Vocabulary
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- at least: As a minimum
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- deal with
- fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
- in terms of
- in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
- by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- for instance: As an example.
- spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- interact with
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- have to: Must do
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- set off: To start a journey
- of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
- book on: A book about a particular subject.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- political: Being active or interested in government matters
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- external: Concerning foreign countries
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- organism: Living thing, often one that is small
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- century: Period of 100 years
- decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
- integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
- govern: To officially control land and make policies
- dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
- boycott: To not buy a product for moral reasons
- feudal: Of or typical of feudalism
- cohesion: State of being logical and well-organized
- precede: To happen or come before something
- structural: Concerning or caused by structure
- sociological: Concerning the study of society and social issues
- industrialization: Process of creating and developing many businesses
- whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
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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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Emile Durkheim on Suicide & Society: Crash Course Sociology #5
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koru1130 posted on 2018/04/15Ever wondered why people commit suicide? This Crash Course video dives into Émile Durkheim's groundbreaking sociological study, explaining concepts like social facts and structural functionalism. You'll boost your vocabulary with advanced terms and tackle complex sentence structures, making it a fantastic way to deepen your understanding of society!
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