on 2016/10/23Ever wondered how engineers are bending the rules of nature? This video dives into amazing advancements like printing graphene with inkjet printers and using metamaterials to manipulate waves! You'll pick up some seriously cool advanced vocabulary while learning about cutting-edge science.
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