Vocabulary
- increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
- obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- potentially: That could happen or become reality
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- factor: Something that influences a result
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
- important: Having power or authority
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- great: Very good; better than before
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- weight: How heavy something is
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- colon: Lower part of intestine turning food into waste
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- prostate: Male gland important in the creation of semen
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- history: Established pattern or record
- die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
- screening: To hide or block something from being seen
- pancreatic: Do with the long gland, that is behind the stomach
- ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries
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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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大吉 posted on 2017/02/21Did you know that obesity can significantly increase your risk of developing certain cancers? This video dives into the connection between high BMI and conditions like breast and colorectal cancer, offering practical insights for at-risk adults. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary related to public health and screening tests, making it a super useful watch!
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