Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- curious: Wanting to know more about something
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- tiny: Very, very small
- synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
- debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
- hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
- disposable: Being available to be used or spent
- straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- depth: Distance below a surface
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
- spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
- junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
- century: Period of 100 years
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
- gather: To bring objects together into one place
- microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- fleet: Group of ships under one commander
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
- poop: Feces
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- deep: Complex and important
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
- overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- fork: To divide or separate into two branches
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- ship: Large boat
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- ashore: Onto the land from the water
- alarming: Making you feel worried or frightened
- cheap: Not costing a lot of money
- puny: Small and weak; unlikely to flourish
- decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
- confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
- jug: Large container, usually for pouring liquids
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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 Much Plastic is in the Ocean?
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Jia Ling Li posted on 2018/03/28Ever wonder how much plastic actually ends up in our oceans? This video dives deep into the shocking reality of plastic pollution, exploring everything from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to tiny microplastics. You'll pick up some fascinating environmental science vocabulary and learn practical ways to make a difference!
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