Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- sniff out: To discover something by using your nose; to detect or find something.
- roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
- jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
- on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- break up
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- check out
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- evolve: To develop certain features
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- humble: Being lower in quality or status
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- pile: Large amount of something
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- leap: To enter or start something eagerly
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- value: Importance you attach to something
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
- likelihood: Chance that something might happen
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
- soil: Conditions in which something develops
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- endless: Having or appearing to have no end
- livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
- fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- deep: Complex and important
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- colonize: To take control over place and live there
- clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
- forest: Large area with many trees
- snag: To catch something on something sharp
- bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- secondary: Being of less importance than something else
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- anal: Concerning the anus
- dung: Excretion from animals
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
- pupa: Insect in the inactive stage of development
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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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Why isn't the world covered in poop? - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning
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April Lu posted on 2018/04/01Ever wondered why the world isn't buried in poop? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the amazing world of dung beetles and their crucial role in our ecosystem, from managing livestock waste to even helping reduce greenhouse gases! You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary related to biology and ecology while learning about these incredible insects.
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