Vocabulary
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- pigment: Substance that makes things have a certain color
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
- equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
- melanin: Pigment giving color to skin, hair etc.
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
- level: Specific height of something
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- live: To be alive
- vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- call: A order or request for action
- skin: To defeat someone easily and completely
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- sunlight: Rays of light coming from the sun
- darker: Having less light; less light in color
- sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
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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 do we have different skin colors? | It's AumSum Time
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wwzz1207 posted on 2018/07/20Ever wondered why we have such different skin colors? This super quick AumSum video breaks down the fascinating science behind melanin, UV radiation, and Vitamin D, explaining how our ancestors adapted! You'll pick up some awesome new vocabulary while learning about human evolution.
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