Vocabulary

  • run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
  • in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
  • behind with: Having failed to pay money that is owed at the time you should have.
  • small: Little in size; not big
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • call: A order or request for action
  • Double: Person that is exactly like someone else
  • repeat: Action that is done again
  • fork: To divide or separate into two branches
  • add: To include as well
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
  • separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
  • row: To move a boat using oars
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • continuous: Happening, existing, or performed without stops
  • process: To organize and use data in a computer
  • twist: To turn something in a circular direction
  • determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
  • represented: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
  • chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
  • complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
  • sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
  • conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
  • strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
  • formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
  • enzyme: A protein made by cells
  • polymerase: Any of several enzymes that can assist the formation of DNor RNA
  • primer: A kind of paint put on to make the top coat better
  • replication: Act of making more exact copies of itself
  • fragment: Part that is broken off of something
  • lag: Delay between two events
  • molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
  • conserve: To save or protect something
  • template: Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
  • helix: Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
  • replicate: To make one or more exact copies of itself
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    • behind with

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having failed to pay money that is owed at the time you should have.
      • Not having done something that you should have done.
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    • chemical

      US /ˈkɛmɪkəl/

      UK /ˈkemɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Basic substance produced by mixing elements
      • The branch of science concerned with the substances of which matter is composed, the investigation of their properties and reactions, and the use of such reactions to form new substances.
      • Adjective
      • Made of various elements
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    • complimentary

      US /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəri, -tri/

      UK /ˌkɒmplɪ'mentrɪ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of goods) free; available for no money
      • Saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
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    • conservative

      US /kənˈsɚvətɪv/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:vətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
      • Resistant to change
      • Noun
      • Person with traditional ideas; doesn't like change
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    • conserve

      US /kənˈsɜ:rv/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To save or protect something
      • To keep or put in reserve
      • Uncountable Noun
      • The act of conserving something, especially a natural resource.
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    • construction

      US /kənˈstrʌkʃən/

      UK /kən'strʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of building something; thing that is built
      • Something that is made using different parts
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    • continuous

      US /kənˈtɪnjuəs/

      UK /kənˈtɪnjuəs/

      • Adjective
      • Happening, existing, or performed without stops
      • Extending or prolonged without interruption or cessation.
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    • continuously

      US /kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ/

      UK /kən'tɪnjʊəslɪ/

      • Adverb
      • Without stops, breaks, or an end
      • Without interruption; constantly.
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • Double

      US /ˈdʌbəl/

      UK /'dʌbl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person that is exactly like someone else
      • Adjective
      • Concerning or intended for use by two people
      • Two times the amount or degree; twice
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    • enzyme

      US /ˈɛnzaɪm/

      UK /ˈenzaɪm/

      • Noun
      • A protein made by cells
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    • fork

      US /fɔ:rk/

      UK /fɔ:k/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To divide or separate into two branches
      • Noun
      • Place where a road, tree divides into two branches
      • Tool with 4-5 points for eating or digging
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    • formation

      US /fɔ:rˈmeɪʃn/

      UK /fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Process of creating; making a particular shape
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    • fragment

      US /ˈfræɡmənt/

      UK /'fræɡmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Part that is broken off of something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be broken into pieces
      • (Of computer file) to be broken into pieces
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    • helix

      US /ˈhilɪks/

      UK /'hi:lɪks/

      • Noun
      • Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object
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    • in a series

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Arranged or happening one after another.
      • Occurring sequentially or in a specific order.
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    • lag

      US /læɡ/

      UK /læɡ/

      • Noun
      • Delay between two events
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move at a slow pace in relation to others
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    • molecule

      US /ˈmɑlɪˌkjul/

      UK /ˈmɒlɪkju:l/

      • Noun
      • Two or more atoms chemically combined
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    • primer

      US /ˈprɪmɚ/

      UK /'praɪmə(r)/

      • Noun
      • A kind of paint put on to make the top coat better
      • A book that covers the basics of a subject
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    • process

      US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/

      UK /prə'ses/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To organize and use data in a computer
      • To deal with official forms in the way required
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Dealing with official forms in the way required
      • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
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    • repeat

      US /rɪˈpit/

      UK /rɪˈpi:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Action that is done again
      • Musical passage that is to be played again
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something over again
      • To say something you have learned and memorized
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    • replication

      US /ˌrɛplɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /ˌreplɪ'keɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of making more exact copies of itself
      • Act of repeating a previous action
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    • represented

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
      • To show or describe something in a particular way
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    • row

      US /roʊ/

      UK /rəʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move a boat using oars
      • To argue or quarrel loudly about something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Loud argument or quarrel between people
      • Straight line of things, e.g. seats in classroom
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    • run in

      US /rʌn ɪn/

      UK /rʌn in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrest person and take them to police station
      • To drive engine slowly until ready for normal use
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    • separate

      US /'sepəreɪt/

      UK /'sepəreɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Being different from or unrelated to another
      • Not connected; different.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide two things by being in between them
      • To move things away from each other
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    • sequence

      US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/

      UK /'si:kwəns/

      • Noun
      • Part of a movie showing one part of the story
      • A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To arrange things in an order they should happen
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    • strand

      US /strænd/

      UK /strænd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to be stuck or trapped somewhere
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    • template

      US /ˈtɛmplɪt/

      UK /'templeɪt/

      • Noun
      • Shape that is used as a pattern to make something
      • Something used as a model to produce many copies
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    • twist

      US /twɪst/

      UK /twɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To turn something in a circular direction
      • To turn in a curving direction e.g. road or path
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Turn or spiral curve in a path or road
      • Bend or sudden change of direction
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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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