Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- slip into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
- play through: Continue playing despite injury or difficulty.
- lead to: To result in some action
- on the brain: To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- chronic traumatic encephalopathy: A progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in individuals with a history of repetitive brain trauma.
- suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- at least: As a minimum
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- neuron: A nerve cell
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
- consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- blow: To move something using air
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- respond: To answer something or someone
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- document: Official (printed) record that gives information
- skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
- heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- coma: State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
- invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
- concussion: Injury to the brain caused by a blow
- jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- degenerate: To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
- onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- recreational: Being done for pleasure
- repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
- blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
- axon: Long nerve fiber that leads away from a neuron
- tau: 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
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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-Ed】What happens when you have a concussion? - Clifford Robbins
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Aming Chiang posted on 2017/07/30Ever wondered what actually happens inside your brain after a concussion? This fascinating TED-Ed video breaks down the science behind concussions and CTE, explaining how impacts affect brain cells and proteins. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to neuroscience and sports safety, making it super practical for understanding health news!
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